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NASC 2017 Commentary: Round 2

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Division CSW2 Round 2 Auto-Commentary

Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) stays in the lead, 2-0 +246. Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) is +176, #2 improving from #4. Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) is +150, #3 climbing from #5. Samuel Kennedy (Baton Rouge, LA) is +91, #4 improving from #8. Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA) is +85, #5 climbing from #7. Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) is +46, #6 improving from #9. Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +176, #7 jumping down from #2. Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) is +170, #8 climbing from #13. Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL) is +107, #9 jumping down from #3. Heidi Robertson (Ottawa ON) is +79, #10 improving from #14.

In Class B: Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) is in the lead, 2-0 +176. Samuel Kennedy (Baton Rouge, LA) is +91, #4 climbing from #8. Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) is +46, #6 rising from #9.

In Class C: Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA) is in the lead, 2-0 +85. Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +176, #7 dropping from #2. Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL) is +107, #9 jumping down from #3. Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) is +42, #11 rising from #15.

High Win: Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) 495-317 vs. Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD). Low Win: Michael Gincel (Winter Garden, FL) 361-344 vs. Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH). High Loss: Keith Nishimi (League City, TX) 394-431 vs. Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA). Low Loss: Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) 317-495 vs. Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH).


Division 3 Round 2 Auto-Commentary

Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) climbs into the lead, 2-0 +314. Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) is +289, #2 leapfrogging up from #18. Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) is +269, #3 zooming up from #27. Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) is +215, #4 rocketing up from #42. Miriam Gregory (Vancouver BC) is +205, #5 whizzing up from #33. Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) is +199, #6 rocketing up from #34. Meredith Leigh (Des Moines, IA) is +195, #7 jumping down from #2. Don Rathberger (Merrionette Park, IL) is +182, #8 tumbling from #1. Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) is +178, #9 falling from #5. Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) is +174, unchanged at #10.

In Class B: Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) is in the lead, 2-0 +199. Don Rathberger (Merrionette Park, IL) is +182, #8 down from #1. Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) is +157, #11 zooming up from #25. Sander Post (Ottawa ON) is +155, #12 dropping from #6. Mark Abadi (Charlotte, NC) is +152, #13 climbing from #20. Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) is +150, #14 improving from #15. Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) is +149, #15 climbing from #21. Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) is +70, #23 improving from #24. Deanne Dorsa (Houston, TX) is +13, #24 whizzing up from #44. David Cole (Austin, TX) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +138, #26 soaring from #57.

In Class C: Regenia Hidalgo (Colleyville, TX) is in the lead, 2-0 +125. Diane Schavone (Pittsburgh, PA) is +87, #19 soaring from #37. Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) is +82, #20 climbing from #23. Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) is +78, #21 rocketing up from #35. Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) is +78, #21 soaring from #43. Nandini Dickens (Bethesola, MD) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +140, #25 hurtling up from #58. Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO) is +65, #31 leapfrogging up from #59. Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) is +50, #33 dropping like a stone from #12. Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) is +49, #34 collapsing from #13. Jan Lapierre (CHERRY HILL, NJ) is +39, #35 hurtling up from #49.

High Win: Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) 540-342 vs. Eli Shupak (Toronto ON). Low Win: Don Rathberger (Merrionette Park, IL) 305-304 vs. Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA). High Loss: Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) 418-439 vs. Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR). Low Loss: Conrad Braud (Dutchtown, LA) 272-459 vs. Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN).


Division 1 Round 2 Auto-Commentary

Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) captures the lead, 2-0 +374. Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) is +373, #2 jumping up from #7. Max Panitch (Toronto ON) is +365, #3 dropping from #1. Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) is +277, #4 up from #8. Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) is +271, #5 leaping up from #14. Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) is +267, #6 climbing from #11. Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) is +240, #7 soaring from #28. Orry Swift (Houston, TX) is +231, #8 down from #2. Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) is +219, #9 whizzing up from #24. Chris Kulig (Dennis, MA) is +212, #10 dropping from #5.

