On this page, you will find information about
George Newman, who is competing
at the 2017 Malta International Scrabble Open Main Event.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 13-12, +431, and is ranked
#13 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.
Round by Round |
High score: 530 Average for: 390 Average against: 373 |
Round 1 | | Israel | Newman played #16 Fifi Lefebvre (ISR) and won 359 to 349 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +10. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 2 | | England | Newman played #28 Bryan Priest (Eng) and won 530 to 209 (a spread of 321). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +331. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 3 | | Kuwait | Newman played #2 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and lost 391 to 450 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-1, +272. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 4 | | Australia | Newman played #5 John Barker (AUS) and lost 384 to 394 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-2, +262. |
Round 5 | | Malta | Newman played #11 Mario Camilleri (MLT) and lost 379 to 419 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-3, +222. |
Round 6 | | Malta | Newman played #3 Moira Fenech (MLT) and won 440 to 281 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-3, +381. |
Round 7 | | Ireland | Newman played #1 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and won 470 to 335 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-3, +516. |
Round 8 | | Malta | Newman played #21 Pauline Cilia (MLT) and lost 364 to 397 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-4, +483. |
Round 9 | | Israel | Newman played #27 Sharon Peress (ISR) and won 387 to 318 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-4, +552. |
Round 10 | | England | Newman played #29 Judith Puttick (Eng) and won 454 to 352 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-4, +654. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 11 | | Malta | Newman played #7 Paul Mifsud (MLT) and won 462 to 314 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-4, +802. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 12 | | Malta | Newman played #8 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and won 370 to 344 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-4, +828. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 13 | | Ireland | Newman played #10 Mary Doyle (IRL) and lost 344 to 391 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-5, +781. Newman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 14 | | Ireland | Newman played #6 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and won 390 to 377 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-5, +794. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 15 | | Malta | Newman played #15 Dominic Borg (MLT) and lost 378 to 422 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-6, +750. |
Round 16 | | Malta | Newman played #17 Anna Borg (MLT) and won 399 to 392 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-6, +757. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 17 | | Malta | Newman played #18 Joe Caruana (MLT) and won 394 to 320 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-6, +831. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 18 | | Malta | Newman played #3 Moira Fenech (MLT) again and lost 353 to 422 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-7, +762. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Newman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits). |
Round 19 | | Malta | Newman played #15 Dominic Borg (MLT) again and lost 308 to 466 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-8, +604. |
Round 20 | | Kuwait | Newman played #2 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) again and lost 378 to 382 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-9, +600. |
Round 21 | | Australia | Newman played #13 Cornelia Lodder (AUS) and lost 365 to 404 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-10, +561. |
Round 22 | | Israel | Newman played #30 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 391 to 322 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-10, +630. |
Round 23 | | Australia | Newman played #13 Cornelia Lodder (AUS) again and lost 332 to 445 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-11, +517. |
Round 24 | | Malta | Newman played #7 Paul Mifsud (MLT) again and won 409 to 395 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-11, +531. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 25 | | England | Newman played #22 Paul Steadman (Eng) and lost 318 to 418 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-12, +431. |