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MOST 2009: Evan Cohen [#7]

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On this page, you will find information about Evan Cohen, who is competing at the 2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-8, +781, and is ranked #12.

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): Evan Surname(s): Cohen Home: Givatayim, Israel Awards: 1991 NSC; 2004 2005 Sam Orbaum Memorial Tournament Occupation: Phonologist WSC 1991 Rank: 12 WSC 1993 Rank: 43 WSC 2005 Rank: 81 2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: Israel

Round by Round
High score: 517 Average for: 420 Average against: 381
Round 1	Israel	Cohen played #59 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 477 to 305 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +172.
Round 2	England	Cohen played #50 Claire Violett (Eng) and won 517 to 252 (a spread of 265). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +437.
Round 3	Malta	Cohen played #35 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and won 445 to 261 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +621.
Round 4	Malta	Cohen played #3 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and won 439 to 356 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +704. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	Malta	Cohen played #17 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 382 to 414 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +672.
Round 6	Nigeria	Cohen played #2 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and won 414 to 373 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +713. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cohen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	England	Cohen played #16 Sandie Simonis (Eng) and lost 441 to 477 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +677.
Round 8	England	Cohen played #4 David Webb (Eng) and lost 359 to 453 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, +583.
Round 9	England	Cohen played #13 Bob Violett (Eng) and won 465 to 362 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +686.
Round 10	England	Cohen played #19 Mike O'Rourke (Eng) and lost 348 to 407 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-4, +627.
Round 11	Israel	Cohen played #29 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and won 425 to 402 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-4, +650.
Round 12	Malta	Cohen played #25 Christine Strawbridge (MLT) and lost 367 to 428 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-5, +589.
Round 13	Malta	Cohen played #21 Mario Saliba (MLT) and lost 310 to 357 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-6, +542.
Round 14	England	Cohen played #18 Chris Keeley (Eng) and lost 327 to 419 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-7, +450.
Round 15	Malta	Cohen played #33 Charles Micallef (MLT) and won 430 to 417 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-7, +463.
Round 16	Malta	Cohen played #48 Marlene Calleja (MLT) and won 457 to 318 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-7, +602.
Round 17	Israel	Cohen played #9 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and won 513 to 337 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-7, +778. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18	Malta	Cohen played #26 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and won 440 to 415 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-7, +803.
Round 19	England	Cohen played #6 Philip Nelkon (Eng) and lost 373 to 431 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-8, +745.
Round 20	South Africa	Cohen played #20 Rael Hayman (ZAF) and won 468 to 432 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-8, +781. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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