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Third Canadian National SCRABBLE® Championship

John Robertson

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[photo]Age: 36
Occupation: Part-time bookkeeper at a medical facility, private tutor, writer and softball umpire.
Pre-Tournament Ranking: 41
CNSC 2000 18-Round Ranking: 21
Qualifying Rating: 1648
Residence: Cambridge, ON
Notes: John is the author of three books on baseball history: The Babe Chases 60, Baseball's Greatest Controversies, and 777 Baseball Trivia Teasers. He has also written approximately 75 biographical sketches for sports encyclopedias. From 1995 through 1999, he wrote a weekly sports history column for the Kitchener-Waterloo Record. In 1996, he co-founded the Cambridge-based Golden Triangle SCRABBLE® Club.


This player finished the preliminary round ranked 21. You can see below how they did each round.

Round 1
434-370 (+64)
vs. Leon Fernandes
1-0 (+64)

  7.  1.0- 0.0 ( +92) Mike Ebanks
  8.  1.0- 0.0 ( +84) Joel Wapnick
  9.  1.0- 0.0 ( +82) Brenda Megannety
 10.  1.0- 0.0 ( +78) Fran Silver
 11.  1.0- 0.0 ( +66) Shaun Goatcher
 12.  1.0- 0.0 ( +64) John Robertson
 13.  1.0- 0.0 ( +61) Mike Ryan
 14.  1.0- 0.0 ( +59) Joe Peters
 15.  1.0- 0.0 ( +52) Ron Hoekstra
 16.  1.0- 0.0 ( +41) Andrew Golding
 17.  1.0- 0.0 ( +38) Trevor Sealy

Round 2
468-309 (+159)
vs. Lisa Deift
2-0 (+223)

  1.  2.0- 0.0 (+296) Bernard Gotlieb
  2.  2.0- 0.0 (+261) Rama Murty
  3.  2.0- 0.0 (+223) John Robertson
  4.  2.0- 0.0 (+192) Joel Wapnick
  5.  2.0- 0.0 (+188) James Cherry
  6.  2.0- 0.0 (+182) Mike Ryan
  7.  2.0- 0.0 (+173) Ron Hoekstra
  8.  2.0- 0.0 (+146) Don Malcolm
  9.  2.0- 0.0 (+136) Zev Kaufman
 10.  2.0- 0.0 (+134) Danny Panganiban
 11.  2.0- 0.0 (+109) Andrew Golding

Round 3
326-522 (-196)
vs. Adam Logan
2-1 (+27)

 14.  2.0- 1.0 ( +95) David Boys
 15.  2.0- 1.0 ( +86) Paul Sidorsky
 16.  2.0- 1.0 ( +53) Tim Anglin
 17.  2.0- 1.0 ( +49) Jakob Teitelbaum
 18.  2.0- 1.0 ( +29) Peter Teitelbaum
 19.  2.0- 1.0 ( +27) John Robertson
 20.  2.0- 1.0 ( +19) Lisa Kessler
 21.  2.0- 1.0 ( +11) Libero Paolella
 22.  2.0- 1.0 (  +8) George MacAulay
 23.  2.0- 1.0 ( -15) Shaun Goatcher
 24.  2.0- 1.0 (-122) Randall Thomas

Round 4
329-362 (-33)
vs. Danny Panganiban
2-2 (-6)

 22.  2.0- 2.0 ( +92) Rama Murty
 23.  2.0- 2.0 ( +71) Hugh Currie
 24.  2.0- 2.0 ( +66) Mike Ebanks
 25.  2.0- 2.0 ( +64) Paul Sidorsky
 26.  2.0- 2.0 (  +1) Tim Anglin
 27.  2.0- 2.0 (  -6) John Robertson
 28.  2.0- 2.0 ( -12) Libero Paolella
 29.  2.0- 2.0 ( -54) Craig Rowland
 30.  2.0- 2.0 (-159) George MacAulay
 31.  2.0- 2.0 (-199) Trevor Sealy
 32.  2.0- 2.0 (-221) Linda Espallardo

Round 5
411-422 (-11)
vs. Evan Berofsky
2-3 (-17)

 27.  2.5- 2.5 ( -17) Lisa Deift
 28.  2.0- 3.0 ( +62) Ray Francis
 29.  2.0- 3.0 (  +4) Jim Nanavati
 30.  2.0- 3.0 (  -7) Rama Murty
 31.  2.0- 3.0 (  -9) Mike Ebanks
 32.  2.0- 3.0 ( -17) John Robertson
 33.  2.0- 3.0 (-122) Wayne Clifford
 34.  2.0- 3.0 (-144) Paul Sidorsky
 35.  2.0- 3.0 (-208) Carl Madden
 36.  2.0- 3.0 (-237) Trevor Sealy
 37.  2.0- 3.0 (-281) Anita Rackham

Round 6
432-353 (+79)
vs. Sary Karanofsky
3-3 (+62)

