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CNSC 2018: Joel Wapnick [#15]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Joel Wapnick, who is competing
at the 2018 Canadian National 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 10-8, +282, and is ranked
#17.
 
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 | 
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 | ![[photo of Joel Wapnick]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wapnick_joel_2.jpg)
 | 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
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 477Average for: 417
 Average against: 401
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Carl Madden]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/madden_carl_2.jpg)
 | Wapnick played #44  Carl Madden (Brantford ON)  and won 415 to 375 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +40. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Trevor Sealy]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sealy_trevor.jpeg)
 | Wapnick played #50  Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON)  and won 447 to 303 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +184. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Max Panitch]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/panitch_maxim_2.jpg)
 | Wapnick played #18  Max Panitch (Toronto ON)  and won 433 to 414 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +203. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Chris Tallman]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tallman_chris_AA001741.jpg)
 | Wapnick played #30  Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC)  and lost 330 to 402 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +131. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Mark Edelson]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/edelson_mark_2.jpg)
 | Wapnick played #22  Mark Edelson (Toronto ON)  and lost 384 to 416 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, +99. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Heidi Robertson]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/robertson_heidi_AA006055_1.jpg)
 | Wapnick played #3  Heidi Robertson (Ottawa ON)  and lost 405 to 545 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-3, -41. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Michael Fagen]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fagen_michael_AA003703.jpg)
 | Wapnick played #19  Michael Fagen (Montreal QC)  and won 448 to 332 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-3, +75. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Joshua Sokol]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sokol_joshua_AA002968.jpg)
 | Wapnick played #13  Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC)  and lost 424 to 456 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-4, +43. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Adam Logan]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/logan_adam.jpg)
 | Wapnick played #1  Adam Logan (Ottawa ON)  and lost 332 to 379 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-5, -4. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Andre Popadynec]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/popadynec_andre_AA005050.jpg)
 | Wapnick played #51  Andre Popadynec (Toronto ON)  and lost 364 to 425 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-6, -65. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Juraj Pivovarov]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pivovarov_juraj.jpg)
 | Wapnick played #5  Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB)  and won 473 to 400 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-6, +8. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Andrew Golding]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/golding_andrew_3.jpg)
 | Wapnick played #25  Andrew Golding (Montréal QC)  and won 443 to 421 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-6, +30. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Jesse Matthews]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/matthews_jessie.jpg)
 | Wapnick played #7  Jesse Matthews (Vancouver BC)  and lost 358 to 377 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-7, +11. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of Chuck Abbate]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/abbate_chuck.jpg)
 | Wapnick played #6  Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB)  and lost 429 to 461 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-8, -21. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Allan Simon]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/simon_allan.jpeg)
 | Wapnick played #37  Allan Simon (Calgary AB)  and won 475 to 351 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-8, +103. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Yvonne Lobo]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lobo_yvonne_2.jpg)
 | Wapnick played #47  Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON)  and won 426 to 344 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-8, +185. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Heather McCall]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mccall_heather.jpg)
 | Wapnick played #40  Heather McCall (Toronto ON)  and won 437 to 435 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-8, +187. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Sinna Vijayakumar]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/v/vijayakumar_sinna.jpg)
 | Wapnick played #27  Sinna Vijayakumar (Mississauga ON)  and won 477 to 382 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-8, +282. | 
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