World Scrabble Championships

 

At the tenth edition of the World Scrabble Championships, held in Malaysia, Malta managed to guard its territory, consisting of two places in the world's most prestigious Scrabble tournament, thanks to the performances of Theresa Brousson and David Delicata who finished in 30th and 72nd place respectively out of a field of 108 participants. The championship was won by Pakorn Nemistransuk of Thailand who defeated the defending champion Nigel Richards of New Zealand by 3 games to 1 in a best-of-five final. For a complete account of results log on to www.wscgames.com

 

 

Autumn League

 

After three months of play, the Autumn League came to a close with Theresa Brousson, Mario Seychell and Paul Frendo winning first, second and third division respectively. David Delicata, Frans Farrugia and Pauline Cilia were runners-up respectively in each division. Participants were given the chance to opt for a less busy schedule of play against the same opponents but within a separate classification. The top guns in this classification were Nicky Vella Laurenti in first division, Annemarie Holland in second (runner-up Paul Mifsud) and Dominic Borġ in third division.

 

 

First ever Junior One-Day Tournament

 

Daniel Abela, only twelve years of age, was the clear winner of the club's first ever Junior one-day tournament. Claire Buġeja and James Brockdorff placed second and third respectively. Abela also showed his precocious ability by also amassing a score of 466 in one of his games thus taking home the prize for the highest game score.

 

 

This junior event was held in parallel to the club's final one-day tournament of the year where Theresa Brousson took the honours, followed by Christine Strawbridge and Charles Micallef. The ratings prizes went to Pauline Cilia, newcomer Alan Abela and Annemarie Holland.

 

 

2010 Tetley National Scrabble League

 

A total of 35 participants have been divided more or less equally in 3 divisions. In Division I, the four-time National Champion, Theresa Brousson, is the firm favourite to claim her fifth title in a row in spite of the recent surge in form of David Delicata, himself a five-time Champion. The outlook is more uncertain in Division II where Frans Farrugia will once again have to draw upon his vast experience to fend off the challenge of the upcoming Josephine Mayo. In Division III, Mary-Rose Caruana is in pole-position to cross the finishing line ahead of the rest of the field.

 

 

January One-Day Tournament

 

The first one-day tournament of the year saw an emphatic white-wash win by Theresa Brousson. Nicky Vella Laurenti and Pauline Cilia finished second and third respectively, two wins adrift from Brousson.