On this page, you will find information about
Ruth MacInerney, 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 8-8, +251, and is ranked
#9 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: 531 Average for: 399 Average against: 383 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Mario Saliba]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/saliba_mario_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | MacInerney played #14 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 383 to 328 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +55. MacInerney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). |
Round 2 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | MacInerney played #6 Colin Northmore (Eng) and won 438 to 394 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +99. MacInerney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Karen Richards]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/richards_karen.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | MacInerney played #8 Karen Richards (AUS) and lost 395 to 436 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-1, +58. MacInerney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). MacInerney is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Nicky Vella-Laurenti]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/v/vella-laurenti_nicky_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | MacInerney played #10 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 413 to 468 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-2, +3. MacInerney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). MacInerney is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Theresa Brousson]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/brousson_theresa_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | MacInerney played #1 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 327 to 525 (a spread of -198). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-3, -195. MacInerney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Kevin Synnott]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/synnott_kevin.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | MacInerney played #7 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and won 426 to 326 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-3, -95. MacInerney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 7 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | MacInerney played #4 Steve Perry (Eng) and lost 333 to 370 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-4, -132. MacInerney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Terry Kang Rau]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rau_terry_kang_AA000054_1.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | MacInerney played #9 Terry Kang Rau (USA) and lost 334 to 390 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-5, -188. |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Paul Richards]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/richards_paul_AA005217.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | MacInerney played #11 Paul Richards (AUS) and lost 375 to 403 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-6, -216. |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Kunihiko Kuroda]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kuroda_kunihiko_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/jpn.gif) Japan | MacInerney played #16 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 400 to 288 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-6, -104. MacInerney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 11 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | MacInerney played #17 George Khamis (AUS) and won 486 to 302 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-6, +80. MacInerney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Josephine Mayo]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mayo_josephine_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | MacInerney played #18 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and won 531 to 245 (a spread of 286). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-6, +366. MacInerney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). |
Round 13 | ![[photo of Debbe Hossy]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hossy_debbe_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/zaf.gif) South Africa | MacInerney played #13 Debbe Hossy (ZAF) and lost 381 to 455 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-7, +292. MacInerney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Cecil Muscat]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/muscat_cecil_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | MacInerney played #12 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and won 389 to 384 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-7, +297. MacInerney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Nicky Vella-Laurenti]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/v/vella-laurenti_nicky_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | MacInerney played #10 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) again and lost 356 to 419 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-8, +234. MacInerney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Kunihiko Kuroda]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kuroda_kunihiko_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/jpn.gif) Japan | MacInerney played #16 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) again and won 410 to 393 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-8, +251. MacInerney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
After the Tournament | |   | MacInerney is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |