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MOST 2009: Mike O'Rourke [#19]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike O'Rourke, 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 12.5-7.5, +408, and is ranked #9.

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): Mike Surname(s): O'Rourke Home: England 2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 559 Average for: 417 Average against: 397
Round 1	Japan	O'Rourke played #31 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 396 to 374 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +22.
Round 2	Israel	O'Rourke played #54 Juliet Collins (ISR) and won 403 to 272 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-0, +153.
Round 3	England	O'Rourke played #5 Jared Robinson (Eng) and lost 392 to 481 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +64.
Round 4	Romania	O'Rourke played #23 Dan Sandu (ROM) and lost 332 to 344 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-2, +52.
Round 5	Malta	O'Rourke played #21 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 467 to 385 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +134.
Round 6	Malta	O'Rourke played #39 Frans Farrugia (MLT) and won 510 to 395 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +249.
Round 7	Israel	O'Rourke played #9 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and won 523 to 401 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +371.
Round 8	England	O'Rourke played #18 Chris Keeley (Eng) and tied at 383. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5.5-2.5, +371.
Round 9	Nigeria	O'Rourke played #2 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and lost 354 to 414 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +311.
Round 10	Israel	O'Rourke played #7 Evan Cohen (ISR) and won 407 to 348 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6.5-3.5, +370. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	Malta	O'Rourke played #32 Joe Caruana (MLT) and won 454 to 441 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +383. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	Ireland	O'Rourke played #11 Gboye Balogun (IRL) and lost 393 to 441 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +335.
Round 13	Malta	O'Rourke played #25 Christine Strawbridge (MLT) and won 448 to 434 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8.5-4.5, +349.
Round 14	Israel	O'Rourke played #29 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and won 415 to 378 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9.5-4.5, +386.
Round 15	South Africa	O'Rourke played #20 Rael Hayman (ZAF) and lost 295 to 417 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9.5-5.5, +264. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	Malta	O'Rourke played #3 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 382 to 527 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +119.
Round 17	Scotland	O'Rourke played #14 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 559 to 340 (a spread of 219). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10.5-6.5, +338.
Round 18	England	O'Rourke played #13 Bob Violett (Eng) and lost 309 to 443 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10.5-7.5, +204. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19	Malta	O'Rourke played #15 David Delicata (MLT) and won 447 to 391 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11.5-7.5, +260.
Round 20	England	O'Rourke played #1 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 473 to 325 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12.5-7.5, +408.

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