2018 Malta International Scrabble Open: Late Bird

May 3–4, 2018

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MISO 2018 LB: John Barker [A-25]

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On this page, you will find information about John Barker, 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, -1047, and is ranked #23 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): John Surname(s): Barker Home: Artarmon, NSW, Australia Awards: 1996 NSW Champion Hobbies: Travel, Reading, Fitness 2018 Malta International Scrabble Open Late Bird Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 498 Average for: 383 Average against: 449
Round 1	England	Barker played #6 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and lost 301 to 404 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 0-1, -103. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	Singapore	Barker played #7 Tony Sim (SGP) and lost 331 to 554 (a spread of -223). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 0-2, -326. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3	Malta	Barker played #19 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 362 to 430 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 0-3, -394.
Round 4	Canada	Barker played #22 Abdul Majid Khan (CAN) and won 401 to 398 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-3, -391.
Round 5	Northern Ireland	Barker played #18 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 443 to 367 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-3, -315.
Round 6	New Zealand	Barker played #24 Cicely Bruce (NZL) and won 468 to 448 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-3, -295. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7	Pakistan	Barker played #16 Tariq Pervez (PAK) and lost 478 to 480 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-4, -297. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8	Malta	Barker played #11 Charles Micallef (MLT) and lost 443 to 494 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-5, -348. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9	United States	Barker played #20 Terry Kang Rau (USA) and lost 346 to 524 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-6, -526.
Round 10	Malta	Barker played #26 Mario Saliba (MLT) and lost 283 to 503 (a spread of -220). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-7, -746. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	Scotland	Barker played #1 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and won 498 to 385 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-7, -633. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	England	Barker played #9 Steve Perry (Eng) and lost 424 to 487 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-8, -696.
Round 13	Australia	Barker played #14 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 423 to 330 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-8, -603.
Round 14	Canada	Barker played #15 Randall Thomas (CAN) and lost 308 to 429 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-9, -724. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 15	Ireland	Barker played #23 Kevin Synnott (IRL) and lost 312 to 505 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-10, -917.
Round 16	New Zealand	Barker played #21 Liz Fagerlund (NZL) and lost 313 to 443 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-11, -1047. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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