2013 European Open Scrabble Championship: May 11–14, Malta

May 11–14, 2013

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EOSC 2013: Nuala O'Rourke [#18]

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On this page, you will find information about Nuala O'Rourke, who is competing at the 2013 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 19-13, +735, and is ranked #10.

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 European Open Scrabble Championship Team: Northern Ireland

Round by Round
High score: 533 Average for: 407 Average against: 384
Round 1	Ireland	O'Rourke played #30 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and lost 349 to 444 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-1, -95.
Round 2	Israel	O'Rourke played #45 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 426 to 275 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-1, +56.
Round 3	Ireland	O'Rourke played #40 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 465 to 362 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +159. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4	United States	O'Rourke played #9 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 363 to 506 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-2, +16.
Round 5	Malta	O'Rourke played #10 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 352 to 425 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-3, -57.
Round 6	Malta	O'Rourke played #38 Pawlu Frendo (MLT) and won 428 to 381 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-3, -10. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	Malta	O'Rourke played #34 Joe Caruana (MLT) and won 499 to 395 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-3, +94.
Round 8	Malta	O'Rourke played #12 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 450 to 437 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, +107. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	Australia	O'Rourke played #22 John Barker (AUS) and lost 341 to 460 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-4, -12.
Round 10	Austria	O'Rourke played #32 Pam Morris (AUT) and lost 393 to 472 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-5, -91.
Round 11	Scotland	O'Rourke played #14 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 466 to 341 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-5, +34.
Round 12	United States	O'Rourke played #11 Winter Zxqkj (USA) and won 416 to 412 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-5, +38.
Round 13	England	O'Rourke played #23 Jayne Mackenzie (Eng) and lost 350 to 396 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-6, -8. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	Romania	O'Rourke played #19 Dan Sandu (ROM) and lost 382 to 386 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-7, -12. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	Malta	O'Rourke played #31 Paul Mifsud (MLT) and won 386 to 365 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-7, +9.
Round 16	United States	O'Rourke played #6 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 403 to 400 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-7, +12.
Round 17	England	O'Rourke played #16 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and won 412 to 331 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-7, +93.
Round 18	Australia	O'Rourke played #1 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 363 to 562 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-8, -106. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 19	Nigeria	O'Rourke played #3 Chinedu Okwelogu (NGA) and won 440 to 332 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-8, +2.
Round 20	Scotland	O'Rourke played #17 Raymond Tate (Sco) and lost 361 to 376 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-9, -13. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21	Malta	O'Rourke played #29 Albert Zammit (MLT) and lost 357 to 388 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-10, -44.
Round 22	England	O'Rourke played #7 Howard Wilde (Eng) and won 533 to 374 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-10, +115. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	England	O'Rourke played #28 Dave Hoskisson (Eng) and lost 256 to 509 (a spread of -253). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-11, -138.
Round 24	Malta	O'Rourke played #13 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 333 to 417 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-12, -222.
Round 25	England	O'Rourke played #41 Paula Docherty (Eng) and won 415 to 280 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-12, -87. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26	Japan	O'Rourke played #39 Tadao Takeda (JPN) and won 523 to 176 (a spread of 347). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-12, +260.
Round 27	Malta	O'Rourke played #36 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 479 to 297 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-12, +442.
Round 28	Malta	O'Rourke played #42 Reno Zammit (MLT) and won 456 to 299 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-12, +599.
Round 29	United States	O'Rourke played #5 Chris Lipe (USA) and won 435 to 410 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-12, +624.
Round 30	Ireland	O'Rourke played #35 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 507 to 340 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-12, +791.
Round 31	Scotland	O'Rourke played #17 Raymond Tate (Sco) again and lost 294 to 382 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-13, +703. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 32	England	O'Rourke played #7 Howard Wilde (Eng) again and won 396 to 364 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-13, +735. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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