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NASC 2018 Commentary: Round 8

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Division 1 Round 8 Auto-Commentary

Orry Swift (Houston, TX) stays in the lead, still undefeated, 7.5-0.5 +652, on a 3-game winning streak. Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) is 0.5 games behind at 7-1 +705, on a 4-game winning streak, hovering at #2. Nigel Richards (Malaysia) is 1.5 games behind the leader at 6-2 +571, on a 4-game winning streak, #3 rising from #6. Matt Graham (New York, NY) is +395, #4 up from #7. Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) is +353, #5 down from #3. Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) is +326, on a 3-game winning streak, #6 rising from #9. Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) is +320, #7 leaping up from #12. Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) is +286, #8 sliding from #4. Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) is +37, on a 4-game winning streak, #9 leaping up from #14.

In Class B: Matt Graham (New York, NY) is in the lead, 6-2 +395. Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) is +353, #5 down from #3. Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) is +286, #8 down from #4. Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) is 1 game behind at 5-3 +528, #11 climbing from #16. Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) is +428, on a 3-game winning streak, #12 rising from #17. Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) is +283, #15 rising from #18. Matt Canik (Austin, TX) is +180, #18 tumbling from #11. Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) is +52, on a 3-game winning streak, #20 jumping up from #27. Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) is 2 games behind the leader at 4-4 +262, on a 3-game winning streak, #26 climbing from #35. Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) is +223, #27 rocketing up from #37.

In Class C: Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) is in the lead, 6-2 +37, on a 4-game winning streak. Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) is 1 game behind at 5-3 +190, #17 climbing from #24. Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) is -46, #21 dropping from #13. Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) is -84, #22 down from #15. Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) is -93, #23 rising from #32. Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) is 2 games behind the leader at 4-4 +6, #32 down from #24. John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) is -18, #33 tumbling from #28. Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) is -144, #37 up from #44. Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) is -233, #39 leaping up from #46. Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) is -260, on a 3-game losing streak, #40 collapsing from #30.

High Win: Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) 650-310 vs. Mary E Goulet (McLean, VA). Low Wins: Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) 384-286 vs. Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC); Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) 384-316 vs. Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA). High Loss: Cesar Del Solar (Bronx, NY) 464-472 vs. Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA). Low Loss: Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) 283-438 vs. Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA).


Division 2 Round 8 Auto-Commentary

Chris Schneider (Richardson, TX) stays in the lead, 7-1 +726. Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) is +595, on a 4-game winning streak, still at #2. Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) is +260, on a 5-game winning streak, #3 improving from #5. [error: no such id: Joanne Cohen] is 0.5 games behind at 6.5-1.5 +403, #4 improving from #7. Joe South (Piqua, OH) is 1 game behind the leader at 6-2 +662, on a 3-game winning streak, #5 jumping up from #10. Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) is +499, on a 3-game winning streak, #6 leaping up from #11. Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) is +492, #7 down from #3. Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) is +414, #8 down from #4. Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) is +406, on a 4-game winning streak, #9 rising from #14. Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) is +375, #10 rising from #18.

In Class B: Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) is in the lead, 6-2 +499, on a 3-game winning streak. Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) is +492, #7 slipping from #3. Will Scott (Versailles, KY) is 0.5 games behind at 5.5-2.5 +98, #16 jumping down from #8. Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) is 1 game behind the leader at 5-3 +433, #17 jumping down from #9. Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) is +392, #19 jumping down from #13. Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) is +286, #22 jumping down from #15. Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) is +201, #25 jumping up from #33. Heather McCall (Toronto ON) is +197, #27 climbing from #30. David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) is +193, #29 rocketing up from #39. Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) is +170, #30 jumping up from #38.

In Class C: Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) is in the lead, 6-2 +375. Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) is +201, #14 jumping up from #21. Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) is +154, #15 down from #6. Mark Abadi (Brooklyn, NY) is 1 game behind at 5-3 +239, #24 improving from #26. George Asaka (Omaha, NE) is +54, #34 rocketing up from #44. Philip Waldron (Ottawa ON) is +51, #35 up from #41. Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) is -61, #38 plummeting from #22. Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) is 2 games behind the leader at 4-4 +252, on a 3-game winning streak, #43 hurtling up from #57. Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) is +119, #46 soaring from #60. Brett Constantine (Florence, MA) is +91, #47 tumbling from #35.

