2014 Malta International Scrabble Open

May 17–19, 2014

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MISO 2014: Keiichiro Hirai [#7]

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On this page, you will find information about Keiichiro Hirai, who is competing at the 2014 Malta International Scrabble Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-12, +373, and is ranked #18 in Division 1.

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): Keiichiro Surname(s): Hirai Home: Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan Awards: 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Japan NSC; (2nd) 2005 Japan NSC Hobbies: Reading books 2014 Malta International Scrabble Open Team: Japan

Round by Round
High score: 557 Average for: 410 Average against: 394
Round 1	Malta	Hirai played #33 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 402 to 387 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +15. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2	England	Hirai played #25 Len Edwards (Eng) and lost 326 to 346 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-1, -5.
Round 3	Israel	Hirai played #17 Naomi Landau (ISR) and lost 352 to 390 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-2, -43.
Round 4	Australia	Hirai played #10 Barry Harridge (AUS) and lost 307 to 332 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-3, -68. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	England	Hirai played #23 Teresa Lyes (Eng) and lost 415 to 433 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-4, -86. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	Malta	Hirai played #27 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 454 to 347 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-4, +21.
Round 7	Australia	Hirai played #24 John Barker (AUS) and won 471 to 387 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-4, +105.
Round 8	Malta	Hirai played #8 David Delicata (MLT) and won 446 to 360 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-4, +191.
Round 9	Malta	Hirai played #16 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 326 to 412 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-5, +105. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	Northern Ireland	Hirai played #15 Jayne Mackenzie (NIr) and lost 377 to 426 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-6, +56.
Round 11	England	Hirai played #28 George Newman (Eng) and won 401 to 388 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-6, +69.
Round 12	United States	Hirai played #1 Chris Lipe (USA) and won 502 to 417 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-6, +154.
Round 13	England	Hirai played #30 Tim Lawrence (Eng) and won 456 to 407 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-6, +203.
Round 14	England	Hirai played #12 Bob Violett (Eng) and lost 368 to 451 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-7, +120.
Round 15	Poland	Hirai played #9 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and lost 312 to 367 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-8, +65. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	England	Hirai played #31 Jim Lyes (Eng) and lost 410 to 445 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-9, +30.
Round 17	Israel	Hirai played #26 Maureen Hoch (ISR) and won 425 to 413 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-9, +42.
Round 18	England	Hirai played #29 Kate Sweetlove (Eng) and lost 410 to 471 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-10, -19.
Round 19	Australia	Hirai played #34 Louise Love (AUS) and won 557 to 306 (a spread of 251). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-10, +232. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 20	Israel	Hirai played #32 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and won 420 to 416 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-10, +236.
Round 21	Northern Ireland	Hirai played #19 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and lost 377 to 378 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-11, +235. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22	England	Hirai played #18 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and won 477 to 409 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-11, +303. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	Scotland	Hirai played #2 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 440 to 354 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-11, +389. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	Northern Ireland	Hirai played #19 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) again and lost 399 to 415 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-12, +373.

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