Singapore ( day 3)

ADRIAN TAMAS 435 NIGEL RICHARDS 522

I love being a "full-time" scrabble player. Today we had eight more games of Scrabble. In the morning, I started my day with a loss against Nigel Richards but a 3 game winning streak took me to the top 5. The most interesting game of the day is definitely the one against Hubert Wee, where he beat me by 200 points, playing some beautiful words:ENDLEAF+S (endpaper), GENETRIX (a mother), PANDECTS ( a complete body of laws). Today I had way more bonuses than yesterday. I counted 21: ERASION+S, NIPTERS(ceremonial washing of the feet), ROSULATE(no-S arranged in the form of a rosette), ASTEROID+S, ANGUINE, LIFECARE+S TOILETED, PARERGA(no-S a composition derived from a larger work), ENDURES, LATERAD(no-S toward the side), REMOUNTS, NAPOLEON+S(a type of pastry), ETESIAN+S( an annually recurring wind), SIENITE+S(an igneous rock), BORANES, DELICTS, EBONISE+D,S, TREADLES, INFLATES, SAURIAN+S TELETRON+S( a cathode-ray tube).My compatriot, Mihai Pantis, had some beautiful bonuses. My favorite were URANISCI(no-S the roof of the mouth), EPIGAEAN(no-S living close to the ground)and IODYRITE+S.My host, Ricky Purnomo, finished third, after he had to play Nigel four times!Two wins for Ricky, two for Nigel. It's not too bad if you ask me! These are the final results:
Results after round 16
NOVEMBER 21, 2009 -- MASTERS
Rank Player Wins Mar
1 Nigel Richards 13 1575
2 Hubert Wee 11 866
3 Ricky Purnomo 11 106
4 Goh Jiang Pern 10 670
5 Adrian Tamas 10 256
6 Michael Tang 10 -82
7 Robert Linn 9 -2
8 Cheah Siu Hean 9 -121
9 Mihai Pantis 8 4
10 Shim Yen Nee 8 -155
11 Tony Sim 7 337
12 Victor Chua 7 156
13 Dianne Ward 7 151
14 Toh Weibin 7 34
15 Marlon Prudencio 6 5
16 Jocelyn Lor 6 -153
17 Quek Sim Ho 6 -344
18 J Goutham 6 -831
19 Wong Zhi Yuan 6 -983
20 Arul Inthirajah 3 -1489
HIGH GAME: Goh Jiang Pern 662


HUBERT WEE 607 ADRIAN TAMAS 398

Singapore ( day 2)

ADRIAN TAMAS 409 CHEAH SIU HEAN 484

Today, it was time for Scrabble. 20 players joined the Yew Tee tournament. I started my day with a loss against Ricky Purnomo. I had to let him win again!I also played against my compatriot, Mihai Pantis.It was my turn to win. Tomorrow morning, my next victim will be Nigel Richards, none other than the world champion en titre.
My game didn't seem to flow very well today. I only had 12 bonuses in 8 games! That is certainly not enough at this level. My bonuses were ANTITYPE+S(a contrary type), INFESTER+S, UNSENSED, REARGUE+D,S, SAXONITE+S(igneous rock), TEAGLES, GELLIES(gelignite), RIVIERAS( a costal resort area), ANOETIC(no-S feeling without understanding), PITEOUS, WINIEST and CASEMENT+S( a type of window). After the tournament Tony Sim, took us to a place with a lot of Singaporean traditional food. It was delicious! Now I need to recharge my batteries for tomorrow...

Results after round 8
NOVEMBER 21, 2009 -- MASTERS
Rank Player Wins Mar
1 Nigel Richards 7 789
2 Ricky Purnomo 7 503
3 Hubert Wee 6 346
4 Goh Jiang Pern 5 612
5 Toh Weibin 5 256
6 Adrian Tamas 5 196
7 Wong Zhi Yuan 5 -89
8 Victor Chua 4 87
9 Mihai Pantis 4 -27
10 Robert Linn 4 -194
11 Michael Tang 4 -257
12 Cheah Siu Hean 4 -349
13 Tony Sim 3 80
14 Marlon Prudencio 3 58
15 Jocelyn Lor 3 -132
16 Arul Inthirajah 3 -613
17 Dianne Ward 2 141
18 Shim Yen Nee 2 -193
19 Quek Sim Ho 2 -356
20 J Goutham 2 -858
HIGH GAME: Goh Jiang Pern 662


ADRIAN TAMAS 467 MIHAI PANTIS 402