NASC 2018: Nuala O'Rourke [CSW-44]

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On this page, you will find information about Nuala O'Rourke, who is competing at the 2018 North American 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 16-15, -704, and is ranked #44 in Division CSW.

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: 514 Average for: 399 Average against: 421
Round 1		O'Rourke played #22 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 448 to 376 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +72. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		O'Rourke played #4 Evans Clinchy (Tacoma, WA) and lost 365 to 545 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, -108.
Round 3		O'Rourke played #61 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 430 to 373 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-1, -51. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		O'Rourke played #73 Esther Perrins (Australia) and lost 293 to 517 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, -275.
Round 5		O'Rourke played #15 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and lost 335 to 625 (a spread of -290). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-3, -565. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		O'Rourke played #46 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 507 to 333 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-3, -391.
Round 7		O'Rourke played #35 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) and lost 362 to 380 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-4, -409.
Round 8		O'Rourke played #68 Ruth MacInerney (England) and won 492 to 434 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-4, -351.
Round 9		O'Rourke played #47 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and lost 452 to 475 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-5, -374.
Round 10		O'Rourke played #27 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and won 452 to 438 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-5, -360.
Round 11		O'Rourke played #51 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and lost 304 to 414 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-6, -470. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		O'Rourke played #28 Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) and won 514 to 486 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-6, -442. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		O'Rourke played #54 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 356 to 343 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-6, -429.
Round 14		O'Rourke played #18 John Holgate (Australia) and lost 377 to 419 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-7, -471.
Round 15		O'Rourke played #45 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 346 to 367 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-8, -492.
Round 16		O'Rourke played #11 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Grand Prairie, TX) and won 391 to 383 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-8, -484.
Round 17		O'Rourke played #14 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 349 to 439 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-9, -574.
Round 18		O'Rourke played #25 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 426 to 380 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-9, -528.
Round 19		O'Rourke played #29 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and lost 380 to 427 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-10, -575.
Round 20		O'Rourke played #32 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 469 to 359 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-10, -465.
Round 21		O'Rourke played #24 Ying Ming Poh (Los Angeles, CA) and won 473 to 403 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-10, -395.
Round 22		O'Rourke played #23 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 456 to 444 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-10, -383.
Round 23		O'Rourke played #26 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 349 to 557 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-11, -591.
Round 24		O'Rourke played #37 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 297 to 440 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-12, -734.
Round 25		O'Rourke played #69 Michael Tang (Singapore) and lost 409 to 504 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-13, -829.
Round 26		O'Rourke played #65 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) and lost 297 to 431 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-14, -963.
Round 27		O'Rourke played #64 Michael Gincel (Winter Garden, FL) and won 465 to 264 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-14, -762. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		O'Rourke played #63 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 393 to 316 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-14, -685.
Round 29		O'Rourke played #60 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 359 to 328 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-14, -654. O'Rourke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		O'Rourke played #58 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 490 to 387 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 16-14, -551.
Round 31		O'Rourke played #43 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 322 to 475 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 16-15, -704.

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