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NASC 2019 Commentary: Round 8

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Division 1 Round 8 Auto-Commentary

Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) holds onto the lead for the 3rd consecutive round, remaining undefeated, 8-0 +756, on an 8-game winning streak. Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) is 1 game behind at 7-1 +498, on a 4-game winning streak, #2 up from #5. Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) is +394, #3 up from #4. Siddharth Murali (Frisco, TX) is 2 games behind the leader at 6-2 +547, #4 improving from #7. Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) is +482, #5 dropping from #2. Will Anderson (Croton, NY) is +340, #6 down from #3. Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) is +82, on a 4-game winning streak, #7 climbing from #10. Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) is +56, #8 down from #6.

In Class B: Siddharth Murali (Frisco, TX) is in the lead, 6-2 +547. Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) is +82, on a 4-game winning streak, #7 climbing from #10. Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) is 1 game behind at 5-3 +431, #10 climbing from #12. Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) is +123, #15 rising from #19. Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) is 2 games behind the leader at 4-4 +280, #21 down from #14. Matt Graham (New York, NY) is +106, #25 climbing from #32. Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) is +93, #26 leaping up from #33. Darin True (Pontiac, IL) is +88, #27 dropping like a stone from #16. Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) is +43, #28 up from #31.

In Class C: Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) is in the lead, 6-2 +56. Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) is 1 game behind at 5-3 +369, #11 dropping from #8. Peter Sargious (Calgary AB) is +93, #16 jumping up from #22. John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) is +88, #17 climbing from #21. Tom Bond (Everett, WA) is -15, #18 leaping up from #24. Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) is 2 games behind the leader at 4-4 +137, #24 climbing from #29. Oliver Roeder (Brooklyn, NY) is -119, #29 tumbling from #23. Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) is -170, #32 collapsing from #20.

High Win: Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) 575-329 vs. Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA). Low Win: John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) 347-311 vs. Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA). High Losses: Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) 428-429 vs. Michael Baker (Portland, OR); Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) 428-479 vs. Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY). Low Loss: Oliver Roeder (Brooklyn, NY) 293-380 vs. Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA).


Division 2 Round 8 Auto-Commentary

Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) is still in the lead for the 5th consecutive round, 7-1 +874. Bryn Bowen (Toronto ON) is +659, remaining steady at #2. Bryan Richgruber (Brooklyn, NY) is +624, on a 4-game winning streak, #3 rising from #4. Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) is 1 game behind at 6-2 +588, #4 rising from #6. Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) is +517, #5 dropping from #3. Jem Burch (Unknown city, CA) is +494, #6 climbing from #8. Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) is +420, on a 3-game winning streak, steady at #7. Sal Piro (New York, NY) is +380, on a 4-game winning streak, #8 improving from #9. Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) is +202, on a 6-game winning streak, #9 rising from #15. Arun Methaset (Thailand) is +169, on a 4-game winning streak, #10 rising from #14.

In Class B: Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) is in the lead, 6-2 +517. Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) is 1 game behind at 5-3 +232, #15 hurtling up from #26. Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) is +154, #19 soaring from #30. Martin Gold (Arlington, VA) is +113, #20 down from #13. Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) is +8, #24 dropping from #17. Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) is 2 games behind the leader at 4-4 +60, #35 jumping up from #43. Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) is +15, on a 3-game losing streak, #38 dropping from #32. Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) is -7, #39 leaping up from #44. Joey Gordon (Fort Worth, TX) is -149, #41 leapfrogging up from #55.

In Class C: Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) is in the lead, 6-2 +202, on a 6-game winning streak. Max Dwyer (Orem, UT) is +119, #11 jumping up from #16. John Wiley (Palo Alto, CA) is -169, #12 down from #5. Alan Whitman (Los Gatos, CA) is 1 game behind at 5-3 +57, on a 4-game winning streak, #22 climbing from #28. Paul Avrin (New York, NY) is +2, #25 dropping from #18. Kevin Burbridge (Sacramento, CA) is -31, on a 3-game winning streak, #26 jumping up from #33. Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) is 2 games behind the leader at 4-4 +541, #28 tumbling from #19. Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) is +222, on a 4-game losing streak, #30 down from #21. Beth Mix (Vernon, CT) is +215, on a 3-game winning streak, #31 climbing from #38.

