Organized by	The 2nd Malta Open Scrabble Tournament	Sponsored by
	May 1–3, 2009

Go to: Commentary Games Players tsh Reports Standings Photos Prizes

Back to MOST 2009 Players

MOST 2009: Kunihiko Kuroda [#31]

[ ]

On this page, you will find information about Kunihiko Kuroda, 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 9-11, +198, and is ranked #39.

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

[photo of Kunihiko Kuroda]

Given name(s): Kunihiko
Surname(s): Kuroda
Home: Ikoma, Nara, Japan
Awards: 1993 (59th), 1995 (59th), 1999 (82nd), 2003 (84th), 2005 (101st), 2007 (101st) WSC; 1993 1995 Japanese NSC
Hobbies: Movie, Incense Ceremony, Tea Ceremony
Occupation: Patent Searcher
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 302, 6-15 -604
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 164/176, 9.5-17.5 -730
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 158/176, 9-17 -695
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 86/90, 9-18 -466
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 128/151, 13-18 -711
WSC 1993 Rank: 59
WSC 1995 Rank: 59
WSC 1999 Rank: 82
WSC 2003 Rank: 84
WSC 2005 Rank: 101
2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: Japan

Round by Round
High score: 561 Average for: 372 Average against: 362
Round 1	England	Kuroda played #19 Mike O'Rourke (Eng) and lost 374 to 396 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 0-1, -22.
Round 2	Ireland	Kuroda played #55 Pauline Weatherhead (IRL) and won 359 to 312 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-1, +25.
Round 3	Malta	Kuroda played #47 Carmen Borg (MLT) and lost 382 to 391 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-2, +16.
Round 4	Israel	Kuroda played #59 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 394 to 277 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-2, +133.
Round 5	Malta	Kuroda played #32 Joe Caruana (MLT) and won 364 to 330 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-2, +167.
Round 6	Israel	Kuroda played #24 Naomi Landau (ISR) and lost 360 to 452 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-3, +75.
Round 7	Ireland	Kuroda played #12 Moses Azzopardi (IRL) and lost 330 to 424 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-4, -19.
Round 8	Ireland	Kuroda played #8 Feargal Weatherhead (IRL) and lost 318 to 443 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-5, -144.
Round 9	England	Kuroda played #38 Philip Turner (Eng) and lost 337 to 392 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-6, -199.
Round 10	Malta	Kuroda played #27 Sammy Mangion (MLT) and won 340 to 336 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-6, -195.
Round 11	Romania	Kuroda played #56 Catalin Caba (ROM) and lost 311 to 427 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-7, -311. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	Israel	Kuroda played #28 Gila Blits (ISR) and lost 290 to 523 (a spread of -233). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-8, -544.
Round 13	England	Kuroda played #58 Simon Rosenstone (Eng) and won 491 to 234 (a spread of 257). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-8, -287.
Round 14	Malta	Kuroda played #62 Reno Zammit (MLT) and won 561 to 158 (a spread of 403). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-8, +116.
Round 15	Malta	Kuroda played #49 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 392 to 385 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-8, +123.
Round 16	Malta	Kuroda played #44 Pawlu Frendo (MLT) and won 366 to 308 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-8, +181.
Round 17	Malta	Kuroda played #37 Mario Camilleri (MLT) and lost 317 to 365 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-9, +133. Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kuroda is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Israel	Kuroda played #29 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and lost 383 to 398 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-10, +118.
Round 19	Malta	Kuroda played #60 Danielle Sant (MLT) and won 412 to 319 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-10, +211.
Round 20	Malta	Kuroda played #43 Marielouise Mifsud (MLT) and lost 351 to 364 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-11, +198.

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.

To report technical difficulties in reading this page, please contact webmaster John Chew at: jjchew@math.utoronto.ca