2011 European Open Scrabble Championship: May 6-9, Qawra, Malta

May 6–9, 2011

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EOSC 2011: David Delicata [#8]

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On this page, you will find information about David Delicata, who is competing at the 2011 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 19-13, +923, and is ranked #7.

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): David Surname(s): Delicata Home: Sliema, Malta Awards: 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Malta NSC Hobbies: Football, Billiards, Backgammon 2011 European Open Scrabble Championship Team: Malta

Round by Round
High score: 568 Average for: 422 Average against: 393
Round 1	Malta	Delicata played #36 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 462 to 352 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +110.
Round 2	Scotland	Delicata played #24 Margaret Armstrong (Sco) and won 434 to 419 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +125.
Round 3	Scotland	Delicata played #14 Raymond Tate (Sco) and won 462 to 376 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +211. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	Malta	Delicata played #7 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 367 to 396 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +182. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	Scotland	Delicata played #9 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and won 476 to 345 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +313. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	Ireland	Delicata played #37 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 390 to 321 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +382. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	England	Delicata played #1 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and lost 392 to 453 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +321. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	Nigeria	Delicata played #2 Chinedu Okwelogu (NGA) and lost 407 to 474 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-3, +254. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 9	Australia	Delicata played #12 Carmel Dodd (AUS) and lost 336 to 457 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-4, +133.
Round 10	Romania	Delicata played #27 Catalin Caba (ROM) and won 352 to 232 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-4, +253.
Round 11	England	Delicata played #16 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and won 447 to 262 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-4, +438.
Round 12	Malta	Delicata played #19 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and won 399 to 384 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +453.
Round 13	Scotland	Delicata played #4 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 414 to 446 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-5, +421. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	Malta	Delicata played #13 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 429 to 374 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-5, +476.
Round 15	Scotland	Delicata played #5 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 338 to 436 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-6, +378.
Round 16	Romania	Delicata played #10 Dan Sandu (ROM) and lost 421 to 447 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-7, +352.
Round 17	Malta	Delicata played #7 Cecil Muscat (MLT) again and won 455 to 350 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-7, +457. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Scotland	Delicata played #28 Sheena Wilson (Sco) and won 387 to 357 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-7, +487. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19	Scotland	Delicata played #9 Vincent Boyle (Sco) again and won 419 to 393 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-7, +513. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	Malta	Delicata played #3 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 423 to 437 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-8, +499. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 21	Nigeria	Delicata played #2 Chinedu Okwelogu (NGA) again and won 526 to 433 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-8, +592. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 22	England	Delicata played #1 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) again and won 408 to 383 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-8, +617. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	Scotland	Delicata played #4 Helen Gipson (Sco) again and won 447 to 404 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-8, +660. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24	Malta	Delicata played #3 Theresa Brousson (MLT) again and lost 465 to 494 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-9, +631. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 25	Romania	Delicata played #10 Dan Sandu (ROM) again and won 472 to 329 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-9, +774. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26	India	Delicata played #15 Pramit Kamath (IND) and won 423 to 412 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-9, +785. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27	Scotland	Delicata played #5 Simon Gillam (Sco) again and lost 356 to 444 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-10, +697. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 28	Scotland	Delicata played #5 Simon Gillam (Sco) for the third time and won 497 to 384 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-10, +810. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29	United Arab Emirates	Delicata played #6 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and lost 413 to 466 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-11, +757. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 30	Scotland	Delicata played #4 Helen Gipson (Sco) for the third time and lost 370 to 422 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-12, +705.
Round 31	Romania	Delicata played #25 Ovidiu Tamas (ROM) and lost 343 to 452 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-13, +596.
Round 32	Romania	Delicata played #25 Ovidiu Tamas (ROM) again and won 568 to 241 (a spread of 327). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-13, +923. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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