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

May 22–25, 2014

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EOSC 2014: John Barker [#12]

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On this page, you will find information about John Barker, 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, +847, 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): John Surname(s): Barker Home: Sydney, Australia Awards: 1996 NSW Champion Hobbies: Travel, Reading, Fitness 2014 European Open Scrabble Championship Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 528 Average for: 404 Average against: 389
Round 1	United States	Barker played #13 Daniel Milton (USA) and won 379 to 339 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +40. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 2	Malta	Barker played #9 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 302 to 559 (a spread of -257). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-1, -217.
Round 3	England	Barker played #18 Kate Sweetlove (Eng) and won 481 to 448 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, -184. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	Ireland	Barker played #22 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 442 to 325 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, -67. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	Scotland	Barker played #5 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 528 to 406 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +55. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6	Malta	Barker played #2 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and won 390 to 350 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-1, +95. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 7	Malta	Barker played #26 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 485 to 216 (a spread of 269). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-1, +364. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Barker recorded a bye with a spread of 379 points. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +743. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	Malta	Barker played #6 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and won 464 to 318 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +889. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10	England	Barker played #10 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and lost 350 to 450 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-2, +789. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	Ireland	Barker played #25 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 514 to 297 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-2, +1006. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	Malta	Barker played #21 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 443 to 367 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-2, +1082. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 13	England	Barker played #14 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and lost 383 to 397 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-3, +1068. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14	Nigeria	Barker played #19 Ebikeme Adowei (NGA) and won 444 to 288 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-3, +1224. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15	Ireland	Barker played #17 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and lost 363 to 372 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +1215. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	Scotland	Barker played #1 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 433 to 511 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +1137. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17	Malta	Barker played #23 Pauline Cilia (MLT) and won 372 to 320 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-5, +1189. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 18	Nigeria	Barker played #27 Mbeleokpo Mathew Aganaba (NGA) and won 393 to 252 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +1330.
Round 19	Northern Ireland	Barker played #8 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and lost 304 to 411 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +1223.
Round 20	New Zealand	Barker played #4 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 308 to 532 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-7, +999. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 21	Israel	Barker played #28 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 443 to 358 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +1084. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	Malta	Barker played #24 Pawlu Frendo (MLT) and won 364 to 336 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +1112. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	United States	Barker played #3 Chris Lipe (USA) and lost 384 to 490 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-8, +1006. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24	Romania	Barker played #7 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 468 to 424 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-8, +1050. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25	England	Barker played #20 Janet Bonham (Eng) and won 437 to 368 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-8, +1119. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26	Malta	Barker played #16 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and won 434 to 415 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-8, +1138. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 27	England	Barker played #11 Graham Bonham (Eng) and lost 339 to 434 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-9, +1043.
Round 28	England	Barker played #18 Kate Sweetlove (Eng) again and lost 348 to 452 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-10, +939. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29	England	Barker played #11 Graham Bonham (Eng) again and won 361 to 342 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-10, +958.
Round 30	Malta	Barker played #9 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) again and lost 367 to 406 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-11, +919. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 31	Scotland	Barker played #5 Simon Gillam (Sco) again and won 418 to 361 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 20-11, +976. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 32	Northern Ireland	Barker played #8 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) again and lost 398 to 527 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 20-12, +847. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

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