2010 Malta International Scrabble Open: May 14-16

May 14–16, 2010

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MOST 2010: Dan Sandu [#23]

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On this page, you will find information about Dan Sandu, 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 12-9, -212, and is ranked #30.

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): Dan Surname(s): Sandu Home: Bucharest, ROM Awards: 1995-2005 Romanian English-language champion Hobbies: Computers, Chess, Puzzles, UFOs 2010 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: Romania

Round by Round
High score: 502 Average for: 389 Average against: 400
Round 1	Malta	Sandu played #47 Charles Micallef (MLT) and won 392 to 357 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-0, +35.
Round 2	Malta	Sandu played #68 Dominic Borg (MLT) and won 400 to 354 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-0, +81.
Round 3	Israel	Sandu played #10 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 356 to 438 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, -1.
Round 4	New Zealand	Sandu played #6 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 394 to 445 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-2, -52.
Round 5	Romania	Sandu played #50 Catalin Caba (ROM) and won 390 to 322 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-2, +16.
Round 6	Malta	Sandu played #84 Reno Zammit (MLT) and lost 312 to 369 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-3, -41.
Round 7	Israel	Sandu played #43 Gila Blits (ISR) and won 462 to 456 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-3, -35.
Round 8	England	Sandu played #58 Carmen Toscano (Eng) and won 502 to 389 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-3, +78.
Round 9	England	Sandu played #5 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 422 to 389 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-3, +111.
Round 10	Malta	Sandu played #28 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and won 417 to 390 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, +138.
Round 11	United States	Sandu played #13 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 419 to 404 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-3, +153.
Round 12	Israel	Sandu played #18 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and lost 357 to 502 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-4, +8.
Round 13	Israel	Sandu played #39 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and won 362 to 309 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-4, +61.
Round 14	Scotland	Sandu played #2 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 455 to 493 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-5, +23.
Round 15	Malta	Sandu played #19 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 308 to 398 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-6, -67.
Round 16	Scotland	Sandu played #29 Raymond Tate (Sco) and lost 342 to 401 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-7, -126.
Round 17	Malta	Sandu played #52 Anna Borg (MLT) and won 414 to 334 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-7, -46.
Round 18	Romania	Sandu played #22 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and lost 324 to 422 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-8, -144.
Round 19	Australia	Sandu played #25 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 407 to 403 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-8, -140.
Round 20	Scotland	Sandu played #12 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and won 420 to 387 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-8, -107.
Round 21	Israel	Sandu played #18 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) again and lost 323 to 428 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-9, -212.

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