2018 Malta International Scrabble Open: Early Bird

April 28, 2018

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MISO 2018 EB: John Barker [#31]

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On this page, you will find information about John Barker, who is competing at the 2018 Malta International Scrabble Open Early Bird. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 4-5, +160, and is ranked #38.

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: Artarmon, NSW, Australia
Awards: 1996 NSW Champion
Hobbies: Travel, Reading, Fitness
2018 Malta International Scrabble Open Early Bird Team: Australia

Round by Round

High score: 474
Average for: 415
Average against: 397

Round 1

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Ireland

Barker played #52 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 455 to 282 (a spread of 173).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 1-0, +173.

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

Round 2

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Malta

Barker played #69 Dave Parkin (MLT) and won 406 to 334 (a spread of 72).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 2-0, +245.

Round 3

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Poland

Barker played #14 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and lost 390 to 452 (a spread of -62).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 2-1, +183.

Round 4

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Australia

Barker played #28 Oliver Jenner-O'Shea (AUS) and won 474 to 332 (a spread of 142).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 3-1, +325.

Round 5

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Israel

Barker played #23 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 424 to 422 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 4-1, +327.

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

Round 6

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Malta

Barker played #21 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 401 to 449 (a spread of -48).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 4-2, +279.

Round 7

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India

Barker played #3 Goutham Jayaraman (IND) and lost 391 to 448 (a spread of -57).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 4-3, +222.

Round 8

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Singapore

Barker played #5 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and lost 396 to 437 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 4-4, +181.

Round 9

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Australia

Barker played #54 Helen Jones (AUS) and lost 395 to 416 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 4-5, +160.


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