2017 Malta International Scrabble Open: Late Bird

May 3–4, 2017

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MISO 2017 LB: Mario Saliba [A-14]

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On this page, you will find information about Mario Saliba, who is competing at the 2017 Malta International Scrabble Open Late Bird. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 7-9, -461, and is ranked #14 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.

Background Information

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Given name(s): Mario
Surname(s): Saliba
Home: Malta
Awards: 1989 1994 1998 Malta NSC
Hobbies: sports
2017 Malta International Scrabble Open Late Bird Team: Malta

Round by Round

High score: 466
Average for: 369
Average against: 398

Round 1

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England

Saliba played #15 Ruth MacInerney (Eng) and lost 328 to 383 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 0-1, -55.

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

Round 2

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England

Saliba played #4 Steve Perry (Eng) and won 427 to 393 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 1-1, -21.

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

Round 3

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England

Saliba played #6 Colin Northmore (Eng) and lost 267 to 417 (a spread of -150).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 1-2, -171.

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

Round 4

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England

Saliba played #5 Bob Violett (Eng) and lost 413 to 497 (a spread of -84).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 1-3, -255.

Round 5

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Australia

Saliba played #17 George Khamis (AUS) and won 376 to 363 (a spread of 13).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 2-3, -242.

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

Round 6

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South Africa

Saliba played #13 Debbe Hossy (ZAF) and won 389 to 386 (a spread of 3).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 3-3, -239.

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

Round 7

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Japan

Saliba played #16 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 439 to 350 (a spread of 89).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 4-3, -150.

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

Round 8

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Malta

Saliba played #1 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 263 to 388 (a spread of -125).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 4-4, -275.

Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 9

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United States

Saliba played #2 Stefan Rau (USA) and lost 372 to 433 (a spread of -61).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 4-5, -336.

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

Saliba is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).

Round 10

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Australia

Saliba played #8 Karen Richards (AUS) and lost 404 to 436 (a spread of -32).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 4-6, -368.

Round 11

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Malta

Saliba played #18 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and won 466 to 315 (a spread of 151).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 5-6, -217.

Round 12

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Japan

Saliba played #16 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) again and lost 339 to 383 (a spread of -44).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 5-7, -261.

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

Round 13

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Australia

Saliba played #11 Paul Richards (AUS) and lost 322 to 452 (a spread of -130).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 5-8, -391.

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

Round 14

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Malta

Saliba played #18 Josephine Mayo (MLT) again and lost 314 to 410 (a spread of -96).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 5-9, -487.

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

Round 15

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Australia

Saliba played #17 George Khamis (AUS) again and won 412 to 387 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 6-9, -462.

Round 16

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United States

Saliba played #9 Terry Kang Rau (USA) and won 378 to 377 (a spread of 1).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 7-9, -461.

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


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