2013 Malta International Scrabble Open: May 18–20

May 18–20, 2013

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MISO 2013: Kevin Abela [#23]

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin Abela, who is competing at the 2013 Malta International Scrabble Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 9-15, -1002, and is ranked #36 in Division 1.

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): Kevin Surname(s): Abela Home: Malta 2013 Malta International Scrabble Open Team: Malta

Round by Round
High score: 506 Average for: 378 Average against: 425
Round 1	Scotland	Abela played #18 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and won 449 to 405 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +44.
Round 2	Scotland	Abela played #4 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 332 to 465 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, -89.
Round 3	England	Abela played #33 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and lost 319 to 393 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-2, -163.
Round 4	Northern Ireland	Abela played #28 Jayne Mackenzie (NIr) and lost 337 to 436 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-3, -262.
Round 5	India	Abela played #30 Pramit Kamath (IND) and won 390 to 384 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-3, -256.
Round 6	England	Abela played #32 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and lost 355 to 457 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-4, -358.
Round 7	Malta	Abela played #34 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 385 to 373 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-4, -346.
Round 8	England	Abela played #37 Sanmi Odelana (Eng) and lost 346 to 431 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-5, -431.
Round 9	Australia	Abela played #29 John Barker (AUS) and lost 390 to 394 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-6, -435.
Round 10	Ireland	Abela played #40 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 409 to 350 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-6, -376.
Round 11	Israel	Abela played #41 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and won 411 to 395 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-6, -360.
Round 12	Malta	Abela played #27 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 280 to 465 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-7, -545.
Round 13	England	Abela played #36 George Newman (Eng) and won 506 to 429 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-7, -468.
Round 14		Abela recorded a bye with a spread of 75 points. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-7, -393.
Round 15	Austria	Abela played #38 Pam Morris (AUT) and lost 395 to 397 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-8, -395.
Round 16	Norway	Abela played #39 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and lost 269 to 512 (a spread of -243). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-9, -638.
Round 17	Northern Ireland	Abela played #26 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and lost 383 to 399 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-10, -654.
Round 18	England	Abela played #20 Phil Kelly (Eng) and lost 360 to 420 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-11, -714.
Round 19	England	Abela played #35 Teresa Lyes (Eng) and lost 423 to 449 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-12, -740.
Round 20	South Africa	Abela played #31 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and lost 331 to 435 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-13, -844. Abela is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21	Romania	Abela played #24 Dan Sandu (ROM) and lost 316 to 470 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-14, -998.
Round 22	Malta	Abela played #25 Charles Micallef (MLT) and won 453 to 450 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-14, -995.
Round 23	Israel	Abela played #22 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 489 to 360 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-14, -866.
Round 24	Malta	Abela played #25 Charles Micallef (MLT) again and lost 360 to 496 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-15, -1002.

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