 16.  4.0- 2.0 (+125) Danny Panganiban
 17.  4.0- 2.0 (+118) Craig Rowland
 18.  4.0- 2.0 ( +44) Andrew Golding
 19.  3.5- 2.5 ( -10) Lisa Deift
 20.  3.0- 3.0 (+171) Sary Karanofsky
 21.  3.0- 3.0 ( +62) John Robertson
 22.  3.0- 3.0 ( +38) Joe Peters
 23.  3.0- 3.0 ( +17) Tim Anglin
 24.  3.0- 3.0 ( +15) Jim Nanavati
 25.  3.0- 3.0 ( -74) Libero Paolella
 26.  3.0- 3.0 (-108) Wayne Clifford

Round 7
356-356 (+0)
vs. George MacAulay
3.5-3.5 (+62)

 21.  4.0- 3.0 ( -25) Craig Rowland
 22.  4.0- 3.0 ( -48) Linda Espallardo
 23.  4.0- 3.0 (-132) Trevor Sealy
 24.  4.0- 3.0 (-189) Don Malcolm
 25.  4.0- 3.0 (-209) Randall Thomas
 26.  3.5- 3.5 ( +62) John Robertson
 27.  3.5- 3.5 ( -24) Lisa Deift
 28.  3.5- 3.5 ( -39) Jeffrey Parsons
 29.  3.5- 3.5 (-265) George MacAulay
 30.  3.0- 4.0 (+145) Sary Karanofsky
 31.  3.0- 4.0 ( +62) Ray Francis

Round 8
309-328 (-19)
vs. Paul Sidorsky
3.5-4.5 (+43)

 25.  4.0- 4.0 (-149) Paul Sidorsky
 26.  4.0- 4.0 (-157) Shaun Goatcher
 27.  4.0- 4.0 (-198) Wayne Clifford
 28.  4.0- 4.0 (-254) Don Malcolm
 29.  4.0- 4.0 (-261) Randall Thomas
 30.  3.5- 4.5 ( +43) John Robertson
 31.  3.5- 4.5 ( -60) Lisa Deift
 32.  3.5- 4.5 ( -96) Jeffrey Parsons
 33.  3.5- 4.5 (-354) George MacAulay
 34.  3.0- 5.0 (+103) Sary Karanofsky
 35.  3.0- 5.0 ( +14) Joe Peters

Round 9
289-439 (-150)
vs. Bernard Gotlieb
3.5-5.5 (-107)

 29.  4.0- 5.0 ( +35) Hugh Currie
 30.  4.0- 5.0 (-129) Craig Rowland
 31.  4.0- 5.0 (-267) Wayne Clifford
 32.  4.0- 5.0 (-312) Jakob Teitelbaum
 33.  3.5- 5.5 ( -85) Lisa Deift
 34.  3.5- 5.5 (-107) John Robertson
 35.  3.0- 6.0 (+133) Fran Silver
 36.  3.0- 6.0 (+106) Siri Tillekeratne
 37.  3.0- 6.0 ( +49) Sary Karanofsky
 38.  3.0- 6.0 (  -6) Joe Peters
 39.  3.0- 6.0 (-101) Mike Ebanks

Round 10
354-351 (+3)
vs. Craig Rowland
4.5-5.5 (-104)

 26.  5.0- 5.0 (-110) Jakob Teitelbaum
 27.  5.0- 5.0 (-179) Shaun Goatcher
 28.  5.0- 5.0 (-210) Randall Thomas
 29.  5.0- 5.0 (-219) Trevor Sealy
 30.  5.0- 5.0 (-220) Wayne Clifford
 31.  4.5- 5.5 (-104) John Robertson
 32.  4.0- 6.0 ( +71) Sary Karanofsky
 33.  4.0- 6.0 (  -2) Hugh Currie
 34.  4.0- 6.0 ( -16) Carl Madden
 35.  4.0- 6.0 (-132) Craig Rowland
 36.  4.0- 6.0 (-255) Ray Francis

Round 11
286-365 (-79)
vs. Fran Silver
4.5-6.5 (-183)

 32.  5.0- 6.0 (-184) John Dafoe
 33.  5.0- 6.0 (-221) Jakob Teitelbaum
 34.  5.0- 6.0 (-229) Randall Thomas
 35.  5.0- 6.0 (-274) Wayne Clifford
 36.  5.0- 6.0 (-344) Trevor Sealy
 37.  4.5- 6.5 (-183) John Robertson
 38.  4.0- 7.0 (+176) Siri Tillekeratne
 39.  4.0- 7.0 ( +10) Fran Silver
 40.  4.0- 7.0 ( -14) Mike Ebanks
 41.  4.0- 7.0 (-424) Fern Lindzon
 42.  4.0- 7.0 (-600) Anita Rackham

Round 12
341-421 (-80)
vs. Sary Karanofsky
4.5-7.5 (-263)

 35.  5.0- 7.0 ( +77) Fran Silver
 36.  5.0- 7.0 ( +68) Mike Ebanks
 37.  5.0- 7.0 ( -30) Hugh Currie
 38.  5.0- 7.0 (-424) Wayne Clifford
 39.  5.0- 7.0 (-445) Randall Thomas
 40.  4.5- 7.5 (-263) John Robertson
 41.  4.0- 8.0 ( -89) Joe Peters
 42.  4.0- 8.0 (-492) Fern Lindzon
 43.  4.0- 8.0 (-610) Anita Rackham
 44.  3.5- 8.5 (-430) Lisa Deift
 45.  3.0- 9.0 (-335) Hilda Schlechter

