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
	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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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