SPC 2023: Chris Cree [1-17]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Cree, who is competing at the 2023 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-16, -413, and is ranked #30 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: 532 Average for: 397 Average against: 410
Round 1		Cree played #32 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 401 to 396 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +5.
Round 2		Cree played #42 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 361 to 360 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +6. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Cree played #2 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) and won 532 to 465 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +73. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (4 hits).
Round 4		Cree played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 435 to 429 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +79. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Cree played #10 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and won 441 to 379 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +141. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Cree played #13 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 394 to 402 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +133. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Cree played #5 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 388 to 508 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +13. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Cree played #45 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 413 to 387 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +39. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Cree played #20 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and lost 379 to 441 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, -23. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Cree played #8 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 328 to 544 (a spread of -216). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-4, -239. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Cree played #28 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 323 to 390 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-5, -306.
Round 12		Cree played #39 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 374 to 407 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-6, -339.
Round 13		Cree played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 383 to 405 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-7, -361.
Round 14		Cree played #29 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 400 to 412 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-8, -373.
Round 15		Cree played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and lost 340 to 464 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-9, -497.
Round 16		Cree played #23 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 372 to 446 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-10, -571.
Round 17		Cree played #34 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 527 to 402 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-10, -446.
Round 18		Cree played #27 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 464 to 312 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-10, -294.
Round 19		Cree played #44 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and won 413 to 410 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-10, -291.
Round 20		Cree played #25 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 405 to 361 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-10, -247.
Round 21		Cree played #40 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 361 to 397 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-11, -283.
Round 22		Cree played #26 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 403 to 394 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-11, -274.
Round 23		Cree played #33 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 365 to 371 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-12, -280.
Round 24		Cree played #24 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 307 to 399 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-13, -372.
Round 25		Cree played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 407 to 327 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-13, -292.
Round 26		Cree played #35 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 378 to 365 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-13, -279.
Round 27		Cree played #41 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 506 to 402 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-13, -175. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Cree played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and lost 339 to 388 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-14, -224.
Round 29		Cree played #22 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 288 to 590 (a spread of -302). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-15, -526. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Cree played #43 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 405 to 462 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-16, -583.
Round 31		Cree played #20 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) again and won 476 to 306 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-16, -413.

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