NASC 2019: Chris Cree [1-11]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Cree, who is competing at the 2019 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 15.5-15.5, +107, and is ranked #28 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: 565 Average for: 412 Average against: 409
Round 1		Cree played #54 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 411 to 341 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +70.
Round 2		Cree played #31 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 396 to 352 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +114. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Cree played #26 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 339 to 432 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +21.
Round 4		Cree played #19 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 428 to 410 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +39.
Round 5		Cree played #14 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 388 to 462 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-2, -35.
Round 6		Cree played #20 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 436 to 404 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-2, -3.
Round 7		Cree played #24 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 384 to 365 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +16.
Round 8		Cree played #25 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 388 to 456 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-3, -52.
Round 9		Cree played #30 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 446 to 346 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, +48.
Round 10		Cree played #3 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 378 to 513 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-4, -87.
Round 11		Cree played #15 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 389 to 493 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-5, -191.
Round 12		Cree played #39 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 501 to 424 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-5, -114.
Round 13		Cree played #29 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 280 to 374 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-6, -208. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Cree played #43 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and won 565 to 269 (a spread of 296). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-6, +88. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Cree played #7 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 482 to 346 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-6, +224.
Round 16		Cree played #1 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 426 to 429 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-7, +221. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Cree played #23 Siddharth Murali (Frisco, TX) and lost 439 to 469 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-8, +191.
Round 18		Cree played #37 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 505 to 362 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-8, +334. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Cree played #8 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and won 438 to 325 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-8, +447.
Round 20		Cree played #18 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 346 to 429 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-9, +364.
Round 21		Cree played #4 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 437 to 351 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-9, +450.
Round 22		Cree played #32 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and lost 311 to 518 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-10, +243. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Cree played #49 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 372 to 386 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-11, +229.
Round 24		Cree played #10 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 338 to 464 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-12, +103.
Round 25		Cree played #28 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 434 to 499 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-13, +38.
Round 26		Cree played #27 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 428 to 423 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-13, +43.
Round 27		Cree played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and tied at 398. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13.5-13.5, +43.
Round 28		Cree played #42 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 348 to 358 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13.5-14.5, +33. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Cree played #46 David Teich (New York, NY) and won 488 to 389 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14.5-14.5, +132.
Round 30		Cree played #43 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) again and won 450 to 398 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +184.
Round 31		Cree played #4 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) again and lost 409 to 486 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15.5-15.5, +107.

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