NSC 2009: Michael Baker [#84]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Baker, 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 20-11, +233, and is ranked #9 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): Michael Surname(s): Baker Home: Porland, OR, USA Awards: Represented the USA at the World Scrabble Championships in 2007 and didn't embarass myself. Hobbies: Poker, Golf, Pool (8-ball) Occupation: Engineering Technician

Round by Round
High score: 589 Average for: 399 Average against: 392
Round 1		Baker played #36 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 408 to 404 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-0, +4.
Round 2		Baker played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 307 to 456 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-1, -145.
Round 3		Baker played #119 Keith Hagel (Waterville, ME) and won 410 to 359 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-1, -94.
Round 4		Baker played #106 Marty Marcus (Chicago, IL) and won 346 to 341 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-1, -89.
Round 5		Baker played #48 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 589 to 319 (a spread of 270). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-1, +181.
Round 6		Baker played #58 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) and tied at 443. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4.5-1.5, +181. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Baker played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 340 to 365 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4.5-2.5, +156.
Round 8		Baker played #104 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 369 to 319 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5.5-2.5, +206.
Round 9		Baker played #23 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 502 to 411 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6.5-2.5, +297.
Round 10		Baker played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 449 to 341 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7.5-2.5, +405.
Round 11		Baker played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 403 to 475 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +333.
Round 12		Baker played #6 Rob Robinsky (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 448 to 413 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8.5-3.5, +368.
Round 13		Baker played #90 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 304 to 518 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8.5-4.5, +154.
Round 14		Baker played #37 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 415 to 361 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9.5-4.5, +208.
Round 15		Baker played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 325 to 435 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9.5-5.5, +98.
Round 16		Baker played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 246 to 404 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9.5-6.5, -60.
Round 17		Baker played #30 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 345 to 408 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9.5-7.5, -123.
Round 18		Baker played #56 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 463 to 424 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10.5-7.5, -84.
Round 19		Baker played #34 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 418 to 422 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10.5-8.5, -88.
Round 20		Baker played #7 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 452 to 441 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11.5-8.5, -77.
Round 21		Baker played #89 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 381 to 380 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12.5-8.5, -76.
Round 22		Baker played #68 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 391 to 416 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12.5-9.5, -101.
Round 23		Baker played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 409 to 407 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13.5-9.5, -99.
Round 24		Baker played #94 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 347 to 373 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13.5-10.5, -125.
Round 25		Baker played #110 Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) and tied at 437. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-11, -125.
Round 26		Baker played #11 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 330 to 304 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-11, -99.
Round 27		Baker played #99 Kelly McKenzie (Newport, KY) and won 477 to 340 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-11, +38.
Round 28		Baker played #47 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 405 to 340 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-11, +103.
Round 29		Baker played #8 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and won 397 to 395 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-11, +105. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Baker played #58 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) again and won 402 to 314 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 19-11, +193.
Round 31		Baker played #34 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) again and won 422 to 382 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 20-11, +233.

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