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David Delicata (#66) at WSC 2001

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Background Information

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Given name(s): David
Surname(s): Delicata
Home: Birkirkara, Malta
Age: 23
Awards: 2001 Malta NSC
Hobbies: Backgammon, pool
Occupation: Securities Trader on the Malta Stock Exchange
WSC 2001 Team: Malta

 

Tournament Ups and Downs

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Round-by-Round

High score: 495
Average for: 384
Average against: 424

Round 1

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Delicata played #22 David Wiegand (United States) and tied at 467 .

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 0.5-0.5, +0.

Delicata is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 2

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Delicata played #88 James Charles Wright (Gibraltar) and won 471 to 334 (a spread of 137) .

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 1.5-0.5, +137.

Round 3

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Delicata played #52 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (South Africa) and won 434 to 414 (a spread of 20) .

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 2.5-0.5, +157.

Round 4

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Delicata played #02 Joel Sherman (United States) and lost 273 to 426 (a spread of -153) .

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 2.5-1.5, +4.

Round 5

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Delicata played #12 Andrew Fisher (England) and lost 306 to 572 (a spread of -266) .

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 2.5-2.5, -262.

Round 6

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Delicata played #37 James A. Cherry (Canada) and lost 356 to 379 (a spread of -23) .

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 2.5-3.5, -285.

Round 7

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Delicata played #82 Michael Arthur Quao (Ghana) and lost 387 to 411 (a spread of -24) .

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 2.5-4.5, -309.

Round 8

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Delicata played #32 Tony Sim (Singapore) and lost 230 to 551 (a spread of -321) .

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 2.5-5.5, -630.

Round 9

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Delicata played #45 Rashid Khan (Pakistan) and won 446 to 381 (a spread of 65) .

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 3.5-5.5, -565.

Delicata is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

Round 10

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Delicata played #62 Danny Cotejo (Qatar) and lost 316 to 327 (a spread of -11) .

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 3.5-6.5, -576.

Delicata is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

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Delicata played #65 Margarida Ana de Souza (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 375 to 346 (a spread of 29) .

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 4.5-6.5, -547.

Round 12

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Delicata played #81 Kwame Poku (Ghana) and won 427 to 392 (a spread of 35) .

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 5.5-6.5, -512.

Round 13

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Delicata played #11 Gareth Williams (Wales) and lost 355 to 494 (a spread of -139) .

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 5.5-7.5, -651.

Round 14

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Delicata played #77 Joshua Otieno Manase (Kenya) and lost 314 to 462 (a spread of -148) .

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 5.5-8.5, -799.

Round 15

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Delicata played #07 Jeff Grant (New Zealand) and lost 367 to 422 (a spread of -55) .

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 5.5-9.5, -854.

Round 16

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Delicata played #87 Rodney Talbot (Australia) and won 495 to 403 (a spread of 92) .

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 6.5-9.5, -762.

Round 17

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Delicata played #57 Isaac Apindi Adhero Lang'o (Tanzania) and lost 406 to 561 (a spread of -155) .

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 6.5-10.5, -917.

Round 18

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Delicata played #85 Alan Sinclair (Scotland) and lost 372 to 427 (a spread of -55) .

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 6.5-11.5, -972.

Delicata is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Delicata is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

Round 19

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Delicata played #65 Margarida Ana de Souza (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 432 to 376 (a spread of 56) .

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 7.5-11.5, -916.

Round 20

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Delicata played #59 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (India) and won 416 to 372 (a spread of 44) .

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 8.5-11.5, -872.

Round 21

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Delicata played #65 Margarida Ana de Souza (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 348 to 403 (a spread of -55) .

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 8.5-12.5, -927.

Round 22

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Delicata played #83 Mario Shalendra Ranasuriya (Bahrain) and won 428 to 341 (a spread of 87) .

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 9.5-12.5, -840.

Round 23

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Delicata played #65 Margarida Ana de Souza (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 358 to 486 (a spread of -128) .

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 9.5-13.5, -968.

Round 24

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Delicata played #54 Dixon Assesa (Kenya) and lost 433 to 439 (a spread of -6) .

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 9.5-14.5, -974.


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