2018 Malta International Scrabble Open: Main Event

April 29 - May 1, 2018

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MISO 2018 ME: Phyllis DeCastro [B-34]

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On this page, you will find information about Phyllis DeCastro, 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 11-14, +222, and is ranked #34 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 Phyllis DeCastro]

Given name(s): Phyllis
Surname(s): DeCastro
Home: Bat Yam, Israel
2018 Malta International Scrabble Open Main Event Team: Israel

Round by Round

High score: 494
Average for: 384
Average against: 375

Round 1

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England

DeCastro played #2 Tony Harris (Eng) and lost 334 to 367 (a spread of -33).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 0-1, -33.

Round 2

[photo of Anna Borg]

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Malta

DeCastro played #22 Anna Borg (MLT) and lost 402 to 423 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 0-2, -54.

Round 3

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Australia

DeCastro played #24 Helen Jones (AUS) and lost 389 to 390 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 0-3, -55.

Round 4

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Malta

DeCastro played #29 Marlene Calleja (MLT) and lost 384 to 439 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 0-4, -110.

Round 5

[photo of Bryan Priest]

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Malta

DeCastro played #39 Bryan Priest (MLT) and won 399 to 259 (a spread of 140).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 1-4, +30.

Round 6

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Canada

DeCastro played #42 Maureen Morris (CAN) and lost 423 to 471 (a spread of -48).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 1-5, -18.

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

Round 7

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Australia

DeCastro played #41 Jacqui Pearce (AUS) and won 380 to 363 (a spread of 17).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 2-5, -1.

Round 8

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England

DeCastro played #38 Judith Puttick (Eng) and lost 372 to 380 (a spread of -8).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 2-6, -9.

Round 9

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England

DeCastro played #43 Jacqui Jacobs (Eng) and won 434 to 342 (a spread of 92).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 3-6, +83.

Round 10

[photo of Marion Loewenstein]

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Israel

DeCastro played #40 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 410 to 223 (a spread of 187).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 4-6, +270.

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

Round 11

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Israel

DeCastro played #20 Fifi Lefebvre (ISR) and lost 380 to 384 (a spread of -4).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 4-7, +266.

Round 12

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Australia

DeCastro played #36 Fiona Braendler (AUS) and won 370 to 323 (a spread of 47).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 5-7, +313.

Round 13

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New Zealand

DeCastro played #25 Anne Goldstein (NZL) and won 373 to 328 (a spread of 45).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 6-7, +358.

Round 14

[photo of Miriam Erez]

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Israel

DeCastro played #28 Miriam Erez (ISR) and lost 347 to 351 (a spread of -4).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 6-8, +354.

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

Round 15

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Australia

DeCastro played #16 Richard Birch (AUS) and won 355 to 313 (a spread of 42).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 7-8, +396.

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

Round 16

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Ireland

DeCastro played #14 Mary Doyle (IRL) and lost 333 to 441 (a spread of -108).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 7-9, +288.

Round 17

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Malta

DeCastro played #9 Kevin Pirotta (MLT) and lost 339 to 390 (a spread of -51).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 7-10, +237.

Round 18

[photo of Marvic Cutajar]

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Malta

DeCastro played #44 Marvic Cutajar (MLT) and won 412 to 322 (a spread of 90).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 8-10, +327.

Round 19

[photo of Mary Morgan]

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Ireland

DeCastro played #21 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 473 to 338 (a spread of 135).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 9-10, +462.

Round 20

[photo of Dominic Borg]

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Malta

DeCastro played #8 Dominic Borg (MLT) and lost 345 to 414 (a spread of -69).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 9-11, +393.

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

Round 21

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Malta

DeCastro played #37 Maria Scicluna (MLT) and lost 326 to 452 (a spread of -126).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 9-12, +267.

Round 22

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England

DeCastro played #10 George Newman (Eng) and won 463 to 350 (a spread of 113).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 10-12, +380.

Round 23

[photo of Reno Zammit]

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Malta

DeCastro played #31 Reno Zammit (MLT) and lost 305 to 519 (a spread of -214).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 10-13, +166.

Round 24

[photo of Alfred Xuereb]

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Malta

DeCastro played #35 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 494 to 396 (a spread of 98).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 11-13, +264.

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

Round 25

[photo of Joe Caruana]

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Malta

DeCastro played #11 Joe Caruana (MLT) and lost 360 to 402 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 11-14, +222.


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