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

May 18–20, 2012

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MISO 2012: George Newman [#1]

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On this page, you will find information about George Newman, 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, +300, and is ranked #17 in Division 2.

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): George Surname(s): Newman Home: England 2012 Malta International Scrabble Open Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 518 Average for: 385 Average against: 373
Round 1	Malta	Newman played #30 Maria Scicluna (MLT) and won 389 to 354 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +35.
Round 2	Malta	Newman played #25 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 435 to 334 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +136. Newman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	Malta	Newman played #16 Moira Fenech (MLT) and lost 387 to 411 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-1, +112. Newman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4	Ireland	Newman played #14 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 518 to 301 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-1, +329. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	Malta	Newman played #17 Joe Caruana (MLT) and lost 341 to 400 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-2, +270. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	Malta	Newman played #19 Paul Mifsud (MLT) and lost 296 to 432 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-3, +134.
Round 7	United States	Newman played #9 Ossie Mair (USA) and won 434 to 289 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-3, +279.
Round 8	Israel	Newman played #11 Gila Blits (ISR) and won 420 to 284 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-3, +415.
Round 9	Romania	Newman played #4 Ovidiu Tamas (ROM) and lost 319 to 366 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-4, +368.
Round 10	England	Newman played #7 Geoff Cooper (Eng) and lost 383 to 457 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-5, +294. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	Malta	Newman played #27 Angele Andrews (MLT) and lost 421 to 435 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-6, +280.
Round 12	Malta	Newman played #18 Pawlu Frendo (MLT) and lost 350 to 404 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-7, +226.
Round 13	Malta	Newman played #22 Anna Borg (MLT) and lost 361 to 458 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-8, +129.
Round 14	Malta	Newman played #8 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 375 to 321 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-8, +183.
Round 15	Israel	Newman played #31 Karen Adler (ISR) and won 420 to 333 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-8, +270.
Round 16	Malta	Newman played #21 Pauline Cilia (MLT) and lost 402 to 424 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-9, +248.
Round 17	Israel	Newman played #32 Linda Marguy (ISR) and won 349 to 329 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-9, +268. Newman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Malta	Newman played #28 Moses Azzopardi (MLT) and lost 317 to 373 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-10, +212.
Round 19	Israel	Newman played #29 Avril Shaw (ISR) and won 360 to 325 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-10, +247.
Round 20	Malta	Newman played #24 Frans Farrugia (MLT) and won 411 to 390 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-10, +268.
Round 21	Malta	Newman played #10 Marlene Calleja (MLT) and lost 334 to 457 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-11, +145.
Round 22	England	Newman played #33 Judith Puttick (Eng) and won 412 to 342 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-11, +215.
Round 23	Israel	Newman played #34 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 435 to 280 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-11, +370.
Round 24	Malta	Newman played #15 Annemarie Holland (MLT) and lost 373 to 443 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-12, +300.

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