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NASC 2018 Commentary: Round 3

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Division 1 Round 3 Auto-Commentary

Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) claims the lead, remaining undefeated, 3-0 +437, on a 3-game winning streak. Orry Swift (Houston, TX) is +325, on a 3-game winning streak, #2 sliding from #1. Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) is +258, on a 3-game winning streak, #3 up from #5. Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) is +254, on a 3-game winning streak, #4 rising from #8. Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) is +238, on a 3-game winning streak, #5 up from #11. Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) is +227, on a 3-game winning streak, #6 up from #9. Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) is +212, on a 3-game winning streak, #7 jumping up from #12. Will Anderson (Croton, NY) is +184, on a 3-game winning streak, #8 rising from #16. Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) is +175, on a 3-game winning streak, #9 slipping from #7. Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) is +117, on a 3-game winning streak, #10 rising from #13.

In Class B: Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) is in the lead, remaining undefeated, 3-0 +227, on a 3-game winning streak. Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) is +117, on a 3-game winning streak, #10 climbing from #13. Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) is 1 game behind at 2-1 +187, #15 leaping up from #23. Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) is +162, #16 jumping up from #21. Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) is +155, #17 whizzing down from #3. Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) is +127, #20 rising from #26. Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) is +104, #21 rising from #25. Matt Graham (New York, NY) is -71, #28 dropping like a stone from #15. Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) is 2 games behind the leader at 1-2 +64, #33 rocketing up from #52. Ted Blevins (Owensboro, KY) is +0, #38 down from #31.

In Class C: Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) is in the lead, still undefeated, 3-0 +212, on a 3-game winning streak. Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) is +88, on a 3-game winning streak, #11 rising from #14. Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) is 1 game behind at 2-1 +143, #18 whizzing down from #6. Mary E Goulet (McLean, VA) is +40, #22 rocketing up from #34. Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) is +22, #23 dropping like a stone from #10. Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) is +4, #24 rocketing up from #43. Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) is -2, #26 up from #32. Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) is -17, #27 collapsing from #17. Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) is -73, #29 leapfrogging up from #45. Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) is -116, #30 leapfrogging up from #44.

High Win: Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) 561-401 vs. Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY). Low Win: Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) 359-335 vs. Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA). High Loss: Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) 451-467 vs. Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA). Low Loss: Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) 300-464 vs. Will Anderson (Croton, NY).


Division 2 Round 3 Auto-Commentary

Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) seizes the lead, remaining undefeated, 3-0 +389, on a 3-game winning streak. Chris Schneider (Richardson, TX) is +388, on a 3-game winning streak, steady at #2. Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) is +308, on a 3-game winning streak, #3 improving from #5. Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) is +297, on a 3-game winning streak, remaining unchanged at #4. David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) is +288, on a 3-game winning streak, #5 leapfrogging up from #22. Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) is +288, on a 3-game winning streak, #5 jumping up from #11. Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) is +260, on a 3-game winning streak, #7 up from #16. Joel Horn (Reading, MA) is +244, on a 3-game winning streak, #8 soaring from #18. Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) is +224, on a 3-game winning streak, remaining steady at #9. Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) is +199, on a 3-game winning streak, #10 zooming up from #29.

In Class B: David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) is in the lead, undefeated, 3-0 +288, on a 3-game winning streak. Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) is +288, on a 3-game winning streak, #5 up from #11. George Asaka (Omaha, NE) is +177, on a 3-game winning streak, #12 leaping up from #21. Joey Gordon (Fort Worth, TX) is 1 game behind at 2-1 +288, #15 tumbling from #3. Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) is +260, #16 rocketing up from #36. Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) is +181, #19 jumping down from #13. Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) is +176, #20 whizzing up from #33. Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) is +160, #22 plummeting from #6. Mark Abadi (Brooklyn, NY) is +147, #24 rocketing up from #38. Ben Lam (Toronto ON) is +87, #32 whizzing down from #12.

In Class C: Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) is in the lead, undefeated, 3-0 +389, on a 3-game winning streak. Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) is +308, on a 3-game winning streak, #3 improving from #5. Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) is +260, on a 3-game winning streak, #7 climbing from #16. Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) is +61, on a 3-game winning streak, #13 hurtling up from #31. Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) is 1 game behind at 2-1 +157, #23 whizzing up from #52. Caesar Jaramillo (Lubbock, TX) is +133, #26 whizzing up from #56. Nicholas Schneider (Pickering ON) is +120, #30 hurtling up from #48. Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) is -9, #44 dropping like a stone from #24. Janet Gray (Royal Oak, MI) is -14, #45 whizzing up from #62. Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) is -20, #46 leapfrogging up from #63.

