2010 Malta International Scrabble Open: May 14-16

May 14–16, 2010

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MOST 2010: Nicky Vella-Laurenti [#28]

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On this page, you will find information about Nicky Vella-Laurenti, who is competing at the 2010 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 10-11, +59, and is ranked #50.

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: MLT 2010 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: Malta

Round by Round
High score: 470 Average for: 380 Average against: 377
Round 1	England	Vella-Laurenti played #46 Jim Lyes (Eng) and won 380 to 323 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +57.
Round 2	England	Vella-Laurenti played #77 Jacqui White (Eng) and won 444 to 248 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +253.
Round 3	Israel	Vella-Laurenti played #81 Mona Nobil (ISR) and won 470 to 349 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-0, +374.
Round 4	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #21 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 410 to 480 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +304.
Round 5	Scotland	Vella-Laurenti played #17 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 367 to 394 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +277.
Round 6	England	Vella-Laurenti played #37 Jayne MacKenzie (Eng) and lost 304 to 349 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-3, +232.
Round 7	Scotland	Vella-Laurenti played #12 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and won 446 to 326 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-3, +352. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	Australia	Vella-Laurenti played #35 Alison Pollard (AUS) and won 470 to 258 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +564.
Round 9	Ireland	Vella-Laurenti played #30 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and won 388 to 381 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-3, +571.
Round 10	Romania	Vella-Laurenti played #23 Dan Sandu (ROM) and lost 390 to 417 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +544.
Round 11	Romania	Vella-Laurenti played #22 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and lost 282 to 557 (a spread of -275). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-5, +269.
Round 12	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #48 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and won 378 to 341 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, +306.
Round 13	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #52 Anna Borg (MLT) and lost 336 to 440 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-6, +202.
Round 14	Israel	Vella-Laurenti played #18 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and lost 351 to 428 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-7, +125.
Round 15	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #68 Dominic Borg (MLT) and lost 310 to 385 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-8, +50.
Round 16	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #72 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 419 to 351 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-8, +118.
Round 17	Israel	Vella-Laurenti played #62 Maureen Hoch (ISR) and lost 367 to 390 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-9, +95. Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 18	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #32 Mario Saliba (MLT) and lost 355 to 400 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-10, +50.
Round 19	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #55 Joe Caruana (MLT) and won 379 to 347 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-10, +82.
Round 20	Malta	Vella-Laurenti played #74 Pawlu Frendo (MLT) and won 423 to 367 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-10, +138.
Round 21	England	Vella-Laurenti played #38 Teresa Lyes (Eng) and lost 302 to 381 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-11, +59.
After the Tournament		Vella-Laurenti is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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