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MOST 2009: Bob Violett [#13]

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On this page, you will find information about Bob Violett, 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, +342, and is ranked #16.

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 Bob Violett]

Given name(s): Bob
Surname(s): Violett
Home: United Kingdom
WSC 1991 Rank: 23
2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: England

Round by Round

High score: 547
Average for: 426
Average against: 409

Round 1

[photo of Frans Farrugia]

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Malta

Violett played #39 Frans Farrugia (MLT) and won 547 to 363 (a spread of 184).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 1-0, +184.

Round 2

[photo of Joe Caruana]

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Malta

Violett played #32 Joe Caruana (MLT) and won 478 to 342 (a spread of 136).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 2-0, +320.

Round 3

[photo of Paloma Raychbart]

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Israel

Violett played #9 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and won 504 to 371 (a spread of 133).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 3-0, +453.

Round 4

[photo of Liliane Servier]

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Israel

Violett played #41 Liliane Servier (ISR) and lost 315 to 473 (a spread of -158).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 3-1, +295.

Round 5

[photo of Phil Robertshaw]

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England

Violett played #1 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 424 to 542 (a spread of -118).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 3-2, +177.

Round 6

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Ireland

Violett played #11 Gboye Balogun (IRL) and lost 401 to 442 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 3-3, +136.

Round 7

[photo of Nuala O'Rourke]

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Northern Ireland

Violett played #22 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 436 to 387 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 4-3, +185.

Round 8

[photo of Naomi Landau]

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Israel

Violett played #24 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 430 to 393 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 5-3, +222.

Round 9

[photo of Evan Cohen]

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Israel

Violett played #7 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 362 to 465 (a spread of -103).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 5-4, +119.

Round 10

[photo of Nicky Vella-Laurenti]

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Malta

Violett played #26 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and won 521 to 364 (a spread of 157).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 6-4, +276.

Round 11

[photo of Marielouise Mifsud]

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Malta

Violett played #43 Marielouise Mifsud (MLT) and won 493 to 400 (a spread of 93).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 7-4, +369.

Round 12

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Ireland

Violett played #34 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and won 376 to 360 (a spread of 16).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 8-4, +385.

Round 13

[photo of Rael Hayman]

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South Africa

Violett played #20 Rael Hayman (ZAF) and won 412 to 378 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 9-4, +419.

Round 14

[photo of Philip Nelkon]

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England

Violett played #6 Philip Nelkon (Eng) and lost 421 to 446 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 9-5, +394.

Violett is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 15

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England

Violett played #16 Sandie Simonis (Eng) and won 379 to 363 (a spread of 16).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 10-5, +410.

Round 16

[photo of Lukeman Owolabi]

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Nigeria

Violett played #2 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and lost 406 to 499 (a spread of -93).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 10-6, +317.

Round 17

[photo of Jared Robinson]

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England

Violett played #5 Jared Robinson (Eng) and won 439 to 428 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 11-6, +328.

Round 18

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England

Violett played #19 Mike O'Rourke (Eng) and won 443 to 309 (a spread of 134).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 12-6, +462.

Round 19

[photo of Cecil Muscat]

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Malta

Violett played #10 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 389 to 401 (a spread of -12).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 12-7, +450.

Round 20

[photo of Dan Sandu]

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Romania

Violett played #23 Dan Sandu (ROM) and lost 342 to 450 (a spread of -108).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 12-8, +342.


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