NASC 2018: Joel Sherman [1-11]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Sherman, who is competing at the 2018 North American 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 23-8, +1306, and is ranked #1 in Division 1.

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
	Given name(s): Joel Surname(s): Sherman Home: Bronx, NY, United States Awards: 1997 World, 2002 National Scrabble Champion, featured character in Fatsis' "Word Freak" and Chaikin's "Word Wars" Hobbies: piano, singing, movies

Round by Round
High score: 565 Average for: 430 Average against: 388
Round 1		Sherman played #66 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 373 to 386 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-1, -13.
Round 2		Sherman played #41 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and lost 355 to 388 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-2, -46.
Round 3		Sherman played #29 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 369 to 487 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-3, -164.
Round 4		Sherman played #44 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 484 to 353 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-3, -33.
Round 5		Sherman played #58 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 487 to 338 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-3, +116.
Round 6		Sherman played #39 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 459 to 449 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-3, +126. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Sherman played #9 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 308 to 508 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-4, -74.
Round 8		Sherman played #57 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 468 to 288 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-4, +106.
Round 9		Sherman played #52 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 491 to 376 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-4, +221.
Round 10		Sherman played #62 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 477 to 462 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +236. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Sherman played #48 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and won 413 to 411 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +238.
Round 12		Sherman played #3 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and won 405 to 305 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-4, +338.
Round 13		Sherman played #21 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 485 to 308 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +515. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Sherman played #16 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 437 to 314 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +638. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Sherman played #7 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 446 to 467 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, +617. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Sherman played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 486 to 429 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-5, +674. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Sherman played #25 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 443 to 398 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-5, +719. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Sherman played #26 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and won 419 to 375 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-5, +763. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Sherman played #2 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 279 to 467 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +575.
Round 20		Sherman played #31 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) and won 511 to 370 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-6, +716. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Sherman played #2 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 354 to 476 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-7, +594.
Round 22		Sherman played #16 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) again and lost 363 to 410 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +547.
Round 23		Sherman played #7 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) again and won 565 to 253 (a spread of 312). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-8, +859. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 24		Sherman played #12 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 466 to 346 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-8, +979. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Sherman played #22 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 392 to 311 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-8, +1060. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Sherman played #12 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) again and won 408 to 378 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-8, +1090. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Sherman played #31 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) again and won 408 to 341 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-8, +1157. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Sherman played #7 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) for the third time and won 404 to 348 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-8, +1213. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Sherman played #2 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) for the third time and won 485 to 461 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-8, +1237. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 30		Sherman played #2 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) for the fourth time and won 451 to 422 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 22-8, +1266. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Sherman played #2 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) for the fifth time and won 439 to 399 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-8, +1306. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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