On this page, you will find information about
Dan Sandu, who is competing
at the 2013 Vienna Mind Sports Festival Scrabble Main Event.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 11-13, -704, and is ranked
#10 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.
Round by Round |
High score: 489 Average for: 391 Average against: 421 |
Round 1 | | India | Sandu played #11 Pramit Kamath (IND) and lost 362 to 422 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 0-1, -60. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 2 | | England | Sandu played #7 Graham Haigh (Eng) and won 483 to 414 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-1, +9. |
Round 3 | | England | Sandu played #15 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 377 to 303 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-1, +83. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 4 | | England | Sandu played #14 Sanmi Odelana (Eng) and won 390 to 337 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-1, +136. |
Round 5 | | Singapore | Sandu played #3 Weibin Toh (SGP) and lost 305 to 506 (a spread of -201). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-2, -65. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 6 | | India | Sandu played #4 Shanker Menon (IND) and lost 395 to 474 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-3, -144. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 7 | | New Zealand | Sandu played #1 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 308 to 602 (a spread of -294). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-4, -438. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 8 | | Malta | Sandu played #6 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 422 to 427 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-5, -443. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 9 | | Poland | Sandu played #8 Wojciech Usakiewicz (POL) and won 376 to 375 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-5, -442. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 10 | | England | Sandu played #12 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and lost 327 to 410 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-6, -525. |
Round 11 | | Scotland | Sandu played #2 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 402 to 457 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-7, -580. |
Round 12 | | England | Sandu played #5 Philip Nelkon (Eng) and lost 402 to 412 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-8, -590. |
Round 13 | | Poland | Sandu played #16 Ewa Kondracka (POL) and lost 351 to 475 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-9, -714. |
Round 14 | | England | Sandu played #13 Andy Gray (Eng) and won 412 to 366 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-9, -668. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 15 | | Northern Ireland | Sandu played #9 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and lost 354 to 458 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-10, -772. |
Round 16 | | India | Sandu played #11 Pramit Kamath (IND) again and won 453 to 379 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-10, -698. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 17 | | Poland | Sandu played #16 Ewa Kondracka (POL) again and won 395 to 381 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-10, -684. |
Round 18 | | Poland | Sandu played #8 Wojciech Usakiewicz (POL) again and won 436 to 407 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-10, -655. |
Round 19 | | Poland | Sandu played #16 Ewa Kondracka (POL) for the third time and won 409 to 394 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-10, -640. |
Round 20 | | England | Sandu played #5 Philip Nelkon (Eng) again and won 489 to 387 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-10, -538. |
Round 21 | | England | Sandu played #7 Graham Haigh (Eng) again and won 462 to 383 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-10, -459. |
Round 22 | | England | Sandu played #13 Andy Gray (Eng) again and lost 348 to 458 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-11, -569. |
Round 23 | | England | Sandu played #14 Sanmi Odelana (Eng) again and lost 312 to 403 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-12, -660. |
Round 24 | | India | Sandu played #11 Pramit Kamath (IND) for the third time and lost 419 to 463 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-13, -704. |
After the Tournament | |   | Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |