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WESPAC 2017: David Delicata [#50]

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On this page, you will find information about David Delicata, who is competing at the World English-language Scrabble Players Association Championship 2017. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 19-13, +501, and is ranked #19.

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): David Surname(s): Delicata Home: Sliema, Malta Awards: 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Malta NSC Hobbies: Football, Billiards, Backgammon WESPA Championship 2017 Team: Malta

Round by Round
High score: 564 Average for: 446 Average against: 430
Round 1	Tanzania	Delicata played #84 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and lost 438 to 476 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-1, -38.
Round 2	Ghana	Delicata played #33 Edwin Boama (GHA) and lost 361 to 390 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-2, -67.
Round 3	United States	Delicata played #103 Tobey Roland (USA) and lost 341 to 468 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-3, -194.
Round 4	Japan	Delicata played #38 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 500 to 355 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-3, -49.
Round 5	Australia	Delicata played #10 Graeme Lock Lee (AUS) and won 469 to 408 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-3, +12.
Round 6	Trinidad and Tobago	Delicata played #88 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 459 to 419 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-3, +52.
Round 7	United States	Delicata played #94 Jesse Day (USA) and won 476 to 405 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-3, +123.
Round 8	Australia	Delicata played #3 Karen Richards (AUS) and lost 493 to 534 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-4, +82. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	Philippines	Delicata played #71 Robbie Onate (PHL) and won 435 to 402 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-4, +115.
Round 10	Trinidad and Tobago	Delicata played #89 Christopher Thomas (TTO) and won 455 to 380 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-4, +190.
Round 11	New Zealand	Delicata played #52 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 542 to 458 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-4, +274.
Round 12	Kenya	Delicata played #43 Nicholas Mbugua (KEN) and lost 337 to 438 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-5, +173.
Round 13	India	Delicata played #36 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 412 to 446 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-6, +139.
Round 14	Australia	Delicata played #7 Bob Jackman (AUS) and won 438 to 426 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-6, +151.
Round 15	Kenya	Delicata played #40 Allan Oyende (KEN) and won 450 to 444 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-6, +157.
Round 16	Kenya	Delicata played #108 Francis Wachira (KEN) and won 400 to 385 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-6, +172.
Round 17	England	Delicata played #123 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 444 to 516 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-7, +100.
Round 18	Nigeria	Delicata played #65 Olaiya Kabir (NGA) and lost 451 to 485 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-8, +66. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	Singapore	Delicata played #78 Guan Hui Lee (SGP) and lost 450 to 466 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-9, +50.
Round 20	United States	Delicata played #102 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 482 to 399 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-9, +133.
Round 21	United States	Delicata played #98 Evans Clinchy (USA) and won 488 to 382 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-9, +239.
Round 22	Ireland	Delicata played #37 Philips Lukeman Owolabi (IRL) and won 483 to 433 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-9, +289.
Round 23	Nigeria	Delicata played #111 Curtis John (NGA) and lost 421 to 491 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-10, +219.
Round 24	Ghana	Delicata played #32 Charles Tachie-Menson (GHA) and lost 359 to 547 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-11, +31.
Round 25	India	Delicata played #35 Goutham Jayaraman (IND) and lost 415 to 432 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-12, +14.
Round 26	Nigeria	Delicata played #116 Mpakaboari Jack (NGA) and won 397 to 389 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-12, +22.
Round 27	Pakistan	Delicata played #70 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 465 to 339 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-12, +148.
Round 28	Nigeria	Delicata played #117 Dayo Tayo (NGA) and won 564 to 397 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-12, +315.
Round 29	Sri Lanka	Delicata played #83 Janul De Silva (LKA) and won 505 to 345 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 17-12, +475.
Round 30	Canada	Delicata played #18 Mohammad Sulaiman (CAN) and won 465 to 430 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 18-12, +510.
Round 31	Uganda	Delicata played #90 Geria Richard (UGA) and won 496 to 420 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 19-12, +586.
Round 32	England	Delicata played #26 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 377 to 462 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 19-13, +501.

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