On this page, you will find information about
Nicky Vella-Laurenti, who is competing
at the 2017 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 12-13, +216, and is ranked
#18 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: 566 Average for: 387 Average against: 378 |
Round 1 | | Malta | Vella-Laurenti played #18 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 331 to 332 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 0-1, -1. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 2 | | England | Vella-Laurenti played #26 Tony Harris (Eng) and lost 306 to 334 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 0-2, -29. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 3 | | United States | Vella-Laurenti played #5 Stefan Rau (USA) and lost 342 to 434 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 0-3, -121. |
Round 4 | | Malta | Vella-Laurenti played #28 Angele Andrews (MLT) and lost 364 to 387 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 0-4, -144. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 5 | | Malta | Vella-Laurenti played #30 Maria Scicluna (MLT) and won 452 to 251 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-4, +57. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 6 | | Australia | Vella-Laurenti played #29 George Khamis (AUS) and lost 328 to 386 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-5, -1. |
Round 7 | | South Africa | Vella-Laurenti played #20 Debbe Hossy (ZAF) and won 469 to 405 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-5, +63. |
Round 8 | | England | Vella-Laurenti played #11 Colin Northmore (Eng) and won 473 to 434 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-5, +102. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 9 | | Japan | Vella-Laurenti played #27 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 383 to 369 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-5, +116. |
Round 10 | | Australia | Vella-Laurenti played #14 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 309 to 288 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-5, +137. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 11 | | England | Vella-Laurenti played #24 Teresa Lyes (Eng) and lost 318 to 328 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-6, +127. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 12 | | Malta | Vella-Laurenti played #12 Charles Micallef (MLT) and lost 362 to 506 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-7, -17. |
Round 13 | | Malta | Vella-Laurenti played #25 Sammy Mangion (MLT) and won 414 to 379 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-7, +18. |
Round 14 | | England | Vella-Laurenti played #9 Steve Perry (Eng) and lost 374 to 378 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-8, +14. |
Round 15 | | Poland | Vella-Laurenti played #6 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and lost 268 to 424 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-9, -142. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 16 | | Scotland | Vella-Laurenti played #4 Piotr Andronowski (Sco) and lost 323 to 505 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-10, -324. |
Round 17 | | Australia | Vella-Laurenti played #17 Paul Richards (AUS) and lost 367 to 377 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-11, -334. |
Round 18 | | England | Vella-Laurenti played #13 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and won 458 to 304 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-11, -180. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 19 | | South Africa | Vella-Laurenti played #20 Debbe Hossy (ZAF) again and lost 364 to 371 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-12, -187. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 20 | | Scotland | Vella-Laurenti played #22 Jim Wilkie (Sco) and won 447 to 376 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-12, -116. |
Round 21 | | Malta | Vella-Laurenti played #25 Sammy Mangion (MLT) again and won 566 to 346 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-12, +104. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 22 | | United States | Vella-Laurenti played #15 Terry Kang Rau (USA) and won 419 to 326 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-12, +197. |
Round 23 | | England | Vella-Laurenti played #19 Elisabeth Jardine (Eng) and won 378 to 342 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-12, +233. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 24 | | Australia | Vella-Laurenti played #14 Karen Richards (AUS) again and lost 406 to 519 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-13, +120. |
Round 25 | | England | Vella-Laurenti played #21 Phil Kelly (Eng) and won 455 to 359 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-13, +216. |
After the Tournament | |   | Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (68 hits). |