	The DALLAS OPEN
	March 7–9, 2008
	Organized by Chris Cree

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DO 2008: Chris Cree [#8]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Cree, who is competing at the 2008 Dallas Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-7, +529, and is ranked #10.

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: 2002-02 Salado, TX; 2002-02 Phoenix, AZ; 2002-06, 2003-06 Mid-Cities, TX;2003-08 Houston, TX; 2004-01 Lampasas, TX; 2004-02 Costa Rica; 2004-06 Provence, France
Hobbies: golf, music, reading
Occupation: used equipment, sales and leasing
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

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	222-159 (0.583)
Past 1-12 months	82.5-40.5 (0.671)	WW L W L W L WW LL WWWWWW L WWW L WWWWWW L W L WW LLLLL WWWW L W L W LL WWWW L WWWWWW LL WWWW L WWWWW L W LL W L WWW L WWW L WWWWWW LL WWW L W LL WTLLL WWWWWW L W L W L WWWWW L W
Past 13-24 months	49-49 (0.500)	LLL W LL WW L W L W L W LL WW LL W L WWWW L WW LLL WW L WWWWW L W LLLLL W L W LLLL WWW LLLLL WWW LL WW LL W L WWWWWW LL W L WWW LL WW LL W LL W L W
Past 25-36 months	28.5-26.5 (0.518)	L W LL WW L WWTW L WWW L W L WW L WWW L W LLLL W LLL W LLL WW LL WW LL W L WW LL WWW
Past 37-48 months	14-10 (0.583)	L WWWW L WW L W LLL WW L WW LL WW L W
Past 49-60 months	24-18 (0.571)	L WWW LL WW L W L W LL W LLL WW L W LLLL W L WWWWWW L WWWW L WW
Past 61-72 months	24-15 (0.615)	L WW LLLL WWWWW L WW L WW LL WWWW L W LL WWWWW LL WWW L

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 663 Average for: 425 Average against: 400
Before the Tournament		Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (20 hits).
Round 1		Cree played #123 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 478 to 257 (a spread of 221). Before this event, Cree had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +221. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2		Cree played #86 Samantha Southard (Albany, NY) and won 493 to 334 (a spread of 159). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: TORONTO, ONT, CAN Cree’s record vs. Southard in the 6 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. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +380. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 3		Cree played #45 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 477 to 450 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Cree had not played Seales in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +407.
Round 4		Cree played #52 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 443 to 409 (a spread of 34). Before this event, Cree had not played Kasney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-0, +441. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 5		Cree played #36 Rich Moyer (Portland, OR) and lost 312 to 410 (a spread of -98). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: SWILNS Cree’s record vs. Moyer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WWL. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: WW. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-1, +343. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Cree played #28 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 409 to 424 (a spread of -15). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: DALLAS, TX Cree’s record vs. Smith in the 6 years leading up to this event: 8.5-9.5 (0.472). Past 1-12 months: WLWLTWL. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: WWLLL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, +328. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7		Cree played #26 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 437 to 417 (a spread of 20). The last time these two played was 2007-08 at: PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP Cree’s record vs. Bassett-Bouchard in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-2, +348.
Round 8		Cree played #94 Frank Schin (Gatlinburg, TN) and won 470 to 325 (a spread of 145). Before this event, Cree had not played Schin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +493. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9		Cree played #14 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 358 to 665 (a spread of -307). The last time these two played was 2007-08 at: PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP Cree’s record vs. Chakrabarti in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: WL. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-3, +186. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10		Cree played #23 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 392 to 353 (a spread of 39). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: CHARLOTTE, NC Cree’s record vs. Zxqkj in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LLLW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-3, +225. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 11		Cree played #33 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 444 to 355 (a spread of 89). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: SALADO, TX Cree’s record vs. McArthur in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WWW. 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. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-3, +314.
Round 12		Cree played #72 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and won 479 to 341 (a spread of 138). Before this event, Cree had not played Lambert in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-3, +452. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13		Cree played #1 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and won 394 to 331 (a spread of 63). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: CHARLOTTE, NC Cree’s record vs. Gibson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-3, +515.
Round 14		Cree played #22 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 309 to 449 (a spread of -140). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: DALLAS, TX Cree’s record vs. Early in the 6 years leading up to this event: 24-9 (0.727). Past 1-12 months: WLWWWLWWWWWWLWWWWW. Past 13-24 months: WLL. Past 25-36 months: WWLWL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: LLW. Past 61-72 months: WWW. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-4, +375.
Round 15		Cree played #18 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 413 to 383 (a spread of 30). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Cree’s record vs. Baron in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-6 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LLLL. Past 61-72 months: LWL. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-4, +405. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16		Cree played #40 Thomas Conrad (Rio Rancho, NM) and lost 362 to 412 (a spread of -50). Before this event, Cree had not played Conrad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-5, +355.
Round 17		Cree played #37 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 663 to 365 (a spread of 298). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Cree’s record vs. Kantimathi in the 6 years leading up to this event: 8-10 (0.444). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLLLLLWLL. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: LWWLL. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-5, +653. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Round 18		Cree played #11 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 337 to 531 (a spread of -194). The last time these two played was 2007-09 at: BALTIMORE, MD Cree’s record vs. Armstrong in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-3 (0.571). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LLLW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-6, +459. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 19		Cree played #2 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 411 to 470 (a spread of -59). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Cree’s record vs. Katz-Brown in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-7, +400.
Round 20		Cree played #39 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Duncanville, TX) and won 460 to 355 (a spread of 105). The last time these two played was 2007-11 at: DALLAS, TX Cree’s record vs. Dick-Onuoha in the 6 years leading up to this event: 10-3 (0.769). Past 1-12 months: WLLWWW. Past 13-24 months: WWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-7, +505.
Round 21		Cree played #14 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) again and won 388 to 364 (a spread of 24). The last time these two played was 2007-08 at: PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP Cree’s record vs. Chakrabarti in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: WL. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-7, +529.

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