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Libero Paolella [#21] 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 Libero Paolella, 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. Paolella currently has a record of 8-10, -125, and is ranked #31.

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): Libero
Surname(s): Paolella
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada
Age: 49
Awards: 2nd. Reno 1991
Hobbies: chess, bridge, cycling
Occupation: bicycle courier
WSC 1995 Rank: 48
WSC 1997 Rank: 77

 

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 461
Average for: 393
Average against: 400

Round 1

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Paolella played #32 Arthur Carvalho (Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC) and won 411 to 410 (a spread of 1) .

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

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 1-0, +1.

Round 2

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Paolella played #40 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 461 to 347 (a spread of 114) .

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

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 2-0, +115.

Round 3

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Paolella played #7 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 408 to 488 (a spread of -80) .

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

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 2-1, +35.

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

Round 4

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Paolella played #27 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 362 to 398 (a spread of -36) .

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

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 2-2, -1.

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

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

Round 5

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Paolella played #20 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 375 to 383 (a spread of -8) .

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

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 2-3, -9.

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

Round 6

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Paolella played #19 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 280 to 439 (a spread of -159) .

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

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 2-4, -168.

Round 7

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Paolella played #31 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 406 to 391 (a spread of 15) .

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

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 3-4, -153.

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

Round 8

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Paolella played #4 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 390 to 308 (a spread of 82) .

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

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 4-4, -71.

Round 9

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Paolella played #50 Jim Carlton (London ON) and won 443 to 284 (a spread of 159) .

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

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 5-4, +88.

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

Round 10

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Paolella played #11 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and lost 372 to 414 (a spread of -42) .

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

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 5-5, +46.

Round 11

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Paolella played #24 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 455 to 547 (a spread of -92) .

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

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 5-6, -46.

Paolella is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).

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

Round 12

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Paolella played #35 Glenn Mosher (Toronto ON) and lost 350 to 402 (a spread of -52) .

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

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 5-7, -98.

Round 13

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Paolella played #36 Jeffrey Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and lost 359 to 376 (a spread of -17) .

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

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 5-8, -115.

Round 14

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Paolella played #10 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and lost 386 to 492 (a spread of -106) .

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

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 5-9, -221.

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

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

Round 15

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Paolella played #37 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 424 to 374 (a spread of 50) .

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

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 6-9, -171.

Round 16

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Paolella played #43 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 419 to 372 (a spread of 47) .

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

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 7-9, -124.

Round 17

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Paolella played #46 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and lost 395 to 436 (a spread of -41) .

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

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 7-10, -165.

Round 18

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Paolella played #32 Arthur Carvalho (Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC) and won 379 to 339 (a spread of 40) .

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

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 8-10, -125.

Final Round 2  

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

After the Finals  

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

Paolella is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).