NSC 2008: Craig Rowland [#87]

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On this page, you will find information about Craig Rowland, who is competing at the 2008 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 11-17, -852, and is ranked #95 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

[photo of Craig Rowland]

Given name(s): Craig
Surname(s): Rowland
Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada
Hobbies: Minority European languages, endangered languages, Romansch, Apple Records, Värttinä, Ultra Bra, Yoko Ono, Helen Shapiro
Occupation: Library Assistant
CNSC 1996 Rank: 12
CNSC 1998 Rank: 20
CNSC 2000 Rank: 33
CNSC 2003 Rank: 8
CNSC 2005 Rank: 16
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 73/132, 15-16 +95
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 32/172, 18-12 +117
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 41/76, 14-14 -234

Round by Round
High score: 507 Average for: 376 Average against: 409
Round 1		Rowland played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 245 to 361 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-1, -116.
Round 2		Rowland played #45 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 325 to 476 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-2, -267.
Round 3		Rowland played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 428 to 388 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-2, -227.
Round 4		Rowland played #66 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 355 to 458 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 1-3, -330.
Round 5		Rowland played #90 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 372 to 335 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-3, -293.
Round 6		Rowland played #26 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 293 to 400 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-4, -400.
Round 7		Rowland played #53 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 455 to 366 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 3-4, -311.
Round 8		Rowland played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 352 to 453 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-5, -412.
Round 9		Rowland played #63 Louie Muller (Newcastle, CA) and lost 447 to 465 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-6, -430.
Round 10		Rowland played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 404 to 445 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 3-7, -471.
Round 11		Rowland played #41 Vernon Jones (Winter Haven, FL) and lost 346 to 400 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 3-8, -525.
Round 12		Rowland played #99 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 405 to 286 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-8, -406.
Round 13		Rowland played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 424 to 287 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-8, -269.
Round 14		Rowland played #84 Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 374 to 416 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-9, -311.
Round 15		Rowland played #24 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and lost 299 to 509 (a spread of -210). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-10, -521.
Round 16		Rowland played #22 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and lost 374 to 450 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 5-11, -597.
Round 17		Rowland recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 6-11, -547.
Round 18		Rowland played #51 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 292 to 446 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 6-12, -701.
Round 19		Rowland played #9 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and lost 364 to 368 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 6-13, -705.
Round 20		Rowland played #2 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and lost 316 to 471 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 6-14, -860.
Round 21		Rowland played #69 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and lost 397 to 455 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 6-15, -918.
Round 22		Rowland played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 397 to 368 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 7-15, -889.
Round 23		Rowland played #71 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 470 to 343 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 8-15, -762.
Round 24		Rowland played #49 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 435 to 350 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 9-15, -677.
Round 25		Rowland played #11 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 393 to 351 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 10-15, -635.
Round 26		Rowland played #55 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 373 to 602 (a spread of -229). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10-16, -864. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Rowland played #77 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 507 to 399 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 11-16, -756.
Round 28		Rowland played #24 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) again and lost 302 to 398 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 11-17, -852.

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