On this page, you will find information about
Dan Sandu, who is competing
at the 2012 Prague Mind Sports Festival SCRABBLE Main Event.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 13-11, -188, and is ranked
#23.
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: 496 Average for: 386 Average against: 397 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Neil Green]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/green_neil_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/wal.gif) Wales | Sandu played #14 Neil Green (Wal) and lost 375 to 439 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-1, -64. |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Sam Kantimathi]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/kantimathi_sam_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Sandu played #10 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 353 to 509 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-2, -220. |
Round 3 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Sandu played #40 Rangi Collins (AUS) and won 458 to 293 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-2, -55. |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Jim Wilkie]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/wilkie_jim.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Sandu played #33 Jim Wilkie (Eng) and won 399 to 382 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-2, -38. |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Raymond Tate]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/t/tate_raymond.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Sandu played #23 Raymond Tate (Sco) and lost 275 to 435 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-3, -198. |
Round 6 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/nir.gif) Northern Ireland | Sandu played #11 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and lost 361 to 434 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-4, -271. |
Round 7 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/pol.gif) Poland | Sandu played #39 Ewa Kondracka (POL) and won 430 to 392 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-4, -233. |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Pramit Kamath]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/kamath_pramit_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/ind.gif) India | Sandu played #29 Pramit Kamath (IND) and lost 385 to 418 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-5, -266. |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Nicky Huitson]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/h/huitson_nicky.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Sandu played #34 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 448 to 304 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-5, -122. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Bartosz Pieta]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/pieta_bartosz_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/pol.gif) Poland | Sandu played #26 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and lost 364 to 451 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-6, -209. |
Round 11 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Sandu played #18 Margaret Staunton (Eng) and lost 373 to 397 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-7, -233. |
Round 12 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Sandu played #20 Elisabeth Jardine (Eng) and won 496 to 371 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-7, -108. |
Round 13 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aut.gif) Austria | Sandu played #41 Pam Morris (AUT) and won 388 to 345 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-7, -65. |
Round 14 | ![[photo of George Newman]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/n/newman_george.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Sandu played #36 George Newman (Eng) and lost 382 to 414 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-8, -97. |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Karen Richards]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/r/richards_karen.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Sandu played #22 Karen Richards (AUS) and lost 335 to 493 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-9, -255. |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Mary Doyle]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/d/doyle_mary.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Sandu played #38 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 400 to 383 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-9, -238. |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Elie Dangoor]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/d/dangoor_elie.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Sandu played #15 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and won 408 to 398 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-9, -228. |
Round 18 | |   | Sandu recorded a bye with a spread of 75 points. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-9, -153. |
Round 19 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Sandu played #30 Timothy Lawrence (Eng) and won 371 to 304 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-9, -86. |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Nancy Alroy]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/a/alroy_nancy.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Sandu played #37 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and won 380 to 338 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-9, -44. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Edward Martin]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/martin_edward_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Sandu played #8 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 363 to 414 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-10, -95. |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Sanmi Odelana]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/o/odelana_sanmi_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Sandu played #32 Sanmi Odelana (Eng) and won 382 to 365 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-10, -78. |
Round 23 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sgp.gif) Singapore | Sandu played #31 Zhi Yuan Wong (SGP) and won 424 to 394 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-10, -48. |
Round 24 | ![[photo of David Webb]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/webb_david.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Sandu played #17 David Webb (Eng) and lost 324 to 464 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-11, -188. |
After the Tournament | |   | Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (56 hits). |