NASC 2017: Max Panitch [1-37]

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On this page, you will find information about Max Panitch, who is competing at the 2017 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, +190, and is ranked #9 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): Max Surname(s): Panitch Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Hobbies: baseball, photography, guitar Occupation: writer

Round by Round
High score: 549 Average for: 419 Average against: 412
Round 1		Panitch played #27 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 549 to 315 (a spread of 234). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +234. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Panitch played #14 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 450 to 319 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +365. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Panitch played #53 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 431 to 388 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +408. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Panitch played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 426 to 349 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +485. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Panitch played #19 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 364 to 458 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +391. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Panitch played #24 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 505 to 433 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +463. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Panitch played #44 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 342 to 501 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +304. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Panitch played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 488 to 416 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +376. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Panitch played #7 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 391 to 490 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +277. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Panitch played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 409 to 464 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +222. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Panitch played #9 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 465 to 417 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +270. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Panitch played #56 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 447 to 424 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +293. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Panitch played #16 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 413 to 470 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-5, +236. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Panitch played #3 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 335 to 470 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-6, +101. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Panitch played #11 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 426 to 362 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-6, +165. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Panitch played #20 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 423 to 411 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +177. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Panitch played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 409 to 383 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, +203. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18		Panitch played #38 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 464 to 298 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +369. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Panitch played #19 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) again and lost 317 to 445 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-7, +241. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Panitch played #33 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and won 405 to 402 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +244. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Panitch played #68 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 432 to 422 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +254. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Panitch played #5 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and won 453 to 340 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +367. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 23		Panitch played #10 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 372 to 444 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-8, +295. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Panitch played #22 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 351 to 416 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-9, +230. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Panitch played #7 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) again and lost 396 to 408 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +218. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Panitch played #6 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 385 to 496 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-11, +107.
Round 27		Panitch played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 416 to 379 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +144.
Round 28		Panitch played #44 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) again and won 454 to 353 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-11, +245. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Panitch played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) again and won 461 to 438 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-11, +268. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 30		Panitch played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) again and won 450 to 426 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-11, +292.
Round 31		Panitch played #7 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) for the third time and lost 346 to 448 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-12, +190.

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