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2011 CNSC Player Roster: Detailed, Alphabetical

Photo Name Rating
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Shan Abbasi

Age withheld, Student

Mississauga, ON, Canada

Hockey, Scrabble

Rating: 1506

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Betty Bergeron

64, Retired

Calgary, AB, Canada

Golf, ceramics, bowling, mah-jongg

Rating: 1091

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Evan Berofsky

35, Logistics Analyst/Freelance Sports Writer

Thornhill, ON, Canada

Trivia, sports, movies, power walking

7-time Toronto Club champ, 4-time Michigan Madness winner

Rating: 1935

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Vera Bigall

47, teacher

Toronto, ON, Canada

tennis, camping, skydiving - not

Rating: 1496

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Chris Bonin

28, Tax Technician

Toronto, ON, Canada

Rating: 1600

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David Boys

47, Programmer Analyst

Dorval, QC, Canada

Soccer, Hockey, Softball, Golf, Sitting on my butt

1995 WSC; 2003 CNSC

Rating: 1843

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Ross Brown

49, software designer

Ottawa, ON, Canada

soccer referee, curler, recreational mathematician, shareware author, linguist

BMath, winner of Canadian national high-school mathematics contests in 1970s

Rating: 1705

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Lou Cornelis

62, Actuary

Stoney Creek, ON, Canada

Rating: 1848

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Robin Pollock Daniel

49, Mom/Psychotherapist

Toronto, ON, Canada

Fitness, Gourmet Cooking

Played in 1993 1995 1997 2001 WSC; played in 2002 2004 Can-Am; 2000, 2001 Toronto; 2003 Atlantic City; 2003 Boston Premier

Rating: 1883

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John Dungey

56, Owner/Manager of a wooden pallet manufacturing business

Mitchell, ON, Canada

Yoga, Movies, Gardening, reading and crossword puzzles

MMath, University of Waterloo

Rating: 1614

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Glenn Dunlop

66, Retired

Brantford, ON, Canada

Bicycling, reading, sports

Rating: 1635

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Mark Edelson

Age withheld, Software Developer

Toronto, ON, Canada

Rating: 1718

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Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom

Age withheld, Student

Montreal, QC, Canada

Rating: 1815

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Shaun Goatcher

58, Retired

Amherstburg, ON, Canada

Music (guitar), antiques

18 tournament wins, most recently at Cambridge ON 2005-04

Rating: 1746

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Andrew Golding

45, IT Professional

Verdun, QC, Canada

SCUBA diving, Choral Singing, Pinball

Played in World Championship 2003, 2009

Rating: 1667

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Bernard Gotlieb

52, chess teacher and tutor

Montréal, QC, Canada

Chess, some stamp and coin collecting

1998 Michael Wise NSA Director of the Year and Cote St. Luc Volunteer Award

Rating: 1565

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Deen Hergott

Age withheld, In Transition

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Chess, Bridge, Reading, Music, Recreational Mathematics, Travel

Rating: 1691

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Jeremy Hildebrand

35, Animation Artist

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Golf

Rating: 1751

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Ron Hoekstra

42, Accountant

Surrey, BC, Canada

music, sports, languages

2000 CNSC

Rating: 1714

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Sam Hollington

Age withheld, Self Employed

St. Catharines, ON, Canada

Sports

Rating: 1675

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David Jones

Age withheld, Semiconductor Design Consultant

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Rating: 1768

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Zev Kaufman

64, Retired Contractor

Toronto, ON, Canada

Talmud and Kabbalah

2005 Toronto Club Champion

Rating: 1773

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Ben Lam

34, Marketing

Toronto, ON, Canada

Golf, Volleyball, Ultimate

3rd place, division 6, Oshawa, 2006. 1st place, D division, Montreal, 2006.

Rating: 1453

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Michael Lancashire

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Toronto, ON, Canada

Rating: 1572

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Tony Leah

61, Union educator

Ajax, ON, Canada

labour history, music

2nd, 2005 CNSC

Rating: 1854

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Yvonne Lobo

58, Administrative Assistant

Mississauga, ON, Canada

reading, movies, swimming and cards

participated in the 1997 World Scrabble tournament in Washington

Rating: 1428

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Adam Logan

36, mathematician

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Classical music, reading

2005 WSC; 1993, 1998 Waltham Premier; 1996 NSC; 1996 2005 2008 CNSC; 2004 British Elimination ST; 2005 Durham (11-0); etc.

