On this page, you will find information about
Marlene Calleja, 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, -473, and is ranked
#26 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: 447 Average for: 376 Average against: 395 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Praveeni Jayasekera]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/jayasekera_praveeni__1.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/lka.gif) Sri Lanka | Calleja played #13 Praveeni Jayasekera (LKA) and lost 320 to 428 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-1, -108. |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Dominic Borg]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/borg_dominic_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Calleja played #8 Dominic Borg (MLT) and lost 355 to 488 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-2, -241. |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Marion Loewenstein]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/loewenstein_marion.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Calleja played #40 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 430 to 307 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-2, -118. |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Phyllis DeCastro]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/de_castro_phyllis.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Calleja played #34 Phyllis DeCastro (ISR) and won 439 to 384 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-2, -63. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Kevin Pirotta]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pirotta_kevin_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Calleja played #9 Kevin Pirotta (MLT) and won 446 to 320 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-2, +63. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Sammy Mangion]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mangion_sammy_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Calleja played #5 Sammy Mangion (MLT) and lost 294 to 437 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-3, -80. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Maria Scicluna]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/scicluna_maria_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Calleja played #37 Maria Scicluna (MLT) and won 441 to 370 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-3, -9. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Anne Goldstein]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/goldstein_anne_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/nzl.gif) New Zealand | Calleja played #25 Anne Goldstein (NZL) and won 383 to 346 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-3, +28. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Helen Jones]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/jones_helen_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Calleja played #24 Helen Jones (AUS) and won 427 to 317 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, +138. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Calleja is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Paul Richards]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/richards_paul_AA005217.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Calleja played #1 Paul Richards (AUS) and won 405 to 350 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +193. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Larrie Strautmanis]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/strautmanis_larrie__1.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Calleja played #26 Larrie Strautmanis (AUS) and won 434 to 310 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +317. Calleja 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 | Calleja played #4 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and lost 331 to 561 (a spread of -230). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +87. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 13 | ![[photo of Kunihiko Kuroda]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kuroda_kunihiko_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/jpn.gif) Japan | Calleja played #32 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and lost 370 to 471 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-5, -14. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Ferenc Gerlits]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gerlits_ferenc_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/hun.gif) Hungary | Calleja played #17 Ferenc Gerlits (HUN) and lost 279 to 484 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-6, -219. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Anna Borg]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/borg_anna_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Calleja played #22 Anna Borg (MLT) and lost 323 to 497 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-7, -393. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Margaret Gibson]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gibson_margaret_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Calleja played #15 Margaret Gibson (AUS) and lost 355 to 384 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-8, -422. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Jacqui Pearce]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pearce_jacqui_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Calleja played #41 Jacqui Pearce (AUS) and lost 298 to 464 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-9, -588. |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Bryan Priest]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/priest_bryan_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Calleja played #39 Bryan Priest (MLT) and won 367 to 341 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-9, -562. |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Judith Puttick]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/puttick_judith_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Calleja played #38 Judith Puttick (Eng) and won 418 to 361 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-9, -505. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Marvic Cutajar]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cutajar_marvic_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Calleja played #44 Marvic Cutajar (MLT) and lost 303 to 404 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-10, -606. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Francoise Finlayson]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/finlayson_francoise_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Calleja played #7 Francoise Finlayson (AUS) and won 436 to 369 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-10, -539. |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Alfred Xuereb]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/x/xuereb_alfred_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Calleja played #35 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 447 to 291 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-10, -383. |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Mary Doyle]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/doyle_mary__1.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Calleja played #14 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 361 to 347 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-10, -369. Calleja is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Eileen Meghen]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/meghen_eileen_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Calleja played #6 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and lost 350 to 398 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-11, -417. |
Round 25 | ![[photo of Pini Stimler]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stimler_pini_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Calleja played #12 Pini Stimler (Eng) and lost 396 to 452 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-12, -473. |