NASC 2016: Chris Cree [1-16]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Cree, who is competing at the 2016 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, +441, and is ranked #20 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: 559 Average for: 421 Average against: 407
Round 1		Cree played #69 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 431 to 294 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +137.
Round 2		Cree played #51 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 308 to 373 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, +72. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Cree played #23 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 416 to 456 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-2, +32.
Round 4		Cree played #11 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 478 to 410 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-2, +100.
Round 5		Cree played #45 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 397 to 458 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-3, +39.
Round 6		Cree played #15 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 421 to 324 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-3, +136.
Round 7		Cree played #44 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 415 to 399 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-3, +152. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Cree played #9 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 392 to 494 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-4, +50.
Round 9		Cree played #67 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 453 to 302 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-4, +201.
Round 10		Cree played #49 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 465 to 446 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +220.
Round 11		Cree played #34 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 424 to 467 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-5, +177.
Round 12		Cree played #53 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 553 to 346 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-5, +384.
Round 13		Cree played #55 Richard Julian (Mountainside, NJ) and won 449 to 387 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-5, +446.
Round 14		Cree played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 448 to 402 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-5, +492.
Round 15		Cree played #32 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 330 to 450 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-6, +372. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16		Cree played #21 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 377 to 449 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-7, +300.
Round 17		Cree played #26 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and won 517 to 426 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-7, +391. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18		Cree played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 419 to 407 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-7, +403. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Cree played #1 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 371 to 517 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-8, +257. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Cree played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 387 to 380 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-8, +264.
Round 21		Cree played #14 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 413 to 441 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-9, +236.
Round 22		Cree played #3 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and lost 286 to 411 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-10, +111.
Round 23		Cree played #24 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 559 to 371 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-10, +299.
Round 24		Cree played #36 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 409 to 520 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-11, +188.
Round 25		Cree played #50 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 444 to 374 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-11, +258.
Round 26		Cree played #33 Doug Lundquist (Evanston, IL) and won 503 to 291 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-11, +470.
Round 27		Cree played #13 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 408 to 370 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-11, +508.
Round 28		Cree played #27 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 456 to 396 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-11, +568.
Round 29		Cree played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 352 to 432 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-12, +488.
Round 30		Cree played #43 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 377 to 387 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-13, +478. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Cree played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) again and lost 407 to 444 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-14, +441.
After the Tournament		Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

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