NSC 2009: Christopher Sykes [#34]

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On this page, you will find information about Christopher Sykes, who is competing at the 2009 National 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 19-12, +291, and is ranked #16 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): Christopher Surname(s): Sykes Home: Cambridge, ON, CAN Awards: 3rd Canadian Nationals, 2000. Played at Worlds 2001. Hobbies: None Occupation: Computer Programmer

Round by Round
High score: 525 Average for: 403 Average against: 394
Round 1		Sykes played #86 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and lost 417 to 472 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-1, -55.
Round 2		Sykes played #101 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and lost 391 to 405 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-2, -69.
Round 3		Sykes played #11 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 457 to 352 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-2, +36.
Round 4		Sykes played #26 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 347 to 409 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-3, -26.
Round 5		Sykes played #69 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 525 to 372 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-3, +127. Sykes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Sykes played #70 Ravee Joradol (THA) and won 510 to 324 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-3, +313.
Round 7		Sykes played #113 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 450 to 347 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-3, +416.
Round 8		Sykes played #68 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 359 to 403 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-4, +372.
Round 9		Sykes played #73 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 524 to 317 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-4, +579.
Round 10		Sykes played #112 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 379 to 336 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +622.
Round 11		Sykes played #58 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) and lost 294 to 486 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-5, +430. Sykes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Sykes played #89 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 397 to 305 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-5, +522.
Round 13		Sykes played #94 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 387 to 336 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-5, +573.
Round 14		Sykes played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 407 to 399 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +581.
Round 15		Sykes played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 463 to 365 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +679.
Round 16		Sykes played #90 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 334 to 423 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +590.
Round 17		Sykes played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 306 to 469 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-7, +427.
Round 18		Sykes played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and lost 406 to 441 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-8, +392.
Round 19		Sykes played #84 Michael Baker (Porland, OR) and won 422 to 418 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-8, +396.
Round 20		Sykes played #37 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 369 to 357 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-8, +408.
Round 21		Sykes played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 468 to 422 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-8, +454.
Round 22		Sykes played #74 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 414 to 322 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-8, +546.
Round 23		Sykes played #48 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 394 to 366 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-8, +574.
Round 24		Sykes played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 440 to 383 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +631.
Round 25		Sykes played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 387 to 367 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-8, +651.
Round 26		Sykes played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and won 412 to 363 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-8, +700. Sykes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Sykes played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 382 to 511 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-9, +571.
Round 28		Sykes played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) again and lost 360 to 500 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-10, +431. Sykes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Sykes played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) again and lost 295 to 414 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-11, +312. Sykes is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Sykes played #49 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 426 to 407 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 19-11, +331.
Round 31		Sykes played #84 Michael Baker (Porland, OR) again and lost 382 to 422 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 19-12, +291.

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