NSC 2008: Chris Canik [#12]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Canik, 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 16-12, +1034, and is ranked #19 in Division 4.

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 Occupation: Student USSO 2006 Division: 5 USSO 2006 Rank: 26/88, 15-13 +423

Round by Round
High score: 555 Average for: 397 Average against: 360
Round 1		Canik played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and lost 409 to 434 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-1, -25.
Round 2		Canik played #56 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 432 to 343 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-1, +64.
Round 3		Canik played #51 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and won 444 to 332 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +176.
Round 4		Canik played #72 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 387 to 283 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +280.
Round 5		Canik played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and lost 276 to 475 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-2, +81.
Round 6		Canik played #55 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) and lost 341 to 456 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-3, -34.
Round 7		Canik played #5 Jason Bell (St. Louis, MO) and won 378 to 369 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-3, -25.
Round 8		Canik played #99 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 322 to 347 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-4, -50.
Round 9		Canik played #109 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 424 to 347 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-4, +27.
Round 10		Canik played #96 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 377 to 364 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, +40. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Canik played #65 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 344 to 396 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-5, -12.
Round 12		Canik played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 373 to 384 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-6, -23.
Round 13		Canik played #111 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and lost 377 to 425 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-7, -71.
Round 14		Canik played #108 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and lost 340 to 407 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-8, -138.
Round 15		Canik played #75 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and lost 384 to 389 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-9, -143.
Round 16		Canik played #112 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and won 525 to 307 (a spread of 218). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-9, +75.
Round 17		Canik played #103 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and won 394 to 185 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-9, +284.
Round 18		Canik played #40 Debbie Guiffre (Long Island, NY) and won 482 to 397 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-9, +369.
Round 19		Canik played #88 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and won 555 to 276 (a spread of 279). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-9, +648.
Round 20		Canik played #30 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and lost 374 to 442 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-10, +580.
Round 21		Canik played #106 Marina A Villena (San Pablo, CA) and won 376 to 351 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-10, +605.
Round 22		Canik played #92 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 433 to 346 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-10, +692.
Round 23		Canik played #98 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and lost 333 to 354 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-11, +671.
Round 24		Canik played #7 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Northampton, MA) and won 391 to 240 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-11, +822.
Round 25		Canik played #69 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 435 to 434 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-11, +823.
Round 26		Canik played #85 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 430 to 330 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-11, +923.
Round 27		Canik played #68 Marty McCarthy (Wautoma, WI) and lost 348 to 369 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-12, +902.
Round 28		Canik played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and won 423 to 291 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-12, +1034.

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