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MOST 2009: Nicky Vella-Laurenti [#26]

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On this page, you will find information about Nicky Vella-Laurenti, who is competing at the 2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 11-9, +653, and is ranked #19.

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): Nicky Surname(s): Vella-Laurenti Home: Malta 2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: Malta

Round by Round
High score: 571 Average for: 415 Average against: 382
Before the Tournament		Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #42 Angele Andrews (MLT) and won 352 to 335 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-0, +17.
Round 2	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #53 Yvonne Delia (MLT) and won 571 to 254 (a spread of 317). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +334.
Round 3	England	Vella-Laurenti played #1 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 331 to 419 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +246. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #48 Marlene Calleja (MLT) and won 411 to 337 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +320.
Round 5	Ireland	Vella-Laurenti played #11 Gboye Balogun (IRL) and lost 369 to 382 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-2, +307.
Round 6	England	Vella-Laurenti played #4 David Webb (Eng) and lost 301 to 436 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-3, +172.
Round 7	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #33 Charles Micallef (MLT) and won 392 to 334 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-3, +230.
Round 8	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #35 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and won 560 to 271 (a spread of 289). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +519.
Round 9	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #25 Christine Strawbridge (MLT) and lost 366 to 443 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-4, +442.
Round 10	England	Vella-Laurenti played #13 Bob Violett (Eng) and lost 364 to 521 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-5, +285.
Round 11	Northern Ireland	Vella-Laurenti played #22 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and lost 300 to 533 (a spread of -233). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-6, +52.
Round 12	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #45 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 537 to 398 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-6, +191.
Round 13	Ireland	Vella-Laurenti played #12 Moses Azzopardi (IRL) and won 490 to 216 (a spread of 274). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-6, +465.
Round 14	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #43 Marielouise Mifsud (MLT) and won 423 to 331 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-6, +557.
Round 15	Israel	Vella-Laurenti played #41 Liliane Servier (ISR) and won 428 to 383 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-6, +602.
Round 16	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #17 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 429 to 438 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-7, +593.
Round 17	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #30 Mario Seychell (MLT) and won 385 to 378 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-7, +600. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Israel	Vella-Laurenti played #7 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 415 to 440 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-8, +575.
Round 19	England	Vella-Laurenti played #16 Sandie Simonis (Eng) and lost 324 to 465 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-9, +434.
Round 20	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #21 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 546 to 327 (a spread of 219). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-9, +653.
After the Tournament		Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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