On this page, you will find information about
Simon Gillam, who is competing
at the 2014 European Open Scrabble Championship.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 21-11, +1068, and is ranked
#7.
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: 548 Average for: 422 Average against: 390 |
Round 1 | | New Zealand | Gillam played #4 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 375 to 467 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 0-1, -92. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 2 | | Northern Ireland | Gillam played #8 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and lost 409 to 439 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 0-2, -122. |
Round 3 | | United States | Gillam played #3 Chris Lipe (USA) and won 542 to 363 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-2, +57. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 4 | | Romania | Gillam played #7 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 442 to 430 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-2, +69. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 5 | | Australia | Gillam played #12 John Barker (AUS) and lost 406 to 528 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-3, -53. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 6 | | Ireland | Gillam played #17 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and won 469 to 331 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-3, +85. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 7 | | England | Gillam played #11 Graham Bonham (Eng) and lost 390 to 431 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-4, +44. |
Round 8 | | Malta | Gillam played #15 Mario Seychell (MLT) and won 479 to 406 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-4, +117. |
Round 9 | | Malta | Gillam played #21 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 456 to 273 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-4, +300. |
Round 10 | | Ireland | Gillam played #25 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 537 to 281 (a spread of 256). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-4, +556. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 11 | | England | Gillam played #20 Janet Bonham (Eng) and lost 294 to 467 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-5, +383. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 12 | | Malta | Gillam played #24 Pawlu Frendo (MLT) and won 409 to 406 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-5, +386. |
Round 13 | |   | Gillam recorded a bye with a spread of 75 points. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-5, +461. |
Round 14 | | Malta | Gillam played #26 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 443 to 317 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +587. |
Round 15 | | Israel | Gillam played #28 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 430 to 310 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +707. |
Round 16 | | Nigeria | Gillam played #27 Mbeleokpo Mathew Aganaba (NGA) and won 491 to 277 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +921. |
Round 17 | | Ireland | Gillam played #22 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 483 to 312 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-5, +1092. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 18 | | England | Gillam played #18 Kate Sweetlove (Eng) and won 435 to 341 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-5, +1186. |
Round 19 | | Malta | Gillam played #23 Pauline Cilia (MLT) and won 431 to 335 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-5, +1282. |
Round 20 | | Nigeria | Gillam played #19 Ebikeme Adowei (NGA) and won 431 to 401 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-5, +1312. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 21 | | United States | Gillam played #13 Daniel Milton (USA) and won 479 to 359 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-5, +1432. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 22 | | Malta | Gillam played #9 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and won 434 to 395 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-5, +1471. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 23 | | England | Gillam played #14 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and lost 343 to 348 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-6, +1466. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 24 | | England | Gillam played #10 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and won 548 to 376 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-6, +1638. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 25 | | Scotland | Gillam played #1 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 318 to 496 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-7, +1460. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits). |
Round 26 | | Malta | Gillam played #2 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 350 to 508 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-8, +1302. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 27 | | Malta | Gillam played #6 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and won 348 to 342 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-8, +1308. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 28 | | Malta | Gillam played #9 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) again and won 398 to 374 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-8, +1332. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 29 | | Scotland | Gillam played #1 Helen Gipson (Sco) again and lost 347 to 529 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-9, +1150. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 30 | | England | Gillam played #18 Kate Sweetlove (Eng) again and won 415 to 394 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 21-9, +1171. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 31 | | Australia | Gillam played #12 John Barker (AUS) again and lost 361 to 418 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 21-10, +1114. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 32 | | United States | Gillam played #3 Chris Lipe (USA) again and lost 381 to 427 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 21-11, +1068. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |