NASC 2017: Paul Avrin [2-33]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Avrin, 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 17-14, +263, and is ranked #29 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: 580 Average for: 395 Average against: 387
Round 1		Avrin played #24 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 442 to 425 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-0, +17. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Avrin played #83 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 383 to 344 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-0, +56. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Avrin played #57 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 348 to 423 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, -19.
Round 4		Avrin played #75 Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and lost 349 to 388 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-2, -58.
Round 5		Avrin played #56 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and lost 319 to 435 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-3, -174.
Round 6		Avrin played #34 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 383 to 392 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-4, -183.
Round 7		Avrin played #22 Thavatchai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 413 to 395 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-4, -165.
Round 8		Avrin played #84 Marina A Villena (San Pblo, CA) and lost 333 to 385 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-5, -217.
Round 9		Avrin played #64 Betty Schulman (San Diego, CA) and won 401 to 373 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-5, -189.
Round 10		Avrin played #19 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 348 to 391 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-6, -232.
Round 11		Avrin played #35 Dustin Dean (Arlington, VA) and won 447 to 309 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-6, -94.
Round 12		Avrin played #82 Yoli Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and won 434 to 407 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-6, -67.
Round 13		Avrin played #62 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and won 406 to 323 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-6, +16.
Round 14		Avrin played #42 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and lost 305 to 443 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-7, -122.
Round 15		Avrin played #48 Kaia Nana (Weston, WV) and won 362 to 327 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-7, -87. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Avrin played #27 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 378 to 399 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-8, -108.
Round 17		Avrin played #23 David A Brown (Lexington, KY) and won 440 to 345 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-8, -13.
Round 18		Avrin played #54 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 310 to 405 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-9, -108.
Round 19		Avrin played #13 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 377 to 408 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-10, -139.
Round 20		Avrin played #67 Joey Gordon (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 387 to 433 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-11, -185.
Round 21		Avrin played #36 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 580 to 376 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-11, +19. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Avrin played #50 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 361 to 423 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-12, -43.
Round 23		Avrin played #45 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 469 to 455 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-12, -29. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Avrin played #4 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 381 to 403 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-13, -51.
Round 25		Avrin played #11 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and won 444 to 365 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-13, +28.
Round 26		Avrin played #8 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and won 401 to 314 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-13, +115.
Round 27		Avrin played #61 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 360 to 351 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-13, +124.
Round 28		Avrin played #73 Barbara Hildenbrand (Irving, TX) and won 469 to 457 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-13, +136. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Avrin played #12 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 462 to 412 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-13, +186.
Round 30		Avrin played #46 Jason Steuber (Columbus, OH) and lost 322 to 377 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-14, +131.
Round 31		Avrin played #77 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 445 to 313 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 17-14, +263.

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