NASC 2015: Chris Cree [1-28]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Cree, 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 20-11, +833, and is ranked #2 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): Chris Surname(s): Cree Home: Dallas, TX, United States Awards: over 90 Scrabble tournament titles, 8 time Texas State Champion Hobbies: Golf, music, crossword puzzling

Round by Round
High score: 510 Average for: 427 Average against: 400
Round 1		Cree played #40 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 346 to 381 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 0-1, -35.
Round 2		Cree played #68 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 498 to 320 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, +143. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Cree played #17 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 462 to 395 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +210. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Cree played #61 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 436 to 507 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-2, +139. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Cree played #39 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 476 to 403 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-2, +212. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Cree played #64 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 466 to 400 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-2, +278. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Cree played #54 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 472 to 404 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +346. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Cree played #43 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 385 to 396 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +335. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Cree played #13 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 510 to 372 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +473. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Cree played #20 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and won 413 to 396 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +490. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Cree played #5 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 397 to 408 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-4, +479. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Cree played #15 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 386 to 369 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-4, +496. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Cree played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 422 to 398 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +520. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Cree played #25 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 413 to 378 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +555. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 15		Cree played #6 Joey Krafchick (Richardson, TX) and won 491 to 418 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +628. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 16		Cree played #9 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 453 to 323 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-4, +758. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 17		Cree played #27 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 369 to 461 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +666. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18		Cree played #8 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 394 to 396 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-6, +664. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Cree played #12 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 368 to 446 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +586. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Cree played #7 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 404 to 418 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-8, +572. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 21		Cree played #38 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 455 to 418 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-8, +609. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Cree played #23 Doug Brockmeier (San Francisco, CA) and won 428 to 359 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-8, +678. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Cree played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 477 to 357 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-8, +798.
Round 24		Cree played #19 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 401 to 386 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-8, +813.
Round 25		Cree played #26 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 351 to 476 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-9, +688.
Round 26		Cree played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 408 to 380 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-9, +716.
Round 27		Cree played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 446 to 470 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-10, +692. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Cree played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and won 455 to 378 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-10, +769.
Round 29		Cree played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 464 to 382 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-10, +851.
Round 30		Cree played #15 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) again and lost 350 to 420 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-11, +781.
Round 31		Cree played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) again and won 430 to 378 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-11, +833.

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