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NASC 2017: Joanne Craig [CSW1-20]

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On this page, you will find information about Joanne Craig, who is competing at the 2017 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 18-13, +762, and is ranked #9 in Division CSW1.

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 Joanne Craig]

Given name(s): Joanne
Surname(s): Craig
Home: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Awards: 2006 (2nd) Australian NSW Match Play; 2007 (3rd) 2008 (5th) NZ NSC; 2008 (2nd) QLD and VIC Championship
Hobbies: Bushwalking, Travel
Round by Round

High score: 572
Average for: 441
Average against: 416

Round 1

[photo of Karen Richards]

Craig played #27 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 426 to 554 (a spread of -128).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 0-1, -128.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 2

[photo of Jennifer M Lee]

Craig played #36 Jennifer M Lee (Washington, DC) and won 388 to 382 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 1-1, -122.

Round 3

[photo of Evans Clinchy]

Craig played #2 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 570 to 478 (a spread of 92).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 2-1, -30.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 4

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Craig played #3 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 435 to 470 (a spread of -35).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 2-2, -65.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 5

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Craig played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 371 to 423 (a spread of -52).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 2-3, -117.

Round 6

[photo of Jacob Bergmann]

Craig played #35 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 572 to 331 (a spread of 241).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 3-3, +124.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 7

[photo of Samantha Southard]

Craig played #41 Samantha Southard (Southampton, NY) and won 467 to 382 (a spread of 85).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 4-3, +209.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 8

[photo of Scott Jackson]

Craig played #18 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 498 to 464 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 5-3, +243.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 9

[photo of Rasheed Olajide Balogun]

Craig played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) and lost 423 to 427 (a spread of -4).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 5-4, +239.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 10

[photo of Stefan Rau]

Craig played #15 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 545 to 281 (a spread of 264).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 6-4, +503.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 11

[photo of Scott Garner]

Craig played #22 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 443 to 421 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 7-4, +525.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 12

[photo of Carmel Dodd]

Craig played #31 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 466 to 437 (a spread of 29).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 8-4, +554.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 13

[photo of Joey Krafchick]

Craig played #6 Joey Krafchick (Atlanta, GA) and lost 386 to 511 (a spread of -125).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 8-5, +429.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 14

[photo of Chris Lipe]

Craig played #7 Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) and lost 399 to 492 (a spread of -93).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 8-6, +336.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Craig played #13 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and lost 414 to 445 (a spread of -31).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 8-7, +305.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 16

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Craig played #13 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) again and won 482 to 319 (a spread of 163).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 9-7, +468.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

[photo of Tony Leah]

Craig played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and won 394 to 345 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 10-7, +517.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 18

[photo of Tim Weiss]

Craig played #21 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 411 to 374 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 11-7, +554.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 19

[photo of Geoff Thevenot]

Craig played #4 Geoff Thevenot (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 432 to 355 (a spread of 77).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 12-7, +631.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 20

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Craig played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 386 to 426 (a spread of -40).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 12-8, +591.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 21

[photo of Evans Clinchy]

Craig played #2 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) again and won 416 to 364 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 13-8, +643.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 22

[photo of Joey Krafchick]

Craig played #6 Joey Krafchick (Atlanta, GA) again and won 401 to 371 (a spread of 30).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 14-8, +673.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 23

[photo of Carmel Dodd]

Craig played #31 Carmel Dodd (Australia) again and lost 426 to 493 (a spread of -67).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 14-9, +606.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 24

[photo of Chris Lipe]

Craig played #7 Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) again and lost 400 to 405 (a spread of -5).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 14-10, +601.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 25

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Craig played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 401 to 469 (a spread of -68).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 14-11, +533.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 26

[photo of Mina Le]

Craig played #30 Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL) and won 472 to 410 (a spread of 62).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 15-11, +595.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 27

[photo of Matthew O'Connor]

Craig played #8 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 444 to 422 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 16-11, +617.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 28

[photo of Austin Shin]

Craig played #12 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and won 484 to 400 (a spread of 84).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 17-11, +701.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 29

[photo of Sam Rosin]

Craig played #5 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 432 to 451 (a spread of -19).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 17-12, +682.

Craig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 30

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Craig played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) again and lost 400 to 424 (a spread of -24).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 17-13, +658.

Round 31

[photo of David Whitley]

Craig played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 483 to 379 (a spread of 104).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 18-13, +762.


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