In Class D: Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) is in the lead, 7-1 +595, on a 4-game winning streak. Nicholas Schneider (Pickering ON) is 2 games behind at 5-3 +82, #32 soaring from #42. Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) is 3 games behind the leader at 4-4 +207, #44 tumbling from #27. Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) is +130, #45 collapsing from #34. Judy Cole (Concord, MA) is +66, #48 collapsing from #29. Ted Rosen (Williamsville, NY) is +38, #49 tumbling from #40. Caesar Jaramillo (Lubbock, TX) is -9, #51 rocketing up from #66. Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) is -85, #57 collapsing from #47. Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) is -93, #58 collapsing from #36. Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) is -120, #60 zooming up from #75.

High Win: Mark DiBattista (Jackson Heights, NY) 512-312 vs. Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI). Low Win: Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) 351-308 vs. Anita Rackham (Austin QC). High Loss: Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) 458-475 vs. Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA). Low Loss: Lauren Werner (Kenmore, NY) 254-489 vs. Andy Hoang (Cary, NC).


Division 3 Round 8 Auto-Commentary

Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) seizes the lead, 7-1 +724, on a 5-game winning streak. Doug Szymkowiak (Columbus, OH) is +718, #2 down from #1. Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) is +574, remaining unchanged at #3. John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) is +359, on a 5-game winning streak, #4 up from #6. Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) is +272, on a 6-game winning streak, #5 rising from #7. Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) is 1 game behind at 6-2 +530, #6 improving from #9. Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) is +489, #7 sliding from #4. Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) is +460, #8 improving from #12. Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) is +405, #9 dropping from #5. Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) is +358, #10 up from #15.

In Class B: Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) is in the lead, 6-2 +489. Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) is +460, #8 climbing from #12. Greg Rogers (Mishawaka, IN) is +248, #12 sliding from #8. Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) is +207, #13 climbing from #17. Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) is +184, on a 3-game winning streak, #15 jumping up from #21. Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) is 1 game behind at 5-3 +380, #18 hurtling up from #31. Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) is +341, #22 soaring from #38. Susan Herdic (Amherst, NY) is +335, #23 tumbling from #11. Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) is +327, on a 3-game winning streak, #24 jumping up from #33. Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) is +233, #27 tumbling from #14.

In Class C: Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) is in the lead, 7-1 +574. Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) is +272, on a 6-game winning streak, #5 climbing from #7. Kirk Troutman (Ralston, NE) is 1 game behind at 6-2 +323, #11 jumping up from #16. Chris Groendyke (Pittsburgh, PA) is +47, #16 rising from #22. Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) is 2 games behind the leader at 5-3 +367, #20 rising from #28. Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) is +278, #25 soaring from #42. Russell McKinstry (Cape Cod, MA) is +263, on a 4-game winning streak, #26 leapfrogging up from #41. Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) is +223, #28 rocketing up from #40. Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) is +186, #34 leapfrogging up from #49. Shubha Kamath (Fairport, NY) is -199, #39 hurtling up from #55.

In Class D: Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) is in the lead, 6-2 +358. Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) is 1 game behind at 5-3 +211, on a 4-game winning streak, #30 rising from #35. Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) is +194, #32 rocketing up from #46. Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) is +161, #36 climbing from #44. Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) is 2 games behind the leader at 4-4 +190, #47 whizzing up from #59. Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) is +42, #57 rising from #65. Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) is +1, #60 collapsing from #50. Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) is -335, #69 up from #77.

High Win: Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON) 513-344 vs. Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN). Low Win: Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) 337-335 vs. Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA). High Loss: Doug Szymkowiak (Columbus, OH) 407-447 vs. Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON). Low Loss: Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) 235-484 vs. Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY).


