2010 European Open Scrabble Championship: May 8-11, Sliema, Malta

May 8–11, 2010

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EOSC 2010: Mario Saliba [#23]

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On this page, you will find information about Mario Saliba, who is competing at the 2010 European Open Scrabble Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13-19, -945, and is ranked #24 in Division 1.

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
	Given name(s): Mario Surname(s): Saliba Home: MLT Awards: 1989 1994 1998 Malta NSC Hobbies: sports 2010 European Open Scrabble Championship Team: Malta

Round by Round
High score: 474 Average for: 375 Average against: 403
Round 1	Ireland	Saliba played #22 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and won 398 to 346 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +52.
Round 2	Australia	Saliba played #9 Joanne Craig (AUS) and lost 348 to 357 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-1, +43.
Round 3	Malta	Saliba played #25 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 334 to 342 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-2, +35. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	Scotland	Saliba played #15 Raymond Tate (Sco) and won 412 to 377 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-2, +70.
Round 5	Australia	Saliba played #27 Gary Pollard (AUS) and won 432 to 323 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-2, +179.
Round 6	Scotland	Saliba played #18 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 344 to 467 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-3, +56.
Round 7		Saliba recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-4, +6.
Round 8		Saliba recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-5, -44.
Round 9	Malta	Saliba played #14 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 428 to 465 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-6, -81.
Round 10	England	Saliba played #4 David Webb (Eng) and lost 349 to 385 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-7, -117.
Round 11	England	Saliba played #21 Evelyn Wallace (Eng) and lost 310 to 431 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-8, -238.
Round 12	Malta	Saliba played #24 Christine Strawbridge (MLT) and won 335 to 269 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-8, -172. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	Australia	Saliba played #20 John Barker (AUS) and lost 395 to 436 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-9, -213.
Round 14	Malta	Saliba played #6 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 373 to 451 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-10, -291.
Round 15	England	Saliba played #26 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and won 364 to 329 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-10, -256.
Round 16	Malta	Saliba played #16 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 301 to 631 (a spread of -330). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-11, -586.
Round 17	Malta	Saliba played #24 Christine Strawbridge (MLT) again and lost 361 to 438 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-12, -663.
Round 18	Australia	Saliba played #28 Alison Pollard (AUS) and won 449 to 397 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-12, -611.
Round 19	Australia	Saliba played #27 Gary Pollard (AUS) again and won 381 to 361 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-12, -591.
Round 20	Australia	Saliba played #28 Alison Pollard (AUS) again and lost 375 to 471 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-13, -687.
Round 21	England	Saliba played #26 Kevin Synnott (Eng) again and won 421 to 385 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-13, -651.
Round 22	Australia	Saliba played #20 John Barker (AUS) again and won 474 to 371 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-13, -548.
Round 23	Ireland	Saliba played #22 Eileen Meghen (IRL) again and won 461 to 388 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-13, -475.
Round 24	Australia	Saliba played #10 Karen Richards (AUS) and lost 328 to 428 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-14, -575.
Round 25	England	Saliba played #21 Evelyn Wallace (Eng) again and won 446 to 305 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-14, -434.
Round 26	United States	Saliba played #7 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 341 to 597 (a spread of -256). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-15, -690.
Round 27	Romania	Saliba played #13 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and lost 378 to 410 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-16, -722.
Round 28	Romania	Saliba played #19 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 350 to 323 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-16, -695.
Round 29	Australia	Saliba played #10 Karen Richards (AUS) again and lost 380 to 463 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-17, -778.
Round 30	Scotland	Saliba played #15 Raymond Tate (Sco) again and won 364 to 339 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-17, -753. Saliba is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 31	Romania	Saliba played #19 Dan Sandu (ROM) again and lost 302 to 376 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-18, -827.
Round 32	Romania	Saliba played #13 Mihai Pantis (ROM) again and lost 324 to 442 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-19, -945.

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