WSC 2009: David Delicata [#20]

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WSC 2009: David Delicata [#20]

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On this page, you will find information about David Delicata, who is competing at the 2009 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 11-13, -366, and is ranked #72.

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: Swieqi, Malta Awards: 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Malta NSC Hobbies: Football, Snooker Occupation: Retail Shops Owner WSC 2001 Rank: 74 WSC 2003 Rank: 33 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Malta

Round by Round
High score: 512 Average for: 401 Average against: 416
Round 1	England	Delicata played #69 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and lost 411 to 515 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-1, -104.
Round 2	United States	Delicata played #28 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 356 to 407 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-2, -155.
Round 3	Bahrain	Delicata played #95 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and won 396 to 316 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-2, -75.
Round 4	Kuwait	Delicata played #102 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and lost 291 to 499 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 1-3, -283.
Round 5	Australia	Delicata played #37 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and lost 299 to 494 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-4, -478.
Round 6	Australia	Delicata played #54 Peter Kougi (AUS) and won 417 to 343 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-4, -404.
Round 7	Canada	Delicata played #92 Dielle Saldanha (CAN) and won 454 to 370 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-4, -320.
Round 8	Kenya	Delicata played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 354 to 480 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-5, -446.
Round 9	Malta	Delicata played #15 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and won 383 to 319 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-5, -382.
Round 10	Japan	Delicata played #29 Warodom Geamsakul (JPN) and won 413 to 300 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-5, -269.
Round 11	Canada	Delicata played #77 Max Panitch (CAN) and won 512 to 449 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-5, -206. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	Pakistan	Delicata played #52 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 423 to 459 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-6, -242.
Round 13	Scotland	Delicata played #30 Helen Gipson (Sco) and won 391 to 362 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-6, -213.
Round 14	Wales	Delicata played #36 Neil Green (Wal) and lost 356 to 426 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-7, -283.
Round 15	Sri Lanka	Delicata played #105 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 456 to 406 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-7, -233.
Round 16	Malaysia	Delicata played #101 Michael Tang (MYS) and won 483 to 343 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-7, -93.
Round 17	England	Delicata played #63 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 350 to 471 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-8, -214.
Round 18	England	Delicata played #9 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 398 to 438 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-9, -254.
Round 19	England	Delicata played #56 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 405 to 475 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-10, -324.
Round 20	Romania	Delicata played #78 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 483 to 379 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-10, -220.
Round 21	Canada	Delicata played #93 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and lost 375 to 434 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-11, -279.
Round 22	Canada	Delicata played #39 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 417 to 419 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-12, -281.
Round 23	New Zealand	Delicata played #104 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and won 388 to 384 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-12, -277.
Round 24	England	Delicata played #3 Paul Allan (Eng) and lost 413 to 502 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-13, -366.

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