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MOST 2009: David Delicata [#15]

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On this page, you will find information about David Delicata, 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 11-9, +528, 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): David Surname(s): Delicata Home: Sliema, Malta Awards: 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Malta NSC Hobbies: Football, Billiards, Backgammon Occupation: Retail Shops Owner WSC 2001 Rank: 74 WSC 2003 Rank: 33 2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: Malta

Round by Round
High score: 618 Average for: 426 Average against: 399
Round 1	Romania	Delicata played #56 Catalin Caba (ROM) and won 401 to 372 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +29.
Round 2	Ireland	Delicata played #34 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and won 470 to 406 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +93.
Round 3	Ireland	Delicata played #12 Moses Azzopardi (IRL) and won 618 to 225 (a spread of 393). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +486.
Round 4	England	Delicata played #1 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 350 to 580 (a spread of -230). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +256.
Round 5	England	Delicata played #16 Sandie Simonis (Eng) and lost 364 to 427 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-2, +193.
Round 6	Malta	Delicata played #37 Mario Camilleri (MLT) and won 459 to 365 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-2, +287. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7	Romania	Delicata played #23 Dan Sandu (ROM) and lost 356 to 424 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-3, +219.
Round 8	Scotland	Delicata played #14 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 309 to 402 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-4, +126. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	Northern Ireland	Delicata played #22 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and lost 392 to 457 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-5, +61.
Round 10	England	Delicata played #18 Chris Keeley (Eng) and won 430 to 384 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-5, +107.
Round 11	Malta	Delicata played #52 Pauline Cilia (MLT) and won 588 to 342 (a spread of 246). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-5, +353. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	Malta	Delicata played #35 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and lost 381 to 452 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-6, +282.
Round 13	Israel	Delicata played #24 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 370 to 351 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-6, +301.
Round 14	England	Delicata played #38 Philip Turner (Eng) and won 469 to 326 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-6, +444. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	Malta	Delicata played #25 Christine Strawbridge (MLT) and won 438 to 363 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-6, +519.
Round 16	Malta	Delicata played #45 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 425 to 413 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-6, +531.
Round 17	Ireland	Delicata played #11 Gboye Balogun (IRL) and won 508 to 294 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-6, +745.
Round 18	England	Delicata played #5 Jared Robinson (Eng) and lost 415 to 469 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-7, +691.
Round 19	England	Delicata played #19 Mike O'Rourke (Eng) and lost 391 to 447 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-8, +635.
Round 20	Malta	Delicata played #17 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 379 to 486 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-9, +528.

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