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

May 13–15, 2011

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MISO 2011: John Barker [#15]

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On this page, you will find information about John Barker, 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 13-11, -582, and is ranked #14 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): John Surname(s): Barker Home: Sydney, Australia Awards: 1996 NSW Champion Hobbies: Travel, Reading, Fitness 2011 Malta International Scrabble Open Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 499 Average for: 387 Average against: 411
Round 1	Malta	Barker played #23 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 344 to 461 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 0-1, -117.
Round 2	England	Barker played #34 Jayne Mackenzie (Eng) and lost 398 to 417 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 0-2, -136.
Round 3	Scotland	Barker played #4 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 390 to 553 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-3, -299.
Round 4	Malta	Barker played #27 Charles Micallef (MLT) and won 388 to 357 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-3, -268.
Round 5	Malta	Barker played #33 Mario Camilleri (MLT) and won 380 to 341 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-3, -229.
Round 6	Malta	Barker played #25 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 396 to 393 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-3, -226.
Round 7	Scotland	Barker played #14 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and lost 376 to 452 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-4, -302.
Round 8	Scotland	Barker played #8 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 470 to 459 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-4, -291.
Round 9	England	Barker played #37 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and lost 273 to 415 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-5, -433.
Round 10	Scotland	Barker played #20 Raymond Tate (Sco) and lost 301 to 480 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-6, -612.
Round 11	South Africa	Barker played #29 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and won 347 to 329 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-6, -594. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	Israel	Barker played #24 Naomi Landau (ISR) and lost 414 to 496 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-7, -676.
Round 13	India	Barker played #30 Pramit Kamath (IND) and won 432 to 336 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-7, -580. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 14	England	Barker played #35 George Newman (Eng) and lost 280 to 459 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-8, -759.
Round 15	England	Barker played #32 Sheena Wilson (Eng) and won 372 to 304 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-8, -691.
Round 16	England	Barker played #16 Chris Keeley (Eng) and won 425 to 370 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-8, -636.
Round 17	Romania	Barker played #36 Ovidiu Tamas (ROM) and won 367 to 336 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-8, -605.
Round 18	Malta	Barker played #10 David Delicata (MLT) and won 499 to 414 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-8, -520. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19	Ireland	Barker played #28 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and won 468 to 412 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-8, -464.
Round 20	Nigeria	Barker played #2 Chinedu Nosike Okwelogu (NGA) and lost 346 to 540 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-9, -658.
Round 21	England	Barker played #22 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and won 436 to 340 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-9, -562.
Round 22	England	Barker played #21 Graham Haigh (Eng) and won 477 to 423 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-9, -508. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	England	Barker played #7 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 383 to 435 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-10, -560.
Round 24	England	Barker played #38 Teresa Lyes (Eng) and lost 326 to 348 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-11, -582.

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