SPC 2023: Craig Rowland [1-42]

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On this page, you will find information about Craig Rowland, 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 12-19, -143, and is ranked #39 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: 548 Average for: 402 Average against: 406
Round 1		Rowland played #2 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) and won 443 to 338 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +105. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Rowland played #17 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 360 to 361 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-1, +104. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Rowland played #32 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 362 to 488 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-2, -22.
Round 4		Rowland played #18 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 495 to 427 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-2, +46. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Rowland played #43 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 376 to 414 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-3, +8.
Round 6		Rowland played #44 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and lost 322 to 457 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-4, -127.
Round 7		Rowland played #39 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 417 to 456 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-5, -166.
Round 8		Rowland played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 326 to 400 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-6, -240.
Round 9		Rowland played #40 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 357 to 486 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-7, -369.
Round 10		Rowland played #33 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 377 to 420 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-8, -412.
Round 11		Rowland played #41 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 398 to 403 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-9, -417.
Round 12		Rowland played #25 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 334 to 394 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-10, -477.
Round 13		Rowland played #35 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 485 to 396 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-10, -388.
Round 14		Rowland played #34 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 424 to 366 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-10, -330.
Round 15		Rowland played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 273 to 509 (a spread of -236). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-11, -566. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Rowland played #27 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 441 to 384 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-11, -509.
Round 17		Rowland played #23 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 548 to 324 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-11, -285. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Rowland played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 467 to 331 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-11, -149.
Round 19		Rowland played #45 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and lost 392 to 425 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-12, -182.
Round 20		Rowland played #26 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 393 to 493 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-13, -282.
Round 21		Rowland played #22 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 398 to 290 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-13, -174. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Rowland played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and lost 406 to 519 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-14, -287. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Rowland played #19 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 338 to 452 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-15, -401.
Round 24		Rowland played #37 Rick Julian (Ship Bottom, NJ) and lost 358 to 474 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-16, -517.
Round 25		Rowland played #29 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 386 to 406 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-17, -537.
Round 26		Rowland played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 332 to 556 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-18, -761.
Round 27		Rowland played #20 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and won 470 to 316 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-18, -607.
Round 28		Rowland played #24 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 405 to 314 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-18, -516.
Round 29		Rowland played #28 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 357 to 451 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-19, -610.
Round 30		Rowland played #34 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) again and won 496 to 281 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-19, -395.
Round 31		Rowland played #41 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) again and won 513 to 261 (a spread of 252). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-19, -143.

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