John Robertson [#33] at 2003 Canadian SCRABBLE Championship

December 5-8, 2003

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John Robertson [#33] at 2003 Canadian SCRABBLE Championship

Background Information
	Given name(s): John Surname(s): Robertson Home: Cambridge, ON, Canada Age: 39 Hobbies: Scrabble, Softball umpire, Trivia, Sports research Occupation: Bookkeeper Notes: Author of three books on baseball history. Codirector, NSA Club #471 (Cambridge ON).

Career History

4-year record against other players at this event	41-51 (0.446)
Past 1-12 months	3-3 (0.500)	L WW L W L
Past 13-24 months	10-13 (0.435)	LLLL WWW LLLL WW LLL WWW LL WW
Past 25-36 months	11-11 (0.500)	LLL WW LL W LL WWWWWW LLL W L W
Past 37-48 months	17-24 (0.415)	L W L W LL W L W LLLL W LLLL WWW L WW LTLLLTW LL W L WWW LL W

Rank Diagram

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See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 435 Average for: 367 Average against: 372
Before the Tournament			Robertson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1			Robertson played #22 Mike Ryan (Vancouver BC) and won 391 to 345 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Ryan in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +46.
Round 2			Robertson played #02 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and won 424 to 346 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Wapnick in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +124. Robertson is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).
Round 3			Robertson played #42 Michael Krepakevich (Mississauga ON) and won 420 to 292 (a spread of 128) . Robertson's record vs. Krepakevich in the 4 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WL. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +252.
Round 4			Robertson played #12 Libero Paolella (Toronto ON) and lost 344 to 363 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Paolella in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +233. Robertson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 5			Robertson played #03 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 294 to 472 (a spread of -178) . Robertson's record vs. Berofsky in the 4 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, +55. Robertson is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).
Round 6			Robertson played #50 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and lost 331 to 407 (a spread of -76) . Robertson's record vs. Madden in the 4 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LLWWL. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-3, -21.
Round 7			Robertson played #08 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote St. Luc QC) and lost 308 to 389 (a spread of -81) . Robertson's record vs. Gotlieb in the 4 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-4, -102. Robertson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 8			Robertson played #46 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 355 to 363 (a spread of -8) . Robertson's record vs. Palazzo in the 4 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: WW. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-5, -110.
Round 9			Robertson played #35 Ian Bell (Waterloo ON) and won 351 to 347 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Bell in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-5, -106.
Round 10			Robertson played #28 Arthur Carvalho (Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC) and won 409 to 390 (a spread of 19) . Robertson's record vs. Carvalho in the 4 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-5, -87. Robertson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 11			Robertson played #34 Hugh Currie (Toronto ON) and lost 329 to 360 (a spread of -31) . Robertson's record vs. Currie in the 4 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-6, -118.
Round 12			Robertson played #15 Fern Lindzon (North York ON) and won 435 to 320 (a spread of 115) . Robertson's record vs. Lindzon in the 4 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-6, -3. Robertson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 13			Robertson played #39 Mike Ebanks (Calgary AB) and won 422 to 380 (a spread of 42) . Robertson's record vs. Ebanks in the 4 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-6, +39.
Round 14			Robertson played #32 Salvatore Desiato (Toronto ON) and won 367 to 362 (a spread of 5) . Robertson's record vs. Desiato in the 4 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-6, +44.
Round 15			Robertson played #05 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 403 to 386 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Kaufman in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-6, +61.
Round 16			Robertson played #01 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 368 to 421 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Daniel in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-7, +8. Robertson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Robertson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 17			Robertson played #21 Shaun Goatcher (Mississauga ON) and lost 357 to 372 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Goatcher in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-8, -7.
Round 18			Robertson played #07 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and lost 294 to 379 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Nanavati in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-9, -92.
Award Ceremony			Robertson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Robertson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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