In Class B: Max Panitch (Toronto ON) is in the lead, 2-0 +365. Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) is +277, #4 up from #8. Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) is +240, #7 leapfrogging up from #28. Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) is +219, #9 leapfrogging up from #24. Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) is +187, #12 soaring from #27. Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) is +65, #17 leapfrogging up from #31. Dan Wachtell (Brooklyn, NY) is +45, #19 soaring from #33. Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +106, #20 zooming up from #37. Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) is +80, #23 hurtling up from #42. Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) is +58, #24 hurtling up from #37.

In Class C: Chris Kulig (Dennis, MA) is in the lead, 2-0 +212. Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +25, #31 plummeting from #19. Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) is -20, #36 zooming up from #53. Tasha Asberry (Cordova, TN) is -25, #37 rocketing up from #59. Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) is -25, #37 rocketing up from #51. Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) is -47, #40 dropping from #31. Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) is -96, #45 hurtling up from #66. Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) is -175, #48 tumbling from #34. William Clark (New Orleans, LA) is -184, #49 rocketing up from #67. Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) is 2 games behind the leader at 0-2 -102, #52 down from #48.

High Win: Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) 528-285 vs. Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI). Low Win: William Clark (New Orleans, LA) 319-314 vs. Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX). High Loss: Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) 461-484 vs. Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA). Low Loss: Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) 269-418 vs. Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA).


Division 4 Round 2 Auto-Commentary

Rebecca Nance (Oklahoma City, OK) claims the lead, 2-0 +282. Mary Logullo (Westminster, CO) is +278, #2 falling from #1. Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) is +264, #3 soaring from #20. Chuck Jones (Danville, IL) is +219, #4 whizzing up from #21. Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) is +208, #5 soaring from #25. Mnz Chs (Sulphur Springs, TX) is +198, #6 up from #7. Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) is +185, #7 sliding from #4. Bob Bolender (Austin, TX) is +144, #8 falling from #6. Conchita Deprospo (Unknown city, FL) is +129, #9 jumping up from #16. Lindsay Bahra (Metairie, LA) is +127, #10 improving from #13.

In Class B: Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) is in the lead, 2-0 +264. Mnz Chs (Sulphur Springs, TX) is +198, #6 climbing from #7. Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) is +126, #11 zooming up from #26. Kay Weston (Lubbock, TX) is +125, #12 dropping from #11. Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) is +116, #14 falling from #10. Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) is +80, #16 climbing from #19. Adam Hopkins (Walhalla, SC) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +117, #19 plummeting from #5. Keith Forman (El Cajon, CA) is +96, #21 dropping like a stone from #9. Jeff Spyrison (Waco, TX) is +81, #23 dropping like a stone from #8.

In Class C: Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) is in the lead, 2-0 +185. Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) is +110, #15 leaping up from #24. Rishabh Murali (Collierville, TN) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +145, #18 rocketing up from #34. Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) is +87, #22 leapfrogging up from #33. Dinesh Rajangam (Chicago, IL) is +45, #26 hurtling up from #45. Arthur van Tol (Grandville, MI) is -32, #36 up from #40. Alison Lifland (Pasadena, CA) is -56, #38 tumbling from #18. Ross Fidler (Hebron, ME) is -90, #40 dropping like a stone from #28. Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) is 1.5 games behind the leader at 0.5-1.5 -62, #42 whizzing down from #29.

High Win: Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) 497-309 vs. Andrea Salinas (Bastrop, TX). Low Win: Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) 329-324 vs. Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX). High Loss: Diana Gander Ostrander (Andover, MN) 389-391 vs. Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA). Low Loss: Jeff Durbin (Germantown, TN) 189-384 vs. Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX).


