NSC 2014: Craig Rowland [#66]

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On this page, you will find information about Craig Rowland, 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 15-16, -458, and is ranked #58 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): Craig Surname(s): Rowland Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Hobbies: Minority European languages, Finland, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Apple Records, Varttina, Ultra Bra, Yoko Ono, Helen Shapiro

Round by Round
High score: 495 Average for: 386 Average against: 401
Round 1		Rowland played #38 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 274 to 486 (a spread of -212). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-1, -212.
Round 2		Rowland played #8 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 432 to 418 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-1, -198.
Round 3		Rowland played #92 Shah Ali (Leesburg, VA) and won 495 to 353 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, -56.
Round 4		Rowland played #44 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 447 to 489 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-2, -98.
Round 5		Rowland played #88 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 362 to 361 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-2, -97.
Round 6		Rowland played #42 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 361 to 433 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-3, -169.
Round 7		Rowland played #33 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 442 to 389 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-3, -116.
Round 8		Rowland played #40 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 329 to 410 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-4, -197.
Round 9		Rowland played #16 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 354 to 422 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-5, -265.
Round 10		Rowland played #51 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and won 452 to 331 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-5, -144.
Round 11		Rowland played #56 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and won 376 to 342 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-5, -110.
Round 12		Rowland played #39 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 400 to 328 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-5, -38.
Round 13		Rowland played #57 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 373 to 389 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-6, -54.
Round 14		Rowland played #25 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 324 to 514 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-7, -244.
Round 15		Rowland played #15 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 308 to 456 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-8, -392.
Round 16		Rowland played #74 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 333 to 476 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-9, -535.
Round 17		Rowland played #80 Dorcas Alexander (Bethel Park, PA) and won 382 to 359 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-9, -512.
Round 18		Rowland played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 401 to 417 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-10, -528.
Round 19		Rowland played #59 Kristiina Overton (Maxville ON) and won 439 to 374 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-10, -463.
Round 20		Rowland played #76 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 334 to 441 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-11, -570.
Round 21		Rowland played #52 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 443 to 348 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-11, -475.
Round 22		Rowland played #77 Samuel Moch (Brooklyn, NY) and won 427 to 381 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-11, -429.
Round 23		Rowland played #70 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 365 to 391 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-12, -455.
Round 24		Rowland played #49 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 411 to 423 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-13, -467.
Round 25		Rowland played #81 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 299 to 458 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11-14, -626.
Round 26		Rowland played #83 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 360 to 335 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-14, -601.
Round 27		Rowland played #90 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and lost 306 to 422 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 12-15, -717.
Round 28		Rowland played #58 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 474 to 322 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 13-15, -565.
Round 29		Rowland played #46 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 365 to 514 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 13-16, -714.
Round 30		Rowland played #87 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 432 to 393 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 14-16, -675.
Round 31		Rowland played #44 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) again and won 466 to 249 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 15-16, -458.

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