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MOST 2009: Paloma Raychbart [#9]

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On this page, you will find information about Paloma Raychbart, 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 11-9, +227, and is ranked #26.

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

[photo of Paloma Raychbart]

Given name(s): Paloma
Surname(s): Raychbart
Home: London, United Kingdom
Awards: 2003 Chigwell Drive Cup
Hobbies: reading, walking, eating, tennis
Occupation: Freelance translator
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 118/176, 12-15 -99
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 125/134, 9.5-17.5 -816
WSC 1993 Rank: 48
WSC 1997 Rank: 60
WSC 2005 Rank: 89
2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: Israel

Round by Round
High score: 675 Average for: 420 Average against: 408
Round 1	Malta	Raychbart played #32 Joe Caruana (MLT) and won 471 to 350 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +121.
Round 2	Malta	Raychbart played #39 Frans Farrugia (MLT) and lost 377 to 389 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-1, +109.
Round 3	England	Raychbart played #13 Bob Violett (Eng) and lost 371 to 504 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-2, -24.
Round 4	Malta	Raychbart played #47 Carmen Borg (MLT) and won 368 to 323 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-2, +21.
Round 5	Malta	Raychbart played #49 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 517 to 291 (a spread of 226). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, +247.
Round 6	Malta	Raychbart played #44 Pawlu Frendo (MLT) and won 511 to 329 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-2, +429.
Round 7	England	Raychbart played #19 Mike O'Rourke (Eng) and lost 401 to 523 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-3, +307.
Round 8	England	Raychbart played #5 Jared Robinson (Eng) and lost 280 to 517 (a spread of -237). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-4, +70.
Round 9	Israel	Raychbart played #24 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 420 to 402 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-4, +88.
Round 10	Ireland	Raychbart played #55 Pauline Weatherhead (IRL) and won 413 to 350 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-4, +151.
Round 11	Ireland	Raychbart played #34 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and won 484 to 432 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +203. Raychbart is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	Malta	Raychbart played #48 Marlene Calleja (MLT) and won 415 to 351 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +267.
Round 13	Romania	Raychbart played #23 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 448 to 340 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +375.
Round 14	Scotland	Raychbart played #14 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 307 to 488 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +194. Raychbart is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	Malta	Raychbart played #17 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 329 to 422 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-6, +101.
Round 16	England	Raychbart played #18 Chris Keeley (Eng) and lost 374 to 400 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-7, +75.
Round 17	Israel	Raychbart played #7 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 337 to 513 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-8, -101. Raychbart is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18	Malta	Raychbart played #30 Mario Seychell (MLT) and lost 386 to 466 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-9, -181.
Round 19	Romania	Raychbart played #56 Catalin Caba (ROM) and won 508 to 399 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-9, -72.
Round 20	Israel	Raychbart played #54 Juliet Collins (ISR) and won 675 to 376 (a spread of 299). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-9, +227.

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