NSC 2010: Chris Canik [#21]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Canik, who is competing at the 2010 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, +572, and is ranked #7 in Division 3.

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): Canik Home: Austin, TX, United States Hobbies: percussion, video games, reading

Round by Round
High score: 552 Average for: 390 Average against: 371
Round 1		Canik played #77 Emma Perryman (Mobile, AL) and won 404 to 351 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +53.
Round 2		Canik played #60 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and won 411 to 339 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +125.
Round 3		Canik played #49 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 396 to 415 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, +106.
Round 4		Canik played #24 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 404 to 312 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-1, +198.
Round 5		Canik played #63 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 546 to 319 (a spread of 227). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +425.
Round 6		Canik played #3 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 236 to 449 (a spread of -213). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +212.
Round 7		Canik played #6 William Giblin (Hahnville, LA) and won 389 to 250 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +351.
Round 8		Canik played #13 Sharon Moser (Baltimore, MD) and lost 369 to 376 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +344.
Round 9		Canik played #27 Mona Larsen (Glenmont, NY) and lost 320 to 351 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-4, +313.
Round 10		Canik played #10 Murray Weber (Surrey BC) and won 407 to 344 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-4, +376.
Round 11		Canik played #51 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 388 to 263 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +501.
Round 12		Canik played #35 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and won 552 to 304 (a spread of 248). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +749.
Round 13		Canik played #5 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 374 to 353 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +770.
Round 14		Canik played #33 Jeff Cooley (Jacksonville, FL) and won 364 to 341 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +793.
Round 15		Canik played #15 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and won 404 to 311 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +886. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Canik played #1 Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX) and won 446 to 340 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-4, +992.
Round 17		Canik played #29 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) and won 448 to 356 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-4, +1084.
Round 18		Canik played #22 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 323 to 312 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-4, +1095.
Round 19		Canik played #62 Oliver Roeder (Austin, TX) and won 409 to 350 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-4, +1154.
Round 20		Canik played #12 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 351 to 435 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-5, +1070.
Round 21		Canik played #14 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and won 346 to 333 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-5, +1083.
Round 22		Canik played #4 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 489 to 392 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-5, +1180.
Round 23		Canik played #29 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) again and lost 370 to 431 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-6, +1119.
Round 24		Canik played #4 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) again and lost 289 to 557 (a spread of -268). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-7, +851.
Round 25		Canik played #28 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and won 432 to 352 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-7, +931.
Round 26		Canik played #3 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) again and won 318 to 297 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-7, +952.
Round 27		Canik played #14 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) again and won 463 to 365 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-7, +1050.
Round 28		Canik played #17 Samuel Smith (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 395 to 416 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-8, +1029.
Round 29		Canik played #4 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) for the third time and lost 343 to 504 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-9, +868.
Round 30		Canik played #17 Samuel Smith (Indianapolis, IN) again and lost 282 to 496 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-10, +654.
Round 31		Canik played #1 Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX) again and lost 412 to 494 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 20-11, +572.

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