On this page, you will find information about
Pauline Cilia, 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 15-10, +264, and is ranked
#6 in Division B.
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: 522 Average for: 394 Average against: 384 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Phyllis De Castro]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/de_castro_phyllis.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Cilia played #18 Phyllis De Castro (ISR) and lost 412 to 446 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 0-1, -34. Cilia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Judith Puttick]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/puttick_judith_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Cilia played #24 Judith Puttick (Eng) and won 426 to 379 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-1, +13. Cilia is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Peter Bauer]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bauer_peter.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Cilia played #1 Peter Bauer (AUS) and won 401 to 383 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +31. Cilia is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Fifi LeFebvre]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lefebvre_fifi_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Cilia played #15 Fifi Lefebvre (ISR) and lost 356 to 397 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-2, -10. |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Brid Ni Bhriain]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/n/ni_bhriain_brid_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Cilia played #2 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and won 522 to 335 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-2, +177. Cilia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Cilia is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 6 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Cilia played #23 Bryan Priest (Eng) and lost 320 to 442 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-3, +55. |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Pawlu Frendo]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/frendo_pawlu_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Cilia played #13 Pawlu Frendo (MLT) and won 396 to 339 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-3, +112. Cilia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Anna Borg]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/borg_anna_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Cilia played #7 Anna Borg (MLT) and lost 397 to 456 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-4, +53. Cilia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Dominic Borg]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/borg_dominic_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Cilia played #5 Dominic Borg (MLT) and won 518 to 348 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-4, +223. Cilia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Kunihiko Kuroda]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kuroda_kunihiko_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/jpn.gif) Japan | Cilia played #11 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and lost 301 to 459 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-5, +65. |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Eileen Meghen]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/meghen_eileen_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Cilia played #6 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and won 458 to 449 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-5, +74. Cilia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Josephine Mayo]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mayo_josephine_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Cilia played #4 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and lost 274 to 520 (a spread of -246). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-6, -172. Cilia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 13 | ![[photo of Gila Blits]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/blits_gila_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Cilia played #10 Gila Blits (ISR) and lost 361 to 415 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-7, -226. |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Alfred Xuereb]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/x/xuereb_alfred_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Cilia played #21 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 437 to 317 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-7, -106. |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Tony Bongo]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bongo_tony_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Cilia played #27 Tony Bongo (ISR) and won 423 to 266 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-7, +51. |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Marion Loewenstein]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/loewenstein_marion.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Cilia played #26 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 439 to 318 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-7, +172. |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Ryan Smith]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/smith_ryan_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/can.gif) Canada | Cilia played #28 Ryan Smith (CAN) and won 454 to 417 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-7, +209. |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Brid Ni Bhriain]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/n/ni_bhriain_brid_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Cilia played #2 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) again and lost 336 to 416 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-8, +129. |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Kunihiko Kuroda]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kuroda_kunihiko_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/jpn.gif) Japan | Cilia played #11 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) again and lost 370 to 435 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-9, +64. |
Round 20 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/nzl.gif) New Zealand | Cilia played #17 Betty Eriksen (NZL) and won 412 to 369 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-9, +107. |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Peter Thorpe]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/thorpe_peter_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Cilia played #16 Peter Thorpe (Eng) and lost 360 to 395 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-10, +72. |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Allan Bernstein]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bernstein_allan_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Cilia played #25 Allan Bernstein (ISR) and won 391 to 319 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-10, +144. |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Pawlu Frendo]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/frendo_pawlu_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Cilia played #13 Pawlu Frendo (MLT) again and won 377 to 299 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-10, +222. |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Maria Scicluna]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/scicluna_maria_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Cilia played #22 Maria Scicluna (MLT) and won 386 to 367 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-10, +241. Cilia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 25 | ![[photo of Reno Zammit]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zammit_reno_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Cilia played #19 Reno Zammit (MLT) and won 329 to 306 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-10, +264. Cilia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |