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Michael Baker [#78] at PC 2007
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On this page, you will find information about Michael Baker, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Baker currently has a record of 13-18, -357, and is ranked #72 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 | |
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| Given name(s): Michael Surname(s): Baker Home: Portland, OR, United States Hobbies: Poker, Pool. Occupation: Engineering Technician NSC 1994 Division: 2 NSC 1994 Rank: 1/90, 20-7 +920 NSC 1996 Division: 2 NSC 1996 Rank: 5/106, 18-9 +747 NSC 1998 Division: 1 NSC 1998 Rank: 88/126, 14-17 -258 NSC 2000 Division: 1 NSC 2000 Rank: 61/98, 15-16 -653 NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 87/132, 14-17 +625 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 74/172, 15.5-14.5 +347 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 60/87, 13-15 -315 USSO 2006 Division: 1 USSO 2006 Rank: 68/76, 11-17 -511 |
![[photo of Michael Baker]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/baker_mike.jpeg)
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| Rank Diagram | |
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![[rank diagram]](078r.gif)
| Round by Round | ||
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High score: 510 | ||
| Round 1 |
| Baker played #4 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 333 to 445 (a spread of -112). Before this event, Baker had not played Sujjayakorn in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 0-1, -112. |
| Round 2 |
| Baker played #31 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 365 to 403 (a spread of -38). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Baker’s record vs. Hoekstra in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-2, -150. |
| Round 3 |
| Baker played #57 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 403 to 486 (a spread of -83). The last time these two played was 2002-01 at: RENO, NV Baker’s record vs. Pianowski in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-3, -233. |
| Round 4 |
| Baker played #56 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 469 to 403 (a spread of 66). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Baker’s record vs. Polatnick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-5 (0.167).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: LL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-3, -167. Baker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 5 |
| Baker played #32 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 434 to 357 (a spread of 77). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Baker’s record vs. Saldanha in the 8 years leading up to this event: 8-13 (0.381).Past 1-12 months: WLLL. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: LLWW. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: LLWLWLLWW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-3, -90. |
| Round 6 |
| Baker played #82 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and won 426 to 401 (a spread of 25). The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Baker’s record vs. Carol in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-3, -65. |
| Round 7 |
| Baker played #38 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 375 to 424 (a spread of -49). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Baker’s record vs. Cohen in the 8 years leading up to this event: 7-3 (0.700).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WWW. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-4, -114. |
| Round 8 |
| Baker played #46 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and won 448 to 311 (a spread of 137). The last time these two played was 2007-07 at: RENO, NV Baker’s record vs. Mancine in the 8 years leading up to this event: 9-10 (0.474).Past 1-12 months: LLWLL. Past 13-24 months: WLWWWWWWL. Past 25-36 months: LLLL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-4, +23. |
| Round 9 |
| Baker played #47 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 377 to 457 (a spread of -80). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Baker’s record vs. Kaufman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-5, -57. |
| Round 10 |
| Baker played #87 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 378 to 386 (a spread of -8). The last time these two played was 2007-07 at: RENO, NV Baker’s record vs. Miranda in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750).Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-6, -65. |
| Round 11 |
| Baker played #22 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 320 to 502 (a spread of -182). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Baker’s record vs. Day in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-7, -247. |
| Round 12 |
| Baker played #81 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and won 484 to 376 (a spread of 108). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: ORANGE COUNTY, CA Baker’s record vs. Del Solar in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-7, -139. |
| Round 13 |
| Baker played #48 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 438 to 449 (a spread of -11). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Baker’s record vs. Frentz in the 8 years leading up to this event: 9-6 (0.600).Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: LLW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WWW. Past 49-60 months: WWWWL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-8, -150. |
| Round 14 |
| Baker played #70 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 344 to 427 (a spread of -83). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Baker’s record vs. Daniel in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-9, -233. |
| Round 15 |
| Baker played #27 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 479 to 277 (a spread of 202). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Baker’s record vs. Tier in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-9, -31. |
| Round 16 |
| Baker played #86 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 415 to 431 (a spread of -16). The last time these two played was 2006-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Baker’s record vs. Zxqkj in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-10, -47. |
