2013 Malta International Scrabble Open: May 18–20

May 18–20, 2013

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MISO 2013: John Barker [#29]

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On this page, you will find information about John Barker, 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 9-15, -372, and is ranked #33 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): John Surname(s): Barker Home: Sydney, Australia Awards: 1996 NSW Champion Hobbies: Travel, Reading, Fitness 2013 Malta International Scrabble Open Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 494 Average for: 398 Average against: 418
Round 1	Scotland	Barker played #19 Raymond Tate (Sco) and lost 316 to 456 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 0-1, -140.
Round 2	England	Barker played #11 Howard Wilde (Eng) and lost 302 to 423 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-2, -261.
Round 3	England	Barker played #37 Sanmi Odelana (Eng) and won 417 to 378 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-2, -222.
Round 4	England	Barker played #20 Phil Kelly (Eng) and lost 396 to 493 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-3, -319.
Round 5	Northern Ireland	Barker played #26 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and lost 425 to 432 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-4, -326.
Round 6	India	Barker played #30 Pramit Kamath (IND) and lost 415 to 457 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-5, -368.
Round 7	England	Barker played #36 George Newman (Eng) and lost 343 to 365 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-6, -390.
Round 8		Barker recorded a bye with a spread of 75 points. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-6, -315.
Round 9	Malta	Barker played #23 Kevin Abela (MLT) and won 394 to 390 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-6, -311.
Round 10	Norway	Barker played #39 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and lost 449 to 487 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-7, -349.
Round 11	Ireland	Barker played #40 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 437 to 402 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-7, -314.
Round 12	Israel	Barker played #41 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and lost 338 to 400 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-8, -376.
Round 13	Malta	Barker played #17 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 421 to 388 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-8, -343.
Round 14	England	Barker played #33 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and lost 382 to 432 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-9, -393.
Round 15	Israel	Barker played #22 Naomi Landau (ISR) and lost 314 to 402 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-10, -481.
Round 16	Malta	Barker played #34 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 441 to 394 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-10, -434.
Round 17	Austria	Barker played #38 Pam Morris (AUT) and won 433 to 276 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-10, -277. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	South Africa	Barker played #31 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and lost 337 to 418 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-11, -358. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	Romania	Barker played #24 Dan Sandu (ROM) and lost 343 to 478 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-12, -493.
Round 20	Northern Ireland	Barker played #28 Jayne Mackenzie (NIr) and won 473 to 340 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-12, -360.
Round 21	Malta	Barker played #12 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 444 to 485 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-13, -401.
Round 22	Malta	Barker played #27 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 396 to 427 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-14, -432. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	Malta	Barker played #25 Charles Micallef (MLT) and won 494 to 391 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-14, -329.
Round 24	Israel	Barker played #21 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and lost 447 to 490 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-15, -372.

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