2012 Malta International Scrabble Open: May 18–20, Ċirkewwa, Malta

May 18–20, 2012

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MISO 2012: Nicky Vella-Laurenti [#33]

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On this page, you will find information about Nicky Vella-Laurenti, who is competing at the 2012 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 11-13, -58, and is ranked #32 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 2012 Malta International Scrabble Open Team: Malta

Round by Round
High score: 525 Average for: 395 Average against: 398
Before the Tournament		Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	Singapore	Vella-Laurenti played #9 Tony Sim (SGP) and lost 381 to 482 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0-1, -101.
Round 2	England	Vella-Laurenti played #16 Bob Violett (Eng) and lost 374 to 477 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-2, -204. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #24 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and won 424 to 367 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-2, -147.
Round 4	New Zealand	Vella-Laurenti played #8 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 315 to 424 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-3, -256.
Round 5	England	Vella-Laurenti played #26 Jackie McLeod (Eng) and lost 388 to 422 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-4, -290.
Round 6	South Africa	Vella-Laurenti played #36 Gerald Davids (ZAF) and won 404 to 395 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-4, -281.
Round 7	Scotland	Vella-Laurenti played #28 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and won 525 to 348 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-4, -104.
Round 8	Australia	Vella-Laurenti played #35 John Barker (AUS) and won 367 to 338 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-4, -75.
Round 9	Romania	Vella-Laurenti played #31 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 408 to 252 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-4, +81.
Round 10	Northern Ireland	Vella-Laurenti played #38 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 417 to 213 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-4, +285.
Round 11	England	Vella-Laurenti played #25 Chris Keeley (Eng) and lost 320 to 401 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-5, +204.
Round 12	England	Vella-Laurenti played #1 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and lost 318 to 470 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-6, +52. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	England	Vella-Laurenti played #7 Howard Wilde (Eng) and lost 376 to 481 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-7, -53.
Round 14	Israel	Vella-Laurenti played #27 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and lost 424 to 455 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-8, -84.
Round 15	South Africa	Vella-Laurenti played #30 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and lost 394 to 450 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-9, -140.
Round 16	England	Vella-Laurenti played #34 Teresa Lyes (Eng) and won 376 to 342 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-9, -106.
Round 17	Israel	Vella-Laurenti played #11 Ami Tzubery (ISR) and won 397 to 346 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-9, -55.
Round 18	England	Vella-Laurenti played #42 Jim Lyes (Eng) and lost 420 to 424 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-10, -59.
Round 19	Nigeria	Vella-Laurenti played #32 Sanmi Odelana (NGA) and won 414 to 396 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-10, -41.
Round 20	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #23 Charles Micallef (MLT) and lost 380 to 407 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-11, -68.
Round 21	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #14 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 439 to 451 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-12, -80. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	Romania	Vella-Laurenti played #29 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 417 to 376 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-12, -39.
Round 23	United States	Vella-Laurenti played #20 Sandy Nang (USA) and lost 410 to 441 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-13, -70.
Round 24	England	Vella-Laurenti played #40 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 395 to 383 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-13, -58.
After the Tournament		Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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