2010 Malta International Scrabble Open: May 14-16

May 14–16, 2010

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MOST 2010: Helen Gipson [#2]

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On this page, you will find information about Helen Gipson, who is competing at the 2010 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 14-7, +816, and is ranked #7.

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): Helen Surname(s): Gipson Home: Duns, Berwickshire, GBR Awards: 1998 BMSC; 2006 2007 Scottish Open; 2007 Summer Matchplay Hobbies: Gardening 2010 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: Scotland

Round by Round
High score: 588 Average for: 443 Average against: 404
Round 1	Malta	Gipson played #72 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 507 to 323 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +184. Gipson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 2	Malta	Gipson played #45 Mario Seychell (MLT) and won 474 to 323 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +335.
Round 3	England	Gipson played #11 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 462 to 365 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +432.
Round 4	England	Gipson played #4 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 374 to 460 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-1, +346.
Round 5	Australia	Gipson played #25 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 486 to 374 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +458.
Round 6	Israel	Gipson played #18 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and won 443 to 376 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +525.
Round 7	England	Gipson played #15 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and won 403 to 376 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-1, +552. Gipson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	England	Gipson played #3 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 388 to 462 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +478. Gipson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	New Zealand	Gipson played #6 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 404 to 511 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +371. Gipson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10	Romania	Gipson played #22 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 588 to 402 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +557.
Round 11	Malta	Gipson played #20 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and won 452 to 419 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-3, +590.
Round 12	England	Gipson played #14 Jackie McLeod (Eng) and lost 332 to 435 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-4, +487.
Round 13	Scotland	Gipson played #17 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 500 to 407 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +580.
Round 14	Romania	Gipson played #23 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 493 to 455 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +618.
Round 15	Pakistan	Gipson played #9 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and lost 351 to 480 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-5, +489.
Round 16	England	Gipson played #7 Jared Robinson (Eng) and lost 367 to 463 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +393.
Round 17	Scotland	Gipson played #29 Raymond Tate (Sco) and won 466 to 357 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-6, +502. Gipson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Malta	Gipson played #21 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 343 to 460 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-7, +385.
Round 19	Malta	Gipson played #52 Anna Borg (MLT) and won 483 to 388 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-7, +480.
Round 20	England	Gipson played #33 Evelyn Wallace (Eng) and won 453 to 248 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-7, +685.
Round 21	United States	Gipson played #13 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 541 to 410 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +816.

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