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Jim Nanavati [#11] 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 Jim Nanavati, 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. Nanavati currently has a record of 10-8, -347, and is ranked #20.

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): Jim Surname(s): Nanavati Home: Burlington, ON, Canada Age: 47 Awards: Some Scrabble Tourneys Hobbies: Scrabble, reading, biking Occupation: Teacher WSC 1997 Rank: 66 WSC 1999 Rank: 92

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 457 Average for: 380 Average against: 399
Registration		Nanavati is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Nanavati played #22 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and lost 300 to 468 (a spread of -168) . Before this event, Nanavati had not played Burns in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0-1, -168. Nanavati is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Nanavati is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 2		Nanavati played #37 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 445 to 270 (a spread of 175) . Before this event, Nanavati had not played Dunlop in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, +7.
Round 3		Nanavati played #2 David Boys (Dorval QC) and won 358 to 327 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Nanavati had not played Boys in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +38. Nanavati is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).
Round 4		Nanavati played #20 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 414 to 343 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Nanavati had not played Panitch in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +109. Nanavati is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 5		Nanavati played #27 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 270 to 552 (a spread of -282) . Before this event, Nanavati had not played Leah in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-2, -173. Nanavati is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Nanavati is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 6		Nanavati played #23 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and lost 410 to 445 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Nanavati had not played Ozorio in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-3, -208.
Round 7		Nanavati played #34 Timothy Anglin (Scarborough ON) and lost 357 to 464 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Nanavati had not played Anglin in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-4, -315.
Round 8		Nanavati played #49 Stuart Levinsky (Thornhill ON) and won 390 to 355 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Nanavati had not played Levinsky in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-4, -280.
Round 9		Nanavati played #26 Danny Panganiban (Calgary AB) and won 433 to 410 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Nanavati had not played Panganiban in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-4, -257.
Round 10		Nanavati played #21 Libero Paolella (Toronto ON) and won 414 to 372 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Nanavati had not played Paolella in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-4, -215. Nanavati is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 11		Nanavati played #13 Fran Silver (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 457 to 260 (a spread of 197) . Before this event, Nanavati had not played Silver in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-4, -18.
Round 12		Nanavati played #28 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 412 to 322 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Nanavati had not played Hermanson in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +72.
Round 13		Nanavati played #33 John Robertson (Cambridge ON) and lost 378 to 459 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Nanavati had not played Robertson in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-5, -9.
Round 14		Nanavati played #8 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 432 to 334 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Nanavati had not played Sykes in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-5, +89.
Round 15		Nanavati played #3 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and lost 360 to 478 (a spread of -118) . Before this event, Nanavati had not played Wapnick in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-6, -29.
Round 16		Nanavati played #3 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and lost 283 to 535 (a spread of -252) . Before this event, Nanavati had not played Wapnick in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-7, -281. Nanavati is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Nanavati is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 17		Nanavati played #17 George MacAulay (Saskatoon SK) and lost 313 to 399 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Nanavati had not played MacAulay in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-8, -367.
Round 18		Nanavati played #30 Salvatore Desiato (Toronto ON) and won 408 to 388 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Nanavati had not played Desiato in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-8, -347.
After the Finals		Nanavati is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

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