WSC 2007: David Delicata [#30]

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WSC 2007: David Delicata [#30]

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On this page, you will find information about David Delicata, who is competing at the 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 10-14, -306, and is ranked #82.

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 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Malta

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

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Round by Round
High score: 537 Average for: 400 Average against: 413
Round 1	England	Delicata played #78 Adam Philpotts (Eng) and lost 359 to 499 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 0-1, -140.
Round 2	United States	Delicata played #80 Daniel Pratt (USA) and lost 392 to 439 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 0-2, -187.
Round 3	Oman	Delicata played #61 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and won 461 to 346 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-2, -72.
Round 4	Canada	Delicata played #43 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 392 to 500 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-3, -180. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	Zambia	Delicata played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 537 to 335 (a spread of 202). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-3, +22. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	Pakistan	Delicata played #46 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and lost 362 to 390 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-4, -6.
Round 7	Barbados	Delicata played #22 Leslie Charles (BRB) and lost 374 to 396 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-5, -28.
Round 8	Australia	Delicata played #68 Christopher May (AUS) and lost 372 to 522 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-6, -178.
Round 9	United States	Delicata played #50 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 319 to 531 (a spread of -212). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-7, -390. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	Sri Lanka	Delicata played #5 Asanka Amarasinghe (LKA) and lost 339 to 400 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-8, -451.
Round 11	Sweden	Delicata played #70 Greger Nassen (SWE) and lost 390 to 451 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 2-9, -512.
Round 12	Tanzania	Delicata played #33 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 523 to 319 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-9, -308.
Round 13	Germany, Federal Republic of	Delicata played #48 Llewellin Jegels (DEU) and lost 420 to 421 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 3-10, -309.
Round 14	Qatar	Delicata played #3 Loreta Alban (QAT) and won 419 to 353 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 4-10, -243.
Round 15	Ireland	Delicata played #2 Olajide Ademola Ajayi (IRL) and won 366 to 352 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-10, -229.
Round 16	India	Delicata played #21 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and lost 348 to 397 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 5-11, -278.
Round 17	Kenya	Delicata played #98 Francis Wachira (KEN) and won 393 to 334 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 6-11, -219. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18	United States	Delicata played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 323 to 496 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 6-12, -392.
Round 19	Japan	Delicata played #56 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 414 to 371 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-12, -349.
Round 20	Sri Lanka	Delicata played #6 Indunil Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 434 to 344 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-12, -259.
Round 21	Australia	Delicata played #47 Bob Jackman (AUS) and lost 377 to 460 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-13, -342.
Round 22	Poland	Delicata played #97 Wojciech Usakiewicz (POL) and won 461 to 407 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-13, -288.
Round 23	New Zealand	Delicata played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 391 to 451 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-14, -348.
Round 24	France	Delicata played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 433 to 391 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-14, -306.

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