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NASC 2018 Commentary: Round 2

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Division 1 Round 2 Auto-Commentary

Orry Swift (Houston, TX) captures the lead, 2-0 +285. Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) is +277, #2 zooming up from #12. Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) is +271, #3 up from #7. Nigel Richards (Malaysia) is +241, #4 hurtling up from #23. Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) is +230, #5 slipping from #4. Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) is +188, #6 leaping up from #13. Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) is +154, #7 rocketing up from #24. Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) is +138, #8 up from #16. Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) is +128, #9 jumping up from #18. Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) is +121, #10 rising from #17.

In Class B: Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) is in the lead, 2-0 +271. Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) is +128, #9 climbing from #18. Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) is +85, #13 up from #21. Matt Graham (New York, NY) is +36, #15 leapfrogging up from #26. Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +130, #21 whizzing up from #36. Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) is +100, #22 tumbling from #11. Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) is +93, #23 zooming up from #48. Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) is +88, #25 whizzing down from #1. Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) is +85, #26 tumbling from #14. Max Panitch (Toronto ON) is +79, #28 dropping like a stone from #15.

In Class C: Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) is in the lead, 2-0 +188. Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) is +121, #10 climbing from #17. Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) is +91, #12 rising from #19. Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) is +65, #14 rocketing up from #30. Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) is +15, #17 leapfrogging up from #28. Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) is 1 game behind at 1-1 -6, #32 whizzing up from #44. Mary E Goulet (McLean, VA) is -9, #34 slipping from #33. Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) is -21, #35 rocketing up from #54. Sal Piro (New York, NY) is -31, #38 jumping up from #43. Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) is -81, #42 collapsing from #29.

High Win: Nigel Richards (Malaysia) 535-338 vs. Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA). Low Win: Matt Graham (New York, NY) 356-345 vs. Mary E Goulet (McLean, VA). High Loss: Max Panitch (Toronto ON) 474-488 vs. Will Anderson (Croton, NY). Low Loss: Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) 293-449 vs. Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV).


Division 2 Round 2 Auto-Commentary

Joe South (Piqua, OH) takes the lead, 2-0 +574. Chris Schneider (Richardson, TX) is +338, #2 down from #1. Joey Gordon (Fort Worth, TX) is +302, still at #3. Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) is +288, #4 leapfrogging up from #15. Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) is +270, #5 climbing from #6. Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) is +226, #6 sliding from #2. Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) is +224, remaining unchanged at #7. Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) is +224, #7 zooming up from #19. Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) is +217, #9 falling from #5. David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) is +198, #10 zooming up from #28.

In Class B: Joey Gordon (Fort Worth, TX) is in the lead, 2-0 +302. Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) is +226, #6 dropping from #2. Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) is +194, #11 climbing from #12. Ben Lam (Toronto ON) is +192, #12 leaping up from #17. Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) is +188, #13 hurtling up from #36. Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) is +129, #20 hurtling up from #33. George Asaka (Omaha, NE) is +116, #21 down from #20. David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) is +112, #22 up from #31. Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) is +87, #26 whizzing up from #46. Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) is +77, #28 soaring from #51.

In Class C: Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) is in the lead, 2-0 +270. Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) is +224, #7 zooming up from #19. Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) is +142, #16 zooming up from #28. Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) is +109, #24 zooming up from #44. Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) is +36, #31 hurtling up from #41. Chloe Fatsis (Washington, DC) is +31, #32 zooming up from #49. Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +56, #39 whizzing up from #94. Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) is +23, #45 zooming up from #68. Nicholas Schneider (Pickering ON) is +9, #48 soaring from #60. Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) is +0, #51 hurtling up from #73.

High Win: Joe South (Piqua, OH) 662-292 vs. Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA). Low Win: Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) 347-268 vs. Mark Abadi (Brooklyn, NY). High Losses: Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) 424-459 vs. Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD); Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) 424-433 vs. Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA). Low Losses: Ricky Sirois (Haverhill, MA) 268-390 vs. Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD); Mark Abadi (Brooklyn, NY) 268-347 vs. Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA).


Division 3 Round 2 Auto-Commentary

Michael Waski (Independence, OH) climbs into the lead, 2-0 +353. Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) is +324, #2 climbing from #3. Doug Szymkowiak (Columbus, OH) is +323, #3 climbing from #4. J Mercatante (South Burlington, VT) is +288, #4 leaping up from #12. Ted Gest (Washington, DC) is +275, #5 hurtling up from #25. Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) is +233, #6 improving from #7. Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) is +224, #7 whizzing up from #40. Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) is +217, #8 hurtling up from #28. Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) is +215, #9 soaring from #19. Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) is +209, #10 slipping from #6.

In Class B: Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) is in the lead, 2-0 +217. Susan Herdic (Amherst, NY) is +192, #13 whizzing up from #33. Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) is +175, #14 jumping up from #23. Lindsey Dimmick (Baton Rouge, LA) is +163, #15 sliding from #14. Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) is +155, #16 rocketing up from #47. Susan Blanchard (Unknown city, WI) is +132, #18 rocketing up from #29. Chris Groendyke (Pittsburgh, PA) is +88, #21 hurtling up from #43. Marwan Saadi (Dollard Des Ormeaux QC) is +87, #23 hurtling up from #36. Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) is +79, #24 whizzing up from #50. Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +160, #30 tumbling from #8.

