2010 Malta International Scrabble Open: May 14-16

May 14–16, 2010

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MOST 2010: Terry Kirk [#11]

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On this page, you will find information about Terry Kirk, who is competing at the 2010 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 13-8, +670, 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
	Given name(s): Terry Surname(s): Kirk Home: London, ENG Awards: Runner-up twice in UK NSC; winner of several UK tournaments; ABSP Grandmaster and Chair Hobbies: Crosswords, Guinness 2010 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 566 Average for: 417 Average against: 385
Round 1	Ireland	Kirk played #76 Ronnie Gordon (IRL) and won 566 to 296 (a spread of 270). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +270.
Round 2	England	Kirk played #53 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 500 to 351 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +419.
Round 3	Scotland	Kirk played #2 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 365 to 462 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, +322.
Round 4	Romania	Kirk played #22 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 512 to 345 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +489. Kirk is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	Australia	Kirk played #31 John Barker (AUS) and won 455 to 399 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +545.
Round 6	New Zealand	Kirk played #1 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 319 to 594 (a spread of -275). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-2, +270.
Round 7	Israel	Kirk played #18 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and lost 280 to 503 (a spread of -223). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-3, +47. Kirk is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	England	Kirk played #85 Cindy Hollyer (Eng) and won 527 to 263 (a spread of 264). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +311.
Round 9	Malta	Kirk played #84 Reno Zammit (MLT) and won 434 to 216 (a spread of 218). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-3, +529.
Round 10	Scotland	Kirk played #27 Amy Byrne (Sco) and won 451 to 434 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +546.
Round 11	England	Kirk played #33 Evelyn Wallace (Eng) and won 460 to 336 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +670.
Round 12	United States	Kirk played #13 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 335 to 453 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-4, +552.
Round 13	England	Kirk played #7 Jared Robinson (Eng) and lost 373 to 483 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-5, +442.
Round 14	England	Kirk played #14 Jackie McLeod (Eng) and won 439 to 312 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, +569.
Round 15	Australia	Kirk played #25 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 439 to 338 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-5, +670.
Round 16	Malta	Kirk played #47 Charles Micallef (MLT) and won 404 to 342 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +732.
Round 17	Israel	Kirk played #10 Evan Cohen (ISR) and won 429 to 388 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +773.
Round 18	England	Kirk played #15 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and lost 286 to 341 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +718.
Round 19	England	Kirk played #3 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 389 to 467 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +640.
Round 20	Scotland	Kirk played #17 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 407 to 363 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-7, +684.
Round 21	New Zealand	Kirk played #6 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 384 to 398 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-8, +670.

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