2018 Malta International Scrabble Open: Late Bird

May 3–4, 2018

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MISO 2018 LB: Keiichiro Hirai [A-10]

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On this page, you will find information about Keiichiro Hirai, who is competing at the 2018 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 10-6, +108, and is ranked #6 in Division A.

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): Keiichiro Surname(s): Hirai Home: Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan Awards: 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Japan NSC; (2nd) 2005 Japan NSC Hobbies: Reading books 2018 Malta International Scrabble Open Late Bird Team: Japan

Round by Round
High score: 528 Average for: 415 Average against: 408
Round 1	England	Hirai played #13 Bob Violett (Eng) and won 520 to 390 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +130. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 2	New Zealand	Hirai played #24 Cicely Bruce (NZL) and won 402 to 329 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +203. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3	Canada	Hirai played #15 Randall Thomas (CAN) and lost 367 to 414 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-1, +156. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	Singapore	Hirai played #7 Tony Sim (SGP) and won 421 to 412 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +165. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Hirai is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	United States	Hirai played #5 Stefan Rau (USA) and lost 284 to 561 (a spread of -277). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-2, -112. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6	Singapore	Hirai played #4 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and won 389 to 304 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-2, -27. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). Hirai is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	Malta	Hirai played #11 Charles Micallef (MLT) and won 378 to 362 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, -11. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8	Malta	Hirai played #17 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and won 399 to 315 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +73. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Hirai is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 9	Scotland	Hirai played #12 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 393 to 305 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +161. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Hirai is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 10	India	Hirai played #3 Goutham Jayaraman (IND) and lost 386 to 528 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +19. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hirai is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 11	Ireland	Hirai played #2 Philips Lukeman Owolabi (IRL) and won 415 to 356 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-3, +78. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hirai is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 12	Malta	Hirai played #19 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 361 to 446 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-4, -7. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hirai is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 13	England	Hirai played #6 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and won 519 to 508 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-4, +4. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Hirai is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 14	India	Hirai played #3 Goutham Jayaraman (IND) again and won 528 to 406 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-4, +126. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hirai is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 15	United States	Hirai played #5 Stefan Rau (USA) again and lost 424 to 440 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-5, +110. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hirai is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 16	Malta	Hirai played #19 Cecil Muscat (MLT) again and lost 446 to 448 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-6, +108. Hirai is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hirai is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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