NASC 2018: Craig Rowland [1-44]

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On this page, you will find information about Craig Rowland, who is competing at the 2018 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, -244, and is ranked #25 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): Craig Surname(s): Rowland Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Hobbies: Minority European languages,Tristan da Cunha, Finland, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Faroe Islands, Apple Records, Varttina, Ultra Bra, Yoko Ono, Helen Shapiro

Round by Round
High score: 552 Average for: 392 Average against: 401
Round 1		Rowland played #28 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 349 to 374 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-1, -25.
Round 2		Rowland played #3 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and lost 325 to 411 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-2, -111.
Round 3		Rowland played #65 Mary E Goulet (McLean, VA) and lost 409 to 458 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-3, -160.
Round 4		Rowland played #11 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 353 to 484 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-4, -291.
Round 5		Rowland recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-4, -241.
Round 6		Rowland played #5 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 333 to 448 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-5, -356.
Round 7		Rowland played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Bronx, NY) and lost 297 to 482 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-6, -541.
Round 8		Rowland played #23 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 467 to 454 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-6, -528.
Round 9		Rowland played #20 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 353 to 414 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-7, -589.
Round 10		Rowland played #63 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 375 to 402 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-8, -616.
Round 11		Rowland played #64 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 465 to 363 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-8, -514.
Round 12		Rowland played #36 Ted Blevins (Owensboro, KY) and won 424 to 379 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-8, -469.
Round 13		Rowland played #32 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 527 to 324 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-8, -266.
Round 14		Rowland played #53 Tasha Asberry (Kapolei, HI) and lost 385 to 436 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-9, -317.
Round 15		Rowland played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 330 to 387 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-10, -374.
Round 16		Rowland played #55 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 398 to 367 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-10, -343.
Round 17		Rowland played #58 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 428 to 412 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-10, -327.
Round 18		Rowland played #19 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) and won 400 to 327 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-10, -254.
Round 19		Rowland played #56 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 552 to 379 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-10, -81.
Round 20		Rowland played #50 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 257 to 346 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-11, -170. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 21		Rowland played #49 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 379 to 366 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-11, -157.
Round 22		Rowland played #60 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 421 to 369 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-11, -105.
Round 23		Rowland played #37 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 399 to 396 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-11, -102.
Round 24		Rowland played #61 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 487 to 441 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-11, -56. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Rowland played #21 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 403 to 325 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-11, +22.
Round 26		Rowland played #45 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 474 to 378 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-11, +118. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Rowland played #9 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 417 to 526 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-12, +9. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Rowland played #8 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 308 to 417 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-13, -100.
Round 29		Rowland played #29 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 404 to 400 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-13, -96. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Rowland played #27 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 275 to 456 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-14, -277.
Round 31		Rowland played #48 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and won 354 to 321 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-14, -244. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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