NASC 2019: Mike Vopatek [4-39]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Vopatek, who is competing at the 2019 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 14-17, -124, and is ranked #31 in Division 4.

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): Mike Surname(s): Vopatek Home: Oceanside, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 488 Average for: 329 Average against: 333
Round 1		Vopatek played #5 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 357 to 376 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 0-1, -19. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Vopatek played #23 Joseph Quoyeser (Houston, TX) and lost 288 to 368 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-2, -99.
Round 3		Vopatek played #30 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and lost 280 to 355 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-3, -174.
Round 4		Vopatek played #49 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) and won 405 to 307 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-3, -76. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Vopatek played #44 Rick Reimer (Killaloe ON) and lost 298 to 314 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-4, -92. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Vopatek played #50 Douglas Williams (Austin, TX) and won 377 to 298 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-4, -13. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Vopatek played #47 Yudhith Anil (Dublin, CA) and won 488 to 185 (a spread of 303). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-4, +290. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 8		Vopatek played #38 Vikashini Suresh (Dublin, CA) and won 297 to 291 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-4, +296. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Vopatek played #37 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and won 360 to 321 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-4, +335. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Vopatek played #16 Harry Chan (Unknown city, CA) and lost 276 to 387 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-5, +224. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Vopatek played #15 Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) and lost 269 to 400 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-6, +93. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Vopatek played #13 Debby Lee (Strathclair MB) and lost 243 to 375 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-7, -39. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Vopatek played #48 Ava Zeidler (Edmonton AB) and won 325 to 310 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-7, -24. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Vopatek played #36 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and won 344 to 320 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-7, +0. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Vopatek played #21 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 350 to 394 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-8, -44. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Vopatek played #26 Shirley Simon (Regina SK) and lost 364 to 391 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-9, -71. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Vopatek played #24 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 289 to 358 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-10, -140. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Vopatek played #11 John Lazeski (Saskatoon SK) and lost 342 to 400 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-11, -198. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Vopatek played #32 Barry Skoletsky (Hartford, CT) and won 373 to 275 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-11, -100.
Round 20		Vopatek played #43 Don Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 308 to 334 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-12, -126. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Vopatek played #40 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 323 to 341 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-13, -144.
Round 22		Vopatek played #31 Robert Rosenberg (Unknown city, VA) and won 387 to 349 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-13, -106. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Vopatek played #45 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and won 321 to 303 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-13, -88. Vopatek is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Vopatek played #42 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 371 to 346 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-13, -63.
Round 25		Vopatek played #28 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 298 to 325 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-14, -90.
Round 26		Vopatek played #34 Roger Freeman (Nashville, TN) and lost 281 to 357 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-15, -166.
Round 27		Vopatek played #14 Howard C Riepe (Elk Grove, CA) and won 330 to 328 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-15, -164.
Round 28		Vopatek played #37 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) again and lost 286 to 360 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-16, -238.
Round 29		Vopatek played #44 Rick Reimer (Killaloe ON) again and won 329 to 279 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-16, -188.
Round 30		Vopatek played #28 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) again and lost 305 to 364 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-17, -247.
Round 31		Vopatek played #44 Rick Reimer (Killaloe ON) for the third time and won 329 to 206 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-17, -124.

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