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December 5-8, 2003

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Ron Hoekstra [#11] at 2003 Canadian SCRABBLE Championship

Background Information

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Given name(s): Ron
Surname(s): Hoekstra
Home: Kentwood, MI, United States
Age: 35
Awards: 2000 CNSC, 2001-11 Port Huron MI
Occupation: Accountant
WSC 2001 Rank: 45
WSC 2003 Rank: 61

 

Career History

4-year record against other players at this event60-46 (0.566) 
Past 1-12 months12-13 (0.480)W LL W L WW L WW L W L W LLL W LL W LL WW
Past 13-24 months19-23 (0.452)LLL W LLLL W LLL W LL WW LL WW LLL WW L W L W LL WWW L WW L WWW
Past 25-36 months10-7 (0.588)WWWWW LLLL WW L WW L W L
Past 37-48 months19-3 (0.864)W LL WWWW L WWWWWWWWWWWWWW

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 447
Average for: 383
Average against: 389

Before the Tournament  

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

Round 1

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Hoekstra played #43 David Stokoe (Windsor ON) and lost 335 to 388 (a spread of -53) .

Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Stokoe in at least 4 years.

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 0-1, -53.

Round 2

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Hoekstra played #27 Fran Silver (Cote St. Luc QC) and lost 348 to 420 (a spread of -72) .

Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Silver in at least 4 years.

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 0-2, -125.

Round 3

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Hoekstra played #24 Sary Karanofsky (Cote-St-Luc QC) and won 431 to 390 (a spread of 41) .

Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Karanofsky in at least 4 years.

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 1-2, -84.

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

Round 4

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Hoekstra played #32 Salvatore Desiato (Toronto ON) and won 421 to 391 (a spread of 30) .

Hoekstra's record vs. Desiato in the 4 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).
Past 1-12 months: LW.
Past 13-24 months: L.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 2-2, -54.

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

Round 5

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Hoekstra played #47 Anita Rackham (Mansonville QC) and won 327 to 312 (a spread of 15) .

Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Rackham in at least 4 years.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 3-2, -39.

Round 6

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Hoekstra played #05 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 429 to 317 (a spread of 112) .

Hoekstra's record vs. Kaufman in the 4 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: L.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: WWW.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 4-2, +73.

Round 7

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Hoekstra played #31 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 402 to 517 (a spread of -115) .

Hoekstra's record vs. Leah in the 4 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: L.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 4-3, -42.

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

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

Round 8

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Hoekstra played #08 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote St. Luc QC) and lost 275 to 447 (a spread of -172) .

Hoekstra's record vs. Gotlieb in the 4 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750).
Past 1-12 months: W.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: L.
Past 37-48 months: WW.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 4-4, -214.

Round 9

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Hoekstra played #48 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 373 to 344 (a spread of 29) .

Hoekstra's record vs. Sealy in the 4 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: W.
Past 25-36 months: W.
Past 37-48 months: no games.

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 5-4, -185.

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

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

Round 10

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Hoekstra played #35 Ian Bell (Waterloo ON) and won 382 to 330 (a spread of 52) .

Hoekstra's record vs. Bell in the 4 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: LWW.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 6-4, -133.

Round 11

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Hoekstra played #13 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 402 to 410 (a spread of -8) .

Hoekstra's record vs. Golding in the 4 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: L.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 6-5, -141.

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

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

Round 12

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Hoekstra played #17 Tim Anglin (Scarborough ON) and lost 323 to 496 (a spread of -173) .

Hoekstra's record vs. Anglin in the 4 years leading up to this event: 2-4 (0.333).
Past 1-12 months: L.
Past 13-24 months: LLW.
Past 25-36 months: L.
Past 37-48 months: W.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 6-6, -314.

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

Round 13

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Hoekstra played #02 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and won 415 to 340 (a spread of 75) .

Hoekstra's record vs. Wapnick in the 4 years leading up to this event: 3-4 (0.429).
Past 1-12 months: LL.
Past 13-24 months: WW.
Past 25-36 months: L.
Past 37-48 months: LW.

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 7-6, -239.

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

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

Round 14

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Hoekstra played #15 Fern Lindzon (North York ON) and lost 375 to 449 (a spread of -74) .

Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Lindzon in at least 4 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 7-7, -313.

Round 15

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Hoekstra played #49 Danny Panganiban (Calgary AB) and won 428 to 366 (a spread of 62) .

Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Panganiban in at least 4 years.

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 8-7, -251.

Round 16

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Hoekstra played #25 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 447 to 338 (a spread of 109) .

Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Tillekeratne in at least 4 years.

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 9-7, -142.

Round 17

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Hoekstra played #22 Mike Ryan (Vancouver BC) and won 383 to 362 (a spread of 21) .

Hoekstra's record vs. Ryan in the 4 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: W.

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 10-7, -121.

Round 18

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Hoekstra played #21 Shaun Goatcher (Mississauga ON) and won 395 to 384 (a spread of 11) .

Hoekstra's record vs. Goatcher in the 4 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250).
Past 1-12 months: L.
Past 13-24 months: L.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: LW.

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 11-7, -110.

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

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


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