Theresa Camilleri [#19] at WSC 2005

[ Congratulations to the new World Scrabble® Champion, Adam Logan (CAN), and the runner-up Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA). ]

On this page, you will find information about Theresa Camilleri, who is a contestant in at the 2005 World SCRABBLE® Championship, held November 17–20 in London. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. Camilleri currently has a record of 13-11, +349, and is ranked #35.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, 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): Theresa Surname(s): Camilleri Home: Sliema, Malta Age: 42 Awards: No. 2 in Malta Hobbies: 1/2 marathon/10k runs, squash, tennis, swimming etc. Occupation: Property Consultant WSC 2005 Team: Malta

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 560 Average for: 410 Average against: 396
Round 1		Thailand	Camilleri played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and won 389 to 374 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-0, +15.
Round 2		England	Camilleri played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 379 to 404 (a spread of -25) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-1, -10.
Round 3		Australia	Camilleri played #24 Paul Cleary (AUS) and lost 398 to 444 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-2, -56.
Round 4	Larger photo available	Poland	Camilleri played #102 Mateusz Zbikowski (POL) and won 466 to 406 (a spread of 60) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, +4.
Round 5		Malaysia	Camilleri played #101 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 360 to 329 (a spread of 31) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, +35.
Round 6		Trinidad and Tobago	Camilleri played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 431 to 427 (a spread of 4) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-2, +39.
Round 7		Nigeria	Camilleri played #74 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and won 465 to 304 (a spread of 161) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-2, +200.
Round 8		United States	Camilleri played #71 John O'Laughlin (USA) and won 532 to 415 (a spread of 117) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-2, +317.
Round 9		England	Camilleri played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and lost 291 to 410 (a spread of -119) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-3, +198.
Round 10		New Zealand	Camilleri played #81 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 450 to 475 (a spread of -25) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, +173.
Round 11		India	Camilleri played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and lost 346 to 423 (a spread of -77) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-5, +96.
Round 12		United States	Camilleri played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and lost 349 to 401 (a spread of -52) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-6, +44.
Round 13		Pakistan	Camilleri played #53 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and won 418 to 300 (a spread of 118) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-6, +162.
Round 14		England	Camilleri played #26 Andrew Davis (Eng) and won 414 to 352 (a spread of 62) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-6, +224.
Round 15		Thailand	Camilleri played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and won 456 to 319 (a spread of 137) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-6, +361.
Round 16		United States	Camilleri played #60 Jerry Lerman (USA) and won 399 to 264 (a spread of 135) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-6, +496.
Round 17		Canada	Camilleri played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 381 to 517 (a spread of -136) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-7, +360.
Round 18		United States	Camilleri played #65 Joey Mallick (USA) and won 380 to 375 (a spread of 5) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-7, +365.
Round 19		Scotland	Camilleri played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 344 to 429 (a spread of -85) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-8, +280.
Round 20		Qatar	Camilleri played #95 Asad ul-Haq (QAT) and won 560 to 384 (a spread of 176) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +456.
Round 21		Thailand	Camilleri played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 422 to 434 (a spread of -12) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-9, +444.
Round 22		Canada	Camilleri played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and lost 435 to 454 (a spread of -19) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-10, +425.
Round 23	Larger photo available	Japan	Camilleri played #44 Keiichiro Hirai (JPN) and lost 334 to 443 (a spread of -109) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-11, +316.
Round 24		United States	Camilleri played #77 David Poder (USA) and won 443 to 410 (a spread of 33) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-11, +349.

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