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2013 Marbella MSF Scrabble ME: Philip Nelkon [#5]

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On this page, you will find information about Philip Nelkon, who is competing at the 2013 Marbella 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 11-13, -88, and is ranked #8.

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): Philip Surname(s): Nelkon Home: London, NONE, United Kingdom Awards: 1978 1981 1990 1992 UK NSC 2013 Marbella Mind Sports Festival Scrabble Main Event Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 528 Average for: 421 Average against: 425
Round 1	Scotland	Nelkon played #4 Lukeman Owolabi (Sco) and lost 300 to 454 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 0-1, -154. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2	England	Nelkon played #3 Craig Beevers (Eng) and won 398 to 380 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-1, -136. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	Scotland	Nelkon played #8 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 472 to 457 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-1, -121. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4	Scotland	Nelkon played #12 Jim Wilkie (Sco) and lost 419 to 467 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-2, -169. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	United States	Nelkon played #7 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 449 to 346 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-2, -66.
Round 6	Romania	Nelkon played #11 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and lost 359 to 405 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-3, -112.
Round 7	Ireland	Nelkon played #13 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and won 496 to 345 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-3, +39.
Round 8	Scotland	Nelkon played #9 Raymond Tate (Sco) and lost 404 to 461 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-4, -18. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	Poland	Nelkon played #14 Ewa Kondracka (POL) and won 461 to 435 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-4, +8.
Round 10	England	Nelkon played #10 Elisabeth Jardine (Eng) and lost 347 to 485 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-5, -130.
Round 11	New Zealand	Nelkon played #1 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 314 to 572 (a spread of -258). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-6, -388. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 12	Scotland	Nelkon played #2 Helen Gipson (Sco) and won 500 to 425 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-6, -313.
Round 13	Malta	Nelkon played #6 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 427 to 472 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-7, -358.
Round 14	Romania	Nelkon played #11 Mihai Pantis (ROM) again and lost 422 to 466 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-8, -402. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	Scotland	Nelkon played #12 Jim Wilkie (Sco) again and lost 327 to 447 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-9, -522.
Round 16	England	Nelkon played #10 Elisabeth Jardine (Eng) again and won 521 to 317 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-9, -318. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17	Ireland	Nelkon played #13 Eileen Meghen (IRL) again and lost 401 to 407 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-10, -324. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	England	Nelkon played #3 Craig Beevers (Eng) again and won 387 to 381 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-10, -318. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	Scotland	Nelkon played #9 Raymond Tate (Sco) again and lost 378 to 387 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-11, -327. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	Poland	Nelkon played #14 Ewa Kondracka (POL) again and won 496 to 351 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-11, -182.
Round 21	Scotland	Nelkon played #8 Simon Gillam (Sco) again and lost 451 to 493 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-12, -224.
Round 22	United States	Nelkon played #7 Sam Kantimathi (USA) again and won 431 to 392 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-12, -185.
Round 23	Scotland	Nelkon played #8 Simon Gillam (Sco) for the third time and won 528 to 428 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-12, -85. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24	Ireland	Nelkon played #13 Eileen Meghen (IRL) for the third time and lost 427 to 430 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-13, -88.

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