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Salvatore Desiato [#30] 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 Salvatore Desiato, 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. Desiato currently has a record of 9-9, -450, and is ranked #28.

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): Salvatore Surname(s): Desiato Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Age: 41 Awards: 2001 Toronto SCRABBLE Club "B" Division Champion. Is 1-0 in tournament play vs. the 2003 Canadian Champion. Hobbies: Crosswords, biking, soccer dad, watching baseball Occupation: Actuarial analyst Notes: Aspires to be the next Libero Paolella.

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 456 Average for: 369 Average against: 394
Round 1		Desiato played #37 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 386 to 362 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Dunlop in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +24.
Round 2		Desiato played #2 David Boys (Dorval QC) and lost 267 to 489 (a spread of -222) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Boys in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, -198.
Round 3		Desiato played #22 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and won 403 to 259 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Burns in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-1, -54.
Round 4		Desiato played #43 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 439 to 285 (a spread of 154) . Before this event, Desiato had not played McCall in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +100.
Round 5		Desiato played #25 Sinna Vijayakumar (Mississauga ON) and won 395 to 378 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Vijayakumar in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +117.
Round 6		Desiato played #6 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 277 to 378 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Saldanha in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-2, +16. Desiato is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Desiato played #33 John Robertson (Cambridge ON) and lost 286 to 418 (a spread of -132) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Robertson in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-3, -116.
Round 8		Desiato played #40 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 428 to 415 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Espallardo in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-3, -103.
Round 9		Desiato played #7 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 346 to 463 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Hoekstra in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-4, -220. Desiato is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Desiato played #8 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 391 to 343 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Sykes in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-4, -172. Desiato is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Desiato is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 11		Desiato played #20 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 456 to 367 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Panitch in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-4, -83.
Round 12		Desiato played #13 Fran Silver (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 414 to 412 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Silver in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, -81.
Round 13		Desiato played #3 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and lost 318 to 475 (a spread of -157) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Wapnick in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-5, -238.
Round 14		Desiato played #9 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 364 to 451 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Rowland in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-6, -325. Desiato is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Desiato played #17 George MacAulay (Saskatoon SK) and lost 302 to 473 (a spread of -171) . Before this event, Desiato had not played MacAulay in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-7, -496. Desiato is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Desiato played #13 Fran Silver (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 456 to 331 (a spread of 125) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Silver in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-7, -371. Desiato is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Desiato is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 17		Desiato played #24 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 333 to 392 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Golding in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-8, -430.
Round 18		Desiato played #11 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and lost 388 to 408 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Nanavati in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-9, -450.
Final Round 4		Desiato is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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