NASC 2018: Michael Baker [2-04]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Baker, 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 20-11, +1835, and is ranked #4 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: 575 Average for: 429 Average against: 370
Round 1		Baker played #94 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 414 to 319 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +95.
Round 2		Baker played #72 Philip Waldron (Ottawa ON) and won 374 to 363 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-0, +106.
Round 3		Baker played #32 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 330 to 461 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-1, -25.
Round 4		Baker played #41 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 379 to 301 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-1, +53.
Round 5		Baker played #98 Margaret Wong (Dundas ON) and won 389 to 315 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-1, +127.
Round 6		Baker played #31 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 422 to 288 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-1, +261. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Baker played #76 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and lost 383 to 459 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-2, +185.
Round 8		Baker played #30 Matthew Larocque (Edmonton AB) and won 486 to 330 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-2, +341.
Round 9		Baker played #42 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and won 412 to 359 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +394. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Baker played #43 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and won 449 to 322 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-2, +521. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Baker played #3 Jan Cardia (Ponte Vedra, FL) and won 509 to 378 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-2, +652. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Baker played #93 Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and won 496 to 314 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-2, +834. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Baker played #25 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 419 to 446 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-3, +807. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Baker played #15 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 419 to 343 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-3, +883. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Baker played #34 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 380 to 394 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +869. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Baker played #103 Chris Schneider (Richardson, TX) and won 524 to 429 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-4, +964. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Baker played #6 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and won 575 to 324 (a spread of 251). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-4, +1215. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18		Baker played #69 Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) and won 445 to 282 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-4, +1378. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Baker played #13 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and lost 391 to 421 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-5, +1348. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Baker played #7 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and won 574 to 365 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-5, +1557. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Baker played #22 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 372 to 397 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-6, +1532. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Baker played #38 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 448 to 251 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-6, +1729. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Baker played #24 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 554 to 370 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-6, +1913. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 24		Baker played #26 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 353 to 382 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-7, +1884. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Baker played #32 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 369 to 375 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-8, +1878. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Baker played #22 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) again and lost 419 to 445 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-9, +1852. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Baker played #34 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) again and won 478 to 347 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-9, +1983. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Baker played #3 Jan Cardia (Ponte Vedra, FL) again and won 408 to 401 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-9, +1990. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Baker played #35 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 380 to 456 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-10, +1914. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Baker played #32 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) for the third time and lost 372 to 457 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-11, +1829. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Baker played #6 Joe South (Piqua, OH) again and won 368 to 362 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-11, +1835. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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