NSC 2012: Chris Canik [#2]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Canik, 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 26-5, +2582, and is ranked #1 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): Chris Surname(s): Canik Home: Austin, TX, United States Hobbies: percussion, video games, reading

Round by Round
High score: 530 Average for: 422 Average against: 336
Round 1		Canik played #76 Tim Wise (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 432 to 252 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +180.
Round 2		Canik played #48 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 472 to 324 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +328. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Canik played #29 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 417 to 304 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +441.
Round 4		Canik recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +491. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Canik played #27 Denise Mahnken (Tillman, SC) and won 420 to 282 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +629.
Round 6		Canik played #44 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and won 388 to 312 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +705.
Round 7		Canik played #3 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and lost 375 to 438 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +642.
Round 8		Canik played #23 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and won 491 to 369 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +764.
Round 9		Canik played #35 Diane Joseph (Fremont, OH) and won 491 to 339 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +916.
Round 10		Canik played #30 Norma Lovett (Unknown city QC) and lost 335 to 372 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-2, +879.
Round 11		Canik played #5 Cliff Smith (Ballwin, MO) and won 360 to 331 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +908.
Round 12		Canik played #32 Marwan Saadi (Dollard Des Ormeaux QC) and won 473 to 290 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-2, +1091.
Round 13		Canik played #38 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 390 to 323 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-2, +1158.
Round 14		Canik played #33 Sandra Bloom (Tamarac, FL) and won 441 to 349 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-2, +1250.
Round 15		Canik played #40 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 406 to 372 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-2, +1284. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Canik played #67 Stephen Henney (Canton, MI) and won 370 to 303 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-2, +1351.
Round 17		Canik played #21 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and won 457 to 317 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-2, +1491.
Round 18		Canik played #9 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 385 to 456 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-3, +1420. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Canik played #75 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 530 to 277 (a spread of 253). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-3, +1673. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Canik played #4 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and won 438 to 322 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-3, +1789. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Canik played #15 Arthur Moore (Ocoee, FL) and won 348 to 324 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-3, +1813. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Canik recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-3, +1863. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Canik played #15 Arthur Moore (Ocoee, FL) again and lost 353 to 374 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-4, +1842.
Round 24		Canik played #3 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) again and won 503 to 296 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-4, +2049. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Canik played #9 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) again and lost 383 to 434 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-5, +1998. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Canik played #56 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 451 to 343 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-5, +2106. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Canik played #10 Adam Fine (Gaithersburg, MD) and won 487 to 275 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-5, +2318.
Round 28		Canik played #30 Norma Lovett (Unknown city QC) again and won 308 to 305 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-5, +2321.
Round 29		Canik played #15 Arthur Moore (Ocoee, FL) for the third time and won 474 to 340 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 24-5, +2455. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Canik played #46 Marina A Villena (San Francisco, CA) and won 483 to 384 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 25-5, +2554.
Round 31		Canik played #19 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 372 to 344 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 26-5, +2582.

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