2010 Malta International Scrabble Open: May 14-16

May 14–16, 2010

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MOST 2010: George Newman [#44]

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On this page, you will find information about George Newman, 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 11-10, -148, and is ranked #41.

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): George Surname(s): Newman Home: England 2010 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 558 Average for: 383 Average against: 390
Round 1	Ireland	Newman played #66 Bronagh Kenny (IRL) and won 455 to 394 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-0, +61.
Round 2	New Zealand	Newman played #1 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 334 to 507 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-1, -112. Newman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	Australia	Newman played #35 Alison Pollard (AUS) and lost 318 to 402 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-2, -196.
Round 4	England	Newman played #26 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and lost 340 to 369 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-3, -225.
Round 5	England	Newman played #58 Carmen Toscano (Eng) and won 411 to 384 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-3, -198.
Round 6	Scotland	Newman played #34 Moya Dewar (Sco) and won 391 to 372 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-3, -179.
Round 7	Romania	Newman played #50 Catalin Caba (ROM) and lost 324 to 364 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-4, -219.
Round 8	Malta	Newman played #49 Sammy Mangion (MLT) and lost 337 to 400 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-5, -282.
Round 9	England	Newman played #73 Paula Docherty (Eng) and won 414 to 271 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-5, -139.
Round 10	England	Newman played #5 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 298 to 590 (a spread of -292). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-6, -431.
Round 11	England	Newman played #46 Jim Lyes (Eng) and won 411 to 200 (a spread of 211). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-6, -220. Newman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	Malta	Newman played #54 Paul Mifsud (MLT) and won 384 to 338 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-6, -174.
Round 13	Israel	Newman played #40 Naomi Landau (ISR) and lost 359 to 438 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-7, -253.
Round 14	Malta	Newman played #78 Maria Scicluna (MLT) and won 558 to 334 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-7, -29.
Round 15	Malta	Newman played #45 Mario Seychell (MLT) and won 383 to 372 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-7, -18.
Round 16	Australia	Newman played #25 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 427 to 373 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-7, +36.
Round 17	Malta	Newman played #61 Marlene Calleja (MLT) and won 441 to 429 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-7, +48.
Round 18	Scotland	Newman played #27 Amy Byrne (Sco) and lost 375 to 431 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-8, -8.
Round 19	Israel	Newman played #18 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and lost 371 to 534 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-9, -171.
Round 20	Scotland	Newman played #67 Julie Tate (Sco) and won 417 to 323 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-9, -77.
Round 21	England	Newman played #73 Paula Docherty (Eng) again and lost 298 to 369 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-10, -148.

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