NSC 2011: Matt Canik [#3]

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On this page, you will find information about Matt Canik, 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 23-8, +1430, and is ranked #2 in Division 2.

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): Matt Surname(s): Canik Home: Austin, TX, United States Hobbies: golf, percussion, video games

Round by Round
High score: 574 Average for: 422 Average against: 376
Before the Tournament		Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Canik is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Round 1		Canik played #76 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 331 to 441 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 0-1, -110.
Round 2		Canik played #49 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 502 to 289 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-1, +103.
Round 3		Canik played #45 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 322 to 465 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-2, -40.
Round 4		Canik played #62 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 486 to 269 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-2, +177.
Round 5		Canik played #19 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 374 to 368 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-2, +183.
Round 6		Canik played #66 Carole Miller (Walnut Creek, CA) and won 380 to 362 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +201.
Round 7		Canik played #81 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 574 to 286 (a spread of 288). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +489.
Round 8		Canik played #38 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 450 to 327 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +612.
Round 9		Canik played #29 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and won 410 to 279 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +743. Canik is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10		Canik played #1 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 405 to 401 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +747. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Canik played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 496 to 267 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-2, +976.
Round 12		Canik played #9 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 361 to 442 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +895. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Canik played #30 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 372 to 520 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +747. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Canik played #5 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 400 to 350 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +797. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Canik played #23 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 547 to 358 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +986.
Round 16		Canik played #25 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 419 to 368 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-4, +1037.
Round 17		Canik played #32 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 375 to 304 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-4, +1108.
Round 18		Canik played #23 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) again and won 450 to 430 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-4, +1128.
Round 19		Canik played #25 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) again and won 489 to 282 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-4, +1335. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Canik played #30 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) again and won 496 to 434 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-4, +1397. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Canik is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21		Canik played #17 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) and lost 383 to 545 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-5, +1235. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Canik played #4 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 382 to 362 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-5, +1255.
Round 23		Canik played #48 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 399 to 354 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-5, +1300.
Round 24		Canik played #9 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) again and won 573 to 353 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-5, +1520. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Canik played #12 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 444 to 345 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-5, +1619. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Canik played #35 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 383 to 519 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-6, +1483. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Canik is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 27		Canik played #5 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) again and won 415 to 328 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-6, +1570.
Round 28		Canik played #33 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 342 to 479 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-7, +1433.
Round 29		Canik played #30 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) for the third time and won 360 to 355 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 22-7, +1438. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Canik is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 30		Canik played #30 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) for the fourth time and lost 343 to 488 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 22-8, +1293. Canik is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Canik played #17 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) again and won 425 to 288 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 23-8, +1430.
After the Tournament		Canik is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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