2014 European Open Scrabble Championship: May 22–25, Malta

May 22–25, 2014

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EOSC 2014: Nuala O'Rourke [#8]

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On this page, you will find information about Nuala O'Rourke, 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 20-12, +278, and is ranked #9.

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): Nuala Surname(s): O'Rourke Home: Northern Ireland Awards: 1992 Scottish and NE NSC Regional, 1993 Lisburn Open 2014 European Open Scrabble Championship Team: Northern Ireland

Round by Round
High score: 527 Average for: 405 Average against: 399
Round 1	Malta	O'Rourke played #9 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and won 362 to 317 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +45. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	Scotland	O'Rourke played #5 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 439 to 409 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +75.
Round 3	United States	O'Rourke played #13 Daniel Milton (USA) and lost 359 to 429 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +5. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	England	O'Rourke played #18 Kate Sweetlove (Eng) and lost 420 to 478 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-2, -53. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	Malta	O'Rourke played #2 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 349 to 369 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-3, -73. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	Malta	O'Rourke played #6 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 325 to 480 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-4, -228.
Round 7	Ireland	O'Rourke played #22 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 411 to 367 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-4, -184. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	Malta	O'Rourke played #26 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 372 to 347 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-4, -159. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	England	O'Rourke played #10 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and lost 329 to 478 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-5, -308.
Round 10	England	O'Rourke played #14 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 373 to 356 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-5, -291.
Round 11		O'Rourke recorded a bye with a spread of 75 points. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-5, -216.
Round 12	Ireland	O'Rourke played #25 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 427 to 366 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-5, -155.
Round 13	Nigeria	O'Rourke played #19 Ebikeme Adowei (NGA) and lost 319 to 375 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-6, -211. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	Malta	O'Rourke played #23 Pauline Cilia (MLT) and won 439 to 360 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-6, -132.
Round 15	Malta	O'Rourke played #21 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 361 to 338 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-6, -109. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	Ireland	O'Rourke played #17 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and won 463 to 370 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-6, -16.
Round 17	Nigeria	O'Rourke played #27 Mbeleokpo Mathew Aganaba (NGA) and won 414 to 342 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +56. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 18	Israel	O'Rourke played #28 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 527 to 239 (a spread of 288). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +344. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19	Australia	O'Rourke played #12 John Barker (AUS) and won 411 to 304 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-6, +451.
Round 20	Scotland	O'Rourke played #1 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 429 to 500 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-7, +380. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 21	Malta	O'Rourke played #24 Pawlu Frendo (MLT) and won 467 to 446 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +401. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22	England	O'Rourke played #20 Janet Bonham (Eng) and won 526 to 414 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-7, +513. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	New Zealand	O'Rourke played #4 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 442 to 420 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-7, +535. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 24	United States	O'Rourke played #3 Chris Lipe (USA) and won 365 to 302 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-7, +598. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 25	Malta	O'Rourke played #16 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and lost 407 to 411 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-8, +594. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26	England	O'Rourke played #11 Graham Bonham (Eng) and lost 358 to 542 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-9, +410. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27	Romania	O'Rourke played #7 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and lost 383 to 490 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-10, +303. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 28	Malta	O'Rourke played #6 Cecil Muscat (MLT) again and lost 430 to 456 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-11, +277. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29	England	O'Rourke played #14 Nicky Huitson (Eng) again and won 431 to 416 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-11, +292.
Round 30	England	O'Rourke played #11 Graham Bonham (Eng) again and won 364 to 356 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-11, +300.
Round 31	England	O'Rourke played #18 Kate Sweetlove (Eng) again and lost 334 to 485 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-12, +149. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 32	Australia	O'Rourke played #12 John Barker (AUS) again and won 527 to 398 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 20-12, +278. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

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