On this page, you will find information about
Ovidiu Tamas, 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 15-9, +375, and is ranked
#4 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.
Round by Round |
High score: 475 Average for: 387 Average against: 371 |
Round 1 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tamas played #33 Judith Puttick (Eng) and won 418 to 211 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +207. |
Round 2 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Tamas played #22 Anna Borg (MLT) and won 405 to 372 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +240. Tamas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 3 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Tamas played #12 Mario Seychell (MLT) and lost 390 to 392 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-1, +238. |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Ossie Mair]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mair_ossie.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Tamas played #9 Ossie Mair (USA) and lost 289 to 456 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-2, +71. Tamas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 5 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Tamas played #11 Gila Blits (ISR) and won 356 to 337 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-2, +90. Tamas is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 6 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Tamas played #23 Phyllis De Castro (ISR) and lost 389 to 398 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-3, +81. |
Round 7 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Tamas played #18 Pawlu Frendo (MLT) and won 450 to 389 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-3, +142. |
Round 8 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Tamas played #24 Frans Farrugia (MLT) and won 404 to 340 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-3, +206. |
Round 9 | ![[photo of George Newman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/n/newman_george.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tamas played #1 George Newman (Eng) and won 366 to 319 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-3, +253. |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Andy Gray]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/gray_andy.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tamas played #6 Andy Gray (Eng) and won 431 to 321 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-3, +363. Tamas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Tamas is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Josephine Mayo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mayo_josephine_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Tamas played #13 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and lost 316 to 420 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-4, +259. |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Mario Saliba]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/saliba_mario_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Tamas played #2 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 406 to 397 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +268. Tamas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Tamas is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits). |
Round 13 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Tamas played #19 Paul Mifsud (MLT) and won 441 to 340 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +369. |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Daniel Milton]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/milton_daniel.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Tamas played #5 Daniel Milton (USA) and won 345 to 307 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +407. Tamas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Tamas is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Eileen Meghen]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/meghen_eileen_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Tamas played #3 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and won 411 to 397 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +421. |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Geoff Cooper]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cooper_geoff.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tamas played #7 Geoff Cooper (Eng) and lost 347 to 371 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +397. |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Nancy Alroy]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/alroy_nancy.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Tamas played #20 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and lost 415 to 420 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-6, +392. |
Round 18 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Tamas played #19 Paul Mifsud (MLT) again and won 475 to 350 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-6, +517. Tamas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Tamas is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Geoff Cooper]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cooper_geoff.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Tamas played #7 Geoff Cooper (Eng) again and won 455 to 307 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-6, +665. |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Josephine Mayo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mayo_josephine_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Tamas played #13 Josephine Mayo (MLT) again and lost 272 to 443 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-7, +494. Tamas is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Mario Saliba]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/saliba_mario_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Tamas played #2 Mario Saliba (MLT) again and won 393 to 368 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-7, +519. Tamas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Tamas is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Daniel Milton]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/milton_daniel.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Tamas played #5 Daniel Milton (USA) again and won 399 to 343 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +575. Tamas is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Mario Saliba]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/saliba_mario_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Tamas played #2 Mario Saliba (MLT) for the third time and lost 378 to 435 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-8, +518. Tamas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Tamas is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Mario Saliba]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/saliba_mario_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Tamas played #2 Mario Saliba (MLT) for the fourth time and lost 331 to 474 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-9, +375. Tamas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Tamas is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |