NSC 2013: Nuala O'Rourke [#36]

[ ]

On this page, you will find information about Nuala O'Rourke, who is competing at the 2013 National 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 13-18, -500, and is ranked #30 in Division 5.

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): Nuala Surname(s): O'Rourke Home: Northern Ireland Awards: 1992 Scottish and NE NSC Regional, 1993 Lisburn Open

Round by Round
High score: 552 Average for: 406 Average against: 422
Round 1		O'Rourke played #39 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 265 to 483 (a spread of -218). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-1, -218.
Round 2		O'Rourke played #22 Quinn James (Charleston, SC) and won 445 to 427 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-1, -200.
Round 3		O'Rourke played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 350 to 469 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-2, -319.
Round 4		O'Rourke played #21 Trevor Halsall (Australia) and lost 336 to 462 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-3, -445.
Round 5		O'Rourke played #15 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 360 to 540 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-4, -625.
Round 6		O'Rourke played #35 Anlaug Frydenlund (Norway) and lost 426 to 455 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-5, -654.
Round 7		O'Rourke played #30 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 468 to 348 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-5, -534.
Round 8		O'Rourke played #28 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 438 to 384 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-5, -480.
Round 9		O'Rourke played #42 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and won 411 to 357 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-5, -426.
Round 10		O'Rourke played #24 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 358 to 528 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-6, -596.
Round 11		O'Rourke played #40 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 417 to 480 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-7, -659.
Round 12		O'Rourke played #33 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 552 to 281 (a spread of 271). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-7, -388.
Round 13		O'Rourke played #38 Eugene Capriata (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 534 to 297 (a spread of 237). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-7, -151.
Round 14		O'Rourke played #32 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 477 to 299 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-7, +27.
Round 15		O'Rourke played #27 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 413 to 333 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-7, +107.
Round 16		O'Rourke played #29 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 395 to 444 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-8, +58. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 17		O'Rourke played #37 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and won 497 to 381 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-8, +174.
Round 18		O'Rourke played #34 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 476 to 312 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-8, +338.
Round 19		O'Rourke played #25 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 347 to 444 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-9, +241.
Round 20		O'Rourke played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 424 to 493 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-10, +172.
Round 21		O'Rourke played #6 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 433 to 473 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-11, +132.
Round 22		O'Rourke played #23 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and won 441 to 344 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-11, +229. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		O'Rourke played #1 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 388 to 456 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-12, +161.
Round 24		O'Rourke played #11 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 409 to 514 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-13, +56. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		O'Rourke played #31 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 468 to 453 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-13, +71.
Round 26		O'Rourke played #10 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 293 to 519 (a spread of -226). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-14, -155.
Round 27		O'Rourke played #26 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and lost 321 to 462 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-15, -296.
Round 28		O'Rourke played #16 Travis Chaney (Portland, OR) and lost 370 to 441 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-16, -367.
Round 29		O'Rourke played #4 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 328 to 449 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-17, -488.
Round 30		O'Rourke played #24 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) again and lost 355 to 383 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-18, -516.
Round 31		O'Rourke played #38 Eugene Capriata (Trinidad and Tobago) again and won 399 to 383 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-18, -500.

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © 2013 NASPA. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark’s longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so.

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

For more information about competitive club and tournament SCRABBLE^® or NASPA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabbleplayers.org.