NSC 2008: Matt Canik [#15]

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On this page, you will find information about Matt Canik, 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 17-11, +232, and is ranked #22 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): Matt Surname(s): Canik Home: Austin, TX, United States Awards: 4th place National School Scrabble Championship, 2 time Texas state School Scrabble Champion Hobbies: golf, piano, band, student council, full orchestra, football, video games Occupation: Student USSO 2006 Division: 6 USSO 2006 Rank: 8/114, 18-10 +1401

Round by Round
High score: 501 Average for: 389 Average against: 381
Round 1		Canik played #90 Fred Oswald (Lansing, MI) and lost 375 to 395 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0-1, -20.
Round 2		Canik played #110 Edward Stewart (Elicott City, MD) and won 402 to 393 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-1, -11.
Round 3		Canik played #88 Jeffrey Nelson (Burlington, VT) and lost 367 to 378 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-2, -22.
Round 4		Canik played #53 Jill Heffner (Clearwater, FL) and lost 370 to 390 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 1-3, -42.
Round 5		Canik played #32 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 464 to 340 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-3, +82.
Round 6		Canik played #43 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 455 to 368 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-3, +169.
Round 7		Canik played #78 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 336 to 332 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-3, +173.
Round 8		Canik played #106 Fraser Simpson (Toronto ON) and won 399 to 382 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, +190.
Round 9		Canik played #20 Michael David (Beaver Dam, WI) and won 409 to 374 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-3, +225.
Round 10		Canik played #133 Thomas E Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 403 to 291 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-3, +337. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Canik played #129 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 380 to 428 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-4, +289.
Round 12		Canik played #52 Andy Healy (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 331 to 387 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-5, +233.
Round 13		Canik played #131 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 458 to 429 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-5, +262.
Round 14		Canik played #13 Cheryl Cadieux (Au Gres, MI) and lost 377 to 468 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-6, +171.
Round 15		Canik played #97 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 434 to 332 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-6, +273.
Round 16		Canik played #30 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 417 to 352 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-6, +338.
Round 17		Canik played #117 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 295 to 445 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-7, +188.
Round 18		Canik played #25 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and tied at 377. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10.5-7.5, +188.
Round 19		Canik played #120 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and won 474 to 430 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11.5-7.5, +232.
Round 20		Canik played #100 Mark Rosenberg (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 269 to 430 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +71.
Round 21		Canik played #112 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and won 407 to 350 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +128.
Round 22		Canik played #92 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 326 to 378 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12.5-9.5, +76.
Round 23		Canik played #96 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 328 to 448 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12.5-10.5, -44.
Round 24		Canik played #126 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 402 to 364 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13.5-10.5, -6.
Round 25		Canik played #18 Edward Coker (Bronx, NY) and tied at 341. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-11, -6.
Round 26		Canik played #58 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) and won 415 to 323 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-11, +86.
Round 27		Canik played #64 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and won 379 to 361 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-11, +104.
Round 28		Canik played #8 Marlene Boyda (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 501 to 373 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-11, +232.

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