NSC 2012: Chris Cree [#6]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Cree, who is competing at the 2012 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 19-12, +1250, and is ranked #7 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
	Given name(s): Chris Surname(s): Cree Home: Dallas, TX, United States Awards: 60 or so Scrabble tournaments won, 7 time Texas State Champion Hobbies: Golf, music, crossword puzzling

Round by Round
High score: 615 Average for: 430 Average against: 389
Before the Tournament		Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Round 1		Cree played #73 Stefan Huber (Tampa, FL) and won 473 to 374 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +99.
Round 2		Cree played #40 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 325 to 422 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-1, +2.
Round 3		Cree played #26 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 394 to 407 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-2, -11. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Cree played #27 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and won 424 to 283 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-2, +130.
Round 5		Cree played #67 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 415 to 451 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-3, +94.
Round 6		Cree played #75 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 478 to 282 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-3, +290.
Round 7		Cree played #49 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 498 to 316 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-3, +472. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 8		Cree played #38 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 414 to 388 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-3, +498.
Round 9		Cree played #24 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 372 to 478 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-4, +392.
Round 10		Cree played #11 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 375 to 412 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-5, +355. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Cree played #12 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 289 to 530 (a spread of -241). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-6, +114.
Round 12		Cree played #66 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 588 to 274 (a spread of 314). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-6, +428. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Cree played #42 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and lost 378 to 449 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-7, +357.
Round 14		Cree played #71 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 305 to 505 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-8, +157.
Round 15		Cree played #65 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 280 to 372 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-9, +65.
Round 16		Cree played #56 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 615 to 398 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-9, +282.
Round 17		Cree played #17 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 537 to 340 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-9, +479. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Cree played #44 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 454 to 423 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-9, +510.
Round 19		Cree played #20 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 456 to 373 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-9, +593.
Round 20		Cree played #34 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 419 to 373 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-9, +639.
Round 21		Cree played #54 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 438 to 469 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-10, +608.
Round 22		Cree played #41 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 470 to 399 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-10, +679.
Round 23		Cree played #9 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 312 to 429 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-11, +562.
Round 24		Cree played #15 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and won 489 to 386 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-11, +665.
Round 25		Cree played #21 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 388 to 310 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-11, +743.
Round 26		Cree played #36 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 589 to 348 (a spread of 241). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-11, +984.
Round 27		Cree played #18 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 429 to 450 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-12, +963.
Round 28		Cree played #33 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 415 to 393 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-12, +985.
Round 29		Cree played #45 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 401 to 330 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-12, +1056.
Round 30		Cree played #16 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 480 to 335 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-12, +1201.
Round 31		Cree played #12 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) again and won 418 to 369 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-12, +1250.

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