On this page, you will find information about
Maria Scicluna, 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 10-14, -483, and is ranked
#29 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: 480 Average for: 353 Average against: 377 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of George Newman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/n/newman_george.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Scicluna played #1 George Newman (Eng) and lost 354 to 389 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 0-1, -35. |
Round 2 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Scicluna played #16 Moira Fenech (MLT) and won 439 to 330 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-1, +74. Scicluna is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 3 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Scicluna played #25 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and lost 265 to 418 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-2, -79. Scicluna is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 4 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Scicluna played #26 Dominic Borg (MLT) and won 480 to 356 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-2, +45. |
Round 5 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Scicluna played #18 Pawlu Frendo (MLT) and lost 251 to 428 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-3, -132. |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Mary Morgan]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/morgan_mary.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Scicluna played #14 Mary Morgan (IRL) and lost 359 to 391 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-4, -164. |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Nancy Alroy]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/alroy_nancy.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Scicluna played #20 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and lost 378 to 393 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-5, -179. |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Annemarie Holland]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/h/holland_annemarie.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Scicluna played #15 Annemarie Holland (MLT) and lost 317 to 460 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-6, -322. |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Avril Shaw]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/shaw_avril.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Scicluna played #29 Avril Shaw (ISR) and won 311 to 283 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-6, -294. |
Round 10 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Scicluna played #31 Karen Adler (ISR) and won 424 to 334 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-6, -204. |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Marion Loewenstein]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/loewenstein_marion.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Scicluna played #34 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 344 to 310 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-6, -170. |
Round 12 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Scicluna played #33 Judith Puttick (Eng) and won 403 to 374 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-6, -141. |
Round 13 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Scicluna played #21 Pauline Cilia (MLT) and lost 310 to 374 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-7, -205. |
Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Scicluna played #22 Anna Borg (MLT) and lost 319 to 386 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-8, -272. |
Round 15 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Scicluna played #8 Albert Zammit (MLT) and lost 333 to 454 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-9, -393. |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Moses Azzopardi]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/azzopardi_moses.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Scicluna played #28 Moses Azzopardi (MLT) and lost 310 to 334 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-10, -417. |
Round 17 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Scicluna played #10 Marlene Calleja (MLT) and won 357 to 332 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-10, -392. Scicluna is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Linda Marguy]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/marguy_linda.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Scicluna played #32 Linda Marguy (ISR) and lost 374 to 404 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-11, -422. |
Round 19 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Scicluna played #11 Gila Blits (ISR) and lost 335 to 379 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-12, -466. |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Ossie Mair]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mair_ossie.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Scicluna played #9 Ossie Mair (USA) and lost 352 to 423 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-13, -537. |
Round 21 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Scicluna played #23 Phyllis De Castro (ISR) and won 433 to 321 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-13, -425. |
Round 22 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Scicluna played #24 Frans Farrugia (MLT) and won 371 to 368 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-13, -422. |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Geoff Cooper]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cooper_geoff.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Scicluna played #7 Geoff Cooper (Eng) and lost 293 to 429 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-14, -558. Scicluna is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 24 | |   | Scicluna recorded a bye with a spread of 75 points. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-14, -483. |