2019 Malta International Scrabble Open: Late Bird

May 1–2, 2019

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Commentary: Round 8

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Division A Round 8 Auto-Commentary

Tony Sim (SGP) climbs into the lead, 7-1 +774, on a 7-game winning streak. Becky Dyer (USA) is +689, on a 4-game winning streak, #2 dropping from #1. Karen Richards (AUS) is 1 game behind at 6-2 +302, on a 3-game winning streak, remaining unchanged at #3. Theresa Brousson (MLT) is +183, on a 3-game winning streak, remaining unchanged at #4. Tan Jin Chor (MYS) is 2 games behind the leader at 5-3 +344, #5 up from #6. Bob Violett (Eng) is -69, #6 rising from #7.

In Class B: Tan Jin Chor (MYS) is in the lead, 5-3 +344. Howard Rayner (ZAF) is 1 game behind at 4-4 +294, on a 3-game losing streak, #7 falling from #5. Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) is 3 games behind the leader at 2-6 -78, on a 4-game losing streak, unchanged at #10 for 3 rounds.

High Win: Tan Jin Chor (MYS) 523-409 vs. Howard Rayner (ZAF). Low Win: Bob Violett (Eng) 411-375 vs. Albert Zammit (MLT). High Loss: Joe Caruana (MLT) 440-441 vs. Becky Dyer (USA). Low Loss: Kristen Chew (CAN) 330-496 vs. Tony Sim (SGP).


Division B Round 8 Auto-Commentary

John Barker (AUS) is still in the lead for the 5th consecutive round, 7-1 +628. Josephine Mayo (MLT) is 1 game behind at 6-2 +407, on a 4-game winning streak, #2 improving from #3. Mario Seychell (MLT) is +201, #3 dropping from #2. Ian Kendall (Eng) is 2 games behind the leader at 5-3 +344, #4 up from #7. Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) is +178, #5 rising from #8. Kevin Pirotta (MLT) is +117, #6 falling from #4. Mary Doyle (IRL) is +14, #7 improving from #10. Pauline Cilia (MLT) is -26, #8 rising from #9.

In Class B: Ian Kendall (Eng) is in the lead, 5-3 +344. Mary Doyle (IRL) is +14, #7 up from #10. Reno Zammit (MLT) is 1 game behind at 4-4 +344, #9 down from #5. Raquel Lightley (ZAF) is +159, on a 3-game losing streak, #11 down from #6. Peggy Fehily (DEU) is -116, on a 3-game winning streak, #12 climbing from #15.

High Wins: Ian Kendall (Eng) 433-280 vs. Kevin Pirotta (MLT); Peggy Fehily (DEU) 433-352 vs. Marvic Cutajar (MLT). Low Win: Marion Loewenstein (ISR) 378-364 vs. Dominic Borg (MLT). High Loss: Anna Borg (MLT) 385-393 vs. Bronagh Kenny (IRL). Low Loss: Kevin Pirotta (MLT) 280-433 vs. Ian Kendall (Eng).


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