On this page, you will find information about
Sumbul Siddiqui, 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 15-10, +839, and is ranked
#6 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: 493 Average for: 419 Average against: 385 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Margaret Gibson]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gibson_margaret_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Siddiqui played #15 Margaret Gibson (AUS) and lost 309 to 453 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 0-1, -144. |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Josephine Mayo]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mayo_josephine_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Siddiqui played #4 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and lost 346 to 397 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-2, -195. |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Alfred Xuereb]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/x/xuereb_alfred_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Siddiqui played #35 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 490 to 322 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-2, -27. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Francoise Finlayson]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/finlayson_francoise_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Siddiqui played #7 Francoise Finlayson (AUS) and lost 406 to 466 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-3, -87. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Jacqui Jacobs]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/jacobs_jacqui_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Siddiqui played #43 Jacqui Jacobs (Eng) and won 352 to 294 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-3, -29. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Reno Zammit]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zammit_reno_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Siddiqui played #31 Reno Zammit (MLT) and won 487 to 309 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-3, +149. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Kevin Pirotta]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pirotta_kevin_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Siddiqui played #9 Kevin Pirotta (MLT) and won 408 to 348 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-3, +209. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Joe Caruana]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/caruana_joe_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Siddiqui played #11 Joe Caruana (MLT) and won 406 to 390 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-3, +225. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Sammy Mangion]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mangion_sammy_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Siddiqui played #5 Sammy Mangion (MLT) and won 480 to 315 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-3, +390. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Eileen Meghen]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/meghen_eileen_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Siddiqui played #6 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and lost 388 to 482 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-4, +296. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Kunihiko Kuroda]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kuroda_kunihiko_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/jpn.gif) Japan | Siddiqui played #32 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 443 to 352 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-4, +387. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Mary Gray]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gray_mary_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/nzl.gif) New Zealand | Siddiqui played #30 Mary Gray (NZL) and won 448 to 325 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-4, +510. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 13 | ![[photo of Pauline Cilia]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cilia_pauline_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Siddiqui played #19 Pauline Cilia (MLT) and lost 446 to 450 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-5, +506. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Cheryl Melvin]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/melvin_cheryl.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Siddiqui played #23 Cheryl Melvin (USA) and won 493 to 331 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-5, +668. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Ferenc Gerlits]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gerlits_ferenc_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/hun.gif) Hungary | Siddiqui played #17 Ferenc Gerlits (HUN) and lost 377 to 438 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-6, +607. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Pini Stimler]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stimler_pini_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Siddiqui played #12 Pini Stimler (Eng) and won 462 to 387 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-6, +682. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Brid Ni Bhriain]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/n/ni_bhriain_brid_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Siddiqui played #3 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and won 426 to 317 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-6, +791. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Sammy Mangion]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mangion_sammy_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Siddiqui played #5 Sammy Mangion (MLT) again and lost 387 to 394 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-7, +784. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Paul Richards]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/richards_paul_AA005217.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Siddiqui played #1 Paul Richards (AUS) and lost 344 to 452 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-8, +676. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Anna Borg]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/borg_anna_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Siddiqui played #22 Anna Borg (MLT) and won 432 to 412 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-8, +696. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Praveeni Jayasekera]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/jayasekera_praveeni__1.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/lka.gif) Sri Lanka | Siddiqui played #13 Praveeni Jayasekera (LKA) and won 411 to 385 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-8, +722. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Anna Borg]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/borg_anna_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Siddiqui played #22 Anna Borg (MLT) again and won 435 to 411 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-8, +746. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Ferenc Gerlits]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gerlits_ferenc_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/hun.gif) Hungary | Siddiqui played #17 Ferenc Gerlits (HUN) again and lost 407 to 426 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-9, +727. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Tony Harris]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/harris_tony_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Siddiqui played #2 Tony Harris (Eng) and lost 387 to 442 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-10, +672. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 25 | ![[photo of Richard Birch]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/birch_richard_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Siddiqui played #16 Richard Birch (AUS) and won 493 to 326 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-10, +839. Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
After the Tournament | |   | Siddiqui is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |