Craig Rowland [#64] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Craig Rowland, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Rowland currently has a record of 14-14, -234, and is ranked #41 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): Craig Surname(s): Rowland Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Hobbies: Minority European languages (I just returned from Switzerland where I was studying Romansch); Apple Records; Värttinä Occupation: Library Assistant NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 73/132, 15-16 +95 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 32/172, 18-12 +117

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	50-70 (0.417)
Past 1-12 months	4-5 (0.444)	LLL WWW L W L
Past 13-24 months	11-10 (0.524)	L WW LL W LL WW LL W L WW L WW L W
Past 25-36 months	16-13 (0.552)	W L W L W L WW L WWW LL W L WW L W L W LLL W L WW
Past 37-48 months	5-5 (0.500)	WW LL W L W L W L
Past 49-60 months	7-17 (0.292)	LLL WW LLL WW LLL W LLL W LLL W LL
Past 61-72 months	7-20 (0.259)	L WW LLLLL W LLLLLLLLL W L W LL W LL W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 566 Average for: 399 Average against: 407
Round 1		Rowland played #27 Patrick Hodges (Glendale, AZ) and won 508 to 339 (a spread of 169). Before this event, Rowland had not played Hodges in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +169.
Round 2		Rowland played #44 Lewis Martinez (Fresno, CA) and lost 357 to 445 (a spread of -88). Before this event, Rowland had not played Martinez in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-1, +81.
Round 3		Rowland played #12 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 450 to 299 (a spread of 151). Before this event, Rowland had not played Cree in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +232.
Round 4		Rowland played #51 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 286 to 555 (a spread of -269). Before this event, Rowland had not played Nemitrmansuk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, -37. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Rowland played #54 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 415 to 406 (a spread of 9). Before this event, Rowland had not played Okosagah in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, -28.
Round 6		Rowland played #29 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 423 to 415 (a spread of 8). The last time these two played was 2000-11 at: CAPE COD, MA Rowland’s record vs. Kantimathi in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-2, -20.
Round 7		Rowland played #31 Jeffrey Kastner (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 351 to 389 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Rowland had not played Kastner in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-3, -58.
Round 8		Rowland played #16 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 372 to 508 (a spread of -136). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rowland’s record vs. Edley in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-4, -194. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rowland is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 9		Rowland played #61 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 409 to 407 (a spread of 2). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rowland’s record vs. Polatnick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, -192.
Round 10		Rowland played #59 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 330 to 410 (a spread of -80). The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Rowland’s record vs. Ploysangngam in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-5, -272.
Round 11		Rowland played #8 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and won 418 to 375 (a spread of 43). The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Rowland’s record vs. Carol in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-5, -229.
Round 12		Rowland played #43 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 338 to 506 (a spread of -168). Before this event, Rowland had not played Mancine in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-6, -397.
Round 13		Rowland played #39 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 441 to 442 (a spread of -1). The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Rowland’s record vs. Linn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-7, -398.
Round 14		Rowland played #73 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 428 to 355 (a spread of 73). Before this event, Rowland had not played Weinstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-7, -325.
Round 15		Rowland played #72 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 327 to 478 (a spread of -151). The last time these two played was 2005-10 at: TORONTO VS MONTREAL Rowland’s record vs. Wapnick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 11-6 (0.647). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: LWW. Past 25-36 months: WWWL. Past 37-48 months: WLWL. Past 49-60 months: WWL. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-8, -476.
Round 16		Rowland played #39 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) again and lost 373 to 460 (a spread of -87). The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Rowland’s record vs. Linn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-9, -563.
Round 17		Rowland played #43 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) again and won 475 to 294 (a spread of 181). Before this event, Rowland had not played Mancine in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-9, -382.
Round 18		Rowland played #46 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 263 to 472 (a spread of -209). Before this event, Rowland had not played Matthews in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-10, -591. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 19		Rowland played #29 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) again and won 366 to 346 (a spread of 20). The last time these two played was 2000-11 at: CAPE COD, MA Rowland’s record vs. Kantimathi in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-10, -571.
Round 20		Rowland played #48 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and won 463 to 395 (a spread of 68). Before this event, Rowland had not played Meyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-10, -503. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 21		Rowland played #78 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 407 to 418 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Rowland had not played Zxqkj in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-11, -514.
Round 22		Rowland played #46 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) again and won 430 to 303 (a spread of 127). Before this event, Rowland had not played Matthews in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-11, -387.
Round 23		Rowland played #31 Jeffrey Kastner (Phoenix, AZ) again and won 466 to 318 (a spread of 148). Before this event, Rowland had not played Kastner in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-11, -239.
Round 24		Rowland played #56 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 307 to 506 (a spread of -199). Before this event, Rowland had not played Payne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-12, -438.
Round 25		Rowland played #61 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) again and won 409 to 316 (a spread of 93). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rowland’s record vs. Polatnick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-12, -345.
Round 26		Rowland played #73 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) again and lost 443 to 520 (a spread of -77). Before this event, Rowland had not played Weinstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-13, -422.
Round 27		Rowland played #6 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 566 to 365 (a spread of 201). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: TORONTO VS MISSISSAUGA Rowland’s record vs. Berofsky in the 7 years leading up to this event: 7-7 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WWLWWW. Past 25-36 months: LWL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: LL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-13, -221. Rowland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Rowland played #37 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 354 to 367 (a spread of -13). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: TORONTO VS MISSISSAUGA Rowland’s record vs. Leah in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-6 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: WLLLL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-14, -234.

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