On this page, you will find information about
Bryan Priest, 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 6-19, -1347, and is ranked
#41 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: 430 Average for: 358 Average against: 412 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Joe Caruana]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/caruana_joe_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Priest played #11 Joe Caruana (MLT) and lost 387 to 455 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 0-1, -68. Priest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Pini Stimler]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stimler_pini_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Priest played #12 Pini Stimler (Eng) and lost 285 to 526 (a spread of -241). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 0-2, -309. Priest 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 | Priest played #28 Miriam Erez (ISR) and lost 327 to 478 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 0-3, -460. |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Fifi LeFebvre]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lefebvre_fifi_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Priest played #20 Fifi Lefebvre (ISR) and lost 372 to 401 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 0-4, -489. |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Phyllis DeCastro]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/de_castro_phyllis.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Priest played #34 Phyllis DeCastro (ISR) and lost 259 to 399 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 0-5, -629. |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Marion Loewenstein]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/loewenstein_marion.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/isr.gif) Israel | Priest played #40 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 398 to 387 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-5, -618. |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Reno Zammit]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zammit_reno_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Priest played #31 Reno Zammit (MLT) and lost 359 to 374 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-6, -633. |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Jacqui Jacobs]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/jacobs_jacqui_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Priest played #43 Jacqui Jacobs (Eng) and lost 341 to 414 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-7, -706. |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Marvic Cutajar]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cutajar_marvic_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Priest played #44 Marvic Cutajar (MLT) and lost 345 to 353 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-8, -714. Priest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Alfred Xuereb]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/x/xuereb_alfred_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Priest played #35 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and lost 369 to 388 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-9, -733. |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Judith Puttick]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/puttick_judith_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Priest played #38 Judith Puttick (Eng) and won 382 to 351 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-9, -702. |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Maria Scicluna]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/scicluna_maria_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Priest played #37 Maria Scicluna (MLT) and lost 384 to 520 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-10, -838. |
Round 13 | ![[photo of Warodom Geamsakul]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/geamsakul_warodom_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/jpn.gif) Japan | Priest played #18 Warodom Geamsakul (JPN) and lost 330 to 397 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-11, -905. |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Helen Jones]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/jones_helen_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Priest played #24 Helen Jones (AUS) and won 392 to 355 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-11, -868. |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Fiona Braendler]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/braendler_fiona__1.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Priest played #36 Fiona Braendler (AUS) and won 426 to 395 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-11, -837. |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Dominic Borg]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/borg_dominic_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Priest played #8 Dominic Borg (MLT) and lost 345 to 397 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-12, -889. |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Mary Morgan]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/morgan_mary.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Priest played #21 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 376 to 357 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-12, -870. |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Marlene Calleja]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/calleja_marlene_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Priest played #29 Marlene Calleja (MLT) and lost 341 to 367 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-13, -896. |
Round 19 | ![[photo of George Newman]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/n/newman_george.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Priest played #10 George Newman (Eng) and lost 369 to 391 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-14, -918. Priest is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Anne Goldstein]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/goldstein_anne_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/nzl.gif) New Zealand | Priest played #25 Anne Goldstein (NZL) and lost 413 to 420 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-15, -925. Priest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Richard Birch]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/birch_richard_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Priest played #16 Richard Birch (AUS) and lost 320 to 515 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-16, -1120. Priest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Maureen Morris]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/morris_maureen_AA000870.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/can.gif) Canada | Priest played #42 Maureen Morris (CAN) and lost 280 to 442 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-17, -1282. |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Praveeni Jayasekera]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/jayasekera_praveeni__1.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/lka.gif) Sri Lanka | Priest played #13 Praveeni Jayasekera (LKA) and lost 357 to 471 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-18, -1396. |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Mary Doyle]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/doyle_mary__1.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Priest played #14 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 430 to 352 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-18, -1318. |
Round 25 | ![[photo of Margaret Gibson]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gibson_margaret_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Priest played #15 Margaret Gibson (AUS) and lost 354 to 383 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-19, -1347. |