NASC 2016: Joel Wapnick [CSW-04]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Wapnick, 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 19-12, -170, and is ranked #7 in Division CSW.

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): Wapnick Home: Montreal, QC, Canada Awards: 1999 World Champion; 1983 North American Champion; 1998 Canadian Champion Hobbies: Fiction writing Occupation: university professor

Round by Round
High score: 544 Average for: 433 Average against: 438
Round 1		Wapnick played #33 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 332 to 423 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-1, -91.
Round 2		Wapnick played #27 Ezekiel Markwei (Tampa, FL) and won 468 to 371 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-1, +6.
Round 3		Wapnick played #18 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 399 to 490 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-2, -85.
Round 4		Wapnick played #31 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and lost 365 to 496 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-3, -216.
Round 5		Wapnick played #12 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 461 to 336 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-3, -91. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Wapnick played #38 Brent Weil (Washington, DC) and won 453 to 339 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-3, +23.
Round 7		Wapnick played #20 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 544 to 385 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-3, +182.
Round 8		Wapnick played #19 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 400 to 386 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-3, +196.
Round 9		Wapnick played #36 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 412 to 521 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-4, +87.
Round 10		Wapnick played #16 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 518 to 440 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-4, +165.
Round 11		Wapnick played #8 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 514 to 447 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-4, +232.
Round 12		Wapnick played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and won 418 to 325 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-4, +325. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Wapnick played #17 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 435 to 419 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-4, +341. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Wapnick played #14 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 522 to 405 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-4, +458.
Round 15		Wapnick played #3 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 389 to 641 (a spread of -252). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, +206.
Round 16		Wapnick played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 452 to 426 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +232.
Round 17		Wapnick played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 399 to 452 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-6, +179. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Wapnick played #8 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) again and won 498 to 416 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-6, +261. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Wapnick played #3 David Eldar (Australia) again and lost 399 to 429 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-7, +231.
Round 20		Wapnick played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 334 to 600 (a spread of -266). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-8, -35.
Round 21		Wapnick played #14 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) again and won 447 to 426 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-8, -14.
Round 22		Wapnick played #37 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 459 to 340 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-8, +105.
Round 23		Wapnick played #12 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) again and won 462 to 388 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-8, +179.
Round 24		Wapnick played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Crystal Lake, IL) again and lost 326 to 492 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-9, +13.
Round 25		Wapnick played #2 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 403 to 622 (a spread of -219). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-10, -206. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Wapnick played #7 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 466 to 390 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-10, -130.
Round 27		Wapnick played #29 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 388 to 528 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-11, -270.
Round 28		Wapnick played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) again and lost 406 to 506 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-12, -370. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Wapnick played #40 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 433 to 318 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-12, -255.
Round 30		Wapnick played #11 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 432 to 390 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-12, -213.
Round 31		Wapnick played #18 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) again and won 480 to 437 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-12, -170.

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