NASC 2015: Michael Baker [2-13]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Baker, 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, +802, and is ranked #16 in Division 2.

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): Michael Surname(s): Baker Home: Portland, OR, United States Hobbies: Poker, Pool. Occupation: Engineering Technician

Round by Round
High score: 546 Average for: 404 Average against: 378
Round 1		Baker played #78 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 389 to 383 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-0, +6.
Round 2		Baker played #66 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 546 to 340 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +212. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Baker played #30 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 332 to 343 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +201. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Baker played #16 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 363 to 486 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-2, +78.
Round 5		Baker played #80 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 375 to 385 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-3, +68.
Round 6		Baker played #81 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 329 to 409 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-4, -12.
Round 7		Baker played #70 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and won 472 to 361 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-4, +99.
Round 8		Baker played #47 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 370 to 361 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-4, +108.
Round 9		Baker played #1 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and lost 455 to 478 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-5, +85. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Baker played #75 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 363 to 387 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-6, +61.
Round 11		Baker played #54 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 423 to 337 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-6, +147.
Round 12		Baker played #50 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 360 to 355 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-6, +152.
Round 13		Baker played #22 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 450 to 261 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-6, +341.
Round 14		Baker played #23 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 404 to 362 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-6, +383.
Round 15		Baker played #61 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 456 to 294 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-6, +545.
Round 16		Baker played #26 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 283 to 345 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-7, +483.
Round 17		Baker played #62 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 424 to 358 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-7, +549.
Round 18		Baker played #19 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 471 to 281 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-7, +739. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Baker played #56 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 400 to 450 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-8, +689.
Round 20		Baker played #15 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 441 to 337 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-8, +793.
Round 21		Baker played #41 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 415 to 382 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-8, +826. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Baker played #18 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 370 to 365 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-8, +831.
Round 23		Baker played #59 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 314 to 414 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-9, +731.
Round 24		Baker played #11 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and lost 372 to 482 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-10, +621.
Round 25		Baker played #14 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 451 to 408 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-10, +664.
Round 26		Baker played #6 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and lost 353 to 407 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-11, +610.
Round 27		Baker played #8 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and won 467 to 353 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-11, +724.
Round 28		Baker played #5 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 351 to 478 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-12, +597.
Round 29		Baker played #33 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 451 to 476 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-13, +572.
Round 30		Baker played #51 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 505 to 234 (a spread of 271). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-13, +843.
Round 31		Baker played #18 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) again and lost 366 to 407 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-14, +802.

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