The 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament (Invitational)

December 4–8, 2013

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SCTI 2013: Dan Sandu [#86]

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On this page, you will find information about Dan Sandu, who is competing at the 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament: Invitational. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-17, -645, and is ranked #98.

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): Dan Surname(s): Sandu Home: Bucharest, Romania Awards: 1995-2005 Romanian English-language champion Hobbies: Computers, Chess, Puzzles, UFOs SCTI 2013 Team: Romania

Round by Round
High score: 596 Average for: 385 Average against: 406
Round 1	Australia	Sandu played #80 Alastair Richards (AUS) and lost 342 to 544 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-1, -202.
Round 2	Ghana	Sandu played #4 Michael Akonor (GHA) and lost 268 to 437 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-2, -371.
Round 3	Thailand	Sandu played #21 Apirat Choomai (THA) and lost 361 to 417 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-3, -427.
Round 4	Germany, Federal Republic of	Sandu played #34 Peggy Fehily (DEU) and won 397 to 386 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-3, -416.
Round 5	Czech Republic	Sandu played #109 Radana Williamsova (CZE) and won 503 to 267 (a spread of 236). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-3, -180.
Round 6	Oman	Sandu played #45 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and lost 320 to 433 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-4, -293.
Round 7	Northern Ireland	Sandu played #70 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 387 to 367 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-4, -273.
Round 8	India	Sandu played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 304 to 505 (a spread of -201). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-5, -474.
Round 9	England	Sandu played #89 Austin Shin (Eng) and won 391 to 387 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-5, -470.
Round 10	Canada	Sandu played #74 Max Panitch (CAN) and won 394 to 357 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-5, -433.
Round 11	World Youth Champion	Sandu played #65 Michael McKenna (Wysc) and lost 275 to 474 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 5-6, -632.
Round 12	Israel	Sandu played #23 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 328 to 423 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-7, -727.
Round 13	England	Sandu played #53 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 389 to 488 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 5-8, -826.
Round 14	India	Sandu played #78 Nakul Prabhu (IND) and won 404 to 344 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-8, -766.
Round 15	United States	Sandu played #49 Jason Keller (USA) and lost 380 to 470 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 6-9, -856.
Round 16	Saudi Arabia	Sandu played #95 Sanjeev Sreejayan (SAU) and lost 345 to 358 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-10, -869.
Round 17	Bahrain	Sandu played #90 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and lost 366 to 428 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 6-11, -931.
Round 18	Indonesia	Sandu played #43 H Hardiyanto (IDN) and won 596 to 242 (a spread of 354). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-11, -577.
Round 19	Japan	Sandu played #57 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 476 to 356 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-11, -457.
Round 20	Last Chance Qualifier	Sandu played #79 Muhammad Shabaz (LCQ) and won 401 to 387 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-11, -443.
Round 21	South Africa	Sandu played #29 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 315 to 436 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 9-12, -564.
Round 22	Singapore	Sandu played #110 Zhi Yuan Wong (SGP) and lost 369 to 578 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 9-13, -773.
Round 23	Barbados	Sandu played #16 Orlet Bullock (BRB) and lost 318 to 440 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-14, -895.
Round 24	Norway	Sandu played #37 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and lost 436 to 454 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 9-15, -913.
Round 25	France	Sandu played #11 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 394 to 366 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 10-15, -885.
Round 26	Czech Republic	Sandu played #84 Tomas Rodr (CZE) and won 511 to 306 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 11-15, -680.
Round 27	Slovakia	Sandu played #94 Viliam Snabel (SVK) and won 435 to 311 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 12-15, -556.
Round 28	Last Chance Qualifier	Sandu played #30 Elie Dangoor (LCQ) and won 440 to 361 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 13-15, -477.
Round 29	Canada	Sandu played #102 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 295 to 496 (a spread of -201). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 13-16, -678.
Round 30	Ghana	Sandu played #2 George Addo-Quaye (GHA) and lost 339 to 433 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 13-17, -772.
Round 31	Pakistan	Sandu played #47 Mohammad Inayatullah (PAK) and won 466 to 339 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 14-17, -645.

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