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NASC 2018 Commentary: Round 16

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Division 1 Round 16 Auto-Commentary

Nigel Richards (Malaysia) stays in the lead for the 3rd consecutive round, 12-4 +1234. Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) is +249, still at #2 for 3 rounds. Orry Swift (Houston, TX) is 0.5 games behind at 11.5-4.5 +653, remaining unchanged at #3 for 3 rounds. Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) is 1 game behind the leader at 11-5 +674, #4 up from #6. Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) is +433, #5 climbing from #9. Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) is +286, #6 improving from #10. Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) is +166, on a 3-game winning streak, #7 leaping up from #13.

In Class B: Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) is in the lead, 11-5 +433. Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) is 1 game behind at 10-6 +1043, #8 dropping from #4. Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) is +470, #10 down from #7. Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) is +329, #13 rising from #18. Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) is +213, #14 down from #11. Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) is -23, #15 up from #19. Max Panitch (Toronto ON) is 2 games behind the leader at 9-7 +406, #19 rising from #24. Matt Graham (New York, NY) is +150, #22 jumping down from #17.

In Class C: Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) is in the lead, 11-5 +166, on a 3-game winning streak. Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) is 1 game behind at 10-6 -44, #16 sliding from #12. John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) is 2 games behind the leader at 9-7 +301, #20 climbing from #25. Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) is -75, #23 sliding from #20. Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) is -112, #24 leaping up from #29. Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) is -270, #25 jumping up from #33.

High Win: Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) 609-398 vs. Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY). Low Win: Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) 369-328 vs. Tasha Asberry (Kapolei, HI). High Loss: Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) 467-492 vs. Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON). Low Loss: Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) 296-382 vs. Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI).


Division 2 Round 16 Auto-Commentary

Michael Baker (Portland, OR) claims the lead, 12-4 +964. Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) is +886, #2 dropping from #1. Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) is +781, #3 down from #2. Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) is 1 game behind at 11-5 +728, #4 rising from #7. Jan Cardia (Ponte Vedra, FL) is +724, #5 rising from #8. Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) is +710, on a 4-game winning streak, #6 climbing from #10. Chris Schneider (Richardson, TX) is +687, #7 slipping from #4. Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) is +585, on a 3-game winning streak, #8 climbing from #9. Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) is +578, #9 rising from #12. Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) is +372, #10 improving from #13.

In Class B: Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) is in the lead, 12-4 +886. Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) is 1 game behind at 11-5 +728, #4 climbing from #7. Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) is +578, #9 up from #12. Will Scott (Versailles, KY) is 1.5 games behind the leader at 10.5-5.5 +391, #13 improving from #16. Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) is +284, #14 climbing from #17.

In Class C: Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) is in the lead, 11-5 +147. George Asaka (Omaha, NE) is 1 game behind at 10-6 +506, on a 4-game winning streak, #16 leaping up from #23. Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) is +143, #21 jumping down from #14. Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) is 2 games behind the leader at 9-7 +224, on a 3-game losing streak, #32 tumbling from #25. Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) is +3, #36 plummeting from #26. Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) is -49, #40 collapsing from #28.

In Class D: Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) is in the lead, 12-4 +781. Nicholas Schneider (Pickering ON) is 2 games behind at 10-6 +41, #23 rising from #31. Chloe Fatsis (Washington, DC) is 3 games behind the leader at 9-7 -38, #39 collapsing from #29. Margaret Wong (Dundas ON) is -425, #42 plummeting from #32.

High Win: Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) 550-361 vs. Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY). Low Win: Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) 331-310 vs. Heather McCall (Toronto ON). High Loss: Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) 431-488 vs. Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA). Low Loss: Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) 262-444 vs. Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA).


Division 3 Round 16 Auto-Commentary

Charlie Alexander (Chicago, IL) seizes the lead, 13-3 +400, on a 4-game winning streak. Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) is 1 game behind at 12-4 +866, on a 4-game winning streak, #2 rising from #3. Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) is +666, #3 improving from #5. John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) is +660, #4 falling from #1. Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) is 1.5 games behind the leader at 11.5-4.5 +330, #5 up from #7.

In Class B: Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) is in the lead, 11-5 +937, on a 3-game winning streak. Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) is 1 game behind at 10-6 +783, #13 climbing from #18. Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) is +463, on a 4-game winning streak, #17 rising from #20. Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) is +448, #18 rising from #24. Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) is 2 games behind the leader at 9-7 +357, #26 down from #23. Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) is +246, #29 up from #34. Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) is +108, #35 climbing from #44. Don Rathberger (Merrionette Park, IL) is +107, #36 up from #41. Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) is +24, #38 dropping like a stone from #27. Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) is -53, on a 3-game losing streak, #41 plummeting from #28.

In Class C: Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) is in the lead, 11.5-4.5 +330. Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) is 0.5 games behind at 11-5 +570, #8 dropping from #4. Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) is +319, #11 improving from #15. Noah Kalus (New Paltz, NY) is 1.5 games behind the leader at 10-6 +735, #14 slipping from #10. Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) is +682, on a 3-game losing streak, #15 slipping from #11. Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) is +469, #16 down from #12. Chris Groendyke (Pittsburgh, PA) is -31, #20 climbing from #29. Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) is -207, #21 zooming up from #31.

