2018 Malta International Scrabble Open: Main Event

April 29 - May 1, 2018

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MISO 2018 ME: Joe Caruana [B-11]

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On this page, you will find information about Joe Caruana, who is competing at the 2018 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 13-12, +220, and is ranked #22 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

[photo of Joe Caruana]

Given name(s): Joe
Surname(s): Caruana
Home: Malta
2018 Malta International Scrabble Open Main Event Team: Malta

Round by Round

High score: 497
Average for: 391
Average against: 382

Round 1

[photo of Bryan Priest]

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Malta

Caruana played #39 Bryan Priest (MLT) and won 455 to 387 (a spread of 68).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 1-0, +68.

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

Round 2

[photo of Miriam Erez]

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Israel

Caruana played #28 Miriam Erez (ISR) and won 419 to 354 (a spread of 65).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 2-0, +133.

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

Round 3

[photo of Pini Stimler]

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England

Caruana played #12 Pini Stimler (Eng) and lost 332 to 483 (a spread of -151).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 2-1, -18.

Round 4

[photo of George Newman]

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England

Caruana played #10 George Newman (Eng) and lost 314 to 385 (a spread of -71).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 2-2, -89.

Round 5

[photo of Margaret Gibson]

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Australia

Caruana played #15 Margaret Gibson (AUS) and won 412 to 406 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 3-2, -83.

Round 6

[photo of Kevin Pirotta]

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Malta

Caruana played #9 Kevin Pirotta (MLT) and lost 395 to 402 (a spread of -7).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 3-3, -90.

Round 7

[photo of Richard Birch]

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Australia

Caruana played #16 Richard Birch (AUS) and lost 451 to 466 (a spread of -15).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 3-4, -105.

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

Round 8

[photo of Sumbul Siddiqui]

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England

Caruana played #33 Sumbul Siddiqui (Eng) and lost 390 to 406 (a spread of -16).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 3-5, -121.

Caruana is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 9

[photo of Anne Goldstein]

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New Zealand

Caruana played #25 Anne Goldstein (NZL) and won 423 to 360 (a spread of 63).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 4-5, -58.

Round 10

[photo of Jacqui Pearce]

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Australia

Caruana played #41 Jacqui Pearce (AUS) and won 376 to 346 (a spread of 30).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 5-5, -28.

Round 11

[photo of Reno Zammit]

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Malta

Caruana played #31 Reno Zammit (MLT) and won 384 to 329 (a spread of 55).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 6-5, +27.

Round 12

[photo of Mary Morgan]

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Ireland

Caruana played #21 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 446 to 297 (a spread of 149).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 7-5, +176.

Round 13

[photo of Eileen Meghen]

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Ireland

Caruana played #6 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and lost 390 to 396 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 7-6, +170.

Round 14

[photo of Josephine Mayo]

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Malta

Caruana played #4 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and lost 364 to 479 (a spread of -115).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 7-7, +55.

Round 15

[photo of Tony Harris]

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England

Caruana played #2 Tony Harris (Eng) and won 429 to 354 (a spread of 75).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 8-7, +130.

Round 16

[photo of Maureen Morris]

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Canada

Caruana played #42 Maureen Morris (CAN) and lost 305 to 467 (a spread of -162).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 8-8, -32.

Round 17

[photo of Praveeni Jayasekera]

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Sri Lanka

Caruana played #13 Praveeni Jayasekera (LKA) and won 456 to 281 (a spread of 175).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 9-8, +143.

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

Round 18

[photo of Francoise Finlayson]

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Australia

Caruana played #7 Francoise Finlayson (AUS) and lost 346 to 402 (a spread of -56).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 9-9, +87.

Round 19

[photo of Mary Gray]

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New Zealand

Caruana played #30 Mary Gray (NZL) and lost 267 to 466 (a spread of -199).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 9-10, -112.

Round 20

[photo of Mary Doyle]

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Ireland

Caruana played #14 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 395 to 327 (a spread of 68).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 10-10, -44.

Round 21

[photo of Marion Loewenstein]

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Israel

Caruana played #40 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and lost 333 to 334 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 10-11, -45.

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

Round 22

[photo of Marvic Cutajar]

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Malta

Caruana played #44 Marvic Cutajar (MLT) and won 418 to 269 (a spread of 149).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 11-11, +104.

Round 23

[photo of Judith Puttick]

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England

Caruana played #38 Judith Puttick (Eng) and lost 369 to 550 (a spread of -181).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 11-12, -77.

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

Round 24

[photo of Jacqui Jacobs]

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England

Caruana played #43 Jacqui Jacobs (Eng) and won 497 to 242 (a spread of 255).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 12-12, +178.

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

Round 25

[photo of Phyllis DeCastro]

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Israel

Caruana played #34 Phyllis DeCastro (ISR) and won 402 to 360 (a spread of 42).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 13-12, +220.


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