2016 Malta International Scrabble Open: Main Event

April 30 - May 2, 2016

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Commentary: Round 2

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Division B Round 2 Auto-Commentary

Gila Blits (ISR) seizes the lead, 2-0 +290. Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) is +263, steady at #2. Peter Bauer (AUS) is +216, #3 falling from #1. Pawlu Frendo (MLT) is +201, #4 rising from #6. Dominic Borg (MLT) is +188, #5 rising from #14. Eileen Meghen (IRL) is +137, #6 dropping from #4. Marlene Calleja (MLT) is +124, #7 improving from #8. Mario Seychell (MLT) is +122, #8 tumbling from #3. Paul Steadman (Eng) is +95, #9 jumping up from #14. Joe Caruana (MLT) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +66, #10 sliding from #8.

In Class B: Joe Caruana (MLT) is the lead, 1-1 +66. Reno Zammit (MLT) is +27, #13 down from #11. Phyllis De Castro (ISR) is +9, #16 slipping from #13. Peter Thorpe (Eng) is -28, #18 up from #24. Fifi Lefebvre (ISR) is -65, #19 up from #23. Ryan Smith (CAN) is -88, #20 climbing from #27. Bryan Priest (Eng) is 1 game behind at 0-2 -95, #21 down from #16.

High Win: Dominic Borg (MLT) 521-366 vs. Alfred Xuereb (MLT). Low Win: Paul Steadman (Eng) 366-304 vs. Bryan Priest (Eng). High Loss: Josephine Mayo (MLT) 432-492 vs. Peter Thorpe (Eng). Low Loss: Maria Scicluna (MLT) 290-374 vs. Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN).


Division A Round 2 Auto-Commentary

David Webb (Eng) remains in the lead, 2-0 +581. Evan Cohen (ISR) is +274, #2 improving from #6. Vincent Boyle (Sco) is +274, #2 climbing from #4. Rafal Dominiczak (POL) is +236, #4 rising from #8. Alec Webb (Eng) is +109, #5 leaping up from #11. Cecil Muscat (MLT) is +95, #6 jumping up from #15. Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) is +86, #7 improving from #8. Tim Lawrence (Eng) is +70, #8 leaping up from #17. David Delicata (MLT) is +51, #9 up from #14. Charles Micallef (MLT) is +44, #10 up from #16.

In Class B: Tim Lawrence (Eng) is the lead, 2-0 +70. Nicky Huitson (Eng) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +222, #11 down from #3. Paul Richards (AUS) is +113, #13 rising from #21. Teresa Lyes (Eng) is +10, #16 sliding from #13. Mario Saliba (MLT) is -11, #17 jumping down from #11. John Barker (AUS) is -22, #18 down from #10. Sammy Mangion (MLT) is -37, #20 climbing from #23. Carol Johnsen (AUS) is -39, #21 collapsing from #5.

High Win: David Webb (Eng) 587-331 vs. Cicely Bruce (NZL). Low Win: Alec Webb (Eng) 358-298 vs. Mario Saliba (MLT). High Loss: Nicky Huitson (Eng) 435-461 vs. David Delicata (MLT). Low Loss: Mario Saliba (MLT) 298-358 vs. Alec Webb (Eng).


We we were honoured this round by a brief, informal visit from the Maltese Junior Minister for Sport.


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