Go to: Commentary Games Players tsh Reports Standings Photos Prizes

Back to MOST 2009 Live Coverage

MOST 2009 Commentary: Round 15

[ ]

Go to: Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Round 4, Round 5, Round 6, Round 7, Round 8, Round 9, Round 10, Round 11, Round 12, Round 13, Round 14, Round 15, Round 16, Round 17, Round 18, Round 19, Round 20.

Round 15.

Everyone assembled this morning just before 9am - some had been to Mass and the others had probably had a lie-in before everyone had a hearty Maltese breakfast - a combination of English and European cuisine. I have not yet been able to establish who went to the Casinos and Discos last night - maybe their play will reflect their nocturnal activities.

If one ever visits Malta, one must have a taste of their fantastic bread which is baked in various shapes and sizes, but it has a unique taste and crustiness that one just cannot find anywhere else in the world. Maltese potatoes are also uniquely tasty and one of the National dishes is rabbit stew - when cooked the Maltese way there is nothing quite like it!

The overnight standings left David Webb (Eng) out on his own with 12 wins/2 losses. Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) is right behind with 11-3, followed by 4 players on 10-4 - Phil Robertshaw (Eng), Philip Nelkon (Eng), Cecil Muscat (MLT), and Theresa Brousson (MLT). Lying 7th is Mike O'Rourke (Eng) 9.5-4.5-5. Chris Keeley (Eng) brackets this group with 8.5-5.5 - rueing the day he could not squeeze that extra point from Mike!

On Table 1, Lukeman Owolabi and David Webb had a good game. The final score was Lukeman won 478-355. Lukeman played 3 bonuses: AXEBIRD, CARNIES, and MATRONS. David played 1 bonus: INTRINCE. They shared the two blanks, but Lukeman had the more flowing tiles - that's Scrabble!