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David Boys [#2] at 2005 Canadian National SCRABBLE® Championship

Congratulations to the first-ever two-time Canadian Champion, Adam Logan!

On this page, you will find information about David Boys, who is a contestant in at the 2005 Canadian National SCRABBLE® Championship, held June 9–11 at the Great Hall in Toronto. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. Boys currently has a record of 12-6, +761, and is ranked #6.

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

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Given name(s): David
Surname(s): Boys
Home: Dorval, QC, Canada
Age: 40
Awards: 1995 WSC; 2002-03 Toronto West, ON; 2002, 2004-05 Montreal, QC; 2003 CNSC 2005-01 Kingston, ON
Hobbies: Softball, Hockey, Poker, Neerdowelling
Occupation: Programmer analyst
Notes: NSA AB member 1999-2002.
WSC 1991 Rank: 3
WSC 1995 Rank: 1
WSC 1997 Rank: 11
WSC 1999 Rank: 3
WSC 2001 Rank: 39

 

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 511
Average for: 413
Average against: 371

Registration  

Boys is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Boys is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 1

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Boys played #47 Barbara Bultz (Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC) and won 444 to 292 (a spread of 152) .

Before this event, Boys had not played Bultz in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 1-0, +152.

Boys is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 2

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Boys played #30 Salvatore Desiato (Toronto ON) and won 489 to 267 (a spread of 222) .

Before this event, Boys had not played Desiato in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 2-0, +374.

Round 3

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Boys played #11 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and lost 327 to 358 (a spread of -31) .

Before this event, Boys had not played Nanavati in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 2-1, +343.

Boys is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Boys is mentioned in this round's photo captions (4 hits).

Round 4

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Boys played #17 George MacAulay (Saskatoon SK) and won 406 to 386 (a spread of 20) .

Before this event, Boys had not played MacAulay in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 3-1, +363.

Boys is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Boys is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

Round 5

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Boys played #23 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 438 to 415 (a spread of 23) .

Before this event, Boys had not played Ozorio in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 4-1, +386.

Round 6

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Boys played #33 John Robertson (Cambridge ON) and won 511 to 322 (a spread of 189) .

Before this event, Boys had not played Robertson in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 5-1, +575.

Boys is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Boys is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 7

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Boys played #13 Fran Silver (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 373 to 320 (a spread of 53) .

Before this event, Boys had not played Silver in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 6-1, +628.

Round 8

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Boys played #1 Adam Logan (United Kingdom) and won 401 to 355 (a spread of 46) .

Before this event, Boys had not played Logan in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 7-1, +674.

Boys is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).

Boys is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

Round 9

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Boys played #3 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and won 477 to 389 (a spread of 88) .

Before this event, Boys had not played Wapnick in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 8-1, +762.

Boys is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 10

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Boys played #6 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 378 to 348 (a spread of 30) .

Before this event, Boys had not played Saldanha in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 9-1, +792.

Boys is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Boys is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

Round 11

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Boys played #27 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 368 to 435 (a spread of -67) .

Before this event, Boys had not played Leah in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 9-2, +725.

Boys is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 12

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Boys played #9 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 450 to 397 (a spread of 53) .

Before this event, Boys had not played Rowland in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 10-2, +778.

Boys is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

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Boys played #16 Shaun Goatcher (Mississauga ON) and won 427 to 283 (a spread of 144) .

Before this event, Boys had not played Goatcher in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 11-2, +922.

Boys is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 14

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Boys played #14 Emanuel Chicoine (Montreal QC) and lost 424 to 476 (a spread of -52) .

Before this event, Boys had not played Chicoine in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 11-3, +870.

Boys is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Boys is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).

Round 15

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Boys played #1 Adam Logan (United Kingdom) and lost 350 to 432 (a spread of -82) .

Before this event, Boys had not played Logan in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 11-4, +788.

Boys is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).

Round 16

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Boys played #20 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 431 to 354 (a spread of 77) .

Before this event, Boys had not played Panitch in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 12-4, +865.

Boys is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Boys is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 17

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Boys played #16 Shaun Goatcher (Mississauga ON) and lost 347 to 426 (a spread of -79) .

Before this event, Boys had not played Goatcher in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 12-5, +786.

Boys is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).

Boys is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 18

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Boys played #5 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 399 to 424 (a spread of -25) .

Before this event, Boys had not played Berofsky in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 12-6, +761.

Boys is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).

Boys is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).

Final Round 1  

Boys is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Final Round 2  

Boys is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

After the Finals  

Boys is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Boys is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).