2018 Malta International Scrabble Open: Main Event



April 29 - May 1, 2018

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MISO 2018 ME: Kunihiko Kuroda [B-32]

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On this page, you will find information about Kunihiko Kuroda, 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 15-10, +300, and is ranked #10 in Division B.

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): Kunihiko Surname(s): Kuroda Home: Ikoma-shi, NARA, Japan Awards: 1993 (59th), 1995 (59th), 1999 (82nd), 2003 (84th), 2005 (101st), 2007 (101st) WSC; 1993 1995 Japanese NSC Hobbies: Movie, Incense Ceremony, Tea Ceremony 2018 Malta International Scrabble Open Main Event Team: Japan

Round by Round
High score: 471 Average for: 381 Average against: 369
Round 1	Israel	Kuroda played #20 Fifi Lefebvre (ISR) and won 468 to 345 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +123. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2	Ireland	Kuroda played #3 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and won 422 to 341 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +204. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3	Malta	Kuroda played #37 Maria Scicluna (MLT) and won 358 to 340 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +222. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 4	Malta	Kuroda played #8 Dominic Borg (MLT) and won 431 to 385 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +268. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5	Malta	Kuroda played #4 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and lost 339 to 391 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +216. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	England	Kuroda played #10 George Newman (Eng) and won 361 to 349 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +228. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 7	Ireland	Kuroda played #6 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and won 400 to 398 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +230. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8	New Zealand	Kuroda played #30 Mary Gray (NZL) and won 345 to 337 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +238. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9	Australia	Kuroda played #26 Larrie Strautmanis (AUS) and won 399 to 298 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +339. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 10	Hungary	Kuroda played #17 Ferenc Gerlits (HUN) and lost 303 to 307 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-2, +335. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 11	England	Kuroda played #33 Sumbul Siddiqui (Eng) and lost 352 to 443 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +244. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12	United States	Kuroda played #23 Cheryl Melvin (USA) and lost 313 to 378 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-4, +179. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	Malta	Kuroda played #29 Marlene Calleja (MLT) and won 471 to 370 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +280. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14	England	Kuroda played #12 Pini Stimler (Eng) and won 383 to 370 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-4, +293. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15	Malta	Kuroda played #19 Pauline Cilia (MLT) and lost 353 to 369 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-5, +277. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16	Malta	Kuroda played #22 Anna Borg (MLT) and lost 380 to 391 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-6, +266. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	New Zealand	Kuroda played #27 Betty Eriksen (NZL) and lost 367 to 385 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-7, +248. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18	United States	Kuroda played #23 Cheryl Melvin (USA) again and lost 377 to 527 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-8, +98. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19	England	Kuroda played #2 Tony Harris (Eng) and lost 321 to 436 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-9, -17. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	Malta	Kuroda played #9 Kevin Pirotta (MLT) and won 435 to 299 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-9, +119. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21	Ireland	Kuroda played #14 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 420 to 335 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-9, +204. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22	Australia	Kuroda played #16 Richard Birch (AUS) and lost 344 to 420 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-10, +128.
Round 23	Australia	Kuroda played #15 Margaret Gibson (AUS) and won 427 to 306 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-10, +249. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24	Canada	Kuroda played #42 Maureen Morris (CAN) and won 369 to 361 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-10, +257. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25	Australia	Kuroda played #41 Jacqui Pearce (AUS) and won 388 to 345 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-10, +300. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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