2018 Malta International Scrabble Open: Late Bird

May 3–4, 2018

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MISO 2018 LB: Nuala O'Rourke [A-18]

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On this page, you will find information about Nuala O'Rourke, 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 5-11, -616, and is ranked #21 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

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Given name(s): Nuala
Surname(s): O'Rourke
Home: Northern Ireland
Awards: 1992 Scottish and NE NSC Regional, 1993 Lisburn Open
2018 Malta International Scrabble Open Late Bird Team: Northern Ireland

Round by Round

High score: 520
Average for: 400
Average against: 438

Round 1

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England

O'Rourke played #9 Steve Perry (Eng) and lost 386 to 441 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 0-1, -55.

O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 2

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United States

O'Rourke played #5 Stefan Rau (USA) and lost 385 to 473 (a spread of -88).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 0-2, -143.

Round 3

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Ireland

O'Rourke played #23 Kevin Synnott (IRL) and lost 366 to 408 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 0-3, -185.

O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 4

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United States

O'Rourke played #20 Terry Kang Rau (USA) and lost 399 to 534 (a spread of -135).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 0-4, -320.

Round 5

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Australia

O'Rourke played #25 John Barker (AUS) and lost 367 to 443 (a spread of -76).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 0-5, -396.

Round 6

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Australia

O'Rourke played #14 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 416 to 399 (a spread of 17).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 1-5, -379.

Round 7

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Canada

O'Rourke played #22 Abdul Majid Khan (CAN) and lost 318 to 450 (a spread of -132).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 1-6, -511.

Round 8

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New Zealand

O'Rourke played #24 Cicely Bruce (NZL) and won 403 to 330 (a spread of 73).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 2-6, -438.

Round 9

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Malta

O'Rourke played #26 Mario Saliba (MLT) and lost 384 to 399 (a spread of -15).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 2-7, -453.

Round 10

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Scotland

O'Rourke played #1 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and won 476 to 385 (a spread of 91).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 3-7, -362.

Round 11

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Malta

O'Rourke played #11 Charles Micallef (MLT) and lost 411 to 460 (a spread of -49).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 3-8, -411.

Round 12

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Singapore

O'Rourke played #7 Tony Sim (SGP) and lost 379 to 465 (a spread of -86).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 3-9, -497.

Round 13

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England

O'Rourke played #13 Bob Violett (Eng) and lost 333 to 579 (a spread of -246).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 3-10, -743.

Round 14

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Malta

O'Rourke played #19 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 406 to 443 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 3-11, -780.

Round 15

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Scotland

O'Rourke played #12 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 520 to 477 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 4-11, -737.

O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 16

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Pakistan

O'Rourke played #16 Tariq Pervez (PAK) and won 444 to 323 (a spread of 121).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 5-11, -616.


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