2010 European Open Scrabble Championship: May 8-11, Sliema, Malta

May 8–11, 2010

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EOSC 2010: Sue Ball [#29]

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On this page, you will find information about Sue Ball, who is competing at the 2010 European Open Scrabble Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 18-14, +725, and is ranked #6 in Division 2.

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): Sue Surname(s): Ball Home: England 2010 European Open Scrabble Championship Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 545 Average for: 383 Average against: 361
Round 1	England	Ball played #28 Paula Docherty (Eng) and lost 324 to 375 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 0-1, -51.
Round 2	Malta	Ball played #12 Dominic Borg (MLT) and won 502 to 301 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-1, +150.
Round 3	Malta	Ball played #15 Yvonne Delia (MLT) and lost 341 to 435 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-2, +56.
Round 4	England	Ball played #23 Peggy Lavender (Eng) and won 350 to 295 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-2, +111.
Round 5	England	Ball played #24 Ian Kendall (Eng) and won 399 to 374 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-2, +136.
Round 6	Malta	Ball played #7 Albert Zammit (MLT) and lost 329 to 352 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-3, +113.
Round 7	Malta	Ball played #5 Paul Mifsud (MLT) and lost 332 to 461 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-4, -16.
Round 8	Romania	Ball played #3 Catalin Caba (ROM) and lost 321 to 378 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-5, -73.
Round 9	Israel	Ball played #17 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 405 to 307 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-5, +25.
Round 10	Malta	Ball played #11 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and lost 324 to 384 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-6, -35.
Round 11	Malta	Ball played #16 Reno Zammit (MLT) and won 491 to 254 (a spread of 237). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-6, +202.
Round 12	Scotland	Ball played #19 Julie Tate (Sco) and won 466 to 356 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-6, +312. Ball is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	Ireland	Ball played #1 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and lost 370 to 393 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-7, +289.
Round 14	Ireland	Ball played #4 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 388 to 294 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-7, +383.
Round 15	England	Ball played #25 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and lost 384 to 442 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-8, +325.
Round 16	Germany, Federal Republic of	Ball played #18 Peggy Fehily (DEU) and won 432 to 297 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-8, +460.
Round 17	England	Ball played #26 Cindy Hollyer (Eng) and lost 339 to 348 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-9, +451.
Round 18	Malta	Ball played #13 Carmen Borg (MLT) and won 394 to 344 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-9, +501.
Round 19	Malta	Ball played #10 Pawlu Frendo (MLT) and won 360 to 312 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-9, +549.
Round 20	Malta	Ball played #7 Albert Zammit (MLT) again and won 482 to 293 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-9, +738.
Round 21	Malta	Ball played #8 Anna Borg (MLT) and won 376 to 362 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-9, +752.
Round 22	England	Ball played #22 Jayne MacKenzie (Eng) and lost 273 to 359 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-10, +666. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	Malta	Ball played #2 Charles Micallef (MLT) and lost 350 to 431 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-11, +585. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24	Romania	Ball played #3 Catalin Caba (ROM) again and won 545 to 302 (a spread of 243). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-11, +828.
Round 25	Ireland	Ball played #4 Mary Doyle (IRL) again and won 387 to 362 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-11, +853.
Round 26	Malta	Ball played #2 Charles Micallef (MLT) again and won 387 to 362 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-11, +878.
Round 27	Malta	Ball played #5 Paul Mifsud (MLT) again and won 400 to 341 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-11, +937. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28	England	Ball played #25 Nicky Huitson (Eng) again and won 411 to 394 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-11, +954. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Ball is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29	Romania	Ball played #3 Catalin Caba (ROM) for the third time and lost 248 to 494 (a spread of -246). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-12, +708. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30	Malta	Ball played #2 Charles Micallef (MLT) for the third time and lost 386 to 395 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-13, +699. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31	Malta	Ball played #8 Anna Borg (MLT) again and won 437 to 330 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-13, +806. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Ball is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 32	Romania	Ball played #3 Catalin Caba (ROM) for the fourth time and lost 333 to 414 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-14, +725. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		Ball is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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