NASC 2017: Joel Wapnick [CSW1-03]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Wapnick, 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 18-13, +669, and is ranked #11 in Division CSW1.

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: Cleveland Heights, OH, United States Awards: 1999 World Champion; 1983 North American Champion; 1998 and 2011 Canadian Champion Occupation: retired

Round by Round
High score: 564 Average for: 439 Average against: 417
Round 1		Wapnick played #40 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and won 499 to 391 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +108. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Wapnick played #31 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 335 to 440 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-1, +3.
Round 3		Wapnick played #13 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and won 413 to 381 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +35.
Round 4		Wapnick played #20 Joanne Craig (Australia) and won 470 to 435 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +70.
Round 5		Wapnick played #21 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 398 to 477 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-2, -9.
Round 6		Wapnick played #2 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 382 to 476 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-3, -103.
Round 7		Wapnick played #26 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 468 to 413 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-3, -48.
Round 8		Wapnick played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) and won 466 to 371 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-3, +47.
Round 9		Wapnick played #42 Tim Mason (Australia) and lost 341 to 420 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-4, -32.
Round 10		Wapnick played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 449 to 343 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-4, +74.
Round 11		Wapnick played #19 Ezekiel Markwei (Tampa, FL) and lost 363 to 482 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-5, -45.
Round 12		Wapnick played #22 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 509 to 420 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-5, +44.
Round 13		Wapnick played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and won 432 to 400 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-5, +76.
Round 14		Wapnick played #14 John Holgate (Australia) and won 391 to 390 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +77. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Wapnick played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 481 to 537 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-6, +21. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Wapnick played #31 Carmel Dodd (Australia) again and lost 387 to 397 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-7, +11.
Round 17		Wapnick played #42 Tim Mason (Australia) again and lost 447 to 452 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-8, +6. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Wapnick played #15 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 417 to 428 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-9, -5.
Round 19		Wapnick played #34 Bob Jackman (Australia) and won 470 to 448 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-9, +17.
Round 20		Wapnick played #38 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 453 to 467 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-10, +3. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Wapnick played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 458 to 483 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-11, -22.
Round 22		Wapnick played #37 John Barker (Australia) and won 454 to 343 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-11, +89.
Round 23		Wapnick played #41 Samantha Southard (Southampton, NY) and won 438 to 304 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-11, +223. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Wapnick played #32 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 472 to 504 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-12, +191. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Wapnick played #8 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 451 to 394 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-12, +248.
Round 26		Wapnick played #28 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 505 to 348 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-12, +405.
Round 27		Wapnick played #39 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 372 to 351 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-12, +426. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Wapnick played #24 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and won 428 to 364 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-12, +490.
Round 29		Wapnick played #43 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 564 to 395 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-12, +659. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Wapnick played #7 Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) and lost 418 to 462 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-13, +615.
Round 31		Wapnick played #18 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 470 to 416 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-13, +669.

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