Rating: 2100

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George MacAulay

62, Retired

Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Long distance running and gym

2002-03 Vancouver BC

Rating: 1809

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Jesse Matthews

25, Student

Kelowna, BC, Canada

Volleyball, Working Out

UBCO Dean's List ('09, '10 & '11)

Rating: 1724

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Glenn Mosher

53, IT Contractor

Toronto, ON, Canada

long-distance running, raising orchids, scuba diving, backpacking in the Third World

Rating: 1546

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Jim Nanavati

54, Teacher

Burlington, ON, Canada

Biking, travel

Several tournament victories

Rating: 1714

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Will Nediger

21, occupation withheld

London, ON, Canada

Rating: 1792

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Geoffrey Newman

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Brampton, ON, Canada

Rating: 1601

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Steve Ozorio

53, Hotelier

Mississauga, ON, Canada

Scrabble, chess

Bahrain Champion 1987/1988

Rating: 1486

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Max Panitch

36, writer

Toronto, ON, Canada

baseball, photography, guitar

Ottawa (2002, 2003)

Rating: 1813

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Jeff Parsons

48, University professor

Logy Bay, NL, Canada

fly fishing, squash, kayaking

Rating: 1541

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Allen Pengelly

36, Manager, Technical Services

Waterloo, ON, Canada

Poker, Music

Rating: 1577

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Juraj Pivovarov

Age withheld, Data Architect

Calgary, AB, Canada

Chess

MSc. Computer Science, BSc. Pure Mathematics & CPSC

Rating: 1696

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Craig Rowland

45, Library Assistant

Mississauga, ON, Canada

Minority European languages, Finland, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Apple Records, Varttina, Ultra Bra, Yoko Ono, Helen Shapiro

Rating: 1735

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Dielle Saldanha

22, Student

Richmond, BC, Canada

field hockey, canucks, soccer

Oregon Tile 2009; Vancouver 2008; NSC 2002 div 6

Rating: 1852

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Andy Saunders

Age withheld, Trivia writer and host

Guelph, ON, Canada

Baseball, trivia, karaoke

1st - Buffalo 10/2007, 1st - Guelph 11/2008

Rating: 1528

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Allan Simon

65, Retired

Calgary, AB, Canada

Esperanto, duplicate bridge

Rating: 1517

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Jackson Smylie

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Toronto, ON, Canada

Rating: 1350

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John Stardom

34, Survey Methodologist

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Ultimate Frisbee, Euro strategy board games, Making fool of self

2nd place, Div 4 2004 USSO, New Orleans

Rating: 1845

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Randall Thomas

55, freelance computer graphics

Calgary, AB, Canada

mountaineering, travel, the Arts, writing

2002-01, 2005-01 Calgary AB; NSA AB member since 2003; 105 tournament career includes 12 firsts, seven seconds and twelve thirds.

Rating: 1604

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Eric Tran

Age withheld, Law student

Calgary, AB, Canada

Scrabble, Crossword Puzzles, Poker, Origami

Rating: 1989

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Sue Tremblay

53, Correspondence editor

Carlsbad Springs, ON, Canada

swimming, skiing, cooking

Rating: 1543

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Matthew Tunnicliffe

Age withheld, Student

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Rating: 1854

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Jason Ubeika

36, Chartered Accountant

Mississauga, ON, Canada

Bowling, baseball, golf

Undisputed Ubeika family Scrabble champion

Rating: 1640

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Joel Wapnick

65, university professor

Montreal, QC, Canada

Fiction writing

1999 World Champion; 1983 North American Champion; 1998 Canadian Champion

Rating: 1911

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Marilyn Wilkins

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Richmond, BC, Canada

2004-03 Vancouver BC

Rating: 1559

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David Wood

Age withheld, Project Co-ordinator

Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

Golf, Volleyball

2009 Redeye (Div.2)

Rating: 1560