2012 European Open Scrabble Championship: May 11–14, Malta

May 11–14, 2012

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EOSC 2012: Dan Sandu [#21]

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On this page, you will find information about Dan Sandu, who is competing at the 2012 European Open Scrabble Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 18-14, +482, and is ranked #19.

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): Dan Surname(s): Sandu Home: Bucharest, Romania Awards: 1995-2005 Romanian English-language champion Hobbies: Computers, Chess, Puzzles, UFOs 2012 European Open Scrabble Championship Team: Romania

Round by Round
High score: 563 Average for: 403 Average against: 385
Round 1	Malta	Sandu played #25 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 452 to 343 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +109.
Round 2	Malta	Sandu played #39 Pawlu Frendo (MLT) and lost 364 to 388 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-1, +85.
Round 3	Australia	Sandu played #10 Esther Perrins (AUS) and lost 298 to 598 (a spread of -300). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-2, -215. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	United States	Sandu played #16 Sandy Nang (USA) and won 563 to 329 (a spread of 234). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-2, +19. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5	England	Sandu played #20 Evelyn Wallace (Eng) and lost 414 to 456 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-3, -23. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 6	South Africa	Sandu played #27 Gerald Davids (ZAF) and lost 372 to 460 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-4, -111.
Round 7	South Africa	Sandu played #28 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and lost 379 to 381 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-5, -113.
Round 8	England	Sandu played #36 Dave Hoskisson (Eng) and won 439 to 311 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-5, +15.
Round 9	Malta	Sandu played #22 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and won 475 to 357 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-5, +133.
Round 10	England	Sandu played #31 Andy Gray (Eng) and won 409 to 386 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-5, +156.
Round 11	England	Sandu played #26 Ruth MacInerney (Eng) and lost 313 to 428 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-6, +41.
Round 12	Australia	Sandu played #24 John Barker (AUS) and won 363 to 349 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-6, +55.
Round 13	England	Sandu played #13 Jackie McLeod (Eng) and won 399 to 360 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-6, +94.
Round 14	Scotland	Sandu played #17 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and won 424 to 379 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-6, +139.
Round 15	Northern Ireland	Sandu played #30 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and lost 300 to 380 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-7, +59.
Round 16		Sandu recorded a loss with a spread of -75 points. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-8, -16. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 17	England	Sandu played #11 Bob Violett (Eng) and lost 404 to 432 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-9, -44.
Round 18	England	Sandu played #32 Geoff Cooper (Eng) and won 346 to 345 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-9, -43. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19	Israel	Sandu played #42 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 546 to 265 (a spread of 281). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-9, +238.
Round 20	England	Sandu played #23 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 482 to 366 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-9, +354.
Round 21	United States	Sandu played #9 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 307 to 439 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-10, +222. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 22	Scotland	Sandu played #15 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 392 to 435 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-11, +179.
Round 23	Malta	Sandu played #41 Reno Zammit (MLT) and won 396 to 388 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-11, +187.
Round 24	United States	Sandu played #35 Ossie Mair (USA) and won 422 to 359 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-11, +250.
Round 25	England	Sandu played #40 Claire Violett (Eng) and won 461 to 349 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-11, +362.
Round 26	England	Sandu played #19 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and lost 372 to 446 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-12, +288.
Round 27	Ireland	Sandu played #33 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 430 to 328 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-12, +390.
Round 28	Romania	Sandu played #34 Ovidiu Tamas (ROM) and won 434 to 328 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-12, +496.
Round 29	Ireland	Sandu played #29 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and won 374 to 316 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-12, +554.
Round 30	Malta	Sandu played #18 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 365 to 410 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-13, +509. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 31	United States	Sandu played #37 Daniel Milton (USA) and won 402 to 401 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-13, +510. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 32	Ireland	Sandu played #6 Feargal Weatherhead (IRL) and lost 388 to 416 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 18-14, +482.

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