2014 Malta International Scrabble Open

May 17–19, 2014

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MISO 2014: Nuala O'Rourke [#19]

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On this page, you will find information about Nuala O'Rourke, 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 13.5-10.5, -302, and is ranked #13 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): Nuala Surname(s): O'Rourke Home: Northern Ireland Awards: 1992 Scottish and NE NSC Regional, 1993 Lisburn Open 2014 Malta International Scrabble Open Team: Northern Ireland

Round by Round
High score: 521 Average for: 390 Average against: 403
Round 1	Poland	O'Rourke played #9 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and lost 291 to 464 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-1, -173.
Round 2	England	O'Rourke played #6 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and won 415 to 387 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-1, -145.
Round 3	England	O'Rourke played #31 Jim Lyes (Eng) and won 512 to 365 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +2. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	Malta	O'Rourke played #13 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and won 385 to 373 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +14. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 5	Scotland	O'Rourke played #11 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and won 446 to 431 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +29. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	England	O'Rourke played #30 Tim Lawrence (Eng) and lost 373 to 375 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +27.
Round 7	Malta	O'Rourke played #21 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 383 to 467 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-3, -57. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	Scotland	O'Rourke played #14 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 258 to 574 (a spread of -316). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-4, -373.
Round 9	Northern Ireland	O'Rourke played #15 Jayne Mackenzie (NIr) and lost 402 to 422 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-5, -393. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	England	O'Rourke played #25 Len Edwards (Eng) and won 404 to 336 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-5, -325.
Round 11	Israel	O'Rourke played #17 Naomi Landau (ISR) and lost 337 to 509 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-6, -497.
Round 12	Malta	O'Rourke played #8 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 354 to 376 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-7, -519.
Round 13	Australia	O'Rourke played #10 Barry Harridge (AUS) and won 400 to 389 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-7, -508.
Round 14	England	O'Rourke played #29 Kate Sweetlove (Eng) and won 453 to 380 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-7, -435.
Round 15	Australia	O'Rourke played #24 John Barker (AUS) and lost 334 to 474 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-8, -575.
Round 16	Malta	O'Rourke played #33 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 346 to 322 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-8, -551. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	England	O'Rourke played #23 Teresa Lyes (Eng) and tied at 417. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8.5-8.5, -551.
Round 18	Israel	O'Rourke played #32 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and won 356 to 326 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9.5-8.5, -521. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19	Malta	O'Rourke played #27 Mario Saliba (MLT) and lost 375 to 413 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9.5-9.5, -559.
Round 20	Israel	O'Rourke played #26 Maureen Hoch (ISR) and won 452 to 325 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10.5-9.5, -432.
Round 21	Japan	O'Rourke played #7 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and won 378 to 377 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11.5-9.5, -431. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22	England	O'Rourke played #28 George Newman (Eng) and won 521 to 374 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12.5-9.5, -284. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	United States	O'Rourke played #1 Chris Lipe (USA) and lost 360 to 394 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12.5-10.5, -318.
Round 24	Japan	O'Rourke played #7 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) again and won 415 to 399 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13.5-10.5, -302.

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