High Win: Matthew Larocque (Edmonton AB) 513-354 vs. Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD). Low Win: Janet Gray (Royal Oak, MI) 365-339 vs. Judy Cole (Concord, MA). High Loss: Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) 440-501 vs. George Asaka (Omaha, NE). Low Loss: Elizabeth Davis (Dayton, OH) 270-429 vs. Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD).


Division 3 Round 3 Auto-Commentary

Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) takes the lead, undefeated, 3-0 +400, on a 3-game winning streak. Michael Waski (Independence, OH) is +391, on a 3-game winning streak, #2 falling from #1. Doug Szymkowiak (Columbus, OH) is +362, on a 3-game winning streak, steady at #3. Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) is +345, on a 3-game winning streak, #4 soaring from #16. Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) is +316, on a 3-game winning streak, #5 climbing from #14. Ted Gest (Washington, DC) is +300, on a 3-game winning streak, #6 falling from #5. J Mercatante (South Burlington, VT) is +294, on a 3-game winning streak, #7 sliding from #4. Lindsey Dimmick (Baton Rouge, LA) is +279, on a 3-game winning streak, #8 rising from #15. Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) is +240, on a 3-game winning streak, #9 rocketing up from #25. Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) is +220, on a 3-game winning streak, #10 slipping from #9.

In Class B: Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) is in the lead, remaining undefeated, 3-0 +345, on a 3-game winning streak. Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) is +316, on a 3-game winning streak, #5 up from #14. Lindsey Dimmick (Baton Rouge, LA) is +279, on a 3-game winning streak, #8 up from #15. Susan Blanchard (Unknown city, WI) is +206, on a 3-game winning streak, #11 leaping up from #18. Chris Groendyke (Pittsburgh, PA) is +145, on a 3-game winning streak, #14 leaping up from #21. Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) is +116, on a 3-game winning streak, #15 rising from #24. Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) is 1 game behind at 2-1 +312, #18 leapfrogging up from #36. Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) is +198, #21 rising from #30. Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) is +188, #23 jumping up from #31. Susan Herdic (Amherst, NY) is +149, #27 whizzing down from #13.

In Class C: Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) is in the lead, undefeated, 3-0 +200, on a 3-game winning streak. Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) is +169, on a 3-game winning streak, #13 climbing from #17. Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) is 1 game behind at 2-1 +174, #24 up from #29. Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) is +160, #25 rocketing up from #40. Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) is +152, #26 rocketing up from #49. Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) is +143, #29 leaping up from #34. Kirk Troutman (Ralston, NE) is +61, #41 soaring from #73. Celia Dayrit Thompson (Hudson, FL) is +49, #43 hurtling up from #61. Jay Strieb (Ardmore, PA) is +16, #47 rising from #51. Shubha Kamath (Fairport, NY) is -88, #53 rocketing up from #76.

High Win: Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) 507-329 vs. Don Drumm (Clinton, NY). Low Win: Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) 317-280 vs. Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY). High Loss: Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) 426-447 vs. Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX). Low Loss: Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH) 249-339 vs. Celia Dayrit Thompson (Hudson, FL).


Division 4 Round 3 Auto-Commentary

Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) takes the lead, remaining undefeated, 3-0 +417, on a 3-game winning streak. Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) is +396, on a 3-game winning streak, #2 improving from #3. Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) is +319, on a 3-game winning streak, #3 leaping up from #8. Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) is +308, on a 3-game winning streak, #4 jumping up from #9. Preston Kilgore (Cartersville, GA) is +225, on a 3-game winning streak, #5 up from #14. Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) is +223, on a 3-game winning streak, remaining steady at #6. Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) is +167, on a 3-game winning streak, #7 leaping up from #13. Lucie McPhail (Brantford ON) is +135, on a 3-game winning streak, #8 jumping up from #15. Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) is +102, on a 3-game winning streak, #9 whizzing up from #19. Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) is +102, on a 3-game winning streak, #9 whizzing up from #22.