In Class D: Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) is in the lead, 12-4 +866, on a 4-game winning streak. Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) is 1 game behind at 11-5 -55, on a 6-game winning streak, #12 up from #16. Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) is 3 games behind the leader at 9-7 +377, #25 falling from #22. Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) is +307, #27 down from #25. Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) is +150, on a 3-game winning streak, #33 leaping up from #42. Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) is -126, on a 4-game winning streak, #43 rising from #51. Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) is -292, #44 whizzing down from #30.

High Win: Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN) 499-294 vs. Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA). Low Win: Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) 325-322 vs. Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON). High Loss: Christina LeMoine (Brooklyn, NY) 444-469 vs. Lynda Wise (Toronto ON). Low Loss: Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) 231-436 vs. Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN).


Division 4 Round 16 Auto-Commentary

Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) stays in the lead for the 9th consecutive round, 15-1 +1909, on a 11-game winning streak. Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) is 2 games behind at 13-3 +662, steady at #2 for 9 rounds. David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) is 2.5 games behind the leader at 12.5-3.5 +817, on a 4-game winning streak, #3 rising from #4.

In Class B: Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) is in the lead for the 9th consecutive round, 15-1 +1909, on a 11-game winning streak. Angela Vietto (Charleston, IL) is 5 games behind at 10-6 +343, #7 jumping up from #12. Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) is +138, on a 4-game winning streak, #9 climbing from #14. Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) is -1, #11 improving from #15. Peter Holowka (Orchard Park, NY) is 6 games behind the leader at 9-7 +218, on a 3-game winning streak, #17 improving from #20. Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) is +62, #19 rising from #24. Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) is -108, #22 dropping from #16.

In Class C: Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) is in the lead for the 9th consecutive round, 13-3 +662. Preston Kilgore (Cartersville, GA) is 3 games behind at 10-6 +663, #6 climbing from #9. Michael Kirkland (Seattle, WA) is +178, on a 3-game winning streak, #8 rising from #13. Sharon Dalgliesh (Toronto ON) is 4 games behind the leader at 9-7 +12, #20 up from #25.

High Win: Preston Kilgore (Cartersville, GA) 502-316 vs. Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA). Low Wins: Stan Hwang (Springfield, PA) 338-301 vs. C Donna Courtney (Dayton, OH); Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) 338-336 vs. Deborah Gaudier (Kerrville, TX). High Loss: Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) 394-451 vs. Michael Kirkland (Seattle, WA). Low Loss: Diane Brown (Toronto ON) 276-362 vs. Diana Gander Ostrander (Andover, MN).


Division CSW Round 16 Auto-Commentary

Evan Berofsky (Waterford, MI) remains in the lead for the 11th consecutive round, 14-2 +1099, on a 4-game winning streak. Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) is 1 game behind at 13-3 +648, remaining steady at #2 for 5 rounds. Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) is 3 games behind the leader at 11-5 +1099, on a 4-game winning streak, #3 climbing from #6. Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) is +1092, #4 up from #7. Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) is +794, #5 improving from #8. Joanne Craig (Australia) is +551, #6 climbing from #9. Craig Beevers (United Kingdom) is +344, #7 falling from #3. Evans Clinchy (Tacoma, WA) is +246, #8 slipping from #4.

In Class B: Lucas Freeman (Nashville, TN) is in the lead, 10-6 +1171. Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) is +298, #13 dropping from #10. Carmel Dodd (Australia) is +246, #14 jumping up from #21. David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) is +149, #15 jumping up from #20. James Curley (New York, NY) is 0.5 games behind at 9.5-6.5 +705, #16 down from #12. Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) is 1 game behind the leader at 9-7 +337, #20 tumbling from #15. Michael Tang (Singapore) is +177, #23 tumbling from #18. Karen Richards (Australia) is +168, #24 leaping up from #29. Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) is +42, on a 4-game winning streak, #26 up from #31. Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) is -201, on a 3-game losing streak, #27 jumping down from #22.

In Class C: Jin Chor Tan (Malaysia) is in the lead, 9-7 -340. Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) is 1 game behind at 8-8 +297, #32 rising from #40. Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) is -111, #38 down from #33. Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) is -276, #41 jumping down from #35. Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) is -658, #43 down from #36. Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) is 2 games behind the leader at 7-9 +73, #48 up from #51. Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) is -71, #49 rising from #54. Gboye Balogun (United Kingdom) is -210, on a 3-game winning streak, #50 climbing from #56. Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) is -321, on a 3-game winning streak, #53 improving from #57. Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) is -333, on a 4-game winning streak, #54 improving from #55.

High Win: Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) 567-337 vs. Craig Beevers (United Kingdom). Low Win: Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) 371-368 vs. Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA). High Loss: Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) 459-539 vs. Evan Berofsky (Waterford, MI). Low Loss: Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) 286-429 vs. Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom).


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