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Craig Rowland [#9] 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 Craig Rowland, 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. Rowland currently has a record of 10-8, +181, and is ranked #16.

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): Craig Surname(s): Rowland Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Age: 38 Hobbies: Minority European languages; studying Sursilvan Romansch in Switzerland during the summer of 2005; Ultra Bra; Värttinä Occupation: Library Assistant

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 522 Average for: 403 Average against: 393
Round 1		Rowland played #43 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 351 to 399 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Rowland had not played McCall in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-1, -48.
Round 2		Rowland played #36 Jeffrey Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and won 425 to 411 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Parsons in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, -34.
Round 3		Rowland played #25 Sinna Vijayakumar (Mississauga ON) and lost 385 to 463 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Vijayakumar in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-2, -112. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Rowland played #24 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 437 to 314 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Golding in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-2, +11. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 5		Rowland played #18 Lou Cornelis (Ottawa ON) and won 491 to 462 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Cornelis in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-2, +40. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 6		Rowland played #5 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 421 to 394 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Berofsky in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +67.
Round 7		Rowland played #20 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 398 to 374 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Panitch in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +91. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Rowland played #33 John Robertson (Cambridge ON) and won 381 to 301 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Robertson in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +171.
Round 9		Rowland played #27 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 428 to 479 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Leah in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +120. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 10		Rowland played #3 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and won 411 to 333 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Wapnick in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +198. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 11		Rowland played #7 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 334 to 464 (a spread of -130) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Hoekstra in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-4, +68.
Round 12		Rowland played #2 David Boys (Dorval QC) and lost 397 to 450 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Boys in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-5, +15.
Round 13		Rowland played #8 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 385 to 329 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Sykes in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-5, +71. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 14		Rowland played #30 Salvatore Desiato (Toronto ON) and won 451 to 364 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Desiato in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +158. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Rowland played #14 Emanuel Chicoine (Montreal QC) and lost 365 to 409 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Chicoine in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-6, +114. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Rowland played #29 David Stokoe (Windsor ON) and won 522 to 315 (a spread of 207) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Stokoe in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-6, +321. Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 17		Rowland played #29 David Stokoe (Windsor ON) and lost 350 to 428 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Stokoe in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-7, +243. 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 #17 George MacAulay (Saskatoon SK) and lost 328 to 390 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Rowland had not played MacAulay in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-8, +181. Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Final Round 1		Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Final Round 2		Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
After the Finals		Rowland is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

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