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Linda Espallardo [#40] 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 Linda Espallardo, 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. Espallardo currently has a record of 10-8, +691, and is ranked #14.

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): Linda Surname(s): Espallardo Home: Cote Saint-Luc, QC, Canada Age: 62 Occupation: retired

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 525 Average for: 406 Average against: 368
Round 1		Espallardo played #7 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 433 to 428 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Hoekstra in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +5. Espallardo is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Espallardo is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		Espallardo played #21 Libero Paolella (Toronto ON) and lost 347 to 461 (a spread of -114) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Paolella in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, -109.
Round 3		Espallardo played #32 Arthur Carvalho (Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC) and won 436 to 326 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Carvalho in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, +1.
Round 4		Espallardo played #22 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and lost 361 to 428 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Burns in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-2, -66.
Round 5		Espallardo played #42 John Dungey (Mitchell ON) and won 525 to 340 (a spread of 185) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Dungey in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-2, +119.
Round 6		Espallardo played #16 Shaun Goatcher (Mississauga ON) and lost 367 to 379 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Goatcher in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-3, +107.
Round 7		Espallardo played #28 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 451 to 420 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Hermanson in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-3, +138. Espallardo is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 8		Espallardo played #30 Salvatore Desiato (Toronto ON) and lost 415 to 428 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Desiato in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-4, +125.
Round 9		Espallardo played #39 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and lost 397 to 400 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Madden in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-5, +122.
Round 10		Espallardo played #19 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 391 to 396 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Hahn in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-6, +117.
Round 11		Espallardo played #50 Jim Carlton (London ON) and lost 343 to 387 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Carlton in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-7, +73. Espallardo is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Espallardo is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 12		Espallardo played #45 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 371 to 375 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Wise in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-8, +69.
Round 13		Espallardo played #10 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and won 359 to 300 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Francis in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-8, +128.
Round 14		Espallardo played #37 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 447 to 320 (a spread of 127) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Dunlop in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-8, +255.
Round 15		Espallardo played #10 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and won 401 to 333 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Francis in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-8, +323.
Round 16		Espallardo played #28 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 407 to 253 (a spread of 154) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Hermanson in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-8, +477.
Round 17		Espallardo played #31 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 410 to 272 (a spread of 138) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Hildebrand in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-8, +615.
Round 18		Espallardo played #42 John Dungey (Mitchell ON) and won 446 to 370 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Dungey in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-8, +691. Espallardo is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
After the Finals		Espallardo is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Espallardo is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

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