Round 13
329-401 (-72)
vs. Siri Tillekeratne
4.5-8.5 (-335)

 36.  6.0- 7.0 (-396) Shaun Goatcher
 37.  6.0- 7.0 (-516) Lisa Kessler
 38.  5.0- 8.0 ( -55) Hugh Currie
 39.  5.0- 8.0 (-465) Randall Thomas
 40.  4.5- 8.5 (-317) Lisa Deift
 41.  4.5- 8.5 (-335) John Robertson
 42.  4.0- 9.0 (-202) Joe Peters
 43.  4.0- 9.0 (-325) Hilda Schlechter
 44.  4.0- 9.0 (-407) Steve Ozorio
 45.  4.0- 9.0 (-646) Fern Lindzon
 46.  4.0- 9.0 (-673) Anita Rackham

Round 14
390-304 (+86)
vs. Hugh Currie
5.5-8.5 (-249)

 33.  7.0- 7.0 (-280) Wayne Clifford
 34.  7.0- 7.0 (-305) Andrew Golding
 35.  6.0- 8.0 (-190) Ray Francis
 36.  6.0- 8.0 (-526) Lisa Kessler
 37.  6.0- 8.0 (-558) Shaun Goatcher
 38.  5.5- 8.5 (-249) John Robertson
 39.  5.0- 9.0 (-121) Joe Peters
 40.  5.0- 9.0 (-141) Hugh Currie
 41.  5.0- 9.0 (-270) Hilda Schlechter
 42.  5.0- 9.0 (-326) Steve Ozorio
 43.  5.0- 9.0 (-481) Randall Thomas

Round 15
401-373 (+28)
vs. Joe Peters
6.5-8.5 (-221)

 32.  7.0- 8.0 (-109) Linda Espallardo
 33.  7.0- 8.0 (-141) Danny Panganiban
 34.  7.0- 8.0 (-162) Ray Francis
 35.  7.0- 8.0 (-294) Jakob Teitelbaum
 36.  7.0- 8.0 (-341) Shaun Goatcher
 37.  6.5- 8.5 (-221) John Robertson
 38.  6.0- 9.0 (-222) Hilda Schlechter
 39.  6.0- 9.0 (-462) Randall Thomas
 40.  6.0- 9.0 (-743) Lisa Kessler
 41.  5.5- 9.5 (-302) Lisa Deift
 42.  5.0-10.0 (-149) Joe Peters

Round 16
401-349 (+52)
vs. Joe Peters
7.5-8.5 (-169)

 28.  8.0- 8.0 (  +5) John Dafoe
 29.  8.0- 8.0 (-177) Tim Anglin
 30.  8.0- 8.0 (-241) Jakob Teitelbaum
 31.  8.0- 8.0 (-244) Wayne Clifford
 32.  8.0- 8.0 (-326) Andrew Golding
 33.  7.5- 8.5 (-169) John Robertson
 34.  7.0- 9.0 (-119) Linda Espallardo
 35.  7.0- 9.0 (-276) Ray Francis
 36.  7.0- 9.0 (-309) Danny Panganiban
 37.  7.0- 9.0 (-425) Randall Thomas
 38.  7.0- 9.0 (-498) Shaun Goatcher

Round 17
375-367 (+8)
vs. Andrew Golding
8.5-8.5 (-161)

 21.  9.0- 8.0 (+232) Carl Madden
 22.  9.0- 8.0 (+193) Glenn Dunlop
 23.  9.0- 8.0 ( +90) John Dafoe
 24.  9.0- 8.0 ( -46) Jakob Teitelbaum
 25.  9.0- 8.0 ( -57) Bernard Gotlieb
 26.  8.5- 8.5 (-161) John Robertson
 27.  8.0- 9.0 (+162) Mike Ebanks
 28.  8.0- 9.0 ( +95) Rama Murty
 29.  8.0- 9.0 ( +73) Craig Rowland
 30.  8.0- 9.0 ( +15) Sary Karanofsky
 31.  8.0- 9.0 (-218) Ray Francis

Round 18
394-365 (+29)
vs. Mike Ebanks
9.5-8.5 (-132)

 16. 10.0- 8.0 (+383) Siri Tillekeratne
 17. 10.0- 8.0 (+268) Glenn Dunlop
 18. 10.0- 8.0 (+218) David Boys
 19. 10.0- 8.0 ( -19) Jakob Teitelbaum
 20. 10.0- 8.0 (-324) Trevor Sealy
 21.  9.5- 8.5 (-132) John Robertson
 22.  9.0- 9.0 (+550) Fran Silver
 23.  9.0- 9.0 (+262) Rama Murty
 24.  9.0- 9.0 (+233) Evan Berofsky
 25.  9.0- 9.0 ( +15) John Dafoe
 26.  9.0- 9.0 (  +5) Carl Madden

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