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

May 18–20, 2012

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MISO 2012: John Barker [#35]

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On this page, you will find information about John Barker, 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 8-16, -1101, and is ranked #38 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): John Surname(s): Barker Home: Sydney, Australia Awards: 1996 NSW Champion Hobbies: Travel, Reading, Fitness 2012 Malta International Scrabble Open Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 492 Average for: 368 Average against: 414
Before the Tournament		Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Singapore	Barker played #3 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 285 to 511 (a spread of -226). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-1, -226.
Round 2	Malta	Barker played #14 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 405 to 470 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-2, -291.
Round 3	Scotland	Barker played #28 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and won 425 to 360 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-2, -226.
Round 4	South Africa	Barker played #30 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and lost 333 to 461 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-3, -354.
Round 5	Israel	Barker played #11 Ami Tzubery (ISR) and won 415 to 389 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-3, -328.
Round 6	Israel	Barker played #41 Maureen Hoch (ISR) and won 388 to 362 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-3, -302.
Round 7	Israel	Barker played #10 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 312 to 387 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-4, -377.
Round 8	Malta	Barker played #33 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 338 to 367 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-5, -406.
Round 9	Romania	Barker played #29 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and lost 393 to 408 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-6, -421.
Round 10	England	Barker played #34 Teresa Lyes (Eng) and lost 343 to 484 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-7, -562.
Round 11	Malta	Barker played #23 Charles Micallef (MLT) and lost 387 to 447 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-8, -622.
Round 12	England	Barker played #40 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 362 to 350 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-8, -610.
Round 13	United Arab Emirates	Barker played #21 Eric Kinderman (ARE) and lost 329 to 430 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-9, -711. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	England	Barker played #42 Jim Lyes (Eng) and won 388 to 329 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-9, -652.
Round 15	Nigeria	Barker played #32 Sanmi Odelana (NGA) and lost 318 to 435 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-10, -769.
Round 16	South Africa	Barker played #36 Gerald Davids (ZAF) and won 429 to 376 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-10, -716.
Round 17	Romania	Barker played #31 Dan Sandu (ROM) and lost 321 to 431 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-11, -826.
Round 18	Malta	Barker played #17 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 309 to 436 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-12, -953.
Round 19	Northern Ireland	Barker played #38 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and lost 404 to 457 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-13, -1006.
Round 20	England	Barker played #37 Ruth MacInerney (Eng) and lost 365 to 473 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-14, -1114.
Round 21	United States	Barker played #20 Sandy Nang (USA) and won 492 to 417 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-14, -1039.
Round 22	Scotland	Barker played #19 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 448 to 314 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-14, -905.
Round 23	Australia	Barker played #22 Adam Kretschmer (AUS) and lost 279 to 409 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-15, -1035.
Round 24	Australia	Barker played #13 Esther Perrins (AUS) and lost 375 to 441 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-16, -1101.

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