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MOST 2009: Catalin Caba [#56]

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On this page, you will find information about Catalin Caba, 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 10-10, +230, and is ranked #31.

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): Catalin Surname(s): Caba Home: Romania Occupation: computer engineer Notes: A/k/a Catalin-Eugen Caba WSC 1999 Rank: 98 WSC 2001 Rank: alt 2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: Romania

Round by Round
High score: 514 Average for: 402 Average against: 391
Round 1	Malta	Caba played #15 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 372 to 401 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-1, -29.
Round 2	Ireland	Caba played #12 Moses Azzopardi (IRL) and won 461 to 328 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, +104.
Round 3	Ireland	Caba played #34 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and lost 345 to 429 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-2, +20.
Round 4	Malta	Caba played #39 Frans Farrugia (MLT) and lost 347 to 407 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-3, -40.
Round 5	Malta	Caba played #27 Sammy Mangion (MLT) and lost 359 to 459 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-4, -140.
Round 6	Malta	Caba played #32 Joe Caruana (MLT) and lost 372 to 482 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-5, -250.
Round 7	Malta	Caba played #47 Carmen Borg (MLT) and won 425 to 306 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-5, -131.
Round 8	Israel	Caba played #59 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 514 to 248 (a spread of 266). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-5, +135.
Round 9	Israel	Caba played #28 Gila Blits (ISR) and won 388 to 358 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-5, +165.
Round 10	Malta	Caba played #35 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and lost 343 to 356 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-6, +152.
Round 11	Japan	Caba played #31 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 427 to 311 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-6, +268. Caba is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	Malta	Caba played #36 Paul Mifsud (MLT) and won 449 to 412 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-6, +305.
Round 13	England	Caba played #38 Philip Turner (Eng) and won 467 to 312 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-6, +460.
Round 14	Northern Ireland	Caba played #22 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and lost 384 to 443 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-7, +401.
Round 15	England	Caba played #50 Claire Violett (Eng) and won 413 to 297 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-7, +517.
Round 16	Malta	Caba played #33 Charles Micallef (MLT) and lost 422 to 486 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-8, +453.
Round 17	Malta	Caba played #45 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 409 to 390 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-8, +472. Caba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Caba is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Malta	Caba played #37 Mario Camilleri (MLT) and lost 314 to 463 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-9, +323.
Round 19	Israel	Caba played #9 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and lost 399 to 508 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-10, +214.
Round 20	Malta	Caba played #46 Dominic Borg (MLT) and won 435 to 419 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-10, +230.
After the Tournament		Caba is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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