In Class B: Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) is in the lead, still undefeated, 3-0 +396, on a 3-game winning streak. Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) is +319, on a 3-game winning streak, #3 climbing from #8. Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) is +223, on a 3-game winning streak, still at #6. Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) is +167, on a 3-game winning streak, #7 climbing from #13. Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) is +102, on a 3-game winning streak, #9 leapfrogging up from #22. Peter Holowka (Orchard Park, NY) is 1 game behind at 2-1 +146, #15 whizzing down from #5. Angela Vietto (Charleston, IL) is +80, #19 jumping up from #26. Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) is +79, #20 slipping from #16. Marianne Nosuchinsky (Freehold, NJ) is +69, #21 collapsing from #4.

In Class C: Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) is in the lead, undefeated, 3-0 +308, on a 3-game winning streak. Preston Kilgore (Cartersville, GA) is +225, on a 3-game winning streak, #5 leaping up from #14. J C Guardino (Brentwood, NH) is +102, on a 3-game winning streak, #9 zooming up from #20. Donald Poulin (Webster, NY) is 1 game behind at 2-1 +128, #16 rising from #23. Angela Bullied (Kenmore, NY) is +26, #24 jumping up from #33. Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) is +17, #25 whizzing down from #12. Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) is 2 games behind the leader at 1-2 +2, #30 leapfrogging up from #43. Michael Kirkland (Seattle, WA) is -18, #34 leaping up from #40. Sharon Dalgliesh (Toronto ON) is -26, #35 leaping up from #41.

High Win: Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) 506-321 vs. Diane Brown (Toronto ON). Low Win: Barry Skoletsky (Hartford, CT) 301-298 vs. Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL). High Loss: Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) 417-426 vs. David Spargo (South Burlington, VT). Low Loss: Marianne Nosuchinsky (Freehold, NJ) 249-412 vs. Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB).


Division CSW Round 3 Auto-Commentary

Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) captures the lead, remaining undefeated, 3-0 +617, on a 3-game winning streak. Karen Richards (Australia) is +570, on a 3-game winning streak, #2 falling from #1. Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) is +508, on a 3-game winning streak, #3 leapfrogging up from #15. Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) is +485, on a 3-game winning streak, unchanged at #4. Jeremy Khoo (Singapore) is +430, on a 3-game winning streak, #5 climbing from #6. Joanne Craig (Australia) is +319, on a 3-game winning streak, #6 rising from #10. Winter (Houston, TX) is +316, on a 3-game winning streak, #7 leaping up from #12. Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) is +297, on a 3-game winning streak, #8 rising from #11. Evan Berofsky (Waterford, MI) is +283, on a 3-game winning streak, #9 down from #8. Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) is +165, on a 3-game winning streak, #10 leapfrogging up from #21.

In Class B: Karen Richards (Australia) is in the lead, remaining undefeated, 3-0 +570, on a 3-game winning streak. Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) is +127, on a 3-game winning streak, #12 leaping up from #19. Lucas Freeman (Nashville, TN) is 1 game behind at 2-1 +230, #16 dropping like a stone from #5. James Curley (New York, NY) is +156, #20 dropping like a stone from #9. Carmel Dodd (Australia) is +128, #24 dropping from #16. Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) is +66, #26 improving from #30. Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) is +8, #27 dropping from #22. Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) is -32, #30 hurtling up from #48. Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) is -51, #31 hurtling up from #44. Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) is -105, #32 zooming up from #45.

In Class C: Jeremy Khoo (Singapore) is in the lead, remaining undefeated, 3-0 +430, on a 3-game winning streak. Jin Chor Tan (Malaysia) is +148, on a 3-game winning streak, #11 jumping up from #20. Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) is 1 game behind at 2-1 +140, #22 whizzing up from #34. Esther Perrins (Australia) is +96, #25 up from #28. Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) is -117, #33 soaring from #46. Michael Tang (Singapore) is 2 games behind the leader at 1-2 +160, #37 whizzing up from #63. Russell Honeybun (Australia) is +86, #39 collapsing from #26. Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) is -28, #46 whizzing up from #58. Ruth MacInerney (England) is -46, #48 climbing from #56. Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) is -55, #49 tumbling from #39.

High Win: Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) 696-349 vs. Becky Dyer (Austin, TX). Low Win: Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) 329-281 vs. Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR). High Loss: Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) 472-511 vs. David Eldar (Australia). Low Loss: Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) 227-568 vs. Michael Tang (Singapore).


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