SPC 2024: Chris Cree [1-15]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Cree, who is competing at the 2024 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 14-17, -747, and is ranked #33 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: 540 Average for: 398 Average against: 425
Round 1		Cree played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 409 to 393 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +16.
Round 2		Cree played #28 Mark Edward Owens (Red Fox, KY) and won 410 to 371 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +55. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Cree played #14 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 321 to 545 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, -169.
Round 4		Cree played #10 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 402 to 425 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-2, -192.
Round 5		Cree played #24 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 456 to 353 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-2, -89.
Round 6		Cree played #20 John Luebkemann (Aubrey, TX) and lost 298 to 506 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-3, -297.
Round 7		Cree played #3 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 319 to 467 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-4, -445.
Round 8		Cree played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 438 to 321 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-4, -328.
Round 9		Cree played #31 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 414 to 448 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-5, -362.
Round 10		Cree played #4 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and won 440 to 422 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-5, -344.
Round 11		Cree played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 413 to 349 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-5, -280.
Round 12		Cree played #41 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 345 to 472 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-6, -407.
Round 13		Cree played #27 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 346 to 362 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-7, -423.
Round 14		Cree played #21 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 459 to 467 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-8, -431.
Round 15		Cree played #39 Dan Wachtell (Brooklyn, NY) and won 503 to 356 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-8, -284.
Round 16		Cree played #30 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and lost 378 to 492 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-9, -398.
Round 17		Cree played #44 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 385 to 356 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-9, -369.
Round 18		Cree played #13 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 454 to 385 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-9, -300.
Round 19		Cree played #8 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 334 to 444 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-10, -410.
Round 20		Cree played #34 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 460 to 407 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-10, -357.
Round 21		Cree played #36 Froilan Mendoza (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 404 to 452 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-11, -405.
Round 22		Cree played #23 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) and lost 300 to 432 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-12, -537.
Round 23		Cree played #47 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 363 to 430 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-13, -604.
Round 24		Cree played #38 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 423 to 368 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-13, -549.
Round 25		Cree recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-13, -499.
Round 26		Cree played #42 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 460 to 432 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-13, -471.
Round 27		Cree played #39 Dan Wachtell (Brooklyn, NY) again and lost 330 to 518 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-14, -659.
Round 28		Cree played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 430 to 433 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-15, -662.
Round 29		Cree played #36 Froilan Mendoza (Scarsdale, NY) again and lost 388 to 414 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-16, -688.
Round 30		Cree played #32 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 332 to 565 (a spread of -233). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-17, -921.
Round 31		Cree played #40 Josh Kopczak (Madison, OH) and won 540 to 366 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-17, -747.

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