2015 Malta International Scrabble Open: Supplement

May 6–74, 2015

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MISO 2015 LB: John Barker [#10]

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On this page, you will find information about John Barker, who is competing at the 2015 Malta International Scrabble Open Supplement. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 10-9, +679, and is ranked #9.

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

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Given name(s): John
Surname(s): Barker
Home: Sydney, Australia
Awards: 1996 NSW Champion
Hobbies: Travel, Reading, Fitness
2015 Malta International Scrabble Open Supplement Team: Australia

Round by Round

High score: 592
Average for: 416
Average against: 380

Round 1

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Ireland

Barker played #11 Pauline Russell (IRL) and won 420 to 297 (a spread of 123).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 1-0, +123.

Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 2

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Israel

Barker played #26 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 424 to 321 (a spread of 103).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 2-0, +226.

Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 3

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England

Barker played #1 Austin Shin (Eng) and lost 289 to 521 (a spread of -232).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 2-1, -6.

Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 4

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Ireland

Barker played #19 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 429 to 292 (a spread of 137).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 3-1, +131.

Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 5

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Scotland

Barker played #3 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and lost 376 to 449 (a spread of -73).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 3-2, +58.

Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 6

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Scotland

Barker played #4 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 415 to 449 (a spread of -34).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 3-3, +24.

Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 7

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Australia

Barker played #9 John Hamilton (AUS) and lost 379 to 391 (a spread of -12).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 3-4, +12.

Round 8

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Ireland

Barker played #17 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and lost 380 to 408 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 3-5, -16.

Round 9

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Israel

Barker played #15 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and lost 331 to 461 (a spread of -130).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 3-6, -146.

Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 10

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England

Barker played #24 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and won 406 to 361 (a spread of 45).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 4-6, -101.

Round 11

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Malta

Barker played #22 Joe Caruana (MLT) and lost 364 to 384 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 4-7, -121.

Round 12

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England

Barker played #25 Bryan Priest (Eng) and won 529 to 353 (a spread of 176).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 5-7, +55.

Round 13

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Ireland

Barker played #16 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and won 498 to 342 (a spread of 156).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 6-7, +211.

Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 14

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Austria

Barker played #14 Pam Morris (AUT) and won 390 to 329 (a spread of 61).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 7-7, +272.

Round 15

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Malta

Barker played #13 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and won 448 to 365 (a spread of 83).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 8-7, +355.

Round 16

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Malta

Barker played #20 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 490 to 274 (a spread of 216).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 9-7, +571.

Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

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Malta

Barker played #7 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and won 592 to 362 (a spread of 230).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 10-7, +801.

Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 18

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Malta

Barker played #7 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) again and lost 339 to 415 (a spread of -76).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 10-8, +725.

Round 19

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Scotland

Barker played #6 Ray Tate (Sco) and lost 407 to 453 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 10-9, +679.

Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).


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