In Class D: Jem Burch (Unknown city, CA) is in the lead, 6-2 +494. Arun Methaset (Thailand) is +169, on a 4-game winning streak, #10 climbing from #14. Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) is 1 game behind at 5-3 +257, #14 soaring from #27. Caesar Jaramillo (Lubbock, TX) is +77, #21 soaring from #31. Ferdinand Addo (Philadelphia, PA) is 2 games behind the leader at 4-4 +58, #36 dropping like a stone from #24. Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) is +43, on a 3-game losing streak, #37 dropping like a stone from #22. Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) is -171, #42 jumping up from #51.

High Win: Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) 554-368 vs. John Wiley (Palo Alto, CA). Low Win: Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) 348-326 vs. Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN). High Loss: Paul Mulik (Joplin, MO) 455-472 vs. Beth Mix (Vernon, CT). Low Losses: Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) 285-487 vs. Ravee Joradol (Thailand); Michael Bray (Regina SK) 285-528 vs. Kaia Nana (Weston, WV).


Division 3 Round 8 Auto-Commentary

Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) climbs into the lead, 7-1 +521, on a 3-game winning streak. Lindsay Shin (Metairie, LA) is +282, on a 5-game winning streak, #2 improving from #4. Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) is +95, on a 6-game winning streak, #3 rising from #6. Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) is 1 game behind at 6-2 +884, on a 4-game winning streak, #4 rising from #7. John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) is +757, #5 dropping from #1. Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) is +633, #6 dropping from #2. Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) is +618, #7 improving from #8. Jason Eyolfson (Regina SK) is +254, on a 4-game winning streak, #8 jumping up from #13. Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) is +230, on a 4-game winning streak, #9 rising from #16. Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA) is +221, on a 3-game winning streak, #10 improving from #12.

In Class B: Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) is in the lead, 6-2 +230, on a 4-game winning streak. April McCarley (Austin, TX) is 1 game behind at 5-3 +314, #17 dropping from #10. Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) is +147, #20 tumbling from #15. Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) is +106, #22 plummeting from #11. Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) is -121, #26 climbing from #32. Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) is 2 games behind the leader at 4-4 +192, #32 up from #36. Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) is +43, #36 down from #28. Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) is +13, #37 improving from #41.

In Class C: Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) is in the lead, 7-1 +95, on a 6-game winning streak. Jason Eyolfson (Regina SK) is 1 game behind at 6-2 +254, on a 4-game winning streak, #8 up from #13. Kent Croswell (Hot Springs Village, AR) is +112, #11 rising from #18. Linda Giovinazzo (Chelmsford, MA) is -150, #13 tumbling from #5. Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) is 2 games behind the leader at 5-3 +36, #24 dropping from #17. Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) is -69, #25 climbing from #33. Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) is -145, on a 3-game losing streak, #27 dropping from #20.

In Class D: Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) is in the lead, 6-2 +13. Mary Logullo (Kelso, WA) is 1 game behind at 5-3 +38, #23 up from #31. Judi Boviard (Newton Centre, MA) is 2 games behind the leader at 4-4 +61, #35 rising from #40. Marlena Cannon (Santa Rosa, CA) is -83, on a 3-game winning streak, #39 rising from #44. Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) is -228, #43 climbing from #51.

High Win: Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) 620-290 vs. Linda Giovinazzo (Chelmsford, MA). Low Win: Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) 315-289 vs. Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR). High Loss: Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) 452-467 vs. Lindsay Shin (Metairie, LA). Low Loss: Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) 272-468 vs. Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO).


