NASC 2015: Paul Avrin [2-14]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Avrin, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 18-13, +210, and is ranked #13 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): Paul Surname(s): Avrin Home: New York, NY, United States Awards: 2001-10 Lancaster PA; 2004-05 Piscataway, NY; has lowest NSA membership number (50) Hobbies: travel, sports, gym

Round by Round
High score: 540 Average for: 409 Average against: 402
Round 1		Avrin played #77 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 414 to 379 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +35.
Round 2		Avrin played #49 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 384 to 424 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, -5.
Round 3		Avrin played #26 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 503 to 401 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, +97.
Round 4		Avrin played #56 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 355 to 443 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-2, +9.
Round 5		Avrin played #1 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and won 455 to 430 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-2, +34.
Round 6		Avrin played #66 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 359 to 323 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-2, +70.
Round 7		Avrin played #57 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 459 to 451 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-2, +78. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Avrin played #86 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 468 to 354 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +192. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Avrin played #60 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 459 to 369 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-2, +282. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Avrin played #2 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and lost 327 to 468 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +141. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Avrin played #62 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 455 to 299 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +297. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Avrin played #41 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 363 to 403 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +257.
Round 13		Avrin played #34 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 444 to 423 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +278. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Avrin played #55 Tod Taylor (Seattle, WA) and lost 407 to 416 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +269.
Round 15		Avrin played #33 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 418 to 375 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +312.
Round 16		Avrin played #16 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 352 to 487 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +177.
Round 17		Avrin played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 490 to 478 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +189. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Avrin played #71 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 449 to 412 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +226. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Avrin played #3 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 287 to 614 (a spread of -327). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-7, -101. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 20		Avrin played #59 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 359 to 367 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-8, -109.
Round 21		Avrin played #75 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 406 to 354 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-8, -57.
Round 22		Avrin played #11 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and lost 334 to 414 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-9, -137.
Round 23		Avrin played #51 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 540 to 258 (a spread of 282). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-9, +145.
Round 24		Avrin played #5 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 407 to 336 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-9, +216.
Round 25		Avrin played #13 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 408 to 451 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-10, +173.
Round 26		Avrin played #8 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and lost 341 to 504 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-11, +10.
Round 27		Avrin played #18 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 399 to 433 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-12, -24.
Round 28		Avrin played #81 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 396 to 435 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-13, -63.
Round 29		Avrin played #19 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 430 to 296 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-13, +71.
Round 30		Avrin played #30 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 369 to 355 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-13, +85.
Round 31		Avrin played #15 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 445 to 320 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-13, +210.

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