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MOST 2009: Naomi Landau [#24]

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On this page, you will find information about Naomi Landau, 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, +530, and is ranked #21.

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 Naomi Landau]

Given name(s): Naomi
Surname(s): Landau
Home: Israel
2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: Israel

Round by Round

High score: 554
Average for: 409
Average against: 383

Round 1

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Malta

Landau played #33 Charles Micallef (MLT) and won 390 to 350 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 1-0, +40.

Round 2

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Malta

Landau played #61 Maria Scicluna (MLT) and won 426 to 374 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 2-0, +92.

Round 3

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Ireland

Landau played #11 Gboye Balogun (IRL) and lost 387 to 411 (a spread of -24).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 2-1, +68.

Round 4

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England

Landau played #4 David Webb (Eng) and lost 296 to 562 (a spread of -266).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 2-2, -198.

Round 5

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Romania

Landau played #23 Dan Sandu (ROM) and lost 311 to 389 (a spread of -78).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 2-3, -276.

Round 6

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Japan

Landau played #31 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 452 to 360 (a spread of 92).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 3-3, -184.

Round 7

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Malta

Landau played #21 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 443 to 432 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 4-3, -173.

Round 8

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England

Landau played #13 Bob Violett (Eng) and lost 393 to 430 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 4-4, -210.

Round 9

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Israel

Landau played #9 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and lost 402 to 420 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 4-5, -228.

Round 10

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Malta

Landau played #45 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 435 to 339 (a spread of 96).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 5-5, -132.

Round 11

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Ireland

Landau played #12 Moses Azzopardi (IRL) and won 462 to 415 (a spread of 47).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 6-5, -85.

Round 12

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Scotland

Landau played #14 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 413 to 468 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 6-6, -140.

Round 13

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Malta

Landau played #15 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 351 to 370 (a spread of -19).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 6-7, -159.

Round 14

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Ireland

Landau played #34 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and won 485 to 274 (a spread of 211).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 7-7, +52.

Round 15

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Malta

Landau played #48 Marlene Calleja (MLT) and won 438 to 345 (a spread of 93).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 8-7, +145.

Round 16

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Malta

Landau played #32 Joe Caruana (MLT) and won 554 to 265 (a spread of 289).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 9-7, +434.

Round 17

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England

Landau played #16 Sandie Simonis (Eng) and lost 368 to 403 (a spread of -35).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 9-8, +399.

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

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

Round 18

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Malta

Landau played #25 Christine Strawbridge (MLT) and won 441 to 355 (a spread of 86).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 10-8, +485.

Round 19

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Malta

Landau played #37 Mario Camilleri (MLT) and lost 331 to 357 (a spread of -26).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 10-9, +459.

Round 20

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Israel

Landau played #29 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and won 411 to 340 (a spread of 71).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 11-9, +530.


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