Division 4 Round 8 Auto-Commentary

David Garcia (Pendleton, SC) remains in the lead for the 3rd consecutive round, still undefeated, 8-0 +799, on an 8-game winning streak. Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) is 1 game behind at 7-1 +426, on a 3-game winning streak, remaining steady at #2. Barbara Dixon (Lafayette, IN) is +379, on a 4-game winning streak, hovering at #3 for 3 rounds. Ronda Roberts (Cave Creek, AZ) is 2 games behind the leader at 6-2 +227, remaining steady at #4. Daniel Spencer (Salt Lake City, UT) is +152, on a 3-game winning streak, #5 improving from #8. Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) is +48, #6 climbing from #10.

In Class B: Daniel Spencer (Salt Lake City, UT) is in the lead, 6-2 +152, on a 3-game winning streak. Dev Lallawooa (Brandon MB) is 1 game behind at 5-3 +342, on a 4-game winning streak, #9 up from #14. Mary Critelli (Rocklin, CA) is +240, #11 rising from #18. Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) is +140, on a 3-game winning streak, #12 up from #17. Shirley Simon (Regina SK) is +110, #14 dropping from #9. Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) is +18, #15 leaping up from #21. Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) is -51, #16 rising from #22.

In Class C: Ronda Roberts (Cave Creek, AZ) is in the lead, 6-2 +227. Mike Vopatek (Oceanside, CA) is 2 games behind at 4-4 +296, on a 3-game winning streak, #18 climbing from #23. Roger Freeman (Nashville, TN) is +285, #19 dropping from #13. Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) is -75, #27 dropping from #26. Don Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) is 3 games behind the leader at 3-5 +36, on a 3-game winning streak, #28 up from #34. Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) is -176, #31 slipping from #28. Vikashini Suresh (Dublin, CA) is -231, on a 3-game losing streak, #33 dropping from #30.

High Win: David Garcia (Pendleton, SC) 506-303 vs. Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE). Low Win: Mike Vopatek (Oceanside, CA) 297-291 vs. Vikashini Suresh (Dublin, CA). High Loss: Harry Chan (Unknown city, CA) 394-410 vs. Daniel Spencer (Salt Lake City, UT). Low Loss: Roger Freeman (Nashville, TN) 250-386 vs. Mary Critelli (Rocklin, CA).


Division CSW Round 8 Auto-Commentary

Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) climbs into the lead, 7-1 +327. Jesse Day (New York, NY) is 1 game behind at 6-2 +711, #2 improving from #6. Austin Shin (United Kingdom) is +581, #3 sliding from #1. Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) is +573, remaining unchanged at #4. James Curley (New York, NY) is +534, on a 4-game winning streak, remaining unchanged at #5. Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) is +349, #6 down from #2. Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) is 2 games behind the leader at 5-3 +493, #7 rising from #10. Dielle Pinto (Richmond BC) is +278, #8 slipping from #7. Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) is +220, #9 up from #14. Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) is +216, #10 down from #8.

In Class B: Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) is in the lead, 6-2 +573. James Curley (New York, NY) is +534, on a 4-game winning streak, steady at #5. Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) is 1 game behind at 5-3 +493, #7 up from #10. Dielle Pinto (Richmond BC) is +278, #8 down from #7. Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) is +216, #10 sliding from #8. Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) is +202, on a 4-game winning streak, #11 rising from #12.

In Class C: Mina Del Solar (Englewood, NJ) is in the lead, 5-3 +114. Noah Slatkoff (Ottawa ON) is +91, unchanged at #13. Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) is 1 game behind at 4-4 -91, #20 climbing from #23. Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) is -120, #22 up from #26. Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) is 2 games behind the leader at 3-5 -353, on a 4-game losing streak, #28 sliding from #27. Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) is -531, #29 rising from #32.

High Win: Jesse Day (New York, NY) 614-417 vs. Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC). Low Win: Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) 424-366 vs. Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA). High Loss: Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) 461-495 vs. Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates). Low Loss: Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) 265-506 vs. Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA).


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