On this page, you will find information about
Nuala O'Rourke, 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, -235, and is ranked
#24.
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: 533 Average for: 403 Average against: 416 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Michael McKenna]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/mckenna_michael.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | O'Rourke played #16 Michael McKenna (AUS) and lost 387 to 414 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 0-1, -27. |
Round 2 | |   | O'Rourke recorded a bye with a spread of 75 points. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-1, +48. |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Sandy Nang]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/n/nang_sandy.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | O'Rourke played #24 Sandy Nang (USA) and won 386 to 295 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +139. |
Round 4 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sgp.gif) Singapore | O'Rourke played #31 Zhi Yuan Wong (SGP) and lost 262 to 549 (a spread of -287). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-2, -148. |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Yi En Gan]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/gan_yi_en.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/deu.gif) Germany, Federal Republic of | O'Rourke played #19 Yi En Gan (DEU) and lost 421 to 571 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-3, -298. |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Tony Leah]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/l/leah_tony.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/can.gif) Canada | O'Rourke played #13 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 410 to 401 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-3, -289. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Bartosz Pieta]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/pieta_bartosz_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/pol.gif) Poland | O'Rourke played #26 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and won 416 to 404 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-3, -277. |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Raymond Tate]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/t/tate_raymond.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | O'Rourke played #23 Raymond Tate (Sco) and won 408 to 402 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, -271. |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Eileen Meghen]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/meghen_eileen_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | O'Rourke played #35 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and won 448 to 249 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, -72. |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Elie Dangoor]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/d/dangoor_elie.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | O'Rourke played #15 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and lost 415 to 474 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-4, -131. |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Wojtek Usakiewicz]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/usakiewicz_wojciech.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/pol.gif) Poland | O'Rourke played #27 Wojtek Usakiewicz (POL) and won 430 to 372 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-4, -73. |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Sam Kantimathi]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/kantimathi_sam_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | O'Rourke played #10 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 387 to 390 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-5, -76. |
Round 13 | ![[photo of Neil Green]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/green_neil_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/wal.gif) Wales | O'Rourke played #14 Neil Green (Wal) and won 481 to 388 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-5, +17. |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Graham Haigh]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/h/haigh_graham.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | O'Rourke played #21 Graham Haigh (Eng) and lost 364 to 439 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-6, -58. |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Weibin Toh]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/t/toh_weibin_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sgp.gif) Singapore | O'Rourke played #7 Weibin Toh (SGP) and lost 445 to 457 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-7, -70. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Siu Hean Cheah]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/c/cheah_siu_hean.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sgp.gif) Singapore | O'Rourke played #9 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 430 to 422 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-7, -62. |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Edward Martin]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/martin_edward_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | O'Rourke played #8 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 405 to 434 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-8, -91. |
Round 18 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/pol.gif) Poland | O'Rourke played #39 Ewa Kondracka (POL) and won 386 to 374 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-8, -79. |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Tony Sim]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/sim_tony_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sgp.gif) Singapore | O'Rourke played #12 Tony Sim (SGP) and lost 261 to 525 (a spread of -264). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-9, -343. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Helen Gipson]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/gipson_helen.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | O'Rourke played #4 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 328 to 443 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-10, -458. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 21 | ![[photo of David Webb]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/webb_david.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | O'Rourke played #17 David Webb (Eng) and lost 310 to 512 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-11, -660. |
Round 22 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | O'Rourke played #20 Elisabeth Jardine (Eng) and won 425 to 370 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-11, -605. |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Nancy Alroy]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/a/alroy_nancy.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | O'Rourke played #37 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and won 533 to 308 (a spread of 225). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-11, -380. |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Bartosz Pieta]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/pieta_bartosz_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/pol.gif) Poland | O'Rourke played #26 Bartosz Pieta (POL) again and won 527 to 382 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-11, -235. |