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

May 13–15, 2011

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MISO 2011: George Newman [#35]

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On this page, you will find information about George Newman, 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 8.5-15.5, -367, and is ranked #32 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): George Surname(s): Newman Home: United States 2011 Malta International Scrabble Open Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 468 Average for: 373 Average against: 388
Round 1	Israel	Newman played #5 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 379 to 429 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 0-1, -50.
Round 2	Romania	Newman played #13 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and lost 388 to 490 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 0-2, -152.
Round 3	Israel	Newman played #26 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and lost 349 to 360 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0-3, -163.
Round 4	Malta	Newman played #33 Mario Camilleri (MLT) and won 386 to 378 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-3, -155.
Round 5	Malta	Newman played #27 Charles Micallef (MLT) and lost 301 to 365 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-4, -219.
Round 6	Malta	Newman played #19 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 366 to 369 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-5, -222.
Round 7	South Africa	Newman played #29 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and lost 372 to 406 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-6, -256.
Round 8	Malta	Newman played #25 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 373 to 357 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-6, -240.
Round 9	England	Newman played #32 Sheena Wilson (Eng) and tied at 379. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2.5-6.5, -240. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10	England	Newman played #21 Graham Haigh (Eng) and lost 355 to 420 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2.5-7.5, -305.
Round 11	Romania	Newman played #36 Ovidiu Tamas (ROM) and lost 355 to 362 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2.5-8.5, -312. Newman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	England	Newman played #37 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 468 to 321 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3.5-8.5, -165.
Round 13	England	Newman played #16 Chris Keeley (Eng) and lost 324 to 487 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3.5-9.5, -328.
Round 14	Australia	Newman played #15 John Barker (AUS) and won 459 to 280 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4.5-9.5, -149.
Round 15	India	Newman played #30 Pramit Kamath (IND) and lost 417 to 427 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4.5-10.5, -159.
Round 16	Israel	Newman played #24 Naomi Landau (ISR) and lost 373 to 388 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4.5-11.5, -174. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	Ireland	Newman played #28 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and lost 314 to 354 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4.5-12.5, -214.
Round 18	Malta	Newman played #23 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and won 452 to 367 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5.5-12.5, -129.
Round 19	Romania	Newman played #12 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 410 to 356 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6.5-12.5, -75.
Round 20	Scotland	Newman played #8 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 277 to 492 (a spread of -215). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6.5-13.5, -290.
Round 21	United Arab Emirates	Newman played #9 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and lost 307 to 416 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6.5-14.5, -399.
Round 22	England	Newman played #22 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and won 396 to 349 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7.5-14.5, -352.
Round 23	Scotland	Newman played #20 Raymond Tate (Sco) and won 408 to 380 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8.5-14.5, -324. Newman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	Malta	Newman played #11 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 345 to 388 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8.5-15.5, -367.

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