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NSC 2011: Michael Baker [#64]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Baker, 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 13-18, -589, and is ranked #94 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 Michael Baker]

Given name(s): Michael
Surname(s): Baker
Home: Portland, OR, United States
Hobbies: Poker, Pool.
Occupation: Engineering Technician
Round by Round

High score: 493
Average for: 382
Average against: 401

Round 1

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Baker played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 370 to 434 (a spread of -64).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 0-1, -64.

Round 2

[photo of Chris Cree]

Baker played #25 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 335 to 392 (a spread of -57).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 0-2, -121.

Round 3

[photo of Judy Newhouse]

Baker played #106 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 385 to 447 (a spread of -62).

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 0-3, -183.

Round 4

[photo of Joe Edley]

Baker played #12 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 362 to 390 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #102.

Current record: 0-4, -211.

Round 5

[photo of David Johnson]

Baker played #102 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 457 to 337 (a spread of 120).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 1-4, -91.

Round 6

[photo of Jim Pate]

Baker played #105 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 437 to 350 (a spread of 87).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 2-4, -4.

Round 7

[photo of Becky Dyer]

Baker played #89 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 353 to 311 (a spread of 42).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 3-4, +38.

Round 8

[photo of Roland Filio]

Baker played #100 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and lost 386 to 410 (a spread of -24).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 3-5, +14.

Round 9

[photo of Cesar Del Solar]

Baker played #55 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and lost 427 to 498 (a spread of -71).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 3-6, -57.

Round 10

[photo of Debbie Stegman]

Baker played #65 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 376 to 342 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 4-6, -23.

Round 11

[photo of Tony Leah]

Baker played #46 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 311 to 464 (a spread of -153).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 4-7, -176.

Round 12

[photo of Michael Early]

Baker played #83 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 425 to 381 (a spread of 44).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 5-7, -132.

Round 13

[photo of Sam Rosin]

Baker played #26 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 346 to 526 (a spread of -180).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 5-8, -312.

Round 14

[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]

Baker played #16 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 381 to 359 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 6-8, -290.

Round 15

[photo of Brian Galebach]

Baker played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 449 to 313 (a spread of 136).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 7-8, -154.

Round 16

[photo of Dave Leifer]

Baker played #87 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 327 to 400 (a spread of -73).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 7-9, -227.

Round 17

[photo of Ronald Howard]

Baker played #85 Ronald Howard (North Tustin, CA) and won 332 to 316 (a spread of 16).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 8-9, -211.

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

Round 18

[photo of Michael Thelen]

Baker played #60 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 286 to 406 (a spread of -120).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 8-10, -331.

Round 19

[photo of Bruce D Ambrosio]

Baker played #98 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 353 to 400 (a spread of -47).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 8-11, -378.

Round 20

[photo of Jason Ubeika]

Baker played #80 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 323 to 576 (a spread of -253).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 8-12, -631.

Round 21

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Baker played #8 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 421 to 405 (a spread of 16).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 9-12, -615.

Round 22

[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]

Baker played #57 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 320 to 435 (a spread of -115).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 9-13, -730.

Round 23

[photo of Cecilia Le]

Baker played #32 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 373 to 399 (a spread of -26).

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 9-14, -756.

Round 24

[photo of Robert Gillis]

Baker played #104 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and lost 340 to 415 (a spread of -75).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 9-15, -831.

Round 25

[photo of Wallace Schultz]

Baker played #58 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 396 to 420 (a spread of -24).

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 9-16, -855.

Round 26

[photo of Lawren Freebody]

Baker played #103 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 445 to 396 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 10-16, -806.

Round 27

[photo of Yvonne Knickerbocker]

Baker played #107 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and won 400 to 343 (a spread of 57).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 11-16, -749.

Round 28

[photo of Greg Heidler]

Baker played #70 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 478 to 422 (a spread of 56).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 12-16, -693.

Round 29

[photo of Winter Zxqkj]

Baker played #50 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 396 to 452 (a spread of -56).

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 12-17, -749.

Round 30

[photo of Cheryl Tyler]

Baker played #99 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 493 to 326 (a spread of 167).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 13-17, -582.

Round 31

[photo of Richard Johnson]

Baker played #90 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and lost 364 to 371 (a spread of -7).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 13-18, -589.


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