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John Robertson [#33] 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 John Robertson, 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. Robertson currently has a record of 8-10, -792, and is ranked #37.

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): John Surname(s): Robertson Home: Cambridge, ON, Canada Age: 40 Hobbies: Scrabble, Softball umpire, Trivia, Sports research Occupation: Bookkeeper, private tutor, writer Notes: Author of three books on baseball history; NSC 2004 Division 7 Leader

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 459 Average for: 363 Average against: 407
Registration		Robertson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Robertson played #20 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 321 to 482 (a spread of -161) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Panitch in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 0-1, -161.
Round 2		Robertson played #8 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 449 to 439 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Sykes in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-1, -151.
Round 3		Robertson played #39 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 448 to 349 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Madden in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, -52.
Round 4		Robertson played #4 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 371 to 366 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Kaufman in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, -47.
Round 5		Robertson played #5 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 415 to 381 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Berofsky in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, -13.
Round 6		Robertson played #2 David Boys (Dorval QC) and lost 322 to 511 (a spread of -189) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Boys in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, -202. Robertson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Robertson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 7		Robertson played #30 Salvatore Desiato (Toronto ON) and won 418 to 286 (a spread of 132) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Desiato in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, -70. Robertson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Robertson played #9 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 301 to 381 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Rowland in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, -150.
Round 9		Robertson played #23 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 393 to 374 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Ozorio in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, -131.
Round 10		Robertson played #7 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 423 to 416 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Hoekstra in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, -124. Robertson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Robertson played #17 George MacAulay (Saskatoon SK) and lost 262 to 407 (a spread of -145) . Before this event, Robertson had not played MacAulay in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, -269.
Round 12		Robertson played #16 Shaun Goatcher (Mississauga ON) and lost 312 to 427 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Goatcher in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-5, -384.
Round 13		Robertson played #11 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and won 459 to 378 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Nanavati in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-5, -303.
Round 14		Robertson played #29 David Stokoe (Windsor ON) and lost 361 to 371 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Stokoe in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-6, -313.
Round 15		Robertson played #20 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 328 to 504 (a spread of -176) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Panitch in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-7, -489.
Round 16		Robertson played #24 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 299 to 431 (a spread of -132) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Golding in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-8, -621.
Round 17		Robertson played #13 Fran Silver (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 326 to 382 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Silver in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-9, -677.
Round 18		Robertson played #25 Sinna Vijayakumar (Mississauga ON) and lost 322 to 437 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Robertson had not played Vijayakumar in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-10, -792. Robertson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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