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MISO 2013: Nicky Vella-Laurenti [#27]

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On this page, you will find information about Nicky Vella-Laurenti, 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 13-11, +432, and is ranked #19 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): Nicky Surname(s): Vella-Laurenti Home: Malta 2013 Malta International Scrabble Open Team: Malta

Round by Round
High score: 540 Average for: 401 Average against: 386
Round 1	United States	Vella-Laurenti played #13 Winter Zxqkj (USA) and lost 347 to 425 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0-1, -78.
Round 2	Singapore	Vella-Laurenti played #9 Tony Sim (SGP) and lost 284 to 436 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 0-2, -230.
Round 3	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #34 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 401 to 364 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-2, -193.
Round 4	Israel	Vella-Laurenti played #41 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and lost 368 to 380 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-3, -205.
Round 5	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #12 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 318 to 395 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-4, -282.
Round 6	South Africa	Vella-Laurenti played #31 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and lost 369 to 383 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-5, -296. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	Ireland	Vella-Laurenti played #40 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 455 to 251 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-5, -92.
Round 8	England	Vella-Laurenti played #36 George Newman (Eng) and won 397 to 375 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-5, -70.
Round 9	Israel	Vella-Laurenti played #22 Naomi Landau (ISR) and lost 328 to 433 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-6, -175.
Round 10	Israel	Vella-Laurenti played #21 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and lost 414 to 459 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-7, -220.
Round 11		Vella-Laurenti recorded a bye with a spread of 75 points. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-7, -145.
Round 12	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #23 Kevin Abela (MLT) and won 465 to 280 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-7, +40.
Round 13	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #25 Charles Micallef (MLT) and lost 383 to 463 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-8, -40.
Round 14	England	Vella-Laurenti played #32 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and won 506 to 338 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-8, +128.
Round 15	Scotland	Vella-Laurenti played #16 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 317 to 420 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-9, +25.
Round 16	England	Vella-Laurenti played #33 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 460 to 238 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-9, +247. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17	Norway	Vella-Laurenti played #39 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and won 384 to 346 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-9, +285. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	England	Vella-Laurenti played #35 Teresa Lyes (Eng) and won 458 to 380 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-9, +363.
Round 19	Northern Ireland	Vella-Laurenti played #26 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 410 to 406 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-9, +367.
Round 20	United States	Vella-Laurenti played #10 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 424 to 512 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-10, +279.
Round 21	England	Vella-Laurenti played #11 Howard Wilde (Eng) and lost 330 to 487 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-11, +122.
Round 22	Australia	Vella-Laurenti played #29 John Barker (AUS) and won 427 to 396 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-11, +153.
Round 23	India	Vella-Laurenti played #30 Pramit Kamath (IND) and won 540 to 387 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-11, +306.
Round 24	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #17 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 439 to 313 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-11, +432.
After the Tournament		Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (48 hits).

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