2017 Malta International Scrabble Open: Late Bird

May 3–4, 2017

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MISO 2017 LB: Joe Caruana [B-10]

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On this page, you will find information about Joe Caruana, 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 9-7, +134, and is ranked #5 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.

Background Information

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Given name(s): Joe
Surname(s): Caruana
Home: Malta
2017 Malta International Scrabble Open Late Bird Team: Malta

Round by Round

High score: 517
Average for: 389
Average against: 381

Round 1

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Ireland

Caruana played #1 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and won 410 to 295 (a spread of 115).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 1-0, +115.

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

Round 2

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England

Caruana played #13 Rose Kingdom (Eng) and lost 380 to 386 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 1-1, +109.

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

Round 3

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England

Caruana played #18 Jamie Jones (Eng) and won 517 to 344 (a spread of 173).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 2-1, +282.

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

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 4

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Malta

Caruana played #11 Pauline Cilia (MLT) and won 419 to 417 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 3-1, +284.

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

Round 5

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Malta

Caruana played #9 Anna Borg (MLT) and lost 397 to 438 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 3-2, +243.

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

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 6

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Ireland

Caruana played #3 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and won 378 to 317 (a spread of 61).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 4-2, +304.

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

Round 7

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Australia

Caruana played #2 John Barker (AUS) and lost 331 to 384 (a spread of -53).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 4-3, +251.

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

Round 8

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Ireland

Caruana played #5 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 411 to 382 (a spread of 29).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 5-3, +280.

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

Round 9

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England

Caruana played #12 Paul Steadman (Eng) and lost 318 to 409 (a spread of -91).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 5-4, +189.

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

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 10

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Malta

Caruana played #7 Dominic Borg (MLT) and won 418 to 325 (a spread of 93).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 6-4, +282.

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

Round 11

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Israel

Caruana played #16 Sharon Peress (ISR) and won 384 to 311 (a spread of 73).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 7-4, +355.

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

Round 12

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Israel

Caruana played #8 Fifi Lefebvre (ISR) and lost 294 to 349 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 7-5, +300.

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

Round 13

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Malta

Caruana played #9 Anna Borg (MLT) again and won 480 to 410 (a spread of 70).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 8-5, +370.

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

Round 14

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Israel

Caruana played #8 Fifi Lefebvre (ISR) again and won 400 to 351 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 9-5, +419.

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

Round 15

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Australia

Caruana played #2 John Barker (AUS) again and lost 349 to 470 (a spread of -121).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 9-6, +298.

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

Round 16

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Australia

Caruana played #2 John Barker (AUS) for the third time and lost 343 to 507 (a spread of -164).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 9-7, +134.

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


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