On this page, you will find information about
Phyllis DeCastro, 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 15-10, +310, and is ranked
#7 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: 482 Average for: 374 Average against: 362 |
Round 1 | | South Africa | DeCastro played #21 Raquel Lightley (ZAF) and won 383 to 382 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +1. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 2 | | Israel | DeCastro played #17 Fifi Lefebvre (ISR) and won 420 to 321 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +100. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 3 | | England | DeCastro played #25 Paul Cartman (Eng) and won 482 to 321 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +261. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 4 | | Ireland | DeCastro played #13 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 351 to 326 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +286. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). |
Round 5 | | Malta | DeCastro played #24 Maria Scicluna (MLT) and lost 318 to 408 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-1, +196. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 6 | | Malta | DeCastro played #9 Mario Camilleri (MLT) and lost 409 to 439 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-2, +166. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). |
Round 7 | | Australia | DeCastro played #1 John Barker (AUS) and lost 383 to 433 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-3, +116. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 8 | | Malta | DeCastro played #5 Sammy Mangion (MLT) and won 388 to 352 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-3, +152. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 9 | | Ireland | DeCastro played #16 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 357 to 349 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-3, +160. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 10 | | Malta | DeCastro played #2 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and lost 299 to 375 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-4, +84. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 11 | | Ireland | DeCastro played #12 Bronagh Kenny (IRL) and lost 420 to 458 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-5, +46. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 12 | | Malta | DeCastro played #6 Pauline Cilia (MLT) and won 401 to 314 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-5, +133. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 13 | | Malta | DeCastro played #8 Paul Mifsud (MLT) and lost 222 to 480 (a spread of -258). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-6, -125. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 14 | | Malta | DeCastro played #10 Kevin Pirotta (MLT) and won 469 to 324 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-6, +20. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 15 | | Malta | DeCastro played #4 Joe Caruana (MLT) and won 329 to 316 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-6, +33. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 16 | | Malta | DeCastro played #14 Dominic Borg (MLT) and won 425 to 276 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-6, +182. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 17 | | England | DeCastro played #3 Barbara Hill (Eng) and lost 335 to 420 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-7, +97. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 18 | | Malta | DeCastro played #18 Marlene Calleja (MLT) and won 352 to 346 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-7, +103. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 19 | | Ireland | DeCastro played #7 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and lost 324 to 331 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-8, +96. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 20 | | Malta | DeCastro played #27 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 407 to 376 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-8, +127. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 21 | | Malta | DeCastro played #11 Anna Borg (MLT) and won 360 to 320 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-8, +167. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 22 | | Israel | DeCastro played #26 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 453 to 244 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-8, +376. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 23 | | England | DeCastro played #15 Ian Kendall (Eng) and lost 313 to 362 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-9, +327. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 24 | | Germany | DeCastro played #23 Peggy Fehily (DEU) and lost 358 to 427 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-10, +258. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 25 | | Israel | DeCastro played #19 Miriam Erez (ISR) and won 400 to 348 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-10, +310. DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
After the Tournament | |   | DeCastro is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |