2010 Malta International Scrabble Open: May 14-16

May 14–16, 2010

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MOST 2010: Sam Kantimathi [#13]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Kantimathi, 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 13-8, +668, and is ranked #14.

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): Sam Surname(s): Kantimathi Home: Sacramento, CA, USA Awards: 1994 Thai Cup; (27th) 1995 Superstars; 1997 $10,000 Manila; (22nd) 2003 AllStars; Guinness world record holder for highest-scoring opening move (BEZIQUE, 124); Brilliancy Prize, Chicago NSC Hobbies:* safaris, hiking, photography, meditation 2010 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 569 Average for: 431 Average against: 399
Round 1	England	Kantimathi played #79 Sheila Anderson (Eng) and won 436 to 274 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +162.
Round 2	Ireland	Kantimathi played #59 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 494 to 390 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-0, +266.
Round 3	Israel	Kantimathi played #40 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 361 to 338 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-0, +289. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	Scotland	Kantimathi played #27 Amy Byrne (Sco) and won 529 to 388 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-0, +430.
Round 5	Israel	Kantimathi played #39 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and lost 392 to 465 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-1, +357.
Round 6	Scotland	Kantimathi played #17 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 569 to 348 (a spread of 221). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-1, +578. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7	Malta	Kantimathi played #42 Mario Camilleri (MLT) and won 438 to 334 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +682. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8	New Zealand	Kantimathi played #1 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 423 to 446 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +659. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	Israel	Kantimathi played #10 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 384 to 510 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +533. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 10	England	Kantimathi played #33 Evelyn Wallace (Eng) and won 448 to 370 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +611.
Round 11	Romania	Kantimathi played #23 Dan Sandu (ROM) and lost 404 to 419 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +596.
Round 12	England	Kantimathi played #11 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 453 to 335 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-4, +714.
Round 13	Australia	Kantimathi played #25 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 433 to 364 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, +783. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	England	Kantimathi played #7 Jared Robinson (Eng) and won 475 to 403 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +855.
Round 15	England	Kantimathi played #15 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and lost 341 to 428 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +768.
Round 16	England	Kantimathi played #3 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 440 to 462 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +746.
Round 17	England	Kantimathi played #4 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 401 to 465 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-7, +682. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Scotland	Kantimathi played #29 Raymond Tate (Sco) and won 383 to 376 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-7, +689.
Round 19	Scotland	Kantimathi played #12 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and won 398 to 388 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-7, +699.
Round 20	Malta	Kantimathi played #47 Charles Micallef (MLT) and won 437 to 337 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-7, +799.
Round 21	Scotland	Kantimathi played #2 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 410 to 541 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-8, +668.

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