2013 European Open Scrabble Championship: May 11–14, Malta

May 11–14, 2013

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EOSC 2013: Mario Saliba [#24]

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On this page, you will find information about Mario Saliba, who is competing at the 2013 European Open 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 17-15, +800, and is ranked #20.

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

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Given name(s): Mario
Surname(s): Saliba
Home: Malta
Awards: 1989 1994 1998 Malta NSC
Hobbies: sports
2013 European Open Scrabble Championship Team: Malta

Round by Round

High score: 492
Average for: 393
Average against: 368

Round 1

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Ireland

Saliba played #26 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and lost 379 to 381 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 0-1, -2.

Round 2

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Malta

Saliba played #38 Pawlu Frendo (MLT) and won 386 to 355 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 1-1, +29.

Round 3

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England

Saliba played #28 Dave Hoskisson (Eng) and lost 348 to 392 (a spread of -44).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 1-2, -15.

Round 4

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Austria

Saliba played #32 Pam Morris (AUT) and won 407 to 368 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 2-2, +24.

Round 5

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Malta

Saliba played #36 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 456 to 309 (a spread of 147).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 3-2, +171.

Round 6

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India

Saliba played #21 Pramit Kamath (IND) and lost 345 to 476 (a spread of -131).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 3-3, +40.

Round 7

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Malta

Saliba played #12 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 362 to 449 (a spread of -87).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 3-4, -47.

Round 8

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England

Saliba played #23 Jayne Mackenzie (Eng) and lost 328 to 345 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 3-5, -64.

Round 9

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England

Saliba played #41 Paula Docherty (Eng) and won 455 to 244 (a spread of 211).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 4-5, +147.

Round 10

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Norway

Saliba played #33 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and won 408 to 323 (a spread of 85).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 5-5, +232.

Round 11

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Scotland

Saliba played #17 Raymond Tate (Sco) and lost 307 to 457 (a spread of -150).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 5-6, +82.

Round 12

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Romania

Saliba played #19 Dan Sandu (ROM) and lost 417 to 433 (a spread of -16).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 5-7, +66.

Round 13

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Malta

Saliba played #31 Paul Mifsud (MLT) and lost 375 to 397 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 5-8, +44.

Round 14

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United States

Saliba played #11 Winter Zxqkj (USA) and lost 360 to 373 (a spread of -13).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 5-9, +31.

Saliba is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 15

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Ireland

Saliba played #40 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 404 to 371 (a spread of 33).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 6-9, +64.

Round 16

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Israel

Saliba played #37 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and won 406 to 304 (a spread of 102).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 7-9, +166.

Round 17

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Norway

Saliba played #43 Eskil Aasmul (NOR) and won 419 to 320 (a spread of 99).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 8-9, +265.

Round 18

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England

Saliba played #27 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and lost 335 to 412 (a spread of -77).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 8-10, +188.

Round 19

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Malta

Saliba played #42 Reno Zammit (MLT) and won 362 to 331 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 9-10, +219.

Round 20

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Ireland

Saliba played #30 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and won 426 to 332 (a spread of 94).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 10-10, +313.

Round 21

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Ireland

Saliba played #35 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 459 to 275 (a spread of 184).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 11-10, +497.

Round 22

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Australia

Saliba played #22 John Barker (AUS) and lost 404 to 445 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 11-11, +456.

Round 23

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Israel

Saliba played #45 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 404 to 300 (a spread of 104).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 12-11, +560.

Round 24

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Japan

Saliba played #39 Tadao Takeda (JPN) and won 492 to 307 (a spread of 185).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 13-11, +745.

Round 25

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Australia

Saliba played #25 Martin Waterworth (AUS) and won 376 to 354 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 14-11, +767.

Saliba is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 26

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Malta

Saliba played #29 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 446 to 276 (a spread of 170).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 15-11, +937.

Round 27

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Scotland

Saliba played #2 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 342 to 444 (a spread of -102).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 15-12, +835.

Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Saliba is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 28

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United States

Saliba played #5 Chris Lipe (USA) and lost 387 to 448 (a spread of -61).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 15-13, +774.

Saliba is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 29

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Malta

Saliba played #34 Joe Caruana (MLT) and lost 339 to 390 (a spread of -51).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 15-14, +723.

Round 30

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Norway

Saliba played #44 Taral Seierstad (NOR) and won 424 to 345 (a spread of 79).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 16-14, +802.

Round 31

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Malta

Saliba played #20 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 397 to 451 (a spread of -54).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 16-15, +748.

Round 32

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United States

Saliba played #15 Jean McArthur (USA) and won 419 to 367 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 17-15, +800.


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