2010 European Open Scrabble Championship: May 8-11, Sliema, Malta

May 8–11, 2010

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EOSC 2010 Commentary: Round 24

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Division A

Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) was happy to be able to play AADEHNR through a B this round.

The top four players all won their games and their rankings remained unchanged. Nigel beat Simon Gillam (Sco) 533-379; Helen beat Jackie McLeod (Eng) 419-374; Harshan beat Terry Kirk (Eng) 547-415; Joanne beat Jojo Delia (MLT) 462-375. In first, it's Nigel Richards (MYS), 20-4 +3445; then Helen Gipson (Sco), 18-6 +1354; then Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) 15-9 +1257 and Joanne Craig (AUS) 15-9 -273 (!).

Nigel traded OO keeping AEHIR from his opening rack, and bingoed after drawing the WY he was fishing for. He then went on to bingo FAINTEST, THiOTEPA, and AGNISES#. Simon managed to bingo NEURINES to keep the spread within 200.

Division B

Yvonne Delia (MLT), Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and Marion Loewenstein (ISR) have each lost two games by a point each so far. Carmen Borg (MLT) has won two games by a point each, while Cindy Hollyer (Eng) has won three game by nine points each.

The top three players won their games and kept their ranks: Jayne MacKenzie (Eng) beat Anna Borg (MLT) 437-350 and is 21-3 +1977; Charles Micallef (MLT) beat Mary Doyle (IRL) 428-387 and is 17-7 +1503; and Nicky Huitson (Eng) beat Annemarie Holland (MLT) 469-385 and is 16-8 +203. There are then five players at 14 wins and four at 13.


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