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November 19–23, 2014

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SCT 2014: Nuala O'Rourke [#68]

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On this page, you will find information about Nuala O'Rourke, 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 13-11, -105, and is ranked #45.

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 SCT 2014 Team: Northern Ireland

Round by Round
High score: 498 Average for: 415 Average against: 423
Round 1	Australia	O'Rourke played #78 Alastair Richards (AUS) and won 404 to 335 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-0, +69. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2	England	O'Rourke played #84 Jared Robinson (Eng) and won 435 to 334 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-0, +170.
Round 3	United States	O'Rourke played #47 Jason Keller (USA) and lost 379 to 499 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-1, +50.
Round 4	Nigeria	O'Rourke played #33 Azu Ogbogu (NGA) and lost 399 to 409 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-2, +40.
Round 5	Ghana	O'Rourke played #4 Michael Akonor (GHA) and won 431 to 399 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-2, +72.
Round 6	Pakistan	O'Rourke played #1 Abdullah Abbasi (PAK) and won 478 to 381 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-2, +169.
Round 7	England	O'Rourke played #58 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 341 to 445 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-3, +65.
Round 8	Canada	O'Rourke played #56 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 381 to 474 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-4, -28.
Round 9	United States	O'Rourke played #69 John OLaughlin (USA) and lost 273 to 577 (a spread of -304). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-5, -332. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10	England	O'Rourke played #51 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 443 to 468 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-6, -357.
Round 11	England	O'Rourke played #71 Matthew Pinner (Eng) and won 449 to 402 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-6, -310.
Round 12	Scotland	O'Rourke played #59 Ross Mackenzie (Sco) and won 464 to 281 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-6, -127.
Round 13	New Zealand	O'Rourke played #80 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 377 to 540 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-7, -290.
Round 14	Bahrain	O'Rourke played #91 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and lost 389 to 428 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-8, -329.
Round 15	United States	O'Rourke played #30 Becky Dyer (USA) and won 463 to 456 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-8, -322.
Round 16	England	O'Rourke played #63 John Mayhew (Eng) and lost 392 to 406 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-9, -336.
Round 17	New Zealand	O'Rourke played #15 Cicely Bruce (NZL) and lost 398 to 403 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-10, -341.
Round 18	United States	O'Rourke played #105 Ben Withers (USA) and lost 369 to 475 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-11, -447.
Round 19	United States	O'Rourke played #45 Scott Jackson (USA) and won 486 to 425 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8-11, -386.
Round 20	Kenya	O'Rourke played #66 Mutua Ngundi (KEN) and won 414 to 323 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-11, -295.
Round 21		O'Rourke recorded a bye with a spread of 75 points. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-11, -220.
Round 22	Malta	O'Rourke played #27 David Delicata (MLT) and won 468 to 413 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-11, -165.
Round 23	England	O'Rourke played #74 Diane Pratesi (Eng) and won 419 to 361 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-11, -107.
Round 24	Philippines	O'Rourke played #81 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 498 to 496 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-11, -105. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
First Prize Ceremony		O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Quarterfinal Round 3		O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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