August 1-5, 2009
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NSC 2009: Chris Cree [#13]
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On this page, you will find information about
Chris Cree, who is competing
at the 2009 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 20-11, +1620, and is ranked
#5 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): Chris Surname(s): Cree Home: Dallas, TX, USA Awards: 60 or so Scrabble tournaments won, 7 time Texas State Champion Hobbies: Golf, music, crossword puzzling |
Round by Round | High score: 557 Average for: 439 Average against: 386 | Before the Tournament | | Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (20 hits). | Round 1 | | Cree played #96 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 490 to 405 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-0, +85. | Round 2 | | Cree played #80 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 321 to 401 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-1, +5. | Round 3 | | Cree played #49 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 428 to 437 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-2, -4. | Round 4 | | Cree played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 370 to 464 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-3, -98. | Round 5 | | Cree played #95 Dave Leifer (Atlanta, GA) and won 516 to 371 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-3, +47. | Round 6 | | Cree played #108 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 449 to 440 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-3, +56. | Round 7 | | Cree played #93 Marjorie Schoneboom (New York, NY) and lost 375 to 380 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-4, +51. | Round 8 | | Cree played #103 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 431 to 289 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-4, +193. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 9 | | Cree played #117 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 435 to 358 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, +270. | Round 10 | | Cree played #62 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 401 to 387 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, +284. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 11 | | Cree played #104 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 464 to 397 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-4, +351. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 12 | | Cree played #51 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 384 to 411 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-5, +324. | Round 13 | | Cree played #37 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 452 to 333 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-5, +443. | Round 14 | | Cree played #43 Jason Idalski (Lansing, MI) and won 439 to 366 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, +516. | Round 15 | | Cree played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 433 to 458 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-6, +491. | Round 16 | | Cree played #55 Alan Helfgott (Chicago, IL) and won 497 to 253 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, +735. | Round 17 | | Cree played #47 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 481 to 341 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, +875. | Round 18 | | Cree played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 481 to 390 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-6, +966. | Round 19 | | Cree played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and lost 369 to 373 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-7, +962. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 20 | | Cree played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 557 to 271 (a spread of 286). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-7, +1248. | Round 21 | | Cree played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 430 to 385 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-7, +1293. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 22 | | Cree played #33 Jerry Lerman (San Francisco, CA) and won 496 to 389 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-7, +1400. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 23 | | Cree played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 376 to 445 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-8, +1331. | Round 24 | | Cree played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 454 to 407 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-8, +1378. | Round 25 | | Cree played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) again and lost 360 to 501 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-9, +1237. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 26 | | Cree played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 439 to 368 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +1308. | Round 27 | | Cree played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 368 to 431 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-10, +1245. | Round 28 | | Cree played #8 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and won 547 to 358 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-10, +1434. | Round 29 | | Cree played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 412 to 423 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-11, +1423. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 30 | | Cree played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and won 468 to 349 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-11, +1542. | Round 31 | | Cree played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) again and won 478 to 400 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-11, +1620. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits). | After the Tournament | | Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
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