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Christopher Sykes [#8] 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 Christopher Sykes, 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. Sykes currently has a record of 8-10, +527, and is ranked #29.

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): Christopher Surname(s): Sykes Home: Cambridge, ON, Canada Age: 38 Awards: 3rd Canadian Nationals 2000 Hobbies: nothing in particular Occupation: Computer Programmer WSC 2001 Rank: 32

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 585 Average for: 410 Average against: 380
Registration		Sykes is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Sykes played #39 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 483 to 260 (a spread of 223) . Before this event, Sykes had not played Madden in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +223.
Round 2		Sykes played #33 John Robertson (Cambridge ON) and lost 439 to 449 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Sykes had not played Robertson in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-1, +213.
Round 3		Sykes played #20 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 438 to 346 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Sykes had not played Panitch in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-1, +305. Sykes is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Sykes is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4		Sykes played #23 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and lost 342 to 411 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Sykes had not played Ozorio in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-2, +236.
Round 5		Sykes played #17 George MacAulay (Saskatoon SK) and lost 394 to 413 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Sykes had not played MacAulay in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-3, +217. Sykes is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Sykes is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 6		Sykes played #42 John Dungey (Mitchell ON) and won 480 to 360 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Sykes had not played Dungey in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-3, +337.
Round 7		Sykes played #26 Danny Panganiban (Calgary AB) and won 414 to 362 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Sykes had not played Panganiban in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-3, +389. Sykes is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 8		Sykes played #12 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and won 405 to 238 (a spread of 167) . Before this event, Sykes had not played Lindzon in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-3, +556. Sykes is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Sykes is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 9		Sykes played #37 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 397 to 427 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Sykes had not played Dunlop in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-4, +526.
Round 10		Sykes played #30 Salvatore Desiato (Toronto ON) and lost 343 to 391 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Sykes had not played Desiato in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-5, +478. Sykes is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Sykes is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 11		Sykes played #36 Jeffrey Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and won 585 to 279 (a spread of 306) . Before this event, Sykes had not played Parsons in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-5, +784. Sykes is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Sykes is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 12		Sykes played #31 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 478 to 261 (a spread of 217) . Before this event, Sykes had not played Hildebrand in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-5, +1001.
Round 13		Sykes played #9 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 329 to 385 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Sykes had not played Rowland in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-6, +945. Sykes is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Sykes is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 14		Sykes played #11 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and lost 334 to 432 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Sykes had not played Nanavati in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-7, +847.
Round 15		Sykes played #24 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 310 to 563 (a spread of -253) . Before this event, Sykes had not played Golding in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-8, +594. Sykes is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Sykes played #31 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 378 to 425 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Sykes had not played Hildebrand in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-9, +547.
Round 17		Sykes played #28 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 504 to 278 (a spread of 226) . Before this event, Sykes had not played Hermanson in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-9, +773.
Round 18		Sykes played #4 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 319 to 565 (a spread of -246) . Before this event, Sykes had not played Kaufman in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-10, +527. Sykes is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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