| Round 17 |
| Baker played #54 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 455 to 368 (a spread of 87). Before this event, Baker had not played Le in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-10, +40. |
| Round 18 |
| Baker played #60 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 314 to 421 (a spread of -107). Before this event, Baker had not played Leifer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-11, -67. |
| Round 19 |
| Baker played #53 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and lost 291 to 520 (a spread of -229). Before this event, Baker had not played Higby in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-12, -296. |
| Round 20 |
| Baker played #88 Thacha Koowirat (Thailand) and lost 280 to 452 (a spread of -172). Before this event, Baker had not played Koowirat in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-13, -468. |
| Round 21 |
| Baker played #69 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 459 to 462 (a spread of -3). Before this event, Baker had not played Shreve in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-14, -471. |
| Round 22 |
| Baker played #90 Mike Whiteoak (United Kingdom) and won 510 to 332 (a spread of 178). Before this event, Baker had not played Whiteoak in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-14, -293. |
| Round 23 |
| Baker played #66 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and lost 390 to 413 (a spread of -23). Before this event, Baker had not played Phillips in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-15, -316. |
| Round 24 |
| Baker played #40 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and won 433 to 341 (a spread of 92). Before this event, Baker had not played Faria in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-15, -224. |
| Round 25 |
| Baker played #58 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 338 to 413 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Baker had not played Stocker in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-16, -299. |
| Round 26 |
| Baker played #62 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 347 to 525 (a spread of -178). Before this event, Baker had not played Leah in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-17, -477. |
| Round 27 |
| Baker played #54 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) again and lost 435 to 494 (a spread of -59). Before this event, Baker had not played Le in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-18, -536. |
| Round 28 |
| Baker played #36 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 430 to 421 (a spread of 9). Before this event, Baker had not played Tangredi in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-18, -527. |
| Round 29 |
| Baker played #67 Steve Saul (Arlington, MA) and won 415 to 398 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Baker had not played Saul in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 11-18, -510. |
| Round 30 |
| Baker played #76 Keith Cejmer (Stevensville, MI) and won 423 to 340 (a spread of 83). Before this event, Baker had not played Cejmer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 12-18, -427. |
| Round 31 |
| Baker played #52 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and won 402 to 332 (a spread of 70). Before this event, Baker had not played Cahnmann in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 13-18, -357. |
![[photo of Panupol Sujjayakorn]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sujjayakorn_panupol.jpeg)
![[photo of Ron Hoekstra]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/h/hoekstra_ron_2.jpg)
![[photo of Scott Pianowski]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/pianowski_scott.jpeg)
![[photo of Steve Polatnick]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/polatnick_steve.jpg)
![[photo of Dean Saldanha]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/saldanha_dean.jpeg)
![[photo of Jean Carol]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/carol_jean.jpg)
![[photo of Laurie Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cohen_laurie.jpeg)
![[photo of Dominick Mancine]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mancine_dominick.jpg)
![[photo of Zev Kaufman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kaufman_zev_2.jpg)
![[photo of Stan Miranda]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/miranda_stan_2.jpg)
![[photo of Darrell Day]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/day_darrell_3.jpg)
![[photo of Cesar Del Solar]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/del_solar_cesar.jpg)
![[photo of Mike Frentz]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/f/frentz_mike_2.jpg)
![[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/daniel_robin.jpg)
![[photo of Steve Tier]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/tier_steve.jpg)
![[photo of Winter Zxqkj]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/z/zxqkj_winter.jpg)
![[photo of Cecilia Le]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/le_cecilia.jpg)
![[photo of Dave Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/leifer_dave.jpg)
![[photo of Karl Higby]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/h/higby_karl.jpg)
![[photo of Thacha Koowirat]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/koowirat_thacha.jpg)
![[photo of Jon Shreve]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/shreve_jon.jpg)
![[photo of Mike Whiteoak]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/whiteoak_mike.jpg)
![[photo of Webster Phillips]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/phillips_webster.jpg)
![[photo of Alyssa Faria]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/f/faria_alyssa.jpg)
![[photo of Carl Stocker]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/stocker_carl.jpg)
![[photo of Tony Leah]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/leah_tony.jpg)
![[photo of Frank Tangredi]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/tangredi_frank_2.jpg)
![[photo of Steve Saul]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/saul_steve_2.jpg)
![[photo of Keith Cejmer]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cejmer_keith_richard.jpg)
![[photo of Jeremy Cahnmann]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cahnmann_jeremy.jpg)