November 14–16, 2008
Dallas, TX

WPC 2008: Chris Cree [#10]

On this page, you will find information about Chris Cree, who is competing at the 2008 World Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13-11, +192, and is ranked #20.

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 Chris Cree]

Given name(s): Chris
Surname(s): Cree
Home: Dallas, TX, United States
Awards: 60 or so Scrabble tournaments won, 7 time Texas State Champion
Hobbies: Golf, music, crossword puzzling
Occupation: Equipment sales
NSC 1983 Division: 1
NSC 1983 Rank: 31/32, 5-12 -745
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 130/302, 11-11 +887
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 4, 16-5 +1305
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 33/149, 16-11 -70
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 33/149, 16-11 -70
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 24/176, 16.5-10.5 +16
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 24/176, 16.5-10.5 +68
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 55/134, 14-13 +360
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 36/108, 15-12 -192
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 35/126, 17-14 +455
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 45/98, 16-15 -31
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 47/132, 17-14 +152
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 4/172, 21-9 +827
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 23/87, 16-12 +203
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 15/76, 16-12 +644
WSC 2001 Rank: 80
2008 WPC Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 515 Average for: 421 Average against: 413
Before the Tournament		Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 1	Australia	Cree played #5 John Barker (AUS) and won 515 to 351 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +164.
Round 2	Thailand	Cree played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 388 to 356 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +196. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3	United States	Cree played #31 Jean McArthur (USA) and won 508 to 383 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +321. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	Malta	Cree played #6 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and lost 350 to 574 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +97. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5	Australia	Cree played #9 Joanne Craig (AUS) and lost 390 to 454 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-2, +33. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	United States	Cree played #7 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and lost 408 to 433 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-3, +8. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7	New Zealand	Cree played #43 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 369 to 501 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-4, -124.
Round 8	Nigeria	Cree played #46 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 441 to 399 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-4, -82. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	Australia	Cree played #19 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and won 487 to 399 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-4, +6.
Round 10	United States	Cree played #13 Michael Early (USA) and won 487 to 361 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-4, +132. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11	United States	Cree played #34 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 390 to 384 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-4, +138.
Round 12	United States	Cree played #44 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 433 to 482 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-5, +89. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	United States	Cree played #32 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 407 to 428 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-6, +68. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14	Australia	Cree played #22 Bob Jackman (AUS) and won 448 to 389 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-6, +127.
Round 15	England	Cree played #3 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 362 to 341 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-6, +148.
Round 16	United States	Cree played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 460 to 380 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-6, +228.
Round 17	Romania	Cree played #41 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 411 to 379 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-6, +260. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 18	Malaysia	Cree played #37 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 439 to 518 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-7, +181. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19	United States	Cree played #4 Nick Ball (USA) and won 495 to 305 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-7, +371. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	Australia	Cree played #15 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 358 to 453 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-8, +276. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 21	England	Cree played #38 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 507 to 404 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-8, +379. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 22	England	Cree played #3 Femi Awowade (Eng) again and lost 281 to 385 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-9, +275.
Round 23	United States	Cree played #2 Peter Armstrong (USA) and lost 345 to 396 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-10, +224.
Round 24	United States	Cree played #25 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 423 to 455 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-11, +192.

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