Division 4 Round 8 Auto-Commentary

Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) claims the lead, 7-1 +888, on a 3-game winning streak. Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) is +508, #2 rising from #4. Inae Bloom (Los Angeles, CA) is 1 game behind at 6-2 +589, #3 rising from #7. Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) is +477, #4 dropping from #1. Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO) is +451, on a 4-game winning streak, #5 climbing from #6. Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) is +313, #6 down from #3. Lucie McPhail (Brantford ON) is +304, #7 sliding from #5. Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) is +282, #8 jumping up from #13. Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) is +167, on a 5-game winning streak, #9 rising from #12. Alan Weiner (Cincinnati, OH) is 1.5 games behind the leader at 5.5-2.5 +364, #10 slipping from #8.

In Class B: Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) is in the lead, 7-1 +888, on a 3-game winning streak. Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) is 1 game behind at 6-2 +313, #6 sliding from #3. Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) is +167, on a 5-game winning streak, #9 improving from #12. Angela Vietto (Charleston, IL) is 2 games behind the leader at 5-3 +232, #17 leaping up from #23. Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) is +16, #20 leaping up from #27. Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) is -179, #22 jumping down from #16.

In Class C: Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) is in the lead, 7-1 +508. Angela Bullied (Kenmore, NY) is 1.5 games behind at 5.5-2.5 +144, remaining unchanged at #11. J C Guardino (Brentwood, NH) is +64, #13 climbing from #15. Preston Kilgore (Cartersville, GA) is 2 games behind the leader at 5-3 +380, #14 rising from #19. Michael Kirkland (Seattle, WA) is +200, on a 4-game winning streak, #18 climbing from #21.

High Win: Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) 637-328 vs. Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB). Low Win: Donald Poulin (Webster, NY) 328-308 vs. Deborah Gaudier (Kerrville, TX). High Loss: Lucie McPhail (Brantford ON) 409-435 vs. Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO). Low Loss: Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) 280-341 vs. Michael Kirkland (Seattle, WA).


Division CSW Round 8 Auto-Commentary

Evan Berofsky (Waterford, MI) stays in the lead for the 3rd consecutive round, remaining undefeated, 8-0 +844, on an 8-game winning streak. Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) is 1 game behind at 7-1 +577, on a 5-game winning streak, #2 climbing from #3. Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) is 2 games behind the leader at 6-2 +673, #3 slipping from #2. David Eldar (Australia) is +625, on a 4-game winning streak, #4 rising from #9. Karen Richards (Australia) is +552, #5 climbing from #8. Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) is +522, #6 up from #10. Esther Perrins (Australia) is +488, #7 rising from #14. Winter (Houston, TX) is +453, on a 3-game winning streak, #8 improving from #11. Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) is +123, #9 leaping up from #16. Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) is +32, #10 leaping up from #19.

In Class B: Karen Richards (Australia) is in the lead, 6-2 +552. Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) is +32, #10 up from #19. James Curley (New York, NY) is 1 game behind at 5-3 +557, #14 leaping up from #23. Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) is +254, #20 leapfrogging up from #32. Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) is +211, #21 rising from #28. Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) is +99, #24 jumping up from #30. Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) is +17, #25 tumbling from #17. Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) is -11, #27 climbing from #33. Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) is 1.5 games behind the leader at 4.5-3.5 -35, #29 down from #21.

In Class C: Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) is in the lead, 5-3 +464. Daniel Blake (Albany, NY) is +336, #18 dropping from #12. Jin Chor Tan (Malaysia) is -210, #28 collapsing from #18. Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) is 1 game behind at 4-4 -9, #36 jumping down from #31. Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) is -529, #45 leapfrogging up from #55. Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) is 2 games behind the leader at 3-5 +179, on a 3-game losing streak, #47 down from #39. Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) is +40, #50 up from #57. Ruth MacInerney (England) is -112, #54 plummeting from #44. Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) is -157, #55 down from #50. Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) is -219, #56 up from #60.

High Win: Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) 638-400 vs. Carmel Dodd (Australia). Low Win: Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) 358-353 vs. Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia). High Loss: Craig Beevers (United Kingdom) 480-509 vs. Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON). Low Loss: Michael Gincel (Winter Garden, FL) 305-377 vs. Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ).


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