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NSC 2008: Chris Canik [#12]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris 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 16-12, +1034, and is ranked #19 in Division 4.

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 Chris Canik]

Given name(s): Chris
Surname(s): Canik
Home: Austin, TX, United States
Hobbies: percussion, video games, reading
Occupation: Student
USSO 2006 Division: 5
USSO 2006 Rank: 26/88, 15-13 +423
Round by Round

High score: 555
Average for: 397
Average against: 360

Round 1

[photo of George Rhyne]

Canik played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and lost 409 to 434 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 0-1, -25.

Round 2

[photo of Shelley Kirk]

Canik played #56 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 432 to 343 (a spread of 89).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 1-1, +64.

Round 3

[photo of Amanda Hubble]

Canik played #51 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and won 444 to 332 (a spread of 112).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 2-1, +176.

Round 4

[photo of Tom O'Laughlin]

Canik played #72 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 387 to 283 (a spread of 104).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 3-1, +280.

Round 5

[photo of Scott Garner]

Canik played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and lost 276 to 475 (a spread of -199).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 3-2, +81.

Round 6

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Canik played #55 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) and lost 341 to 456 (a spread of -115).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 3-3, -34.

Round 7

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Canik played #5 Jason Bell (St. Louis, MO) and won 378 to 369 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 4-3, -25.

Round 8

[photo of Richard Spence]

Canik played #99 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 322 to 347 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 4-4, -50.

Round 9

[photo of Diane Weinerman]

Canik played #109 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 424 to 347 (a spread of 77).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 5-4, +27.

Round 10

[photo of Bruce Shuman]

Canik played #96 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 377 to 364 (a spread of 13).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 6-4, +40.

Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

[photo of Ken Louie]

Canik played #65 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 344 to 396 (a spread of -52).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 6-5, -12.

Round 12

[photo of Lynn Gunn]

Canik played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 373 to 384 (a spread of -11).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 6-6, -23.

Round 13

[photo of Ginger White]

Canik played #111 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and lost 377 to 425 (a spread of -48).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 6-7, -71.

Round 14

[photo of Linda Wancel]

Canik played #108 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and lost 340 to 407 (a spread of -67).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 6-8, -138.

Round 15

[photo of Ruth Patrick]

Canik played #75 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and lost 384 to 389 (a spread of -5).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 6-9, -143.

Round 16

[photo of Jane Whitmore]

Canik played #112 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and won 525 to 307 (a spread of 218).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 7-9, +75.

Round 17

[photo of Celia D. Thompson]

Canik played #103 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and won 394 to 185 (a spread of 209).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 8-9, +284.

Round 18

[photo of Debbie Guiffre]

Canik played #40 Debbie Guiffre (Long Island, NY) and won 482 to 397 (a spread of 85).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 9-9, +369.

Round 19

[photo of Teresa Sanders]

Canik played #88 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and won 555 to 276 (a spread of 279).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 10-9, +648.

Round 20

[photo of Michael Garner]

Canik played #30 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and lost 374 to 442 (a spread of -68).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 10-10, +580.

Round 21

[photo of Marina A Villena]

Canik played #106 Marina A Villena (San Pablo, CA) and won 376 to 351 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 11-10, +605.

Round 22

[photo of Will Scott]

Canik played #92 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 433 to 346 (a spread of 87).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 12-10, +692.

Round 23

[photo of Sylvia Sparkman]

Canik played #98 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and lost 333 to 354 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 12-11, +671.

Round 24

[photo of Mary Ellen Bergeron]

Canik played #7 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Northampton, MA) and won 391 to 240 (a spread of 151).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 13-11, +822.

Round 25

[photo of Vivienne Muhling]

Canik played #69 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 435 to 434 (a spread of 1).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 14-11, +823.

Round 26

[photo of Dion Saldanha]

Canik played #85 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 430 to 330 (a spread of 100).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 15-11, +923.

Round 27

[photo of Marty McCarthy]

Canik played #68 Marty McCarthy (Wautoma, WI) and lost 348 to 369 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 15-12, +902.

Round 28

[photo of Chris Bonin]

Canik played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and won 423 to 291 (a spread of 132).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 16-12, +1034.


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