Craig Rowland [#09] at 2003 Canadian SCRABBLE Championship

December 5-8, 2003

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Craig Rowland [#09] at 2003 Canadian SCRABBLE Championship

Background Information
	Given name(s): Craig Surname(s): Rowland Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Age: 37 Hobbies: Fennica; Non-Indo-European languages; Collecting international Scrabble sets; the music of Värttinä and Yoko Ono Occupation: Library Assistant Notes: Director, Club #422 (Mississauga ON)

Career History

4-year record against other players at this event	71-72 (0.497)
Past 1-12 months	14-12 (0.538)	W L WWW LLL W LL WWWW L W LLLLL WWWW
Past 13-24 months	19-15 (0.559)	L WW LL W L W L W L WW LLL WW L WWWW L W L W L WWWW LL
Past 25-36 months	17-22 (0.436)	L W LL WWW LLL WW L WW LLLL W LLL W LL W L WW LL W LL WWW L
Past 37-48 months	21-23 (0.477)	W LLLLLLL WW LL W L W L WW LLLL W L WWWWWWWW LL W L WW LLL W L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 453 Average for: 397 Average against: 379
Before the Tournament			Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1			Rowland played #50 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 417 to 345 (a spread of 72) . Rowland's record vs. Madden 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: #15. Current record: 1-0, +72. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2			Rowland played #30 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 439 to 349 (a spread of 90) . Rowland's record vs. Ozorio in the 4 years leading up to this event: 4-4 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LLW. Past 37-48 months: LW. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +162.
Round 3			Rowland played #17 Tim Anglin (Scarborough ON) and won 405 to 351 (a spread of 54) . Rowland's record vs. Anglin in the 4 years leading up to this event: 3-5 (0.375). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: LLL. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +216.
Round 4			Rowland played #41 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and won 389 to 323 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Kessler in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +282.
Round 5			Rowland played #04 David Boys (Dorval QC) and lost 453 to 491 (a spread of -38) . Rowland's record vs. Boys in the 4 years leading up to this event: 2-7 (0.222). Past 1-12 months: WLL. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: LWL. Past 37-48 months: L. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +244. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 6			Rowland played #06 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 408 to 315 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Saldanha in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +337. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 7			Rowland played #27 Fran Silver (Cote St. Luc QC) and won 361 to 343 (a spread of 18) . Rowland's record vs. Silver in the 4 years leading up to this event: 7-2 (0.778). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LWWW. Past 25-36 months: WWW. Past 37-48 months: W. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +355. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).
Round 8			Rowland played #03 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 372 to 429 (a spread of -57) . Rowland's record vs. Berofsky in the 4 years leading up to this event: 2-6 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: LLL. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +298. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (3 hits). Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 9			Rowland played #01 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 437 to 396 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Daniel in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +339. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).
Round 10			Rowland played #08 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote St. Luc QC) and lost 307 to 427 (a spread of -120) . Rowland's record vs. Gotlieb in the 4 years leading up to this event: 3-4 (0.429). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLL. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: LW. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +219. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 11			Rowland played #22 Mike Ryan (Vancouver BC) and won 436 to 299 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Ryan in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +356. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 12			Rowland played #13 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 394 to 421 (a spread of -27) . Rowland's record vs. Golding in the 4 years leading up to this event: 2-4 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LLL. Past 37-48 months: WWL. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-4, +329. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).
Round 13			Rowland played #18 Lou Cornelis (Ottawa ON) and won 355 to 339 (a spread of 16) . Rowland's record vs. Cornelis in the 4 years leading up to this event: 5-2 (0.714). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WLLW. Past 37-48 months: WW. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +345.
Round 14			Rowland played #31 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 364 to 440 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Leah in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-5, +269.
Round 15			Rowland played #02 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and won 393 to 288 (a spread of 105) . Rowland's record vs. Wapnick in the 4 years leading up to this event: 6-3 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WLW. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: WWL. Past 37-48 months: W. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +374.
Round 16			Rowland played #19 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and tied at 381 . Before this event, Rowland had not played Castellano in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10.5-5.5, +374. Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 17			Rowland played #23 George MacAulay (Saskatoon SK) and won 431 to 429 (a spread of 2) . Rowland's record vs. MacAulay in the 4 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11.5-5.5, +376. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 18			Rowland played #01 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 401 to 454 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Daniel in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11.5-6.5, +323.
Award Ceremony			Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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