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MOST 2009: Sammy Mangion [#27]

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On this page, you will find information about Sammy Mangion, 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, +231, and is ranked #25.

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 Sammy Mangion]

Given name(s): Sammy
Surname(s): Mangion
Home: Malta
Awards: 1997 Malta NSC
2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: Malta

Round by Round

High score: 490
Average for: 385
Average against: 374

Round 1

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Malta

Mangion played #3 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 291 to 444 (a spread of -153).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 0-1, -153.

Round 2

[photo of Nuala O'Rourke]

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Northern Ireland

Mangion played #22 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and lost 367 to 466 (a spread of -99).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 0-2, -252.

Round 3

[photo of Philip Turner]

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England

Mangion played #38 Philip Turner (Eng) and won 435 to 379 (a spread of 56).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 1-2, -196.

Round 4

[photo of Cecil Muscat]

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Malta

Mangion played #10 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 286 to 452 (a spread of -166).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 1-3, -362.

Round 5

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Romania

Mangion played #56 Catalin Caba (ROM) and won 459 to 359 (a spread of 100).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 2-3, -262.

Round 6

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Malta

Mangion played #35 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and lost 249 to 480 (a spread of -231).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 2-4, -493.

Round 7

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Israel

Mangion played #54 Juliet Collins (ISR) and won 405 to 350 (a spread of 55).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 3-4, -438.

Round 8

[photo of Alfred Xuereb]

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Malta

Mangion played #49 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and lost 368 to 375 (a spread of -7).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 3-5, -445.

Round 9

[photo of Charles Micallef]

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Malta

Mangion played #33 Charles Micallef (MLT) and lost 320 to 454 (a spread of -134).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 3-6, -579.

Round 10

[photo of Kunihiko Kuroda]

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Japan

Mangion played #31 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and lost 336 to 340 (a spread of -4).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 3-7, -583.

Round 11

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Malta

Mangion played #62 Reno Zammit (MLT) and won 476 to 225 (a spread of 251).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 4-7, -332.

Round 12

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England

Mangion played #58 Simon Rosenstone (Eng) and won 490 to 139 (a spread of 351).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 5-7, +19.

Round 13

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Ireland

Mangion played #55 Pauline Weatherhead (IRL) and lost 287 to 477 (a spread of -190).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 5-8, -171.

Round 14

[photo of Angele Andrews]

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Malta

Mangion played #42 Angele Andrews (MLT) and won 414 to 341 (a spread of 73).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 6-8, -98.

Round 15

[photo of Pauline Cilia]

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Malta

Mangion played #52 Pauline Cilia (MLT) and won 410 to 364 (a spread of 46).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 7-8, -52.

Round 16

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Malta

Mangion played #39 Frans Farrugia (MLT) and won 396 to 347 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 8-8, -3.

Round 17

[photo of Omri Rosenkrantz]

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Israel

Mangion played #29 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and won 411 to 329 (a spread of 82).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 9-8, +79.

Round 18

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Malta

Mangion played #36 Paul Mifsud (MLT) and won 389 to 319 (a spread of 70).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 10-8, +149.

Round 19

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Scotland

Mangion played #14 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 484 to 381 (a spread of 103).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 11-8, +252.

Round 20

[photo of Feargal Weatherhead]

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Ireland

Mangion played #8 Feargal Weatherhead (IRL) and lost 434 to 455 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 11-9, +231.

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


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