NASC 2018: Joel Wapnick [CSW-08]

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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
	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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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