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May 17–19, 2014

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MISO 2014: Nicky Vella-Laurenti [#21]

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On this page, you will find information about Nicky Vella-Laurenti, who is competing at the 2014 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 14-10, -81, and is ranked #11 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 2014 Malta International Scrabble Open Team: Malta

Round by Round
High score: 467 Average for: 388 Average against: 391
Round 1	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #13 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and won 350 to 349 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +1.
Round 2	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #5 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 363 to 567 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, -203.
Round 3	Australia	Vella-Laurenti played #34 Louise Love (AUS) and won 454 to 341 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, -90.
Round 4	Scotland	Vella-Laurenti played #11 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and won 394 to 379 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, -75.
Round 5	England	Vella-Laurenti played #25 Len Edwards (Eng) and won 460 to 272 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +113. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #16 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 364 to 379 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-2, +98.
Round 7	Northern Ireland	Vella-Laurenti played #19 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 467 to 383 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +182. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	England	Vella-Laurenti played #22 Graham Bonham (Eng) and won 422 to 312 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +292. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	Poland	Vella-Laurenti played #9 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and lost 367 to 463 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-3, +196. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 10	Scotland	Vella-Laurenti played #3 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 344 to 490 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-4, +50. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11	Northern Ireland	Vella-Laurenti played #15 Jayne Mackenzie (NIr) and won 404 to 337 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-4, +117.
Round 12	England	Vella-Laurenti played #6 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and won 433 to 421 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +129. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13	Scotland	Vella-Laurenti played #14 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 360 to 498 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-5, -9. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	England	Vella-Laurenti played #22 Graham Bonham (Eng) again and won 337 to 328 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-5, +0. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15	Scotland	Vella-Laurenti played #2 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 375 to 427 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-6, -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 16	New Zealand	Vella-Laurenti played #4 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 419 to 339 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-6, +28. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #8 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 338 to 388 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-7, -22. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Israel	Vella-Laurenti played #17 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 421 to 366 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-7, +33.
Round 19	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #20 Charles Micallef (MLT) and lost 368 to 417 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-8, -16. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	New Zealand	Vella-Laurenti played #4 Howard Warner (NZL) again and lost 331 to 382 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-9, -67. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21	Australia	Vella-Laurenti played #24 John Barker (AUS) and won 399 to 316 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-9, +16. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22	England	Vella-Laurenti played #31 Jim Lyes (Eng) and won 388 to 376 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-9, +28.
Round 23	England	Vella-Laurenti played #30 Tim Lawrence (Eng) and lost 352 to 471 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-10, -91.
Round 24	Israel	Vella-Laurenti played #17 Naomi Landau (ISR) again and won 392 to 382 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-10, -81.
After the Tournament		Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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