On this page, you will find information about
David Delicata, who is competing
at the 2019 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 14-11, +678, and is ranked
#10 in Division A.
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: 560 Average for: 442 Average against: 415 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Angele Andrews]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/andrews_angele_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Delicata played #28 Angele Andrews (MLT) and won 454 to 453 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +1. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Mario Saliba]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/saliba_mario_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Delicata played #22 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 503 to 378 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +126. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Mpakaboari Jack]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/jack_mpakaboari.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/nga.gif) Nigeria | Delicata played #14 Mpakaboari Jack (NGA) and won 454 to 372 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +208. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Theresa Brousson]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/brousson_theresa_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Delicata played #3 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 472 to 513 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-1, +167. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Vincent Boyle]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/boyle_vincent.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Delicata played #9 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and lost 333 to 513 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-2, -13. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Nicky Vella-Laurenti]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/v/vella-laurenti_nicky_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Delicata played #15 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and won 437 to 360 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-2, +64. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Tony Sim]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sim_tony_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sgp.gif) Singapore | Delicata played #5 Tony Sim (SGP) and lost 392 to 513 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-3, -57. |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Moira Fenech]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fenech_moira.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Delicata played #25 Moira Fenech (MLT) and won 516 to 397 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-3, +62. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Bob Violett]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/v/violett_bob_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Delicata played #7 Bob Violett (Eng) and lost 414 to 420 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-4, +56. |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Helen Gipson]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gipson_helen.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Delicata played #1 Helen Gipson (Sco) and won 560 to 356 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-4, +260. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Cecil Muscat]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/muscat_cecil_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Delicata played #12 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and won 525 to 354 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-4, +431. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Simon Gillam]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gillam_simon_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Delicata played #11 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 480 to 333 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-4, +578. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 13 | ![[photo of Sally Martin]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/martin_sally_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Delicata played #23 Sally Martin (AUS) and lost 448 to 455 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-5, +571. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Mohamed Kamara]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kamara_mohamed_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sle.gif) Sierra Leone | Delicata played #16 Mohamed Kamara (SLE) and lost 400 to 502 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-6, +469. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 15 | ![[photo of David Webb]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/webb_david.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Delicata played #2 David Webb (Eng) and won 437 to 336 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-6, +570. |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Sally Martin]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/martin_sally_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Delicata played #23 Sally Martin (AUS) again and won 423 to 348 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-6, +645. |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Phil Kelly]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kelly_phil.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Delicata played #21 Phil Kelly (Eng) and lost 384 to 400 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-7, +629. |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Becky Dyer]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dyer_becky_AA000024_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Delicata played #4 Becky Dyer (USA) and won 488 to 369 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-7, +748. |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Karen Richards]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/richards_karen_AA005218.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Delicata played #13 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 489 to 369 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-7, +868. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Vincent Boyle]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/boyle_vincent.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Delicata played #9 Vincent Boyle (Sco) again and won 464 to 360 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-7, +972. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Theresa Brousson]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/brousson_theresa_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/mlt.gif) Malta | Delicata played #3 Theresa Brousson (MLT) again and lost 322 to 506 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-8, +788. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Tony Sim]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sim_tony_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sgp.gif) Singapore | Delicata played #5 Tony Sim (SGP) again and lost 346 to 450 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-9, +684. |
Round 23 | ![[photo of David Webb]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/webb_david.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Delicata played #2 David Webb (Eng) again and won 451 to 383 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-9, +752. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Tony Sim]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sim_tony_.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sgp.gif) Singapore | Delicata played #5 Tony Sim (SGP) for the third time and lost 392 to 437 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-10, +707. |
Round 25 | ![[photo of David Webb]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/webb_david.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Delicata played #2 David Webb (Eng) for the third time and lost 462 to 491 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-11, +678. Delicata is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |