NASC 2019: Matt Canik [1-18]

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On this page, you will find information about Matt Canik, 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 17-14, +217, and is ranked #15 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): Matt Surname(s): Canik Home: Austin, TX, United States Occupation: Teacher - High School

Round by Round
High score: 520 Average for: 416 Average against: 409
Round 1		Canik played #37 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and lost 412 to 429 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0-1, -17.
Round 2		Canik played #45 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and lost 383 to 418 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 0-2, -52.
Round 3		Canik played #12 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) and won 520 to 342 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-2, +126. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Canik played #33 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 471 to 367 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-2, +230.
Round 5		Canik played #49 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 457 to 405 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-2, +282.
Round 6		Canik played #7 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 443 to 331 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-2, +394. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Canik played #20 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 345 to 400 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-3, +339.
Round 8		Canik played #50 Peter Sargious (Calgary AB) and lost 360 to 447 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-4, +252.
Round 9		Canik played #47 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 436 to 314 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-4, +374.
Round 10		Canik played #36 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 436 to 387 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-4, +423.
Round 11		Canik played #19 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 517 to 348 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-4, +592.
Round 12		Canik played #4 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 380 to 391 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-5, +581.
Round 13		Canik played #15 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 389 to 498 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-6, +472.
Round 14		Canik played #23 Siddharth Murali (Frisco, TX) and won 442 to 382 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-6, +532.
Round 15		Canik played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 377 to 487 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-7, +422.
Round 16		Canik played #5 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 379 to 459 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-8, +342.
Round 17		Canik played #48 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 424 to 396 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-8, +370.
Round 18		Canik played #53 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 473 to 370 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-8, +473.
Round 19		Canik played #1 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 385 to 348 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-8, +510. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Canik played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 429 to 346 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-8, +593.
Round 21		Canik played #14 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 360 to 460 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-9, +493.
Round 22		Canik played #3 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 454 to 358 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-9, +589.
Round 23		Canik played #39 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 489 to 299 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-9, +779.
Round 24		Canik played #24 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 423 to 411 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-9, +791.
Round 25		Canik played #32 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and won 427 to 344 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-9, +874.
Round 26		Canik played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) again and won 473 to 415 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-9, +932.
Round 27		Canik played #14 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) again and lost 403 to 502 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-10, +833.
Round 28		Canik played #5 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) again and lost 356 to 561 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-11, +628.
Round 29		Canik played #9 Cesar Del Solar (Bronx, NY) and lost 419 to 425 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-12, +622.
Round 30		Canik played #8 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and lost 337 to 556 (a spread of -219). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-13, +403. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Canik played #10 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 298 to 484 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-14, +217.

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