2011 European Open Scrabble Championship: May 6-9, Qawra, Malta

May 6–9, 2011

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EOSC 2011: John Barker [#11]

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On this page, you will find information about John Barker, who is competing at the 2011 European Open Scrabble Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 17-15, +174, and is ranked #22.

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 European Open Scrabble Championship Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 519 Average for: 394 Average against: 389
Round 1	Malta	Barker played #29 Joe Caruana (MLT) and lost 346 to 495 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-1, -149. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2	Malta	Barker played #38 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 388 to 386 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, -147. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	England	Barker played #1 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and lost 356 to 552 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-2, -343. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4	England	Barker played #33 Paula Docherty (Eng) and won 372 to 305 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-2, -276.
Round 5	Romania	Barker played #27 Catalin Caba (ROM) and lost 366 to 386 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-3, -296.
Round 6	England	Barker played #16 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and won 477 to 360 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-3, -179.
Round 7	South Africa	Barker played #18 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and won 454 to 378 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-3, -103.
Round 8	Ireland	Barker played #30 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and won 439 to 344 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-3, -8.
Round 9	India	Barker played #15 Pramit Kamath (IND) and lost 327 to 429 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-4, -110. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	Scotland	Barker played #5 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 341 to 524 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-5, -293.
Round 11	England	Barker played #26 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 506 to 375 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-5, -162.
Round 12	Ireland	Barker played #17 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and lost 378 to 423 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-6, -207.
Round 13	Malta	Barker played #19 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and won 490 to 395 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-6, -112.
Round 14	England	Barker played #39 Viv Beckmann (Eng) and won 402 to 313 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-6, -23.
Round 15	Scotland	Barker played #9 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and won 443 to 289 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-6, +131.
Round 16	Malta	Barker played #7 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 384 to 472 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-7, +43.
Round 17	Romania	Barker played #10 Dan Sandu (ROM) and lost 327 to 448 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-8, -78.
Round 18	Malta	Barker played #13 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 398 to 404 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-9, -84.
Round 19	England	Barker played #21 Jayne Mackenzie (Eng) and lost 344 to 465 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-10, -205.
Round 20	Israel	Barker played #41 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 487 to 263 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-10, +19.
Round 21	England	Barker played #42 Anne Parry (Eng) and won 344 to 327 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-10, +36.
Round 22	Scotland	Barker played #20 Julie Tate (Sco) and won 519 to 356 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-10, +199. Barker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	Ireland	Barker played #37 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 375 to 341 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-10, +233.
Round 24	Malta	Barker played #35 Dominic Borg (MLT) and won 456 to 357 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-10, +332.
Round 25	Malta	Barker played #3 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 363 to 495 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-11, +200. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26	Scotland	Barker played #4 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 323 to 417 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-12, +106. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27	England	Barker played #31 Geoff Cooper (Eng) and won 420 to 266 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-12, +260.
Round 28	Australia	Barker played #12 Carmel Dodd (AUS) and lost 360 to 399 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-13, +221.
Round 29	Malta	Barker played #40 Reno Zammit (MLT) and lost 328 to 357 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-14, +192. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30	Malta	Barker played #19 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) again and won 375 to 358 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-14, +209.
Round 31	Malta	Barker played #23 Anna Borg (MLT) and won 431 to 287 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-14, +353.
Round 32	India	Barker played #15 Pramit Kamath (IND) again and lost 288 to 467 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-15, +174.

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