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Albert Hahn [#19] 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 Albert Hahn, 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. Hahn currently has a record of 10-8, +103, and is ranked #17.

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

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Given name(s): Albert
Surname(s): Hahn
Home: Calgary, AB, Canada
Age: 56
Awards: 2004-01 Calgary AB, 2004-05 Calgary AB
Hobbies: I like watching movies and theatre, especially with singing and dancing. I don't do any singing or dancing. It's a legal thing.
Occupation: Courier, cube truck
WSC 1997 Rank: 39
WSC 1999 Rank: 53

 

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 504
Average for: 394
Average against: 388

Registration  

Hahn is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 1

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Hahn played #29 David Stokoe (Windsor ON) and won 385 to 346 (a spread of 39) .

Before this event, Hahn had not played Stokoe in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 1-0, +39.

Hahn is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Hahn is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

Round 2

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Hahn played #46 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and won 361 to 306 (a spread of 55) .

Before this event, Hahn had not played Abbate in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 2-0, +94.

Hahn is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Hahn is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 3

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Hahn played #6 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 306 to 548 (a spread of -242) .

Before this event, Hahn had not played Saldanha in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 2-1, -148.

Hahn is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

Round 4

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Hahn played #25 Sinna Vijayakumar (Mississauga ON) and lost 356 to 436 (a spread of -80) .

Before this event, Hahn had not played Vijayakumar in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 2-2, -228.

Hahn is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 5

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Hahn played #12 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and lost 325 to 381 (a spread of -56) .

Before this event, Hahn had not played Lindzon in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 2-3, -284.

Hahn is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

Round 6

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Hahn played #21 Libero Paolella (Toronto ON) and won 439 to 280 (a spread of 159) .

Before this event, Hahn had not played Paolella in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 3-3, -125.

Round 7

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Hahn played #32 Arthur Carvalho (Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC) and won 409 to 384 (a spread of 25) .

Before this event, Hahn had not played Carvalho in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 4-3, -100.

Hahn is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 8

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Hahn played #7 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 423 to 442 (a spread of -19) .

Before this event, Hahn had not played Hoekstra in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 4-4, -119.

Round 9

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Hahn played #20 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 392 to 416 (a spread of -24) .

Before this event, Hahn had not played Panitch in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 4-5, -143.

Round 10

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Hahn played #40 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 396 to 391 (a spread of 5) .

Before this event, Hahn had not played Espallardo in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 5-5, -138.

Round 11

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Hahn played #4 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 394 to 361 (a spread of 33) .

Before this event, Hahn had not played Kaufman in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 6-5, -105.

Hahn is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Hahn is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 12

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Hahn played #18 Lou Cornelis (Ottawa ON) and lost 336 to 465 (a spread of -129) .

Before this event, Hahn had not played Cornelis in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 6-6, -234.

Round 13

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Hahn played #34 Timothy Anglin (Scarborough ON) and lost 369 to 409 (a spread of -40) .

Before this event, Hahn had not played Anglin in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 6-7, -274.

Round 14

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Hahn played #45 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 437 to 351 (a spread of 86) .

Before this event, Hahn had not played Wise in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 7-7, -188.

Round 15

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Hahn played #25 Sinna Vijayakumar (Mississauga ON) and won 433 to 431 (a spread of 2) .

Before this event, Hahn had not played Vijayakumar in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 8-7, -186.

Round 16

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Hahn played #22 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and won 504 to 318 (a spread of 186) .

Before this event, Hahn had not played Burns in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 9-7, +0.

Round 17

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Hahn played #22 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and lost 332 to 374 (a spread of -42) .

Before this event, Hahn had not played Burns in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 9-8, -42.

Round 18

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Hahn played #23 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 488 to 343 (a spread of 145) .

Before this event, Hahn had not played Ozorio in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 10-8, +103.

Final Round 2  

Hahn is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

After the Finals  

Hahn is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Hahn is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).