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NSC 2011: Matt Canik [#3]

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On this page, you will find information about Matt Canik, who is competing at the 2011 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 23-8, +1430, and is ranked #2 in Division 2.

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 Matt Canik]

Given name(s): Matt
Surname(s): Canik
Home: Austin, TX, United States
Hobbies: golf, percussion, video games
Round by Round

High score: 574
Average for: 422
Average against: 376

Before the Tournament  

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

Canik is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).

Round 1

[photo of Ruchi Gupta]

Canik played #76 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 331 to 441 (a spread of -110).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 0-1, -110.

Round 2

[photo of Matt DeWaelsche]

Canik played #49 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 502 to 289 (a spread of 213).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 1-1, +103.

Round 3

[photo of Lynda Finn]

Canik played #45 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 322 to 465 (a spread of -143).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 1-2, -40.

Round 4

[photo of Shelley Ubeika]

Canik played #62 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 486 to 269 (a spread of 217).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 2-2, +177.

Round 5

[photo of Terry Kang Rau]

Canik played #19 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 374 to 368 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 3-2, +183.

Round 6

[photo of Carole Miller]

Canik played #66 Carole Miller (Walnut Creek, CA) and won 380 to 362 (a spread of 18).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 4-2, +201.

Round 7

[photo of Linda Oliva]

Canik played #81 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 574 to 286 (a spread of 288).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 5-2, +489.

Round 8

[photo of Martin Weisskopf]

Canik played #38 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 450 to 327 (a spread of 123).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 6-2, +612.

Round 9

[photo of Robert Felman]

Canik played #29 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and won 410 to 279 (a spread of 131).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 7-2, +743.

Canik is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Joey Krafchick]

Canik played #1 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 405 to 401 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 8-2, +747.

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

Round 11

[photo of Paul Avrin]

Canik played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 496 to 267 (a spread of 229).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 9-2, +976.

Round 12

[photo of Alan Stern]

Canik played #9 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 361 to 442 (a spread of -81).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 9-3, +895.

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

Round 13

[photo of Richard Spence]

Canik played #30 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 372 to 520 (a spread of -148).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 9-4, +747.

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

Round 14

[photo of Sam Kantimathi]

Canik played #5 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 400 to 350 (a spread of 50).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 10-4, +797.

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

Round 15

[photo of Harriette Lakernick]

Canik played #23 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 547 to 358 (a spread of 189).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 11-4, +986.

Round 16

[photo of Mark Fidler]

Canik played #25 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 419 to 368 (a spread of 51).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 12-4, +1037.

Round 17

[photo of Bradley Robbins]

Canik played #32 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 375 to 304 (a spread of 71).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 13-4, +1108.

Round 18

[photo of Harriette Lakernick]

Canik played #23 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) again and won 450 to 430 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 14-4, +1128.

Round 19

[photo of Mark Fidler]

Canik played #25 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) again and won 489 to 282 (a spread of 207).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 15-4, +1335.

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

Round 20

[photo of Richard Spence]

Canik played #30 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) again and won 496 to 434 (a spread of 62).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 16-4, +1397.

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

Canik is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 21

[photo of Daniel Citron]

Canik played #17 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) and lost 383 to 545 (a spread of -162).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 16-5, +1235.

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

Round 22

[photo of Scott Garner]

Canik played #4 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 382 to 362 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 17-5, +1255.

Round 23

[photo of Carl Davis]

Canik played #48 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 399 to 354 (a spread of 45).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 18-5, +1300.

Round 24

[photo of Alan Stern]

Canik played #9 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) again and won 573 to 353 (a spread of 220).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 19-5, +1520.

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

Round 25

[photo of Stephen Sneed]

Canik played #12 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 444 to 345 (a spread of 99).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 20-5, +1619.

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

Round 26

[photo of Jerry Scheiten]

Canik played #35 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 383 to 519 (a spread of -136).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 20-6, +1483.

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

Canik is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 27

[photo of Sam Kantimathi]

Canik played #5 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) again and won 415 to 328 (a spread of 87).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 21-6, +1570.

Round 28

[photo of Jacob Bergmann]

Canik played #33 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 342 to 479 (a spread of -137).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 21-7, +1433.

Round 29

[photo of Richard Spence]

Canik played #30 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) for the third time and won 360 to 355 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 22-7, +1438.

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

Canik is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 30

[photo of Richard Spence]

Canik played #30 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) for the fourth time and lost 343 to 488 (a spread of -145).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 22-8, +1293.

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

Round 31

[photo of Daniel Citron]

Canik played #17 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) again and won 425 to 288 (a spread of 137).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 23-8, +1430.

After the Tournament  

Canik is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).


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