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2010 Malta International Scrabble Open: May 14-16

May 14–16, 2010

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MOST 2010: Sylvia Swaney [#41]

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On this page, you will find information about Sylvia Swaney, 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 10-11, +175, and is ranked #49.

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

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Given name(s): Sylvia
Surname(s): Swaney
Home: Scotland
2010 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: Scotland

Round by Round

High score: 553
Average for: 395
Average against: 386

Round 1

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England

Swaney played #60 Ian Kendall (Eng) and won 553 to 292 (a spread of 261).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 1-0, +261.

Round 2

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Malta

Swaney played #84 Reno Zammit (MLT) and lost 392 to 410 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 1-1, +243.

Round 3

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Scotland

Swaney played #17 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 314 to 425 (a spread of -111).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 1-2, +132.

Round 4

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Romania

Swaney played #50 Catalin Caba (ROM) and won 365 to 359 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 2-2, +138.

Round 5

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Israel

Swaney played #40 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 434 to 403 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 3-2, +169.

Round 6

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Malta

Swaney played #61 Marlene Calleja (MLT) and won 406 to 366 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 4-2, +209.

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Round 7

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Scotland

Swaney played #27 Amy Byrne (Sco) and lost 339 to 470 (a spread of -131).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 4-3, +78.

Round 8

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England

Swaney played #4 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 329 to 417 (a spread of -88).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 4-4, -10.

Round 9

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Ireland

Swaney played #71 John Ryan (IRL) and won 398 to 379 (a spread of 19).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 5-4, +9.

Round 10

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England

Swaney played #26 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and lost 335 to 446 (a spread of -111).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 5-5, -102.

Round 11

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Scotland

Swaney played #29 Raymond Tate (Sco) and lost 399 to 458 (a spread of -59).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 5-6, -161.

Round 12

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Malta

Swaney played #63 Frans Farrugia (MLT) and lost 404 to 408 (a spread of -4).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 5-7, -165.

Round 13

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Malta

Swaney played #49 Sammy Mangion (MLT) and lost 289 to 436 (a spread of -147).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 5-8, -312.

Round 14

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Israel

Swaney played #69 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and won 425 to 345 (a spread of 80).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 6-8, -232.

Round 15

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Malta

Swaney played #65 Albert Zammit (MLT) and lost 322 to 362 (a spread of -40).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 6-9, -272.

Round 16

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Ireland

Swaney played #66 Bronagh Kenny (IRL) and won 451 to 412 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 7-9, -233.

Round 17

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England

Swaney played #53 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 446 to 295 (a spread of 151).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 8-9, -82.

Round 18

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Malta

Swaney played #72 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 531 to 273 (a spread of 258).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 9-9, +176.

Round 19

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Israel

Swaney played #43 Gila Blits (ISR) and won 404 to 303 (a spread of 101).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 10-9, +277.

Round 20

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Australia

Swaney played #25 Karen Richards (AUS) and lost 412 to 500 (a spread of -88).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 10-10, +189.

Round 21

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England

Swaney played #58 Carmen Toscano (Eng) and lost 342 to 356 (a spread of -14).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 10-11, +175.


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