2010 Malta International Scrabble Open: May 14-16

May 14–16, 2010

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MOST 2010: Alfred Xuereb [#72]

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On this page, you will find information about Alfred Xuereb, 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 10.5-10.5, -840, and is ranked #47.

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): Alfred Surname(s): Xuereb Home: MLT 2010 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: Malta

Round by Round
High score: 461 Average for: 357 Average against: 397
Round 1	Scotland	Xuereb played #2 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 323 to 507 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-1, -184.
Round 2	Scotland	Xuereb played #27 Amy Byrne (Sco) and lost 333 to 399 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 0-2, -250.
Round 3	Israel	Xuereb played #62 Maureen Hoch (ISR) and won 407 to 340 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-2, -183.
Round 4	Germany, Federal Republic of	Xuereb played #86 Peggy Fehily (DEU) and won 330 to 302 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-2, -155.
Round 5	England	Xuereb played #46 Jim Lyes (Eng) and lost 292 to 457 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-3, -320.
Round 6	Malta	Xuereb played #55 Joe Caruana (MLT) and won 380 to 319 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-3, -259.
Round 7	England	Xuereb played #58 Carmen Toscano (Eng) and lost 317 to 552 (a spread of -235). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-4, -494.
Round 8	Malta	Xuereb played #61 Marlene Calleja (MLT) and won 388 to 330 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-4, -436.
Round 9	Malta	Xuereb played #78 Maria Scicluna (MLT) and won 461 to 323 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-4, -298.
Round 10	England	Xuereb played #38 Teresa Lyes (Eng) and lost 278 to 465 (a spread of -187). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-5, -485.
Round 11	Malta	Xuereb played #21 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 432 to 384 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-5, -437.
Round 12	Malta	Xuereb played #80 Carmen Borg (MLT) and tied at 395. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6.5-5.5, -437. Xuereb is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	England	Xuereb played #26 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and lost 307 to 425 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6.5-6.5, -555.
Round 14	Australia	Xuereb played #31 John Barker (AUS) and lost 299 to 463 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -719.
Round 15	Malta	Xuereb played #49 Sammy Mangion (MLT) and won 399 to 391 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7.5-7.5, -711.
Round 16	Malta	Xuereb played #28 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 351 to 419 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7.5-8.5, -779.
Round 17	Israel	Xuereb played #43 Gila Blits (ISR) and won 385 to 287 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8.5-8.5, -681.
Round 18	Scotland	Xuereb played #41 Sylvia Swaney (Sco) and lost 273 to 531 (a spread of -258). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8.5-9.5, -939.
Round 19	Malta	Xuereb played #48 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and lost 372 to 394 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8.5-10.5, -961.
Round 20	Ireland	Xuereb played #76 Ronnie Gordon (IRL) and won 391 to 324 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9.5-10.5, -894.
Round 21	Malta	Xuereb played #65 Albert Zammit (MLT) and won 374 to 320 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10.5-10.5, -840.
After the Tournament		Xuereb is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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