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MOST 2009: Rael Hayman [#20]

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On this page, you will find information about Rael Hayman, 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, +745, and is ranked #13.

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

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Given name(s): Rael
Surname(s): Hayman
Home: South Africa
2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: South Africa

Round by Round

High score: 546
Average for: 433
Average against: 396

Round 1

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Malta

Hayman played #43 Marielouise Mifsud (MLT) and won 446 to 283 (a spread of 163).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 1-0, +163.

Round 2

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Malta

Hayman played #49 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 404 to 304 (a spread of 100).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 2-0, +263.

Round 3

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Malta

Hayman played #10 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and won 483 to 391 (a spread of 92).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 3-0, +355.

Round 4

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Malta

Hayman played #17 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 334 to 406 (a spread of -72).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 3-1, +283.

Round 5

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Israel

Hayman played #41 Liliane Servier (ISR) and won 458 to 433 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 4-1, +308.

Round 6

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England

Hayman played #18 Chris Keeley (Eng) and won 415 to 412 (a spread of 3).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 5-1, +311.

Round 7

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Malta

Hayman played #3 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and won 439 to 428 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 6-1, +322.

Round 8

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England

Hayman played #1 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 424 to 339 (a spread of 85).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 7-1, +407.

Round 9

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England

Hayman played #4 David Webb (Eng) and lost 390 to 532 (a spread of -142).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 7-2, +265.

Round 10

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England

Hayman played #6 Philip Nelkon (Eng) and lost 365 to 437 (a spread of -72).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 7-3, +193.

Round 11

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Nigeria

Hayman played #2 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and lost 428 to 447 (a spread of -19).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 7-4, +174.

Round 12

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England

Hayman played #16 Sandie Simonis (Eng) and won 484 to 350 (a spread of 134).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 8-4, +308.

Round 13

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England

Hayman played #13 Bob Violett (Eng) and lost 378 to 412 (a spread of -34).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 8-5, +274.

Round 14

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Ireland

Hayman played #11 Gboye Balogun (IRL) and won 521 to 332 (a spread of 189).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 9-5, +463.

Hayman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 15

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England

Hayman played #19 Mike O'Rourke (Eng) and won 417 to 295 (a spread of 122).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 10-5, +585.

Round 16

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England

Hayman played #5 Jared Robinson (Eng) and lost 407 to 508 (a spread of -101).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 10-6, +484.

Round 17

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Northern Ireland

Hayman played #22 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and lost 408 to 448 (a spread of -40).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 10-7, +444.

Hayman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Hayman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 18

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Scotland

Hayman played #14 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 546 to 293 (a spread of 253).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 11-7, +697.

Round 19

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Ireland

Hayman played #8 Feargal Weatherhead (IRL) and won 486 to 402 (a spread of 84).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 12-7, +781.

Round 20

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Israel

Hayman played #7 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 432 to 468 (a spread of -36).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 12-8, +745.

Hayman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).


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