2019 Malta International Scrabble Open: Main Event

April 26-28, 2019

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MISO 2019 ME: Raquel Lightley [B-21]

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On this page, you will find information about Raquel Lightley, 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 12-13, +716, and is ranked #13 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.

Background Information

[photo of Raquel Lightley]

Given name(s): Raquel
Surname(s): Lightley
Home: South Africa
2019 Malta International Scrabble Open Main Event Team: South Africa

Round by Round

High score: 530
Average for: 393
Average against: 367

Round 1

[photo of Phyllis DeCastro]

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Israel

Lightley played #20 Phyllis DeCastro (ISR) and lost 382 to 383 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 0-1, -1.

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

Round 2

[photo of Maria Scicluna]

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Malta

Lightley played #24 Maria Scicluna (MLT) and lost 307 to 445 (a spread of -138).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 0-2, -139.

Round 3

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Ireland

Lightley played #16 Mary Doyle (IRL) and lost 380 to 395 (a spread of -15).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 0-3, -154.

Round 4

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England

Lightley played #25 Paul Cartman (Eng) and won 422 to 341 (a spread of 81).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 1-3, -73.

Round 5

[photo of Bronagh Kenny]

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Ireland

Lightley played #12 Bronagh Kenny (IRL) and won 427 to 258 (a spread of 169).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 2-3, +96.

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

Round 6

[photo of John Barker]

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Australia

Lightley played #1 John Barker (AUS) and lost 404 to 409 (a spread of -5).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 2-4, +91.

Lightley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 7

[photo of Paul Mifsud]

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Malta

Lightley played #8 Paul Mifsud (MLT) and won 375 to 333 (a spread of 42).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 3-4, +133.

Round 8

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Israel

Lightley played #17 Fifi Lefebvre (ISR) and won 368 to 359 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 4-4, +142.

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

Round 9

[photo of Joe Caruana]

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Malta

Lightley played #4 Joe Caruana (MLT) and lost 356 to 379 (a spread of -23).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 4-5, +119.

Lightley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Mary Morgan]

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Ireland

Lightley played #13 Mary Morgan (IRL) and lost 366 to 405 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 4-6, +80.

Round 11

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England

Lightley played #3 Barbara Hill (Eng) and lost 376 to 419 (a spread of -43).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 4-7, +37.

Round 12

[photo of Mario Camilleri]

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Malta

Lightley played #9 Mario Camilleri (MLT) and lost 310 to 367 (a spread of -57).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 4-8, -20.

Round 13

[photo of Brid Ni Bhriain]

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Ireland

Lightley played #7 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and lost 370 to 380 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 4-9, -30.

Round 14

[photo of Sammy Mangion]

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Malta

Lightley played #5 Sammy Mangion (MLT) and won 380 to 367 (a spread of 13).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 5-9, -17.

Round 15

[photo of Anna Borg]

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Malta

Lightley played #11 Anna Borg (MLT) and won 511 to 300 (a spread of 211).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 6-9, +194.

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

Round 16

[photo of Josephine Mayo]

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Malta

Lightley played #2 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and lost 398 to 465 (a spread of -67).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 6-10, +127.

Round 17

[photo of Ian Kendall]

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England

Lightley played #15 Ian Kendall (Eng) and lost 353 to 438 (a spread of -85).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 6-11, +42.

Round 18

[photo of Pauline Cilia]

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Malta

Lightley played #6 Pauline Cilia (MLT) and won 463 to 273 (a spread of 190).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 7-11, +232.

Round 19   

Lightley recorded a bye with a spread of 100 points.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 8-11, +332.

Round 20

[photo of Kevin Pirotta]

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Malta

Lightley played #10 Kevin Pirotta (MLT) and lost 317 to 334 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 8-12, +315.

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

Round 21

[photo of Peggy Fehily]

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Germany

Lightley played #23 Peggy Fehily (DEU) and won 379 to 367 (a spread of 12).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 9-12, +327.

Round 22

[photo of Dominic Borg]

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Malta

Lightley played #14 Dominic Borg (MLT) and won 488 to 296 (a spread of 192).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 10-12, +519.

Round 23

[photo of Marion Loewenstein]

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Israel

Lightley played #26 Marion Loewenstein (ISR) and won 471 to 289 (a spread of 182).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 11-12, +701.

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

Round 24

[photo of Marlene Calleja]

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Malta

Lightley played #18 Marlene Calleja (MLT) and lost 293 to 476 (a spread of -183).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 11-13, +518.

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

Round 25

[photo of Alfred Xuereb]

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Malta

Lightley played #22 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 530 to 332 (a spread of 198).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 12-13, +716.

Lightley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).


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