On this page, you will find information about
Alfred Xuereb, 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 10-18, -351, and is ranked
#26 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: 517 Average for: 367 Average against: 379 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Paul Mifsud]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mifsud_paul_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Xuereb played #8 Paul Mifsud (MLT) and lost 392 to 497 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0-1, -105. Xuereb is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Dominic Borg]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/borg_dominic_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Xuereb played #15 Dominic Borg (MLT) and lost 347 to 352 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 0-2, -110. Xuereb is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Marlene Calleja]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/calleja_marlene_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Xuereb played #17 Marlene Calleja (MLT) and lost 390 to 449 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 0-3, -169. |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Maria Scicluna]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/scicluna_maria_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Xuereb played #27 Maria Scicluna (MLT) and lost 334 to 385 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-4, -220. Xuereb is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Judith Puttick]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/puttick_judith_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Xuereb played #28 Judith Puttick (Eng) and won 323 to 319 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-4, -216. Xuereb is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 6 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Xuereb played #23 George Khamis (AUS) and won 365 to 315 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-4, -166. |
Round 7 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Xuereb played #32 Peter Carr (Eng) and lost 365 to 380 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-5, -181. |
Round 8 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Xuereb played #29 Bryan Priest (Eng) and won 458 to 300 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-5, -23. |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Reno Zammit]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zammit_reno_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Xuereb played #21 Reno Zammit (MLT) and won 381 to 362 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-5, -4. Xuereb is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Josephine Mayo]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mayo_josephine_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Xuereb played #3 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and lost 381 to 390 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-6, -13. |
Round 11 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Xuereb played #12 Anne Creaven (IRL) and lost 354 to 451 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-7, -110. |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Moses Azzopardi]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/azzopardi_moses.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Xuereb played #25 Moses Azzopardi (MLT) and lost 331 to 348 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-8, -127. Xuereb is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 13 | ![[photo of Marion Loewenstein]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/loewenstein_marion.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Xuereb played #30 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 410 to 268 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-8, +15. |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Nancy Alroy]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/alroy_nancy.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Xuereb played #6 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and lost 373 to 478 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-9, -90. |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Okey Okoro]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/okoro_okey_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/nga.gif) Nigeria | Xuereb played #31 Okey Okoro (NGA) and won 517 to 147 (a spread of 370). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-9, +280. Xuereb is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Mary Doyle]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/doyle_mary__1.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Xuereb played #14 Mary Doyle (IRL) and lost 324 to 456 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-10, +148. |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Joe Caruana]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/caruana_joe_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Xuereb played #20 Joe Caruana (MLT) and lost 334 to 472 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-11, +10. |
Round 18 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Xuereb played #16 Hannah Kingston (IRL) and lost 387 to 436 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-12, -39. Xuereb is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Sammy Mangion]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mangion_sammy_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Xuereb played #1 Sammy Mangion (MLT) and lost 328 to 435 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-13, -146. |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Pam Morris]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/morris_pam.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aut.gif) Austria | Xuereb played #4 Pam Morris (AUT) and lost 196 to 493 (a spread of -297). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-14, -443. |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Eileen Meghen]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/meghen_eileen_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Xuereb played #11 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and lost 350 to 376 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-15, -469. |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Moses Azzopardi]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/azzopardi_moses.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Xuereb played #25 Moses Azzopardi (MLT) again and won 462 to 284 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-15, -291. |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Marion Loewenstein]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/loewenstein_marion.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Xuereb played #30 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) again and lost 358 to 368 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-16, -301. |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Albert Zammit]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zammit_albert_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Xuereb played #33 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 391 to 360 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-16, -270. |
Round 25 | ![[photo of Mary Morgan]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/morgan_mary.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Xuereb played #18 Mary Morgan (IRL) and lost 375 to 448 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-17, -343. |
Round 26 | ![[photo of Linda Marguy]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/marguy_linda__1.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Xuereb played #24 Linda Marguy (ISR) and lost 277 to 435 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-18, -501. |
Round 27 | ![[photo of Judith Puttick]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/puttick_judith_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Xuereb played #28 Judith Puttick (Eng) again and won 390 to 305 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-18, -416. |
Round 28 | ![[photo of Philip Turner]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/turner_philip_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Xuereb played #19 Philip Turner (Eng) and won 370 to 305 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-18, -351. |