On this page, you will find information about
Mario Saliba, who is competing
at the 2016 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 11-14, -562, and is ranked
#24 in Division A.
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: 471 Average for: 376 Average against: 398 |
Round 1 | | Israel | Saliba played #15 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and won 459 to 410 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +49. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 2 | | England | Saliba played #3 Alec Webb (Eng) and lost 298 to 358 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-1, -11. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). |
Round 3 | | Malta | Saliba played #29 Sammy Mangion (MLT) and lost 327 to 464 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-2, -148. |
Round 4 | | Australia | Saliba played #27 Paul Richards (AUS) and lost 327 to 403 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-3, -224. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 5 | | England | Saliba played #8 Bob Violett (Eng) and lost 317 to 452 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-4, -359. |
Round 6 | | England | Saliba played #18 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and lost 400 to 416 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-5, -375. |
Round 7 | | Australia | Saliba played #23 Angela Pearse (AUS) and won 411 to 365 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-5, -329. |
Round 8 | | Malta | Saliba played #25 Moira Fenech (MLT) and lost 379 to 426 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-6, -376. |
Round 9 | | Ireland | Saliba played #33 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 411 to 298 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-6, -263. |
Round 10 | | England | Saliba played #32 George Newman (Eng) and won 447 to 378 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-6, -194. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 11 | | England | Saliba played #19 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and lost 323 to 489 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-7, -360. |
Round 12 | | England | Saliba played #30 Jim Lyes (Eng) and won 399 to 393 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-7, -354. |
Round 13 | | Australia | Saliba played #14 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 410 to 399 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-7, -343. |
Round 14 | | Austria | Saliba played #31 Pam Morris (AUT) and won 441 to 345 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-7, -247. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 15 | | England | Saliba played #28 Teresa Lyes (Eng) and won 471 to 274 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-7, -50. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 16 | | Malta | Saliba played #11 Charles Micallef (MLT) and won 436 to 369 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-7, +17. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 17 | | England | Saliba played #24 Tim Lawrence (Eng) and lost 254 to 426 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-8, -155. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 18 | | Australia | Saliba played #22 Carol Johnsen (AUS) and lost 358 to 404 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-9, -201. |
Round 19 | | Australia | Saliba played #16 Heather Long (AUS) and won 423 to 386 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-9, -164. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 20 | | England | Saliba played #17 Phil Kelly (Eng) and won 410 to 407 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-9, -161. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 21 | | Malta | Saliba played #12 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 335 to 400 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-10, -226. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 22 | | Malta | Saliba played #4 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 364 to 422 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-11, -284. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 23 | | Scotland | Saliba played #10 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 350 to 392 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-12, -326. |
Round 24 | | Malta | Saliba played #9 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 259 to 436 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-13, -503. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 25 | | Malta | Saliba played #29 Sammy Mangion (MLT) again and lost 387 to 446 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-14, -562. |