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

May 18–20, 2012

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MISO 2012: Dan Sandu [#31]

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On this page, you will find information about Dan Sandu, who is competing at the 2012 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 12-12, -384, and is ranked #28 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): Dan Surname(s): Sandu Home: Bucharest, Romania Awards: 1995-2005 Romanian English-language champion Hobbies: Computers, Chess, Puzzles, UFOs 2012 Malta International Scrabble Open Team: Romania

Round by Round
High score: 490 Average for: 393 Average against: 409
Round 1	Malta	Sandu played #17 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 427 to 350 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +77.
Round 2	England	Sandu played #7 Howard Wilde (Eng) and lost 438 to 533 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-1, -18.
Round 3	England	Sandu played #42 Jim Lyes (Eng) and won 490 to 462 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +10. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	United Arab Emirates	Sandu played #18 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and won 435 to 410 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +35.
Round 5	United States	Sandu played #20 Sandy Nang (USA) and lost 382 to 504 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-2, -87.
Round 6	Malta	Sandu played #14 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 312 to 498 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-3, -273. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 7	Israel	Sandu played #27 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and lost 399 to 432 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-4, -306.
Round 8	New Zealand	Sandu played #8 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 421 to 410 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-4, -295.
Round 9	Malta	Sandu played #33 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 252 to 408 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-5, -451.
Round 10	Israel	Sandu played #41 Maureen Hoch (ISR) and won 427 to 416 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-5, -440.
Round 11	England	Sandu played #37 Ruth MacInerney (Eng) and lost 391 to 496 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-6, -545. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	South Africa	Sandu played #30 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and won 437 to 240 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-6, -348.
Round 13	Nigeria	Sandu played #32 Sanmi Odelana (NGA) and won 473 to 381 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-6, -256.
Round 14	Scotland	Sandu played #19 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 302 to 416 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-7, -370.
Round 15	Australia	Sandu played #13 Esther Perrins (AUS) and lost 352 to 504 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-8, -522.
Round 16	Australia	Sandu played #22 Adam Kretschmer (AUS) and won 402 to 354 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-8, -474.
Round 17	Australia	Sandu played #35 John Barker (AUS) and won 431 to 321 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-8, -364.
Round 18	Malta	Sandu played #24 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and won 345 to 328 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-8, -347.
Round 19	England	Sandu played #16 Bob Violett (Eng) and lost 346 to 384 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-9, -385.
Round 20	Malta	Sandu played #6 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 337 to 467 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-10, -515.
Round 21	United Arab Emirates	Sandu played #21 Eric Kinderman (ARE) and won 451 to 308 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-10, -372.
Round 22	Israel	Sandu played #11 Ami Tzubery (ISR) and won 480 to 267 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-10, -159.
Round 23	Singapore	Sandu played #9 Tony Sim (SGP) and lost 344 to 428 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-11, -243. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 24	Scotland	Sandu played #28 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and lost 348 to 489 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-12, -384.

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