NSC 2014: Joshua Sokol [#44]

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On this page, you will find information about Joshua Sokol, who is competing at the 2014 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 14-17, -753, and is ranked #71 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
	Given name(s): Joshua Surname(s): Sokol Home: Montreal, QC, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 501 Average for: 390 Average against: 414
Round 1		Sokol played #53 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and tied at 325. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0.5-0.5, +0. Sokol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Sokol played #73 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 331 to 424 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0.5-1.5, -93.
Round 3		Sokol played #20 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 401 to 496 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0.5-2.5, -188.
Round 4		Sokol played #66 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 489 to 447 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1.5-2.5, -146.
Round 5		Sokol played #57 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 438 to 330 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2.5-2.5, -38.
Round 6		Sokol played #29 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 501 to 433 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +30.
Round 7		Sokol played #88 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 431 to 407 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4.5-2.5, +54.
Round 8		Sokol played #24 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 448 to 357 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5.5-2.5, +145.
Round 9		Sokol played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 354 to 472 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +27.
Round 10		Sokol played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 297 to 633 (a spread of -336). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5.5-4.5, -309.
Round 11		Sokol played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 426 to 437 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5.5-5.5, -320. Sokol is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Sokol played #36 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 376 to 416 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5.5-6.5, -360.
Round 13		Sokol played #14 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 461 to 533 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5.5-7.5, -432.
Round 14		Sokol played #76 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 497 to 379 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -314.
Round 15		Sokol played #59 Kristiina Overton (Maxville ON) and won 343 to 310 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7.5-7.5, -281.
Round 16		Sokol played #65 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 437 to 297 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8.5-7.5, -141.
Round 17		Sokol played #23 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 409 to 317 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9.5-7.5, -49.
Round 18		Sokol played #52 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 322 to 376 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9.5-8.5, -103.
Round 19		Sokol played #39 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and tied at 402. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-9, -103.
Round 20		Sokol played #35 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 359 to 398 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-10, -142.
Round 21		Sokol played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and lost 365 to 451 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-11, -228.
Round 22		Sokol played #32 Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom (Montreal QC) and lost 327 to 404 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-12, -305.
Round 23		Sokol played #80 Dorcas Alexander (Bethel Park, PA) and won 467 to 320 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-12, -158.
Round 24		Sokol played #60 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 335 to 458 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-13, -281.
Round 25		Sokol played #70 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 322 to 398 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-14, -357.
Round 26		Sokol played #61 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 420 to 400 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-14, -337.
Round 27		Sokol played #72 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and won 429 to 332 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-14, -240.
Round 28		Sokol played #86 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 361 to 404 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-15, -283.
Round 29		Sokol played #62 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 284 to 544 (a spread of -260). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-16, -543.
Round 30		Sokol played #79 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and won 473 to 466 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 14-16, -536.
Round 31		Sokol played #66 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) again and lost 249 to 466 (a spread of -217). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 14-17, -753.

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