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MISO 2013: Nuala O'Rourke [#26]

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On this page, you will find information about Nuala O'Rourke, who is competing at the 2013 Malta International Scrabble Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13-11, +161, and is ranked #21 in Division 1.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Nuala Surname(s): O'Rourke Home: Northern Ireland Awards: 1992 Scottish and NE NSC Regional, 1993 Lisburn Open 2013 Malta International Scrabble Open Team: Northern Ireland

Round by Round
High score: 489 Average for: 409 Average against: 405
Round 1	South Africa	O'Rourke played #31 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and won 399 to 375 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +24.
Round 2	Israel	O'Rourke played #5 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 391 to 429 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-1, -14.
Round 3	Malta	O'Rourke played #15 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 380 to 439 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-2, -73.
Round 4	England	O'Rourke played #14 Bob Violett (Eng) and lost 420 to 452 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-3, -105.
Round 5	Australia	O'Rourke played #29 John Barker (AUS) and won 432 to 425 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-3, -98.
Round 6	Ireland	O'Rourke played #40 Mary Morgan (IRL) and lost 368 to 392 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-4, -122.
Round 7	England	O'Rourke played #33 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 400 to 279 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-4, -1.
Round 8	Malta	O'Rourke played #25 Charles Micallef (MLT) and lost 361 to 424 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-5, -64.
Round 9	England	O'Rourke played #37 Sanmi Odelana (Eng) and won 489 to 393 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-5, +32.
Round 10	Israel	O'Rourke played #22 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 457 to 426 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-5, +63.
Round 11	England	O'Rourke played #20 Phil Kelly (Eng) and won 429 to 403 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-5, +89.
Round 12	Malta	O'Rourke played #12 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 376 to 381 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-6, +84.
Round 13	Scotland	O'Rourke played #18 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and lost 454 to 460 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-7, +78.
Round 14	Scotland	O'Rourke played #16 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 345 to 530 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-8, -107.
Round 15	India	O'Rourke played #30 Pramit Kamath (IND) and won 452 to 430 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-8, -85.
Round 16	England	O'Rourke played #32 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and lost 381 to 391 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-9, -95.
Round 17	Malta	O'Rourke played #23 Kevin Abela (MLT) and won 399 to 383 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-9, -79.
Round 18	England	O'Rourke played #36 George Newman (Eng) and won 477 to 431 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-9, -33.
Round 19	Malta	O'Rourke played #27 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 406 to 410 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-10, -37.
Round 20		O'Rourke recorded a bye with a spread of 75 points. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-10, +38.
Round 21	Norway	O'Rourke played #39 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and won 419 to 298 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-10, +159. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	Malta	O'Rourke played #34 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 417 to 369 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-10, +207.
Round 23	Scotland	O'Rourke played #19 Raymond Tate (Sco) and lost 314 to 466 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-11, +55.
Round 24	Israel	O'Rourke played #41 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and won 431 to 325 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-11, +161.

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