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

May 18–20, 2012

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MISO 2012: Nuala O'Rourke [#38]

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On this page, you will find information about Nuala O'Rourke, 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, -547, and is ranked #30 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

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Given name(s): Nuala
Surname(s): O'Rourke
Home: Northern Ireland
Awards: 1992 Scottish and NE NSC Regional, 1993 Lisburn Open
2012 Malta International Scrabble Open Team: Northern Ireland

Round by Round

High score: 529
Average for: 384
Average against: 407

Before the Tournament   

O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 1

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England

O'Rourke played #1 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and won 442 to 436 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 1-0, +6.

O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 2

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United Arab Emirates

O'Rourke played #21 Eric Kinderman (ARE) and won 398 to 368 (a spread of 30).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 2-0, +36.

O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 3

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Israel

O'Rourke played #27 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and won 406 to 384 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 3-0, +58.

O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 4

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England

O'Rourke played #2 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 451 to 483 (a spread of -32).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 3-1, +26.

O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 5

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Scotland

O'Rourke played #4 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 380 to 521 (a spread of -141).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 3-2, -115.

O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 6

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Australia

O'Rourke played #13 Esther Perrins (AUS) and lost 390 to 398 (a spread of -8).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 3-3, -123.

Round 7

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England

O'Rourke played #26 Jackie McLeod (Eng) and won 412 to 343 (a spread of 69).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 4-3, -54.

Round 8

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England

O'Rourke played #16 Bob Violett (Eng) and won 439 to 380 (a spread of 59).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 5-3, +5.

Round 9

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United Arab Emirates

O'Rourke played #18 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and lost 321 to 483 (a spread of -162).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 5-4, -157.

Round 10

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Malta

O'Rourke played #33 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 213 to 417 (a spread of -204).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 5-5, -361.

O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 11

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Malta

O'Rourke played #17 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 529 to 288 (a spread of 241).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 6-5, -120.

Round 12

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United States

O'Rourke played #20 Sandy Nang (USA) and lost 334 to 375 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 6-6, -161.

Round 13

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England

O'Rourke played #39 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and lost 325 to 536 (a spread of -211).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 6-7, -372.

Round 14

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New Zealand

O'Rourke played #8 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 350 to 428 (a spread of -78).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 6-8, -450.

Round 15

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Israel

O'Rourke played #11 Ami Tzubery (ISR) and won 384 to 332 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 7-8, -398.

Round 16

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England

O'Rourke played #42 Jim Lyes (Eng) and won 455 to 329 (a spread of 126).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 8-8, -272.

Round 17

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Scotland

O'Rourke played #28 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and lost 268 to 623 (a spread of -355).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 8-9, -627.

O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 18

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England

O'Rourke played #34 Teresa Lyes (Eng) and lost 301 to 459 (a spread of -158).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 8-10, -785.

Round 19

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Australia

O'Rourke played #35 John Barker (AUS) and won 457 to 404 (a spread of 53).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 9-10, -732.

Round 20

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England

O'Rourke played #40 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and lost 422 to 433 (a spread of -11).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 9-11, -743.

Round 21

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Israel

O'Rourke played #41 Maureen Hoch (ISR) and won 361 to 278 (a spread of 83).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 10-11, -660.

Round 22

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Malta

O'Rourke played #24 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 399 to 402 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 10-12, -663.

Round 23

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Nigeria

O'Rourke played #32 Sanmi Odelana (NGA) and won 397 to 350 (a spread of 47).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 11-12, -616.

Round 24

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England

O'Rourke played #37 Ruth MacInerney (Eng) and won 376 to 307 (a spread of 69).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 12-12, -547.


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