NSC 2013: Joshua Sokol [#83]

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On this page, you will find information about Joshua Sokol, who is competing at the 2013 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 21-10, +423, and is ranked #4 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): Joshua Surname(s): Sokol Home: Montreal, QC, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 571 Average for: 406 Average against: 393
Round 1		Sokol played #35 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and lost 425 to 431 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-1, -6.
Round 2		Sokol played #2 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 415 to 366 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, +43.
Round 3		Sokol played #96 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and won 405 to 382 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-1, +66.
Round 4		Sokol played #97 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 421 to 371 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-1, +116.
Round 5		Sokol played #78 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and won 406 to 404 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-1, +118.
Round 6		Sokol played #4 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and won 421 to 405 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-1, +134.
Round 7		Sokol played #77 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 389 to 344 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-1, +179.
Round 8		Sokol played #5 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 377 to 360 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-1, +196. Sokol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Sokol played #7 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 450 to 324 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-1, +322.
Round 10		Sokol played #10 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) and won 388 to 338 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-1, +372.
Round 11		Sokol played #14 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 383 to 463 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-2, +292. Sokol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Sokol played #19 Jarett Myskiw (Winnipeg MB) and lost 421 to 461 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-3, +252. Sokol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Sokol played #13 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 414 to 423 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-4, +243. Sokol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Sokol played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 430 to 342 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-4, +331.
Round 15		Sokol played #51 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and won 415 to 402 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-4, +344. Sokol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Sokol played #21 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 350 to 492 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-5, +202.
Round 17		Sokol played #69 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 477 to 347 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-5, +332.
Round 18		Sokol played #25 Michael Kapernaros (Saint Paul, MN) and won 419 to 343 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-5, +408. Sokol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Sokol played #50 Jack Norman (Petaluma, CA) and won 402 to 388 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-5, +422.
Round 20		Sokol played #122 Nick Fraher (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 330 to 411 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-6, +341.
Round 21		Sokol played #8 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and won 405 to 391 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +355.
Round 22		Sokol played #40 Sam Towne (Kempton, PA) and won 482 to 370 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-6, +467.
Round 23		Sokol played #118 Kent Nelson (Sandy, UT) and won 401 to 397 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-6, +471.
Round 24		Sokol played #14 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) again and lost 349 to 408 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-7, +412.
Round 25		Sokol played #49 Kay Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) and lost 314 to 480 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-8, +246.
Round 26		Sokol played #11 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 381 to 377 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-8, +250.
Round 27		Sokol played #49 Kay Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) again and won 379 to 377 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-8, +252.
Round 28		Sokol played #51 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) again and won 571 to 371 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-8, +452. Sokol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Sokol played #12 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 402 to 448 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-9, +406. Sokol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Sokol played #10 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) again and won 451 to 365 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-9, +492. Sokol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Sokol played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) again and lost 322 to 391 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 21-10, +423. Sokol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		Sokol is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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