NSC 2014: Matt Canik [#22]

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On this page, you will find information about Matt Canik, who is competing at the 2014 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 17-14, -66, and is ranked #32 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 Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 486 Average for: 401 Average against: 403
Before the Tournament		Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Canik played #71 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 383 to 503 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0-1, -120.
Round 2		Canik played #60 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 450 to 406 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-1, -76.
Round 3		Canik played #45 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 422 to 382 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, -36.
Round 4		Canik played #41 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 336 to 448 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-2, -148.
Round 5		Canik played #76 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 439 to 353 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-2, -62.
Round 6		Canik played #55 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 415 to 390 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-2, -37.
Round 7		Canik played #14 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 395 to 381 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-2, -23.
Round 8		Canik played #69 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and lost 331 to 483 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-3, -175.
Round 9		Canik played #44 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 472 to 354 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-3, -57.
Round 10		Canik played #19 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 378 to 497 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-4, -176.
Round 11		Canik played #40 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 455 to 428 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-4, -149. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Canik played #38 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 467 to 327 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-4, -9.
Round 13		Canik played #8 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 387 to 400 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-5, -22.
Round 14		Canik played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 442 to 373 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-5, +47.
Round 15		Canik played #42 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 449 to 452 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-6, +44. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Canik played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 413 to 329 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-6, +128.
Round 17		Canik played #49 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 373 to 374 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-7, +127.
Round 18		Canik played #26 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 314 to 504 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-8, -63.
Round 19		Canik played #51 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and won 466 to 261 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-8, +142. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Canik played #15 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 486 to 414 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-8, +214.
Round 21		Canik played #6 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 344 to 496 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-9, +62.
Round 22		Canik played #28 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and won 414 to 310 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-9, +166.
Round 23		Canik played #16 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 422 to 340 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-9, +248. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Canik played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 366 to 481 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-10, +133.
Round 25		Canik played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 333 to 389 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-11, +77.
Round 26		Canik played #32 Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom (Montreal QC) and lost 406 to 446 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-12, +37.
Round 27		Canik played #47 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 289 to 394 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-13, -68.
Round 28		Canik played #84 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 359 to 478 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-14, -187.
Round 29		Canik played #86 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 432 to 370 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-14, -125. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Canik played #23 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 401 to 374 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 16-14, -98.
Round 31		Canik played #65 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 387 to 355 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 17-14, -66.

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