On this page, you will find information about
Joe Caruana, 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 16-9, +415, and is ranked
#5 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: 465 Average for: 374 Average against: 358 |
Round 1 | | Malta | Caruana played #5 Sammy Mangion (MLT) and won 409 to 357 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +52. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 2 | | Malta | Caruana played #2 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and lost 301 to 399 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-1, -46. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 3 | | Malta | Caruana played #9 Mario Camilleri (MLT) and lost 349 to 371 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-2, -68. |
Round 4 | | Malta | Caruana played #6 Pauline Cilia (MLT) and won 393 to 299 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-2, +26. |
Round 5 | | Ireland | Caruana played #13 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 426 to 357 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-2, +95. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Caruana is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 6 | | Malta | Caruana played #10 Kevin Pirotta (MLT) and won 431 to 309 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-2, +217. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 7 | | Israel | Caruana played #17 Fifi Lefebvre (ISR) and lost 346 to 370 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-3, +193. |
Round 8 | | Malta | Caruana played #14 Dominic Borg (MLT) and won 393 to 335 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-3, +251. |
Round 9 | | South Africa | Caruana played #21 Raquel Lightley (ZAF) and won 379 to 356 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-3, +274. |
Round 10 | | Malta | Caruana played #18 Marlene Calleja (MLT) and won 409 to 394 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-3, +289. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 11 | | England | Caruana played #25 Paul Cartman (Eng) and won 401 to 393 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +297. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 12 | | Malta | Caruana played #22 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 417 to 277 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-3, +437. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 13 | | Malta | Caruana played #24 Maria Scicluna (MLT) and won 324 to 316 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +445. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 14 | | Israel | Caruana played #26 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 364 to 334 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-3, +475. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 15 | | Israel | Caruana played #20 Phyllis DeCastro (ISR) and lost 316 to 329 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +462. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 16 | | Germany | Caruana played #23 Peggy Fehily (DEU) and won 385 to 348 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +499. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 17 | | Ireland | Caruana played #16 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 439 to 377 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-4, +561. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 18 | | Israel | Caruana played #19 Miriam Erez (ISR) and lost 371 to 466 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +466. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 19 | | Ireland | Caruana played #12 Bronagh Kenny (IRL) and won 396 to 320 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-5, +542. |
Round 20 | | England | Caruana played #15 Ian Kendall (Eng) and won 382 to 333 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-5, +591. |
Round 21 | | Malta | Caruana played #8 Paul Mifsud (MLT) and lost 364 to 390 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +565. |
Round 22 | | Malta | Caruana played #11 Anna Borg (MLT) and lost 374 to 386 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +553. |
Round 23 | | Australia | Caruana played #1 John Barker (AUS) and lost 252 to 467 (a spread of -215). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-8, +338. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Caruana is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 24 | | Ireland | Caruana played #7 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and lost 273 to 403 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-9, +208. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 25 | | England | Caruana played #3 Barbara Hill (Eng) and won 465 to 258 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-9, +415. Caruana is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |