2017 Malta International Scrabble Open: Late Bird

May 3–4, 2017

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MISO 2017 LB: Brid Ni Bhriain [B-03]

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On this page, you will find information about Brid Ni Bhriain, who is competing at the 2017 Malta International Scrabble Open Late Bird. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 11-5, +460, and is ranked #2 in Division B.

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): Brid
Surname(s): Ni Bhriain
Home: Ireland
2017 Malta International Scrabble Open Late Bird Team: Ireland

Round by Round

High score: 499
Average for: 392
Average against: 363

Round 1

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Israel

Ni Bhriain played #17 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 430 to 235 (a spread of 195).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 1-0, +195.

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

Round 2

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Malta

Ni Bhriain played #11 Pauline Cilia (MLT) and lost 351 to 497 (a spread of -146).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 1-1, +49.

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

Round 3

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Israel

Ni Bhriain played #14 Phyllis de Castro (ISR) and won 440 to 354 (a spread of 86).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 2-1, +135.

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

Round 4

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Malta

Ni Bhriain played #6 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 433 to 327 (a spread of 106).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 3-1, +241.

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

Round 5

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England

Ni Bhriain played #18 Jamie Jones (Eng) and lost 303 to 469 (a spread of -166).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 3-2, +75.

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

Round 6

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Malta

Ni Bhriain played #10 Joe Caruana (MLT) and lost 317 to 378 (a spread of -61).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 3-3, +14.

Round 7

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Israel

Ni Bhriain played #16 Sharon Peress (ISR) and won 395 to 347 (a spread of 48).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 4-3, +62.

Round 8

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Israel

Ni Bhriain played #8 Fifi Lefebvre (ISR) and won 379 to 332 (a spread of 47).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 5-3, +109.

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

Round 9

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Malta

Ni Bhriain played #9 Anna Borg (MLT) and won 429 to 303 (a spread of 126).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 6-3, +235.

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

Round 10

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England

Ni Bhriain played #12 Paul Steadman (Eng) and won 435 to 374 (a spread of 61).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 7-3, +296.

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

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

Round 11

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Australia

Ni Bhriain played #4 Cornelia Lodder (AUS) and won 396 to 364 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 8-3, +328.

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

Round 12

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England

Ni Bhriain played #13 Rose Kingdom (Eng) and won 499 to 298 (a spread of 201).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 9-3, +529.

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

Round 13

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Australia

Ni Bhriain played #2 John Barker (AUS) and won 390 to 385 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 10-3, +534.

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

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

Round 14

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England

Ni Bhriain played #12 Paul Steadman (Eng) again and won 406 to 328 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 11-3, +612.

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

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

Round 15

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England

Ni Bhriain played #18 Jamie Jones (Eng) again and lost 363 to 412 (a spread of -49).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 11-4, +563.

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

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

Round 16

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England

Ni Bhriain played #18 Jamie Jones (Eng) for the third time and lost 309 to 412 (a spread of -103).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 11-5, +460.

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

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

After the Tournament   

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


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