2019 Malta International Scrabble Open: Early Bird

April 26, 2019

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MISO 2019 EB: Mario Saliba [#21]

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On this page, you will find information about Mario Saliba, who is competing at the 2019 Malta International Scrabble Open Early Bird. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 5-4, +69, and is ranked #19.

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

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Given name(s): Mario
Surname(s): Saliba
Home: Malta
Awards: 1989 1994 1998 Malta NSC
Hobbies: sports
2019 Malta International Scrabble Open Early Bird Team: Malta

Round by Round

High score: 485
Average for: 410
Average against: 403

Round 1

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Australia

Saliba played #24 John Barker (AUS) and won 461 to 345 (a spread of 116).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 1-0, +116.

Round 2

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Malta

Saliba played #41 Dave Parkin (MLT) and won 441 to 327 (a spread of 114).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 2-0, +230.

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

Round 3

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Scotland

Saliba played #7 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and lost 407 to 448 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 2-1, +189.

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

Round 4

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Ireland

Saliba played #15 Jayne Mackenzie (IRL) and won 405 to 396 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 3-1, +198.

Round 5

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Northern Ireland

Saliba played #17 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and lost 348 to 501 (a spread of -153).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 3-2, +45.

Round 6

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Sierra Leone

Saliba played #14 Mohamed Kamara (SLE) and won 485 to 406 (a spread of 79).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 4-2, +124.

Round 7

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South Africa

Saliba played #16 Howard Rayner (ZAF) and lost 290 to 454 (a spread of -164).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 4-3, -40.

Round 8

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Malta

Saliba played #25 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and lost 400 to 416 (a spread of -16).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 4-4, -56.

Round 9

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Malta

Saliba played #32 Anna Borg (MLT) and won 457 to 332 (a spread of 125).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 5-4, +69.


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