The 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament (Invitational)

December 4–8, 2013

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SCTI 2013: Chris Cree [#25]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Cree, who is competing at the 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament: Invitational. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14.5-16.5, +613, and is ranked #80.

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

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Given name(s): Chris
Surname(s): Cree
Home: Dallas, TX, United States
Awards: over 90 Scrabble tournament titles, 8 time Texas State Champion
Hobbies: Golf, music, crossword puzzling
SCTI 2013 Team: United States

Round by Round

High score: 596
Average for: 416
Average against: 397

Round 1

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Australia

Cree played #42 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and lost 375 to 433 (a spread of -58).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 0-1, -58.

Round 2

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India

Cree played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 445 to 428 (a spread of 17).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 1-1, -41.

Round 3

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United States

Cree played #49 Jason Keller (USA) and lost 339 to 484 (a spread of -145).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 1-2, -186.

Round 4

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England

Cree played #53 Terry Kirk (Eng) and tied at 422.

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 1.5-2.5, -186.

Round 5

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South Africa

Cree played #29 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 394 to 412 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 1.5-3.5, -204.

Round 6

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Northern Ireland

Cree played #70 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 469 to 314 (a spread of 155).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 2.5-3.5, -49.

Round 7

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Barbados

Cree played #16 Orlet Bullock (BRB) and won 378 to 313 (a spread of 65).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 3.5-3.5, +16.

Round 8

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Malaysia

Cree played #98 Jin Chor Tan (MYS) and lost 343 to 350 (a spread of -7).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 3.5-4.5, +9.

Round 9

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United States

Cree played #13 Brian Bowman (USA) and lost 355 to 410 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 3.5-5.5, -46.

Round 10

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Saudi Arabia

Cree played #95 Sanjeev Sreejayan (SAU) and won 596 to 245 (a spread of 351).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 4.5-5.5, +305.

Round 11

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Singapore

Cree played #110 Zhi Yuan Wong (SGP) and won 445 to 365 (a spread of 80).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 5.5-5.5, +385.

Round 12

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United States

Cree played #77 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 444 to 452 (a spread of -8).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 5.5-6.5, +377.

Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

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Philippines

Cree played #1 Chris Abordo (PHL) and lost 349 to 431 (a spread of -82).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 5.5-7.5, +295.

Round 14

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Scotland

Cree played #91 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 503 to 511 (a spread of -8).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 5.5-8.5, +287.

Round 15

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New Zealand

Cree played #24 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 397 to 394 (a spread of 3).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 6.5-8.5, +290.

Round 16

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Last Chance Qualifier

Cree played #30 Elie Dangoor (LCQ) and lost 379 to 417 (a spread of -38).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 6.5-9.5, +252.

Round 17

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Scotland

Cree played #40 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 511 to 367 (a spread of 144).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 7.5-9.5, +396.

Round 18

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United Arab Emirates

Cree played #60 Selwyn Lobo (ARE) and won 451 to 438 (a spread of 13).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 8.5-9.5, +409.

Round 19

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United States

Cree played #69 John OLaughlin (USA) and lost 393 to 506 (a spread of -113).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 8.5-10.5, +296.

Round 20

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Scotland

Cree played #73 Lukeman Owolabi (Sco) and lost 432 to 451 (a spread of -19).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 8.5-11.5, +277.

Round 21

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Bahrain

Cree played #90 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and lost 395 to 497 (a spread of -102).

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 8.5-12.5, +175.

Round 22

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France

Cree played #11 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and lost 373 to 383 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 8.5-13.5, +165.

Round 23

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Slovakia

Cree played #94 Viliam Snabel (SVK) and won 539 to 271 (a spread of 268).

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 9.5-13.5, +433.

Round 24

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Japan

Cree played #57 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 367 to 365 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 10.5-13.5, +435.

Round 25

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Czech Republic

Cree played #84 Tomas Rodr (CZE) and won 433 to 273 (a spread of 160).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 11.5-13.5, +595.

Round 26

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Scotland

Cree played #41 Helen Gipson (Sco) and won 411 to 347 (a spread of 64).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 12.5-13.5, +659.

Round 27

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Sri Lanka

Cree played #101 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 397 to 439 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 12.5-14.5, +617.

Round 28

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Sweden

Cree played #6 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and won 486 to 293 (a spread of 193).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 13.5-14.5, +810.

Round 29

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England

Cree played #89 Austin Shin (Eng) and lost 305 to 459 (a spread of -154).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 13.5-15.5, +656.

Round 30

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Last Chance Qualifier

Cree played #3 Tim Adamson (LCQ) and lost 356 to 439 (a spread of -83).

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 13.5-16.5, +573.

Round 31

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Germany, Federal Republic of

Cree played #34 Peggy Fehily (DEU) and won 428 to 388 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 14.5-16.5, +613.


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