2011 Malta International Scrabble Open: May 13–15, Qawra, Malta

May 13–15, 2011

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MISO 2011: Dan Sandu [#12]

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On this page, you will find information about Dan Sandu, who is competing at the 2011 Malta International Scrabble Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-12, +116, and is ranked #19 in Division 1.

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, Romania Awards: 1995-2005 Romanian English-language champion Hobbies: Computers, Chess, Puzzles, UFOs 2011 Malta International Scrabble Open Team: Romania

Round by Round
High score: 506 Average for: 398 Average against: 393
Round 1	England	Sandu played #21 Graham Haigh (Eng) and won 405 to 395 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +10.
Round 2	Romania	Sandu played #36 Ovidiu Tamas (ROM) and won 439 to 299 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +150.
Round 3	United Arab Emirates	Sandu played #9 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and lost 289 to 607 (a spread of -318). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, -168. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	Israel	Sandu played #24 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 426 to 336 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, -78.
Round 5	Germany, Federal Republic of	Sandu played #17 Yi En Gan (DEU) and lost 325 to 428 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-2, -181. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	England	Sandu played #34 Jayne Mackenzie (Eng) and lost 364 to 385 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-3, -202. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7	Ireland	Sandu played #28 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and won 506 to 298 (a spread of 208). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-3, +6.
Round 8	England	Sandu played #22 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and won 462 to 349 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-3, +119.
Round 9	Australia	Sandu played #18 Carmel Dodd (AUS) and won 406 to 318 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-3, +207.
Round 10	Malta	Sandu played #11 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 410 to 412 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-4, +205.
Round 11	Scotland	Sandu played #14 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and lost 409 to 456 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-5, +158.
Round 12	England	Sandu played #38 Teresa Lyes (Eng) and lost 404 to 434 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-6, +128. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 13	Malta	Sandu played #10 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 381 to 503 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-7, +6. Sandu is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14	Israel	Sandu played #26 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and lost 351 to 451 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-8, -94.
Round 15	England	Sandu played #7 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 452 to 350 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-8, +8.
Round 16	England	Sandu played #32 Sheena Wilson (Eng) and lost 359 to 387 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-9, -20.
Round 17	Malta	Sandu played #27 Charles Micallef (MLT) and won 417 to 324 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-9, +73.
Round 18	England	Sandu played #37 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 447 to 299 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-9, +221.
Round 19	England	Sandu played #35 George Newman (Eng) and lost 356 to 410 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-10, +167.
Round 20	Scotland	Sandu played #20 Raymond Tate (Sco) and lost 347 to 470 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-11, +44.
Round 21	South Africa	Sandu played #29 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and won 390 to 343 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-11, +91.
Round 22	Malta	Sandu played #25 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 430 to 350 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-11, +171.
Round 23	Malta	Sandu played #33 Mario Camilleri (MLT) and won 413 to 371 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-11, +213.
Round 24	England	Sandu played #16 Chris Keeley (Eng) and lost 366 to 463 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-12, +116.

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