NSC 2008: Michael Baker [#4]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Baker, who is competing at the 2008 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 14-14, -164, and is ranked #55 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
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 1/90, 20-7 +920
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 5/106, 18-9 +747
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 88/126, 14-17 -258
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 61/98, 15-16 -653
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 87/132, 14-17 +625
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 74/172, 15.5-14.5 +347
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 60/87, 13-15 -315
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 68/76, 11-17 -511

Round by Round
High score: 524 Average for: 390 Average against: 398
Round 1		Baker played #105 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 305 to 438 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-1, -133.
Round 2		Baker played #54 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 277 to 585 (a spread of -308). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-2, -441.
Round 3		Baker played #82 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and lost 330 to 468 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-3, -579.
Round 4		Baker recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-3, -529.
Round 5		Baker played #69 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and lost 376 to 382 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-4, -535.
Round 6		Baker played #93 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 330 to 436 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-5, -641.
Round 7		Baker played #30 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and won 416 to 391 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-5, -616.
Round 8		Baker played #9 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and lost 331 to 482 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 2-6, -767.
Round 9		Baker played #90 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 340 to 452 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-7, -879. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Baker played #59 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 472 to 320 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-7, -727.
Round 11		Baker played #84 Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 449 to 458 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 3-8, -736. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Baker played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 403 to 378 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 4-8, -711.
Round 13		Baker played #87 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 287 to 424 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 4-9, -848.
Round 14		Baker played #99 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 426 to 384 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-9, -806.
Round 15		Baker played #35 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 512 to 314 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-9, -608.
Round 16		Baker played #24 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 378 to 349 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7-9, -579.
Round 17		Baker played #63 Louie Muller (Newcastle, CA) and lost 287 to 364 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7-10, -656.
Round 18		Baker played #3 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 363 to 448 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-11, -741.
Round 19		Baker played #51 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 447 to 383 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-11, -677.
Round 20		Baker played #11 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 412 to 375 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 9-11, -640.
Round 21		Baker played #41 Vernon Jones (Winter Haven, FL) and won 524 to 348 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-11, -464.
Round 22		Baker played #72 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and won 489 to 288 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-11, -263.
Round 23		Baker played #16 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and lost 426 to 435 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-12, -272.
Round 24		Baker played #95 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 324 to 393 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-13, -341.
Round 25		Baker played #88 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 460 to 350 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 12-13, -231.
Round 26		Baker played #39 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 326 to 375 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 12-14, -280.
Round 27		Baker played #6 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 456 to 404 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 13-14, -228.
Round 28		Baker played #35 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) again and won 376 to 312 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14-14, -164.

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