2011 Malta International Scrabble Open: May 13–15, Qawra, Malta

May 13–15, 2011

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MISO 2011: Dan Sandu [#12]

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On this page, you will find information about Dan Sandu, who is competing at the 2011 Malta International Scrabble Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-12, +116, and is ranked #19 in Division 1.

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): Dan
Surname(s): Sandu
Home: Bucharest, Romania
Awards: 1995-2005 Romanian English-language champion
Hobbies: Computers, Chess, Puzzles, UFOs
2011 Malta International Scrabble Open Team: Romania

Round by Round

High score: 506
Average for: 398
Average against: 393

Round 1

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England

Sandu played #21 Graham Haigh (Eng) and won 405 to 395 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 1-0, +10.

Round 2

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Romania

Sandu played #36 Ovidiu Tamas (ROM) and won 439 to 299 (a spread of 140).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 2-0, +150.

Round 3

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United Arab Emirates

Sandu played #9 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and lost 289 to 607 (a spread of -318).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 2-1, -168.

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

Round 4

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Israel

Sandu played #24 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 426 to 336 (a spread of 90).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 3-1, -78.

Round 5

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Germany, Federal Republic of

Sandu played #17 Yi En Gan (DEU) and lost 325 to 428 (a spread of -103).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 3-2, -181.

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

Round 6

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England

Sandu played #34 Jayne Mackenzie (Eng) and lost 364 to 385 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 3-3, -202.

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

Round 7

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Ireland

Sandu played #28 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and won 506 to 298 (a spread of 208).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 4-3, +6.

Round 8

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England

Sandu played #22 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and won 462 to 349 (a spread of 113).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 5-3, +119.

Round 9

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Australia

Sandu played #18 Carmel Dodd (AUS) and won 406 to 318 (a spread of 88).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 6-3, +207.

Round 10

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Malta

Sandu played #11 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 410 to 412 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 6-4, +205.

Round 11

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Scotland

Sandu played #14 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and lost 409 to 456 (a spread of -47).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 6-5, +158.

Round 12

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England

Sandu played #38 Teresa Lyes (Eng) and lost 404 to 434 (a spread of -30).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 6-6, +128.

Sandu is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 13

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Malta

Sandu played #10 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 381 to 503 (a spread of -122).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 6-7, +6.

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

Round 14

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Israel

Sandu played #26 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and lost 351 to 451 (a spread of -100).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 6-8, -94.

Round 15

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England

Sandu played #7 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 452 to 350 (a spread of 102).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 7-8, +8.

Round 16

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England

Sandu played #32 Sheena Wilson (Eng) and lost 359 to 387 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 7-9, -20.

Round 17

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Malta

Sandu played #27 Charles Micallef (MLT) and won 417 to 324 (a spread of 93).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 8-9, +73.

Round 18

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England

Sandu played #37 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 447 to 299 (a spread of 148).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 9-9, +221.

Round 19

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England

Sandu played #35 George Newman (Eng) and lost 356 to 410 (a spread of -54).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 9-10, +167.

Round 20

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Scotland

Sandu played #20 Raymond Tate (Sco) and lost 347 to 470 (a spread of -123).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 9-11, +44.

Round 21

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South Africa

Sandu played #29 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and won 390 to 343 (a spread of 47).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 10-11, +91.

Round 22

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Malta

Sandu played #25 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 430 to 350 (a spread of 80).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 11-11, +171.

Round 23

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Malta

Sandu played #33 Mario Camilleri (MLT) and won 413 to 371 (a spread of 42).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 12-11, +213.

Round 24

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England

Sandu played #16 Chris Keeley (Eng) and lost 366 to 463 (a spread of -97).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 12-12, +116.


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