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MOST 2009: Philip Nelkon [#6]

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On this page, you will find information about Philip Nelkon, who is competing at the 2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-8, +930, and is ranked #10.

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): Philip Surname(s): Nelkon Home: Maidenhead, Berks, United Kingdom Awards: 1978 1981 1990 1992 UK NSC WSC 1993 Rank: 13 2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 665 Average for: 439 Average against: 393
Round 1	England	Nelkon played #57 Beryl Thacker (Eng) and won 567 to 239 (a spread of 328). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +328.
Round 2	Malta	Nelkon played #44 Pawlu Frendo (MLT) and won 665 to 225 (a spread of 440). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +768.
Round 3	Romania	Nelkon played #23 Dan Sandu (ROM) and lost 397 to 434 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-1, +731. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	Malta	Nelkon played #40 Anna Borg (MLT) and won 498 to 337 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +892.
Round 5	Malta	Nelkon played #36 Paul Mifsud (MLT) and won 446 to 323 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +1015.
Round 6	Israel	Nelkon played #29 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and lost 371 to 404 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-2, +982.
Round 7	Nigeria	Nelkon played #2 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and won 531 to 444 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +1069.
Round 8	England	Nelkon played #16 Sandie Simonis (Eng) and won 411 to 378 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-2, +1102.
Round 9	Malta	Nelkon played #17 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 425 to 345 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-2, +1182. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 10	South Africa	Nelkon played #20 Rael Hayman (ZAF) and won 437 to 365 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-2, +1254. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	England	Nelkon played #5 Jared Robinson (Eng) and won 541 to 407 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-2, +1388. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Round 12	England	Nelkon played #1 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 331 to 502 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-3, +1217. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	England	Nelkon played #4 David Webb (Eng) and lost 282 to 492 (a spread of -210). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +1007. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14	England	Nelkon played #13 Bob Violett (Eng) and won 446 to 421 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +1032. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	Malta	Nelkon played #3 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 344 to 448 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, +928. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	Malta	Nelkon played #10 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and won 507 to 354 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +1081.
Round 17	England	Nelkon played #18 Chris Keeley (Eng) and lost 364 to 396 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-6, +1049. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Malta	Nelkon played #10 Cecil Muscat (MLT) again and lost 439 to 527 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-7, +961.
Round 19	Israel	Nelkon played #7 Evan Cohen (ISR) and won 431 to 373 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-7, +1019.
Round 20	Ireland	Nelkon played #11 Gboye Balogun (IRL) and lost 347 to 436 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-8, +930. Nelkon is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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