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June 15–18, 2018

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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

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

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: 477
Average for: 417
Average against: 401

Round 1

[photo of Carl Madden]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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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