Salvatore Desiato [#32] at 2003 Canadian SCRABBLE Championship

December 5-8, 2003

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Salvatore Desiato [#32] at 2003 Canadian SCRABBLE Championship

Background Information
	Given name(s): Salvatore Surname(s): Desiato Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Age: 41 Awards: 2001 Toronto SCRABBLE Club "B" Division Champion Occupation: Actuarial analyst Notes: Aspires to be the next Libero Paolella.

Career History

4-year record against other players at this event	46-47 (0.495)
Past 1-12 months	6-11 (0.353)	W L W LLL W L W LL W L W LLL
Past 13-24 months	15-15 (0.500)	L W LL W L WW L W LL WW L WWW LLL W LLLL WWWW
Past 25-36 months	19-16 (0.543)	L WWWWW LLLLL WW LL WW LLLLL WWWW LL WW L WWWW
Past 37-48 months	6-5 (0.545)	LLL WWWW LL WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 468 Average for: 376 Average against: 381
Before the Tournament			Desiato is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1			Desiato played #19 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 279 to 406 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Castellano in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 0-1, -127.
Round 2			Desiato played #01 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 304 to 499 (a spread of -195) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Daniel in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 0-2, -322. Desiato is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 3			Desiato played #39 Mike Ebanks (Calgary AB) and won 372 to 341 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Ebanks in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-2, -291.
Round 4			Desiato played #11 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 391 to 421 (a spread of -30) . Desiato's record vs. Hoekstra in the 4 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-3, -321.
Round 5			Desiato played #25 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 468 to 327 (a spread of 141) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Tillekeratne in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-3, -180.
Round 6			Desiato played #30 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 360 to 334 (a spread of 26) . Desiato's record vs. Ozorio in the 4 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-3, -154.
Round 7			Desiato played #34 Hugh Currie (Toronto ON) and lost 374 to 459 (a spread of -85) . Desiato's record vs. Currie in the 4 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-4, -239.
Round 8			Desiato played #40 Allan Simon (Calgary AB) and lost 394 to 423 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Simon in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-5, -268. Desiato is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 9			Desiato played #15 Fern Lindzon (North York ON) and lost 267 to 417 (a spread of -150) . Desiato's record vs. Lindzon in the 4 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-6, -418.
Round 10			Desiato played #45 Barbara Bultz (Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC) and won 418 to 294 (a spread of 124) . Desiato's record vs. Bultz in the 4 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-6, -294.
Round 11			Desiato played #10 Sinna Vijayakumar (North York ON) and won 394 to 391 (a spread of 3) . Desiato's record vs. Vijayakumar in the 4 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WWLW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-6, -291. Desiato is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Desiato is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 12			Desiato played #35 Ian Bell (Waterloo ON) and won 424 to 366 (a spread of 58) . Desiato's record vs. Bell in the 4 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-6, -233. Desiato is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 13			Desiato played #29 Teri Tetreault (Calgary AB) and won 441 to 364 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Tetreault in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-6, -156. Desiato is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Desiato is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 14			Desiato played #33 John Robertson (Cambridge ON) and lost 362 to 367 (a spread of -5) . Desiato's record vs. Robertson in the 4 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-7, -161. Desiato is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Desiato is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15			Desiato played #12 Libero Paolella (Toronto ON) and lost 350 to 460 (a spread of -110) . Desiato's record vs. Paolella in the 4 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-8, -271.
Round 16			Desiato played #14 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and lost 328 to 375 (a spread of -47) . Desiato's record vs. Francis 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: #35. Current record: 7-9, -318.
Round 17			Desiato played #44 Brenda Megannety (Toronto ON) and won 431 to 291 (a spread of 140) . Desiato's record vs. Megannety in the 4 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: W. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-9, -178.
Round 18			Desiato played #18 Lou Cornelis (Ottawa ON) and won 414 to 315 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Desiato had not played Cornelis in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-9, -79.

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