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Back to NASC 2015 Players
NASC 2015: Matt Canik [1-17]
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On this page, you will find information about
Matt Canik, who is competing
at the 2015 North American 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, +397, and is ranked
#16 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 | ![[photo of Matt Canik]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/canik_matt_AA000728.jpg)
| Given name(s): Matt Surname(s): Canik Home: Austin, TX, United States Occupation: Student |
Round by Round | High score: 544 Average for: 420 Average against: 407 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Siri Tillekeratne]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tillekeratne_siri.jpg)
| Canik played #68 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 429 to 413 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +16. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Sal Piro]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/piro_sal.jpeg)
| Canik played #40 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 463 to 549 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, -70. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 3 | ![[photo of Chris Cree]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cree_chris_CM000002.jpg)
| Canik played #28 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 395 to 462 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-2, -137. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Laurie Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cohen_laurie.jpg)
| Canik played #18 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 384 to 399 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-3, -152. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 5 | ![[photo of Scott McManus]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mcmanus_scott_AA001881.jpg)
| Canik played #71 Scott McManus (Seattle, WA) and won 376 to 332 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-3, -108. | Round 6 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Canik played #67 Asif Ali (Norman, OK) and won 457 to 366 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-3, -17. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Kate Fukawa-Connelly]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fukawa-connelly_kate_2.jpg)
| Canik played #31 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 381 to 356 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-3, +8. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Rafi Stern]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stern_rafi_3.jpg)
| Canik played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 399 to 403 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-4, +4. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Manop Phiphatboonserm]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/phiphatboonserm_manop_3.jpg)
| Canik played #46 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 387 to 372 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-4, +19. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 10 | ![[photo of Jerry Lerman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lerman_jerry.jpg)
| Canik played #11 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 351 to 358 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-5, +12. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 11 | ![[photo of Joshua Sokol]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sokol_joshua_AA002968.jpg)
| Canik played #24 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 347 to 527 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-6, -168. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 12 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Canik played #48 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 400 to 398 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-6, -166. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 13 | ![[photo of Reid Hattaway]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hattaway_reid.jpg)
| Canik played #56 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and won 475 to 419 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-6, -110. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fiszbein_jeff_2.jpg)
| Canik played #51 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 442 to 372 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-6, -40. | Round 15 | ![[photo of David Whitley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/whitley_david.jpg)
| Canik played #47 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 413 to 348 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-6, +25. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bassett-bouchard_conrad_AA000372.jpg)
| Canik played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 413 to 425 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-7, +13. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Charles Reinke]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/reinke_charles_3.jpg)
| Canik played #25 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 406 to 421 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-8, -2. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Doug Brockmeier]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/brockmeier_doug_6.jpg)
| Canik played #23 Doug Brockmeier (San Francisco, CA) and won 527 to 431 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-8, +94. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Scott Appel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/appel_scott.jpg)
| Canik played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 534 to 339 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-8, +289. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Kolton Koehler]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/koehler_kolton.jpg)
| Canik played #20 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and won 409 to 401 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-8, +297. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Joel Sherman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sherman_joel.jpeg)
| Canik played #15 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 437 to 446 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-9, +288. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 22 | ![[photo of Leesa Berahovich]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/berahovich_leesa_AA001172.jpg)
| Canik played #26 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 411 to 478 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-10, +221. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Steve Bush]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bush_steve_2.jpg)
| Canik played #37 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and won 458 to 399 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-10, +280. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Ian Weinstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weinstein_ian.jpeg)
| Canik played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 331 to 400 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-11, +211. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Joey Krafchick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/krafchick_joey_AA000733.jpg)
| Canik played #6 Joey Krafchick (Richardson, TX) and won 473 to 368 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-11, +316. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Darrell Day]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/day_darrell_3.jpg)
| Canik played #38 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 331 to 467 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-12, +180. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 27 | ![[photo of Avery Mojica]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mojica_avery.jpg)
| Canik played #33 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and won 453 to 352 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-12, +281. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/matsumoto_kenji_2.jpg)
| Canik played #1 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 409 to 433 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-13, +257. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 29 | ![[photo of Nigel Peltier]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/peltier_nigel.jpg)
| Canik played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 331 to 482 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-14, +106. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 30 | ![[photo of Jeremy Hall]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hall_jeremy.jpg)
| Canik played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 443 to 356 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-14, +193. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Robert Kahn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kahn_robert_5.jpg)
| Canik played #61 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 544 to 340 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-14, +397. |
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