Division CSW1 Round 2 Auto-Commentary

Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) captures the lead, 2-0 +474. Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) is +315, #2 sliding from #1. Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) is +313, #3 climbing from #6. Carmel Dodd (Australia) is +245, #4 rising from #5. Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) is +221, #5 slipping from #2. Geoff Thevenot (Crystal Lake, IL) is +198, #6 slipping from #3. Ezekiel Markwei (Tampa, FL) is +198, #6 rocketing up from #18. John Holgate (Australia) is +165, #8 improving from #11. Austin Shin (United Kingdom) is +150, #9 leaping up from #15. Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) is +132, remaining steady at #10.

In Class B: Ezekiel Markwei (Tampa, FL) is in the lead, 2-0 +198. Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) is +110, #12 improving from #14. Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) is +73, #13 up from #16. Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +142, #15 soaring from #27. David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) is +88, #16 tumbling from #7. Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) is +78, #17 whizzing up from #28. Winter (Houston, TX) is +59, #18 jumping down from #13.

In Class C: Carmel Dodd (Australia) is in the lead, 2-0 +245. Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) is 1 game behind at 1-1 -149, #26 leapfrogging up from #40. Tim Mason (Australia) is -161, #27 tumbling from #20. Bob Jackman (Australia) is -163, #28 leapfrogging up from #41. Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) is 1.5 games behind the leader at 0.5-1.5 -32, #30 jumping down from #21.

High Win: Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) 665-353 vs. Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL). Low Win: Geoff Thevenot (Crystal Lake, IL) 378-346 vs. Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA). High Loss: Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) 458-494 vs. Scott Garner (Memphis, TN). Low Loss: Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) 281-580 vs. Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA).


Division 2 Round 2 Auto-Commentary

Brian Miller (Orlando, FL) seizes the lead, 2-0 +291. Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) is +281, #2 rocketing up from #17. David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) is +261, #3 rocketing up from #16. Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) is +243, #4 down from #2. Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) is +231, #5 improving from #9. Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) is +222, #6 sliding from #4. Conor Munro (Miramar, FL) is +216, #7 zooming up from #20. Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) is +198, #8 up from #11. Bryan Richgruber (New York, NY) is +190, #9 hurtling up from #31. Laura Wolfson (Boynton Beach, FL) is +182, #10 rising from #11.

In Class B: Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) is in the lead, 2-0 +281. Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) is +243, #4 slipping from #2. Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) is +222, #6 sliding from #4. Conor Munro (Miramar, FL) is +216, #7 hurtling up from #20. Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) is +134, #12 leapfrogging up from #37. Paul Avrin (New York, NY) is +56, #18 rocketing up from #34. Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) is 0.5 games behind at 1.5-0.5 +70, #21 hurtling up from #43. Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) is 1 game behind the leader at 1-1 +60, #29 rocketing up from #78. Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) is +60, #29 tumbling from #10. Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) is +54, #34 zooming up from #79.

In Class C: Brian Miller (Orlando, FL) is in the lead, 2-0 +291. Laura Wolfson (Boynton Beach, FL) is +182, #10 up from #11. Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) is +118, #13 hurtling up from #38. Betty Schulman (San Diego, CA) is +95, #14 leaping up from #21. Ferdinand Addo (Philadelphia, PA) is +32, #19 soaring from #35. Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN) is +16, #20 hurtling up from #41. Yoli Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +140, #22 rocketing up from #56. Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) is +127, #23 plummeting from #8. Martin Gold (Arlington, VA) is +86, #26 hurtling up from #51. Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) is +73, #27 down from #19.

High Win: Brian Miller (Orlando, FL) 545-385 vs. Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA). Low Win: Betty Schulman (San Diego, CA) 343-323 vs. Thavatchai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand). High Loss: David A Brown (Lexington, KY) 438-534 vs. Martin Gold (Arlington, VA). Low Loss: Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) 249-354 vs. Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA).


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