2012 Malta International Scrabble Open: May 18–20, Ċirkewwa, Malta

May 18–20, 2012

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MISO 2012 Commentary: Round 7

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Last round of the day.

First in: Joe Caruana (MLT) 435 Annemarie Holland (MLT) 292. In A: Nicky Huitson (Eng) 518 David Delicata (MLT) 337, the second-biggest rating upset so far.

Theresa Brousson (MLT) beats Chinedu Okwelogu (NGA) 454–348, leaving no one undefeated in A.

Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) beats Howard Wilde (Eng) 459–375, knocking Chinedu down to third, and there are still two 5–1s to report in, not playing each other.

Sam Kantimathi (USA) beats Tony Sim (SGP) 444–390 to climb to second, pushing Cheah down to third and Chinedu down to fourth.

Spreads for the 6–1 players in A: Brousson +739, Kantimathi +569, Cheah +509 and Okwelogu +288.

Half a game back at 5½–1½ +510 is Helen Gipson (Sco).

Ami Tzubery (ISR) wins his last game 384–351 against Teresa Lyes (Eng), so no one is winless in A.

Marion Loewenstein (ISR) beats Pauline Cilia (MLT) by two points, 349–347, but it's the biggest upset in Division B so far.

Anna Borg (MLT) beats Dominic Borg (MLT) 448–312.

Daniel Milton (USA) ends his day with a bang: a 493–250 win over Moses Azzopardi (MLT), leaving him the only undefeated player in the room. Alone on 6–1 in B is Mario Saliba (MLT), who finished with a 465–280 win over Mario Seychell (MLT).

Dinner time!


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