NSC 2013: Matt Canik [#48]

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On this page, you will find information about Matt Canik, who is competing at the 2013 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 18-13, +559, and is ranked #23 in Division 1.

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): Matt Surname(s): Canik Home: Austin, TX, United States Hobbies: golf, percussion, video games

Round by Round
High score: 570 Average for: 421 Average against: 403
Round 1		Canik played #83 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 429 to 435 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-1, -6.
Round 2		Canik played #123 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 324 to 399 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-2, -81.
Round 3		Canik played #24 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 470 to 384 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-2, +5.
Round 4		Canik played #111 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 353 to 360 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-3, -2.
Round 5		Canik played #115 Danny Panganiban (Calgary AB) and won 570 to 370 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-3, +198.
Round 6		Canik played #101 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 442 to 397 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-3, +243.
Round 7		Canik played #58 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) and won 470 to 312 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +401.
Round 8		Canik played #112 Erickson Smith (Cary, NC) and won 496 to 451 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +446.
Round 9		Canik played #42 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 412 to 446 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-4, +412.
Round 10		Canik played #18 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, CA) and won 443 to 369 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, +486.
Round 11		Canik played #89 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 356 to 357 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-5, +485.
Round 12		Canik played #32 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 321 to 518 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-6, +288.
Round 13		Canik played #12 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 446 to 586 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-7, +148.
Round 14		Canik played #100 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 535 to 331 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-7, +352.
Round 15		Canik played #107 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and won 406 to 394 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-7, +364.
Round 16		Canik played #55 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and won 366 to 364 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-7, +366.
Round 17		Canik played #20 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 429 to 476 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-8, +319.
Round 18		Canik played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 281 to 476 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-9, +124.
Round 19		Canik played #91 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 511 to 368 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-9, +267.
Round 20		Canik played #80 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 394 to 342 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-9, +319. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Canik played #40 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 478 to 423 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-9, +374. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Canik played #102 Marut Siriwangso (Thailand) and lost 392 to 420 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-10, +346. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Canik played #39 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 396 to 393 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-10, +349.
Round 24		Canik played #25 John Luebkemann (Bermuda) and won 477 to 352 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-10, +474.
Round 25		Canik played #23 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 511 to 366 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-10, +619.
Round 26		Canik played #60 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and won 494 to 343 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-10, +770.
Round 27		Canik played #66 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 475 to 309 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-10, +936.
Round 28		Canik played #72 Joseph Gaspard (St Paul, MN) and lost 314 to 416 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-11, +834. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Canik played #10 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 259 to 502 (a spread of -243). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-12, +591.
Round 30		Canik played #31 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 374 to 428 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 17-13, +537.
Round 31		Canik played #54 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 416 to 394 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 18-13, +559. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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