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MOST 2009: Simon Gillam [#14]

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On this page, you will find information about Simon Gillam, 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, +478, and is ranked #24.

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 Simon Gillam]

Given name(s): Simon
Surname(s): Gillam
Home: Malta
2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: Scotland

Round by Round

High score: 528
Average for: 410
Average against: 386

Round 1

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England

Gillam played #58 Simon Rosenstone (Eng) and won 528 to 146 (a spread of 382).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 1-0, +382.

Gillam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 2

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Malta

Gillam played #48 Marlene Calleja (MLT) and lost 405 to 414 (a spread of -9).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 1-1, +373.

Round 3

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Israel

Gillam played #29 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and lost 314 to 364 (a spread of -50).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 1-2, +323.

Round 4

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Ireland

Gillam played #8 Feargal Weatherhead (IRL) and won 393 to 380 (a spread of 13).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 2-2, +336.

Round 5

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Malta

Gillam played #40 Anna Borg (MLT) and won 456 to 330 (a spread of 126).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 3-2, +462.

Gillam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 6

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Northern Ireland

Gillam played #22 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 439 to 372 (a spread of 67).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 4-2, +529.

Round 7

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England

Gillam played #5 Jared Robinson (Eng) and lost 414 to 451 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 4-3, +492.

Round 8

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Malta

Gillam played #15 David Delicata (MLT) and won 402 to 309 (a spread of 93).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 5-3, +585.

Round 9

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Malta

Gillam played #10 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 364 to 419 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 5-4, +530.

Round 10

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Nigeria

Gillam played #2 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and lost 448 to 462 (a spread of -14).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 5-5, +516.

Round 11

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Malta

Gillam played #42 Angele Andrews (MLT) and won 490 to 335 (a spread of 155).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 6-5, +671.

Round 12

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Israel

Gillam played #24 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 468 to 413 (a spread of 55).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 7-5, +726.

Round 13

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England

Gillam played #16 Sandie Simonis (Eng) and lost 383 to 494 (a spread of -111).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 7-6, +615.

Round 14

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Israel

Gillam played #9 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and won 488 to 307 (a spread of 181).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 8-6, +796.

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

Round 15

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Malta

Gillam played #21 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 429 to 326 (a spread of 103).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 9-6, +899.

Round 16

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Romania

Gillam played #23 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 425 to 273 (a spread of 152).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 10-6, +1051.

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

Round 17

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England

Gillam played #19 Mike O'Rourke (Eng) and lost 340 to 559 (a spread of -219).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 10-7, +832.

Round 18

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South Africa

Gillam played #20 Rael Hayman (ZAF) and lost 293 to 546 (a spread of -253).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 10-8, +579.

Round 19

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Malta

Gillam played #27 Sammy Mangion (MLT) and lost 381 to 484 (a spread of -103).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 10-9, +476.

Round 20

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Israel

Gillam played #41 Liliane Servier (ISR) and won 345 to 343 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 11-9, +478.


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