In Class C: Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) is in the lead, 2-0 +194. Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) is +148, #17 leapfrogging up from #29. Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +165, #29 dropping like a stone from #2. Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) is +124, #34 zooming up from #72. Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) is +63, #40 collapsing from #18. Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) is +59, #41 whizzing up from #83. Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) is +51, #43 dropping like a stone from #17. Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) is +47, #44 collapsing from #9. Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) is +16, #49 down from #46. Jay Strieb (Ardmore, PA) is +4, #51 hurtling up from #71.

High Win: Ted Gest (Washington, DC) 520-333 vs. Dave Krook (Mississauga ON). Low Win: Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) 282-272 vs. Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI). High Loss: Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) 441-444 vs. Eileen Johnson (Charlotte, NC). Low Loss: Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) 264-449 vs. Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ).


Division 4 Round 2 Auto-Commentary

Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) takes the lead, 2-0 +263. Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) is +254, #2 climbing from #6. Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) is +251, #3 rising from #5. Marianne Nosuchinsky (Freehold, NJ) is +232, #4 sliding from #1. Peter Holowka (Orchard Park, NY) is +190, #5 soaring from #26. Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) is +156, #6 hurtling up from #23. Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO) is +148, #7 up from #11. Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) is +134, #8 sliding from #4. Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) is +129, #9 improving from #10. Alan Weiner (Cincinnati, OH) is +122, #10 slipping from #9.

In Class B: Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) is in the lead, 2-0 +251. Marianne Nosuchinsky (Freehold, NJ) is +232, #4 falling from #1. Peter Holowka (Orchard Park, NY) is +190, #5 hurtling up from #26. Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) is +156, #6 leapfrogging up from #23. Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) is +134, #8 dropping from #4. Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) is +96, #13 climbing from #21. Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) is +88, #16 rising from #17. Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) is +77, steady at #18. Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) is +16, #22 up from #28.

In Class C: Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) is in the lead, 2-0 +129. Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) is +103, #12 hurtling up from #28. Preston Kilgore (Cartersville, GA) is +94, remaining unchanged at #14. J C Guardino (Brentwood, NH) is +62, still at #20. Donald Poulin (Webster, NY) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +69, #23 collapsing from #7. Sylvia Ochoa (Taft, TX) is +28, #28 plummeting from #16. Angela Bullied (Kenmore, NY) is -61, #33 rocketing up from #53. Mark Francis (Grand Island, NY) is 2 games behind the leader at 0-2 -60, #38 slipping from #34. Michael Kirkland (Seattle, WA) is -68, #40 down from #35.

High Win: Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) 490-338 vs. Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA). Low Win: Alan Weiner (Cincinnati, OH) 343-309 vs. Samuel Austin (Cheektowaga, NY). High Loss: Susan Lichtblau (Buffalo, NY) 409-416 vs. Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX). Low Loss: Diana Gander Ostrander (Andover, MN) 210-373 vs. Peter Holowka (Orchard Park, NY).


Division CSW Round 2 Auto-Commentary

Karen Richards (Australia) is still in the lead, 2-0 +527. Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) is +462, still at #2. Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) is +410, #3 climbing from #8. Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) is +384, #4 rising from #5. Lucas Freeman (Nashville, TN) is +315, #5 leapfrogging up from #20. Jeremy Khoo (Singapore) is +284, #6 up from #11. Evans Clinchy (Tacoma, WA) is +258, #7 zooming up from #18. Evan Berofsky (Waterford, MI) is +253, #8 down from #4. James Curley (New York, NY) is +250, #9 slipping from #7. Joanne Craig (Australia) is +225, #10 up from #16.

In Class B: Karen Richards (Australia) is in the lead, 2-0 +527. Lucas Freeman (Nashville, TN) is +315, #5 whizzing up from #20. James Curley (New York, NY) is +250, #9 down from #7. Carmel Dodd (Australia) is +158, #16 dropping from #12. Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) is +136, #18 jumping down from #13. Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) is +89, #19 jumping up from #27. Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) is +56, #22 hurtling up from #32. Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +172, #24 zooming up from #41. Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) is +47, #30 hurtling up from #42. Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) is +32, #31 tumbling from #25.

In Class C: Jeremy Khoo (Singapore) is in the lead, 2-0 +284. Jin Chor Tan (Malaysia) is +77, #20 up from #21. Russell Honeybun (Australia) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +105, #26 zooming up from #44. Esther Perrins (Australia) is +72, #28 rocketing up from #40. Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) is +16, #33 plummeting from #14. Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) is +8, #34 falling from #30. Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) is -31, #39 up from #47. Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) is -84, #42 zooming up from #58. Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) is -128, #46 hurtling up from #68. Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) is -218, #50 leapfrogging up from #71.

High Win: Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) 581-328 vs. Maureen Morris (Calgary AB). Low Win: John Holgate (Australia) 346-341 vs. Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA). High Loss: Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) 452-480 vs. Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH). Low Loss: Mahboob Khan (Bolingbrook, IL) 267-501 vs. Karen Richards (Australia).


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