NSC 2013: Chris Canik [#13]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris 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 19-12, +714, and is ranked #13 in Division 2.

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

Round by Round
High score: 575 Average for: 407 Average against: 384
Round 1		Canik played #115 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 436 to 353 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-0, +83.
Round 2		Canik played #68 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 371 to 446 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-1, +8.
Round 3		Canik played #44 Curran Eggertson (Calgary AB) and won 494 to 320 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +182.
Round 4		Canik played #62 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 480 to 361 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +301.
Round 5		Canik played #66 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and won 336 to 333 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +304.
Round 6		Canik played #20 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 490 to 345 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-1, +449.
Round 7		Canik played #43 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 575 to 281 (a spread of 294). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +743.
Round 8		Canik played #10 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) and won 376 to 343 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +776. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Canik played #79 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and won 433 to 299 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +910.
Round 10		Canik played #14 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 366 to 400 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +876.
Round 11		Canik played #19 Jarett Myskiw (Winnipeg MB) and lost 328 to 445 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +759.
Round 12		Canik played #51 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 344 to 424 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-4, +679. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Canik played #83 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 423 to 414 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +688. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Canik played #48 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 399 to 344 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +743. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Canik played #7 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 334 to 397 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +680.
Round 16		Canik played #69 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 341 to 384 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-6, +637.
Round 17		Canik played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 411 to 419 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-7, +629.
Round 18		Canik played #118 Kent Nelson (Sandy, UT) and lost 372 to 465 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-8, +536.
Round 19		Canik played #96 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and won 448 to 403 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-8, +581.
Round 20		Canik played #26 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 395 to 497 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-9, +479. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Canik played #34 Jeanmarie Youngblood (Brooklyn, NY) and won 456 to 377 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-9, +558.
Round 22		Canik played #77 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 433 to 365 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-9, +626.
Round 23		Canik played #16 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 310 to 345 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-10, +591.
Round 24		Canik played #28 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and lost 362 to 557 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-11, +396.
Round 25		Canik played #100 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 440 to 277 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-11, +559.
Round 26		Canik played #27 Ricky Sirois (Manchester, NH) and won 411 to 318 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-11, +652.
Round 27		Canik played #4 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and won 410 to 402 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-11, +660.
Round 28		Canik played #3 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 339 to 447 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-12, +552.
Round 29		Canik played #72 Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) and won 484 to 410 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-12, +626.
Round 30		Canik played #11 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 389 to 377 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-12, +638.
Round 31		Canik played #16 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) again and won 442 to 366 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 19-12, +714. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		Canik is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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