On this page, you will find information about
Joe Caruana, 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 12-12, +183, and is ranked
#18 in Division 2.
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.
Round by Round |
High score: 513 Average for: 388 Average against: 380 |
Before the Tournament | |   | Caruana is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Nancy Alroy]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/alroy_nancy.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Caruana played #20 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and lost 339 to 408 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 0-1, -69. |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Linda Marguy]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/marguy_linda.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Caruana played #32 Linda Marguy (ISR) and won 491 to 372 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-1, +50. |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Geoff Cooper]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cooper_geoff.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Caruana played #7 Geoff Cooper (Eng) and won 404 to 316 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-1, +138. |
Round 4 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Caruana played #25 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and lost 297 to 474 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-2, -39. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 5 | ![[photo of George Newman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/n/newman_george.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Caruana played #1 George Newman (Eng) and won 400 to 341 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-2, +20. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 6 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Caruana played #24 Frans Farrugia (MLT) and lost 245 to 461 (a spread of -216). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-3, -196. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Annemarie Holland]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/h/holland_annemarie.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Caruana played #15 Annemarie Holland (MLT) and won 435 to 292 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-3, -53. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Mary Morgan]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/morgan_mary.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Caruana played #14 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 478 to 369 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-3, +56. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Ossie Mair]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mair_ossie.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Caruana played #9 Ossie Mair (USA) and won 427 to 418 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +65. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Caruana is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Daniel Milton]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/milton_daniel.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Caruana played #5 Daniel Milton (USA) and lost 350 to 479 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-4, -64. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Caruana is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Mario Saliba]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/saliba_mario_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Caruana played #2 Mario Saliba (MLT) and lost 312 to 469 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-5, -221. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Caruana is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Eileen Meghen]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/meghen_eileen_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Caruana played #3 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and lost 386 to 430 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-6, -265. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 13 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Caruana played #8 Albert Zammit (MLT) and lost 250 to 364 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-7, -379. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Caruana played #26 Dominic Borg (MLT) and lost 309 to 427 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-8, -497. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Avril Shaw]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/shaw_avril.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Caruana played #29 Avril Shaw (ISR) and won 513 to 277 (a spread of 236). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-8, -261. |
Round 16 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Caruana played #12 Mario Seychell (MLT) and won 409 to 368 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-8, -220. |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Marion Loewenstein]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/loewenstein_marion.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Caruana played #34 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 445 to 294 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-8, -69. |
Round 18 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Caruana played #27 Angele Andrews (MLT) and lost 392 to 400 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-9, -77. |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Moses Azzopardi]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/azzopardi_moses.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Caruana played #28 Moses Azzopardi (MLT) and won 407 to 319 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-9, +11. |
Round 20 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Caruana played #22 Anna Borg (MLT) and won 510 to 269 (a spread of 241). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-9, +252. |
Round 21 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Caruana played #31 Karen Adler (ISR) and lost 357 to 398 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-10, +211. |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Josephine Mayo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mayo_josephine_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Caruana played #13 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and won 410 to 362 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-10, +259. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 23 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Caruana played #16 Moira Fenech (MLT) and lost 395 to 418 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-11, +236. |
Round 24 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Caruana played #21 Pauline Cilia (MLT) and lost 353 to 406 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-12, +183. |