On this page, you will find information about
Joe Caruana, 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 7-12, -539, and is ranked
#23.
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: 481 Average for: 366 Average against: 394 |
Round 1 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Caruana played #23 George Khamis (AUS) and won 481 to 331 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +150. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Simon Gillam]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gillam_simon_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Caruana played #4 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 333 to 368 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-1, +115. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Caruana is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Theresa Brousson]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/brousson_theresa_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Caruana played #2 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 290 to 437 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-2, -32. |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Vincent Boyle]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/boyle_vincent.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Caruana played #3 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and lost 327 to 445 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-3, -150. |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Marion Loewenstein]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/loewenstein_marion.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Caruana played #26 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 303 to 237 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-3, -84. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Eileen Meghen]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/meghen_eileen_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Caruana played #17 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and lost 306 to 486 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-4, -264. |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Josephine Mayo]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mayo_josephine_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Caruana played #13 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and won 444 to 417 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-4, -237. Caruana 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/irl.gif) Ireland | Caruana played #11 Pauline Russell (IRL) and lost 383 to 424 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-5, -278. |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Brid Ni Bhriain]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/n/ni_bhriain_brid_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Caruana played #16 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and lost 305 to 428 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-6, -401. |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Pam Morris]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/morris_pam.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aut.gif) Austria | Caruana played #14 Pam Morris (AUT) and won 459 to 294 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-6, -236. |
Round 11 | ![[photo of John Barker]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/barker_john.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Caruana played #10 John Barker (AUS) and won 384 to 364 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-6, -216. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 12 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Caruana played #18 Anne Creaven (IRL) and won 448 to 298 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-6, -66. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 13 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Caruana played #25 Bryan Priest (Eng) and won 419 to 368 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-6, -15. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Mary Doyle]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/doyle_mary__1.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Caruana played #19 Mary Doyle (IRL) and lost 335 to 405 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-7, -85. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Kevin Synnott]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/synnott_kevin.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Caruana played #24 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and lost 338 to 426 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-8, -173. |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Nancy Alroy]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/alroy_nancy.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Caruana played #15 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and lost 340 to 365 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-9, -198. |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Ray Tate]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tate_ray_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Caruana played #6 Ray Tate (Sco) and lost 350 to 427 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-10, -275. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Eileen Meghen]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/meghen_eileen_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Caruana played #17 Eileen Meghen (IRL) again and lost 375 to 571 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-11, -471. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 19 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Caruana played #11 Pauline Russell (IRL) again and lost 331 to 399 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-12, -539. |