On this page, you will find information about
Simon Gillam, who is competing
at the 2018 Malta International Scrabble Open Main Event.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 13-12, -113, 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.
Round by Round |
High score: 481 Average for: 410 Average against: 415 |
Round 1 | | Malta | Gillam played #27 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 335 to 506 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-1, -171. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 2 | | New Zealand | Gillam played #36 Cicely Bruce (NZL) and won 431 to 402 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, -142. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 3 | | New Zealand | Gillam played #1 Alastair Richards (NZL) and lost 333 to 472 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-2, -281. |
Round 4 | | Australia | Gillam played #32 Oliver Jenner-O'Shea (AUS) and won 479 to 449 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-2, -251. |
Round 5 | | Malta | Gillam played #25 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and won 404 to 402 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-2, -249. |
Round 6 | | Australia | Gillam played #23 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 457 to 455 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, -247. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 7 | | New Zealand | Gillam played #28 Liz Fagerlund (NZL) and lost 362 to 409 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-3, -294. |
Round 8 | | Sri Lanka | Gillam played #12 Jayaska Baranage (LKA) and won 448 to 440 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-3, -286. |
Round 9 | | Malta | Gillam played #9 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 380 to 442 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-4, -348. |
Round 10 | | Poland | Gillam played #16 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and lost 438 to 455 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-5, -365. |
Round 11 | | New Zealand | Gillam played #10 Lyres Freeth (NZL) and lost 366 to 500 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-6, -499. |
Round 12 | | India | Gillam played #19 Prashanth Seetharam (IND) and lost 353 to 391 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-7, -537. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 13 | | Malta | Gillam played #38 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 445 to 303 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-7, -395. |
Round 14 | | Canada | Gillam played #29 Abdul Majid Khan (CAN) and won 456 to 303 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-7, -242. |
Round 15 | | Ireland | Gillam played #4 Philips Lukeman Owolabi (IRL) and lost 458 to 532 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-8, -316. |
Round 16 | | Northern Ireland | Gillam played #26 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and lost 343 to 473 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-9, -446. |
Round 17 | | Malta | Gillam played #35 Moira Fenech (MLT) and won 430 to 393 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-9, -409. |
Round 18 | | England | Gillam played #20 Matthew Pinner (Eng) and lost 355 to 477 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-10, -531. |
Round 19 | | United States | Gillam played #22 Terry Kang Rau (USA) and lost 399 to 463 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-11, -595. |
Round 20 | | Australia | Gillam played #34 John Barker (AUS) and won 396 to 389 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-11, -588. |
Round 21 | | Canada | Gillam played #21 Randall Thomas (CAN) and won 479 to 318 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-11, -427. |
Round 22 | | Ireland | Gillam played #31 Kevin Synnott (IRL) and won 423 to 350 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-11, -354. |
Round 23 | | England | Gillam played #37 Caroline McLaughlin (Eng) and won 416 to 269 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-11, -207. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 24 | | Israel | Gillam played #30 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 481 to 380 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-11, -106. |
Round 25 | | Pakistan | Gillam played #24 Tariq Pervez (PAK) and lost 394 to 401 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-12, -113. Gillam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |