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Shaun Goatcher [#16] 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 Shaun Goatcher, 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. Goatcher currently has a record of 13-5, +210, and is ranked #3.

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): Shaun Surname(s): Goatcher Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Age: 52 Awards: 18 tournament wins, most recently at Cambridge ON 2005-04 Hobbies: Music (guitar), antiques Occupation: Retired

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 440 Average for: 378 Average against: 366
Round 1		Goatcher played #27 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 359 to 357 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Goatcher had not played Leah in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-0, +2.
Round 2		Goatcher played #49 Stuart Levinsky (Thornhill ON) and won 340 to 328 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Goatcher had not played Levinsky in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +14. Goatcher is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 3		Goatcher played #10 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and won 429 to 342 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Goatcher had not played Francis in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +101. Goatcher is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Goatcher played #1 Adam Logan (United Kingdom) and lost 293 to 528 (a spread of -235) . Before this event, Goatcher had not played Logan in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-1, -134. Goatcher is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).
Round 5		Goatcher played #6 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 389 to 417 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Goatcher had not played Saldanha in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-2, -162.
Round 6		Goatcher played #40 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 379 to 367 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Goatcher had not played Espallardo in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, -150.
Round 7		Goatcher played #43 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 403 to 284 (a spread of 119) . Before this event, Goatcher had not played McCall in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, -31. Goatcher is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 8		Goatcher played #34 Timothy Anglin (Scarborough ON) and won 410 to 364 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Goatcher had not played Anglin in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +15. Goatcher is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Goatcher is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 9		Goatcher played #14 Emanuel Chicoine (Montreal QC) and won 440 to 390 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Goatcher had not played Chicoine in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +65.
Round 10		Goatcher played #5 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 379 to 434 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Goatcher had not played Berofsky in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +10. Goatcher is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Goatcher is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 11		Goatcher played #3 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and won 362 to 357 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Goatcher had not played Wapnick in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-3, +15.
Round 12		Goatcher played #33 John Robertson (Cambridge ON) and won 427 to 312 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Goatcher had not played Robertson in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-3, +130.
Round 13		Goatcher played #2 David Boys (Dorval QC) and lost 283 to 427 (a spread of -144) . Before this event, Goatcher had not played Boys in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, -14. Goatcher is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 14		Goatcher played #17 George MacAulay (Saskatoon SK) and won 357 to 333 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Goatcher had not played MacAulay in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +10.
Round 15		Goatcher played #7 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 354 to 276 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Goatcher had not played Hoekstra in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +88. Goatcher is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Goatcher played #14 Emanuel Chicoine (Montreal QC) and won 373 to 325 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Goatcher had not played Chicoine in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +136. Goatcher is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 17		Goatcher played #2 David Boys (Dorval QC) and won 426 to 347 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Goatcher had not played Boys in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-4, +215. Goatcher is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Goatcher is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 18		Goatcher played #27 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 396 to 401 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Goatcher had not played Leah in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-5, +210. Goatcher is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Goatcher is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
After the Finals		Goatcher is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Goatcher is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

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