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NASC 2018: Joel Wapnick [CSW-08]

[ Congratulations to the 2018 North American SCRABBLE Champion, Joel Sherman! ]

On this page, you will find information about Joel Wapnick, 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, +343, and is ranked #24 in Division CSW.

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

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Given name(s): Joel
Surname(s): Wapnick
Home: Cleveland Heights, OH, United States
Awards: 1999 World Champion; 1983 North American Champion; 1998 and 2011 Canadian Champion
Occupation: retired
Round by Round

High score: 577
Average for: 437
Average against: 426

Round 1

[photo of Ruth MacInerney]

Wapnick played #68 Ruth MacInerney (England) and won 432 to 392 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 1-0, +40.

Round 2

[photo of Terry Kang Rau]

Wapnick played #40 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 480 to 452 (a spread of 28).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 2-0, +68.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 3

[photo of Sam Kantimathi]

Wapnick played #21 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 501 to 404 (a spread of 97).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 3-0, +165.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 4

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Wapnick played #28 Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) and won 577 to 348 (a spread of 229).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 4-0, +394.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 5

[photo of Puneet Sharma]

Wapnick played #29 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and lost 375 to 410 (a spread of -35).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 4-1, +359.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 6

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Wapnick played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 387 to 475 (a spread of -88).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 4-2, +271.

Round 7

[photo of Jeremy Khoo]

Wapnick played #71 Jeremy Khoo (Singapore) and won 502 to 305 (a spread of 197).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 5-2, +468.

Round 8

[photo of Priya Fernando]

Wapnick played #48 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 426 to 372 (a spread of 54).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 6-2, +522.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 9

[photo of Tim Weiss]

Wapnick played #14 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 453 to 478 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 6-3, +497.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Esther Perrins]

Wapnick played #73 Esther Perrins (Australia) and won 515 to 410 (a spread of 105).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 7-3, +602.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

[photo of Matthew Bernardina]

Wapnick played #15 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and lost 342 to 484 (a spread of -142).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 7-4, +460.

Round 12

[photo of Chris Lipe]

Wapnick played #10 Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) and lost 387 to 508 (a spread of -121).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 7-5, +339.

Round 13

[photo of Winter Zxqkj]

Wapnick played #16 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 362 to 324 (a spread of 38).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 8-5, +377.

Round 14

[photo of Becky Dyer]

Wapnick played #25 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 419 to 360 (a spread of 59).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 9-5, +436.

Round 15

[photo of Jason Keller]

Wapnick played #9 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 404 to 544 (a spread of -140).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 9-6, +296.

Round 16

[photo of Evan Berofsky]

Wapnick played #7 Evan Berofsky (Waterford, MI) and lost 459 to 539 (a spread of -80).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 9-7, +216.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

[photo of David Whitley]

Wapnick played #37 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 451 to 392 (a spread of 59).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 10-7, +275.

Round 18

[photo of Robert Linn]

Wapnick played #32 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 564 to 367 (a spread of 197).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 11-7, +472.

Round 19

[photo of Ryan Fischer]

Wapnick played #22 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 403 to 400 (a spread of 3).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 12-7, +475.

Round 20

[photo of Jason Broersma]

Wapnick played #31 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 439 to 478 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 12-8, +436.

Round 21

[photo of Albert Hahn]

Wapnick played #27 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and won 555 to 380 (a spread of 175).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 13-8, +611.

Round 22

[photo of David Eldar]

Wapnick played #3 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 332 to 501 (a spread of -169).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 13-9, +442.

Round 23

[photo of Matthew Bernardina]

Wapnick played #15 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) again and lost 394 to 490 (a spread of -96).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 13-10, +346.

Round 24

[photo of Rasheed Olajide Balogun]

Wapnick played #11 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Grand Prairie, TX) and lost 407 to 423 (a spread of -16).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 13-11, +330.

Round 25

[photo of James Curley]

Wapnick played #33 James Curley (New York, NY) and won 530 to 348 (a spread of 182).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 14-11, +512.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 26

[photo of Jesse Day]

Wapnick played #6 Jesse Day (New York, NY) and lost 405 to 578 (a spread of -173).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 14-12, +339.

Round 27

[photo of Ezekiel Markwei]

Wapnick played #20 Ezekiel Markwei (Ruskin, FL) and won 427 to 393 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 15-12, +373.

Round 28

[photo of Tony Leah]

Wapnick played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and lost 281 to 499 (a spread of -218).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 15-13, +155.

Round 29

[photo of Jin Chor Tan]

Wapnick played #72 Jin Chor Tan (Malaysia) and won 534 to 252 (a spread of 282).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 16-13, +437.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 30

[photo of Russell Honeybun]

Wapnick played #66 Russell Honeybun (Australia) and won 450 to 445 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 17-13, +442.

Round 31

[photo of Joanne Craig]

Wapnick played #13 Joanne Craig (Australia) and lost 349 to 448 (a spread of -99).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 17-14, +343.


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