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Ron Hoekstra [#7] 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 Ron Hoekstra, 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. Hoekstra currently has a record of 11-7, +539, and is ranked #9.

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): Ron Surname(s): Hoekstra Home: Kentwood, MI, United States Age: 36 Awards: 2000 Canadian Champion; 2004-06 Port Huron, MI; 2004-10 Petosky, MI Hobbies: hockey, keyboards, languages Occupation: Accountant WSC 2001 Rank: 45

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 520 Average for: 405 Average against: 375
Registration		Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Hoekstra played #40 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 428 to 433 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Espallardo in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 0-1, -5. Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		Hoekstra played #32 Arthur Carvalho (Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 325 to 382 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Carvalho in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 0-2, -62.
Round 3		Hoekstra played #21 Libero Paolella (Toronto ON) and won 488 to 408 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Paolella in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-2, +18. Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 4		Hoekstra played #31 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 429 to 365 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Hildebrand in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-2, +82.
Round 5		Hoekstra played #37 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 363 to 416 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Dunlop in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-3, +29. Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 6		Hoekstra played #44 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 391 to 385 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Ubeika in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-3, +35. Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 7		Hoekstra played #42 John Dungey (Mitchell ON) and won 385 to 256 (a spread of 129) . Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Dungey in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-3, +164.
Round 8		Hoekstra played #19 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and won 442 to 423 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Hahn in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-3, +183.
Round 9		Hoekstra played #30 Salvatore Desiato (Toronto ON) and won 463 to 346 (a spread of 117) . Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Desiato in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +300.
Round 10		Hoekstra played #33 John Robertson (Cambridge ON) and lost 416 to 423 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Robertson in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-4, +293. Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Hoekstra played #9 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 464 to 334 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Rowland in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-4, +423.
Round 12		Hoekstra played #39 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 517 to 251 (a spread of 266) . Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Madden in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-4, +689.
Round 13		Hoekstra played #1 Adam Logan (United Kingdom) and won 381 to 286 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Logan in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +784. Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 14		Hoekstra played #3 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and won 520 to 346 (a spread of 174) . Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Wapnick in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-4, +958. Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Hoekstra played #16 Shaun Goatcher (Mississauga ON) and lost 276 to 354 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Goatcher in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-5, +880. Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Hoekstra played #5 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 299 to 418 (a spread of -119) . Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Berofsky in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-6, +761. Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 17		Hoekstra played #27 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 401 to 376 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Leah in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-6, +786. Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 18		Hoekstra played #3 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and lost 298 to 545 (a spread of -247) . Before this event, Hoekstra had not played Wapnick in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-7, +539. Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Final Round 2		Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
After the Finals		Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Hoekstra is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

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