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November 19–23, 2014

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SCT 2014: John Barker [#11]

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On this page, you will find information about John Barker, who is competing at the 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament. 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, -285, and is ranked #55.

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 SCT 2014 Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 509 Average for: 413 Average against: 424
Round 1	United States	Barker played #2 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 456 to 505 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-1, -49.
Round 2	England	Barker played #83 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 446 to 456 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 0-2, -59.
Round 3	Italy	Barker played #75 Mauro Pratesi (ITA) and won 392 to 382 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-2, -49.
Round 4	United States	Barker played #77 Terry Kang Rau (USA) and won 456 to 327 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-2, +80.
Round 5	Australia	Barker played #95 Sharon Sorensen (AUS) and won 409 to 367 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-2, +122.
Round 6	Trinidad and Tobago	Barker played #19 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 323 to 494 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-3, -49.
Round 7	Ghana	Barker played #4 Michael Akonor (GHA) and lost 371 to 393 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-4, -71.
Round 8	United States	Barker played #30 Becky Dyer (USA) and won 434 to 430 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-4, -67.
Round 9	United States	Barker played #109 Cecilia Le (USA) and lost 363 to 486 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-5, -190.
Round 10	England	Barker played #57 Ruth MacInerney (Eng) and won 509 to 389 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-5, -70.
Round 11	South Africa	Barker played #107 Ze Tristan (ZAF) and lost 399 to 474 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-6, -145.
Round 12	United States	Barker played #35 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 462 to 463 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-7, -146.
Round 13	England	Barker played #38 Barry Grossman (Eng) and lost 381 to 483 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-8, -248.
Round 14	Ireland	Barker played #64 Maurice McParland (IRL) and lost 303 to 468 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-9, -413.
Round 15	Malaysia	Barker played #100 Alex Tan (MYS) and lost 394 to 519 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 5-10, -538.
Round 16	Scotland	Barker played #24 Chris Cummins (Sco) and won 428 to 358 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 6-10, -468.
Round 17	United States	Barker played #39 Cornelia Guest (USA) and won 491 to 342 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-10, -319.
Round 18	Norway	Barker played #34 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and won 469 to 312 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-10, -162.
Round 19	Singapore	Barker played #72 Ying Ming Poh (SGP) and won 433 to 406 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-10, -135.
Round 20	Poland	Barker played #42 Ewa Kondracka (POL) and lost 334 to 531 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-11, -332.
Round 21	United States	Barker played #54 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 341 to 430 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-12, -421.
Round 22	Kenya	Barker played #66 Mutua Ngundi (KEN) and won 430 to 410 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-12, -401.
Round 23	Pakistan	Barker played #9 Moizullah Baig (PAK) and won 481 to 395 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-12, -315.
Round 24	England	Barker played #74 Diane Pratesi (Eng) and won 395 to 365 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-12, -285.

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