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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

[photo of Chris Cree]

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

[photo of Stefan Huber]

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

[photo of Ross Brown]

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

[photo of Jason Keller]

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

[photo of Lou Cornelis]

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

[photo of Michael Early]

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

[photo of Robert Gillis]

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

[photo of Jan Cardia]

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

[photo of Ryan Fischer]

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

[photo of Nawapadol Sayavesa]

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

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

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

[photo of Will Anderson]

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

[photo of Amnuay Ploysangngam]

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

[photo of Karl Higby]

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

[photo of Mark Miller]

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

[photo of Dave Leifer]

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

[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]

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

[photo of Joe Edley]

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

[photo of Thomas Reinke]

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

[photo of Nigel Peltier]

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

[photo of Robert Kahn]

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

[photo of Jeremy Hall]

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

[photo of Charles Reinke]

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

[photo of Scott Appel]

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

[photo of Carl Johnson]

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

[photo of Matthew Tunnicliffe]

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

[photo of Jon Shreve]

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

[photo of Jerry Lerman]

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

[no photo available]

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

[photo of Zev Kaufman]

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

[photo of Orry Swift]

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

[photo of Will Anderson]

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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