NSC 2014: Christopher Sykes [#49]

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On this page, you will find information about Christopher Sykes, 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 18-13, +370, and is ranked #20 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): Christopher Surname(s): Sykes Home: Cambridge, ON, Canada Awards: 3rd at Canadian Nationals in 2000 Hobbies: Running Occupation: Computer Programmer/Analyst

Round by Round
High score: 506 Average for: 419 Average against: 407
Round 1		Sykes played #28 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and won 449 to 363 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +86.
Round 2		Sykes played #15 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 404 to 342 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +148.
Round 3		Sykes played #80 Dorcas Alexander (Bethel Park, PA) and won 418 to 404 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-0, +162.
Round 4		Sykes played #23 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 392 to 451 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, +103.
Round 5		Sykes played #27 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and lost 432 to 503 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-2, +32.
Round 6		Sykes played #69 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and lost 360 to 442 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-3, -50.
Round 7		Sykes played #62 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 438 to 374 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-3, +14.
Round 8		Sykes played #70 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 473 to 322 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +165.
Round 9		Sykes played #51 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and lost 401 to 486 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-4, +80.
Round 10		Sykes played #6 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and won 410 to 393 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, +97.
Round 11		Sykes played #37 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 405 to 553 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-5, -51.
Round 12		Sykes played #50 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 444 to 393 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-5, +0.
Round 13		Sykes played #39 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 440 to 372 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-5, +68.
Round 14		Sykes played #16 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 442 to 344 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-5, +166.
Round 15		Sykes played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 381 to 468 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-6, +79.
Round 16		Sykes played #26 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 296 to 504 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-7, -129.
Round 17		Sykes played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 374 to 373 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-7, -128.
Round 18		Sykes played #32 Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom (Montreal QC) and lost 391 to 447 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-8, -184.
Round 19		Sykes played #40 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 468 to 294 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-8, -10.
Round 20		Sykes played #25 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 398 to 401 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-9, -13.
Round 21		Sykes played #8 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 410 to 421 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-10, -24.
Round 22		Sykes played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and lost 384 to 394 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-11, -34.
Round 23		Sykes played #20 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 416 to 399 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-11, -17.
Round 24		Sykes played #66 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 423 to 411 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-11, -5.
Round 25		Sykes played #42 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 506 to 313 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-11, +188.
Round 26		Sykes played #36 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 445 to 410 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-11, +223.
Round 27		Sykes played #14 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 420 to 443 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-12, +200.
Round 28		Sykes played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 390 to 478 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-13, +112.
Round 29		Sykes played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 506 to 423 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-13, +195.
Round 30		Sykes played #63 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 445 to 298 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 17-13, +342.
Round 31		Sykes played #8 Matt Graham (New York, NY) again and won 421 to 393 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18-13, +370.

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