NASC 2016: Joel Sherman [1-18]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Sherman, who is competing at the 2016 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 20-11, +892, and is ranked #5 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): Joel Surname(s): Sherman Home: Bronx, NY, United States Awards: 1997 World, 2002 National Scrabble Champion, featured character in Fatsis' "Word Freak" and Chaikin's "Word Wars" Hobbies: piano, singing, movies

Round by Round
High score: 527 Average for: 421 Average against: 393
Round 1		Sherman played #62 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and won 483 to 444 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +39.
Round 2		Sherman played #42 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and won 422 to 400 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-0, +61.
Round 3		Sherman played #27 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 464 to 359 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +166.
Round 4		Sherman played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 315 to 360 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +121.
Round 5		Sherman played #23 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 527 to 359 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +289. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Sherman played #28 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 451 to 429 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-1, +311.
Round 7		Sherman played #20 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 339 to 400 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-2, +250. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Sherman played #53 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 515 to 402 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +363.
Round 9		Sherman played #45 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 451 to 454 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +360. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Sherman played #1 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 206 to 345 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-4, +221. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Sherman played #40 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and won 434 to 423 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +232.
Round 12		Sherman played #26 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and won 401 to 280 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-4, +353. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Sherman played #19 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 455 to 383 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, +425.
Round 14		Sherman played #13 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 447 to 336 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +536.
Round 15		Sherman played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 378 to 517 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +397. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16		Sherman played #4 Joey Krafchick (Atlanta, GA) and lost 375 to 438 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +334.
Round 17		Sherman played #32 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 497 to 358 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-6, +473.
Round 18		Sherman played #31 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 518 to 300 (a spread of 218). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-6, +691.
Round 19		Sherman played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 469 to 304 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +856.
Round 20		Sherman played #14 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 399 to 371 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +884.
Round 21		Sherman played #5 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 266 to 527 (a spread of -261). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +623.
Round 22		Sherman played #21 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 523 to 400 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +746.
Round 23		Sherman played #7 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 482 to 385 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-7, +843.
Round 24		Sherman played #54 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 378 to 319 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-7, +902.
Round 25		Sherman played #1 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) again and lost 378 to 436 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-8, +844.
Round 26		Sherman played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) again and won 443 to 408 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-8, +879. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Sherman played #5 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) again and lost 382 to 423 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +838. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Sherman played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) again and won 467 to 440 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +865. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 29		Sherman played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 394 to 342 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-9, +917.
Round 30		Sherman played #3 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and lost 370 to 393 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-10, +894. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Sherman played #3 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) again and lost 436 to 438 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-11, +892.

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