On this page, you will find information about
Mario Saliba, who is competing
at the 2015 Malta International Scrabble Open Supplement.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 10-9, +249, and is ranked
#12.
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: 493 Average for: 389 Average against: 376 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Josephine Mayo]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mayo_josephine_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Saliba played #13 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and won 457 to 332 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +125. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Ray Tate]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tate_ray_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Saliba played #6 Ray Tate (Sco) and won 367 to 332 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +160. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 3 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Saliba played #11 Pauline Russell (IRL) and won 474 to 356 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +278. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Nicky Vella-Laurenti]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/v/vella-laurenti_nicky_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Saliba played #7 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 309 to 326 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +261. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Simon Gillam]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gillam_simon_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Saliba played #4 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 360 to 316 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +305. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Saliba is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Cecil Muscat]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/muscat_cecil_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Saliba played #5 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 398 to 431 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-2, +272. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Saliba is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Mary Doyle]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/doyle_mary__1.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Saliba played #19 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 409 to 354 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-2, +327. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 8 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Saliba played #1 Austin Shin (Eng) and lost 370 to 469 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-3, +228. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Saliba is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Vincent Boyle]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/boyle_vincent.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Saliba played #3 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and lost 361 to 485 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-4, +104. |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Theresa Brousson]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/brousson_theresa_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Saliba played #2 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 377 to 536 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-5, -55. |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Mary Morgan]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/morgan_mary.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Saliba played #21 Mary Morgan (IRL) and lost 349 to 427 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-6, -133. |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Brid Ni Bhriain]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/n/ni_bhriain_brid_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Saliba played #16 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and lost 312 to 382 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-7, -203. |
Round 13 | ![[photo of Marion Loewenstein]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/loewenstein_marion.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Saliba played #26 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 493 to 279 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-7, +11. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Saliba played #23 George Khamis (AUS) and won 410 to 315 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-7, +106. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Pam Morris]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/morris_pam.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aut.gif) Austria | Saliba played #14 Pam Morris (AUT) and won 374 to 347 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-7, +133. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 16 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Saliba played #25 Bryan Priest (Eng) and lost 324 to 343 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-8, +114. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Nancy Alroy]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/alroy_nancy.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Saliba played #15 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and won 463 to 305 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-8, +272. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 18 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Saliba played #18 Anne Creaven (IRL) and won 409 to 398 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-8, +283. |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Cecil Muscat]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/muscat_cecil_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Saliba played #5 Cecil Muscat (MLT) again and lost 370 to 404 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-9, +249. |