2014 Malta International Scrabble Open

May 17–19, 2014

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MISO 2014: John Barker [#24]

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On this page, you will find information about John Barker, 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 10-14, -955, and is ranked #26 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): John Surname(s): Barker Home: Sydney, Australia Awards: 1996 NSW Champion Hobbies: Travel, Reading, Fitness 2014 Malta International Scrabble Open Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 499 Average for: 384 Average against: 424
Round 1	Scotland	Barker played #14 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 366 to 450 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 0-1, -84. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2	Scotland	Barker played #2 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 330 to 534 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 0-2, -288. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	England	Barker played #29 Kate Sweetlove (Eng) and won 499 to 385 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-2, -174.
Round 4	Malta	Barker played #27 Mario Saliba (MLT) and lost 354 to 439 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-3, -259.
Round 5	Malta	Barker played #13 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 310 to 463 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-4, -412. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	Israel	Barker played #17 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 460 to 440 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-4, -392. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 7	Japan	Barker played #7 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and lost 387 to 471 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-5, -476.
Round 8	Australia	Barker played #10 Barry Harridge (AUS) and won 427 to 312 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-5, -361.
Round 9	Israel	Barker played #32 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and won 417 to 381 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-5, -325. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	England	Barker played #23 Teresa Lyes (Eng) and won 478 to 356 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-5, -203. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	United States	Barker played #1 Chris Lipe (USA) and lost 330 to 581 (a spread of -251). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-6, -454. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	Scotland	Barker played #11 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and lost 349 to 427 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-7, -532.
Round 13	England	Barker played #31 Jim Lyes (Eng) and lost 331 to 419 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-8, -620. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Round 14	Australia	Barker played #34 Louise Love (AUS) and lost 409 to 516 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-9, -727.
Round 15	Northern Ireland	Barker played #19 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 474 to 334 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-9, -587.
Round 16	Israel	Barker played #26 Maureen Hoch (ISR) and won 478 to 345 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-9, -454.
Round 17	England	Barker played #28 George Newman (Eng) and won 437 to 363 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-9, -380.
Round 18	Malta	Barker played #33 Albert Zammit (MLT) and lost 326 to 398 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-10, -452.
Round 19	England	Barker played #18 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and lost 232 to 547 (a spread of -315). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-11, -767. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 20	England	Barker played #30 Tim Lawrence (Eng) and lost 327 to 421 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-12, -861.
Round 21	Malta	Barker played #21 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 316 to 399 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-13, -944. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22	England	Barker played #25 Len Edwards (Eng) and won 404 to 355 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-13, -895.
Round 23	Malta	Barker played #16 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 451 to 436 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-13, -880. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24	Australia	Barker played #34 Louise Love (AUS) again and lost 322 to 397 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-14, -955.

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