2015 Malta International Scrabble Open: Main Event

May 2–4, 2015

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MISO 2015 ME: Joe Caruana [#20]

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On this page, you will find information about Joe Caruana, who is competing at the 2015 Malta International Scrabble Open Main Event. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-13, +1031, and is ranked #14 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.

Background Information

[photo of Joe Caruana]

Given name(s): Joe
Surname(s): Caruana
Home: Malta
2015 Malta International Scrabble Open Main Event Team: Malta

Round by Round

High score: 505
Average for: 405
Average against: 369

Round 1

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Ireland

Caruana played #11 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and lost 445 to 474 (a spread of -29).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 0-1, -29.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 2

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Israel

Caruana played #7 Gila Blits (ISR) and lost 386 to 398 (a spread of -12).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 0-2, -41.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 3

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England

Caruana played #32 Peter Carr (Eng) and won 464 to 238 (a spread of 226).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 1-2, +185.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 4

[photo of Marion Loewenstein]

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Israel

Caruana played #30 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 471 to 288 (a spread of 183).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 2-2, +368.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 5

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Malta

Caruana played #13 Anna Borg (MLT) and lost 377 to 399 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 2-3, +346.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 6

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Malta

Caruana played #15 Dominic Borg (MLT) and lost 355 to 411 (a spread of -56).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 2-4, +290.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 7

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Malta

Caruana played #17 Marlene Calleja (MLT) and lost 302 to 440 (a spread of -138).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 2-5, +152.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 8

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Ireland

Caruana played #18 Mary Morgan (IRL) and lost 358 to 386 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 2-6, +124.

Round 9

[photo of Maria Scicluna]

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Malta

Caruana played #27 Maria Scicluna (MLT) and lost 358 to 393 (a spread of -35).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 2-7, +89.

Round 10

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Malta

Caruana played #21 Reno Zammit (MLT) and won 433 to 278 (a spread of 155).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 3-7, +244.

Round 11

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Malta

Caruana played #3 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and won 475 to 336 (a spread of 139).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 4-7, +383.

Round 12

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Australia

Caruana played #23 George Khamis (AUS) and won 378 to 371 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 5-7, +390.

Round 13

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England

Caruana played #28 Judith Puttick (Eng) and won 429 to 334 (a spread of 95).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 6-7, +485.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 14

[photo of Paul Mifsud]

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Malta

Caruana played #8 Paul Mifsud (MLT) and won 505 to 339 (a spread of 166).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 7-7, +651.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

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Austria

Caruana played #4 Pam Morris (AUT) and lost 318 to 409 (a spread of -91).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 7-8, +560.

Round 16

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Israel

Caruana played #6 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and won 436 to 346 (a spread of 90).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 8-8, +650.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

[photo of Alfred Xuereb]

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Malta

Caruana played #26 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 472 to 334 (a spread of 138).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 9-8, +788.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 18

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Ireland

Caruana played #12 Anne Creaven (IRL) and lost 351 to 358 (a spread of -7).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 9-9, +781.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 19

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Ireland

Caruana played #9 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and lost 372 to 407 (a spread of -35).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 9-10, +746.

Round 20

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Ireland

Caruana played #16 Hannah Kingston (IRL) and won 438 to 275 (a spread of 163).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 10-10, +909.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 21

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Malta

Caruana played #25 Moses Azzopardi (MLT) and lost 407 to 476 (a spread of -69).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 10-11, +840.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 22

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England

Caruana played #19 Philip Turner (Eng) and lost 356 to 363 (a spread of -7).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 10-12, +833.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 23

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Malta

Caruana played #1 Sammy Mangion (MLT) and won 414 to 383 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 11-12, +864.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 24

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Ireland

Caruana played #11 Eileen Meghen (IRL) again and won 401 to 352 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 12-12, +913.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 25

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England

Caruana played #29 Bryan Priest (Eng) and won 433 to 423 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 13-12, +923.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 26

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Ireland

Caruana played #14 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 382 to 352 (a spread of 30).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 14-12, +953.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 27

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Israel

Caruana played #24 Linda Marguy (ISR) and won 451 to 346 (a spread of 105).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 15-12, +1058.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 28

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England

Caruana played #5 George Newman (Eng) and lost 383 to 410 (a spread of -27).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 15-13, +1031.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).


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