On this page, you will find information about
Marlene Calleja, 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, -393, and is ranked
#20 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: 519 Average for: 371 Average against: 386 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Paul Mifsud]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mifsud_paul_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Calleja played #7 Paul Mifsud (MLT) and lost 385 to 403 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 0-1, -18. |
Round 2 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Calleja played #13 Cornelia Lodder (AUS) and lost 364 to 476 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 0-2, -130. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Miriam Erez]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/erez_miriam_AA001131.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Calleja played #20 Miriam Erez (ISR) and lost 291 to 419 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 0-3, -258. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Paul Steadman]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/steadman_paul_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Calleja played #22 Paul Steadman (Eng) and lost 305 to 384 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 0-4, -337. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Marion Loewenstein]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/loewenstein_marion.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Calleja played #30 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 416 to 334 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-4, -255. |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Bryan Priest]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/priest_bryan_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Calleja played #28 Bryan Priest (Eng) and won 365 to 345 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-4, -235. |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Mario Seychell]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/seychell_mario__1.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Calleja played #4 Mario Seychell (MLT) and lost 384 to 477 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-5, -328. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Jim Lyes]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lyes_jim.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Calleja played #14 Jim Lyes (Eng) and won 360 to 266 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-5, -234. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Reno Zammit]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zammit_reno_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Calleja played #23 Reno Zammit (MLT) and won 348 to 333 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-5, -219. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Eileen Meghen]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/meghen_eileen_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Calleja played #1 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and lost 288 to 391 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-6, -322. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Anne Hough]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hough_anne_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Calleja played #26 Anne Hough (AUS) and won 392 to 374 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-6, -304. |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Joe Caruana]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/caruana_joe_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Calleja played #18 Joe Caruana (MLT) and lost 383 to 470 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-7, -391. |
Round 13 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Calleja played #24 Rose Kingdom (Eng) and lost 335 to 444 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-8, -500. |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Mario Camilleri]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/camilleri_mario_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Calleja played #11 Mario Camilleri (MLT) and lost 307 to 412 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-9, -605. |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Sharon Peress]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/peress_sharon__1.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Calleja played #27 Sharon Peress (ISR) and won 460 to 447 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-9, -592. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Calleja is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits). |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Brid Ni Bhriain]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/n/ni_bhriain_brid_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Calleja played #6 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and lost 363 to 437 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-10, -666. |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Albert Zammit]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zammit_albert_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Calleja played #12 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 386 to 356 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-10, -636. |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Josephine Mayo]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mayo_josephine_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Calleja played #8 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and lost 277 to 413 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-11, -772. |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Anna Borg]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/borg_anna_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Calleja played #17 Anna Borg (MLT) and won 331 to 264 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-11, -705. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Miriam Erez]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/erez_miriam_AA001131.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Calleja played #20 Miriam Erez (ISR) again and lost 366 to 372 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-12, -711. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Judith Puttick]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/puttick_judith_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Calleja played #29 Judith Puttick (Eng) and won 473 to 318 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-12, -556. |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Fifi LeFebvre]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lefebvre_fifi_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Calleja played #16 Fifi Lefebvre (ISR) and lost 359 to 403 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-13, -600. |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Albert Zammit]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zammit_albert_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Calleja played #12 Albert Zammit (MLT) again and won 409 to 404 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-13, -595. |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Jim Lyes]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lyes_jim.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Calleja played #14 Jim Lyes (Eng) again and won 519 to 350 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-13, -426. Calleja 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 | Calleja played #23 Reno Zammit (MLT) again and won 401 to 368 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-13, -393. |