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Ray Francis [#10] 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 Ray Francis, 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. Francis currently has a record of 9-9, -215, and is ranked #26.

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): Ray Surname(s): Francis Home: Pickering, ON, Canada Age: 43 Hobbies: Squash, golf Occupation: Systems Manager

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 492 Average for: 374 Average against: 386
Round 1		Francis played #49 Stuart Levinsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 377 to 385 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Francis had not played Levinsky in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-1, -8. Francis is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		Francis played #27 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 342 to 469 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Francis had not played Leah in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-2, -135.
Round 3		Francis played #16 Shaun Goatcher (Mississauga ON) and lost 342 to 429 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Francis had not played Goatcher in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0-3, -222.
Round 4		Francis played #41 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and lost 333 to 427 (a spread of -94) . Before this event, Francis had not played Kessler in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 0-4, -316. Francis is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 5		Francis played #39 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and lost 319 to 460 (a spread of -141) . Before this event, Francis had not played Madden in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 0-5, -457. Francis is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Francis played #47 Barbara Bultz (Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC) and won 446 to 301 (a spread of 145) . Before this event, Francis had not played Bultz in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-5, -312.
Round 7		Francis played #29 David Stokoe (Windsor ON) and won 389 to 388 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Francis had not played Stokoe in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-5, -311. Francis is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Francis is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 8		Francis played #24 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 318 to 352 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Francis had not played Golding in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-6, -345. Francis is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Francis is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 9		Francis played #31 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 310 to 363 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Francis had not played Hildebrand in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-7, -398.
Round 10		Francis played #42 John Dungey (Mitchell ON) and won 377 to 372 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Francis had not played Dungey in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-7, -393.
Round 11		Francis played #46 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and won 443 to 342 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Francis had not played Abbate in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-7, -292.
Round 12		Francis played #44 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 393 to 371 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Francis had not played Ubeika in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-7, -270.
Round 13		Francis played #40 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 300 to 359 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Francis had not played Espallardo in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-8, -329.
Round 14		Francis played #21 Libero Paolella (Toronto ON) and won 492 to 386 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Francis had not played Paolella in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-8, -223. Francis is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Francis is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Francis played #40 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 333 to 401 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Francis had not played Espallardo in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-9, -291.
Round 16		Francis played #46 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and won 447 to 400 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Francis had not played Abbate in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-9, -244.
Round 17		Francis played #43 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 384 to 376 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Francis had not played McCall in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-9, -236.
Round 18		Francis played #50 Jim Carlton (London ON) and won 382 to 361 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Francis had not played Carlton in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-9, -215.

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