NASC 2018: Paul Avrin [2-45]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Avrin, 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 17-14, +359, and is ranked #31 in Division 2.

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): Paul Surname(s): Avrin Home: New York, NY, United States Awards: 2001-10 Lancaster PA; 2004-05 Piscataway, NY; has lowest NSA membership number (50) Hobbies: travel, sports, gym

Round by Round
High score: 583 Average for: 390 Average against: 378
Round 1		Avrin played #74 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and lost 370 to 451 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-1, -81.
Round 2		Avrin played #91 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 462 to 299 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, +82.
Round 3		Avrin played #7 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and lost 371 to 380 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-2, +73.
Round 4		Avrin played #11 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 308 to 402 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-3, -21.
Round 5		Avrin played #16 Paul Mishkin (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 367 to 429 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-4, -83.
Round 6		Avrin played #65 Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) and lost 270 to 517 (a spread of -247). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 1-5, -330. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Avrin played #100 Marina A Villena (San Pblo, CA) and won 459 to 350 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-5, -221.
Round 8		Avrin played #51 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 379 to 358 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3-5, -200.
Round 9		Avrin played #54 Elizabeth Davis (Dayton, OH) and lost 297 to 452 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-6, -355.
Round 10		Avrin played #82 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 287 to 343 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-7, -411.
Round 11		Avrin played #60 Kaia Nana (Weston, WV) and won 481 to 324 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-7, -254.
Round 12		Avrin played #59 Lydia Keras (London ON) and won 488 to 363 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-7, -129.
Round 13		Avrin played #57 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 412 to 359 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-7, -76.
Round 14		Avrin played #48 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and won 348 to 245 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-7, +27. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Avrin played #63 Mark Abadi (Brooklyn, NY) and won 377 to 359 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-7, +45.
Round 16		Avrin played #10 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 382 to 432 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-8, -5.
Round 17		Avrin played #44 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and won 405 to 325 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-8, +75.
Round 18		Avrin played #5 Mark DiBattista (Jackson Heights, NY) and lost 330 to 426 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-9, -21.
Round 19		Avrin played #40 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 492 to 323 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-9, +148.
Round 20		Avrin played #43 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and lost 331 to 371 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-10, +108.
Round 21		Avrin played #97 Chloe Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 424 to 373 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-10, +159.
Round 22		Avrin played #36 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 317 to 350 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-11, +126.
Round 23		Avrin played #76 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and won 440 to 421 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-11, +145.
Round 24		Avrin played #37 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 284 to 493 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-12, -64.
Round 25		Avrin played #41 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 459 to 288 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-12, +107.
Round 26		Avrin played #71 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 583 to 285 (a spread of 298). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-12, +405. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Avrin played #12 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and won 414 to 410 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-12, +409.
Round 28		Avrin played #56 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 425 to 367 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-12, +467.
Round 29		Avrin played #70 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 389 to 403 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-13, +453.
Round 30		Avrin played #29 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 440 to 386 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-13, +507.
Round 31		Avrin played #33 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and lost 294 to 442 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 17-14, +359.

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