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SPC 2022 Commentary: Round 8

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Round 8 Auto-Commentary

Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) climbs into the lead, 7-1 +487, on a 7-game winning streak. Orry Swift (Houston, TX) is 1 game behind at 6-2 +529, #2 rising from #4. Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) is +489, #3 slipping from #1. Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) is +479, on a 6-game winning streak, #4 climbing from #6. Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) is +439, #5 rising from #7. Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) is +399, #6 falling from #2. Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) is +264, #7 up from #9. Will Anderson (Lititz, PA) is 2 games behind the leader at 5-3 +515, on a 5-game winning streak, #8 improving from #11. Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) is +315, #9 down from #5. Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) is +227, #10 slipping from #8.

High Win: Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) 576-358 vs. Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX). Low Win: Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) 378-310 vs. Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA). High Loss: Michael Baker (Portland, OR) 425-442 vs. Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY). Low Losses: Siddharth Murali (Warrenville, IL) 309-453 vs. Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA); Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) 309-548 vs. Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV).


Round 8 Auto-Commentary

Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) is still in the lead, still undefeated, 8-0 +528, on an 8-game winning streak. David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) is 1 game behind at 7-1 +840, remaining unchanged at #2. Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) is 2 games behind the leader at 6-2 +404, on a 4-game winning streak, #3 rising from #7. Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) is +284, #4 improving from #8. Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) is +251, on a 6-game winning streak, #5 jumping up from #10. Ed Liebfried (Concord, NH) is +238, #6 up from #11. Benjamin Bloom (Marion, CT) is +127, #7 falling from #4. Leo McKenna (Los Angeles, CA) is +0, #8 tumbling from #3.

High Win: David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) 526-341 vs. Leo McKenna (Los Angeles, CA). Low Win: Paul Avrin (New York, NY) 325-313 vs. Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY). High Loss: Elspeth Abbate (Sarasota, FL) 464-491 vs. Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA). Low Loss: Martin Gold (Arlington, VA) 300-422 vs. Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ).


Round 8 Auto-Commentary

Joe Horowitz (Chicago, IL) holds onto the lead for the 3rd consecutive round, undefeated, 7.5-0.5 +629. Heather Drumm (New Hartford, NY) is 0.5 games behind at 7-1 +655, on a 4-game winning streak, #2 rising from #4. Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) is +350, on a 5-game winning streak, #3 climbing from #6. Chauncey Patton (Saint Petersburg, FL) is +274, on a 4-game winning streak, #4 rising from #7. Natalie Dicou (Salt Lake City, UT) is 1 game behind the leader at 6.5-1.5 +378, #5 sliding from #2.

High Win: Agnes Kramer (Hamilton ON) 524-337 vs. Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON). Low Win: Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) 331-303 vs. Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ). High Loss: Michael Waski (Independence, OH) 430-487 vs. Joe Horowitz (Chicago, IL). Low Loss: Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) 271-393 vs. Jen Cranberry Thomsen (Brooklyn, NY).


Round 8 Auto-Commentary

Nathanael Campos (Ridgefield, CT) remains in the lead for the 4th consecutive round, 7-1 +683. Linda Tilley (Grosse Ile, MI) is +669, on a 5-game winning streak, steady at #2. Nolan Miranda (Unknown city, NC) is 1 game behind at 6-2 +594, on a 3-game winning streak, #3 rising from #6. Daniel Spencer (Salt Lake City, UT) is +399, #4 rising from #9. Kevin Belinkoff (Woodland Hills, CA) is +373, #5 down from #3. Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) is +322, #6 rising from #11. Elaine Livers (Kaplan, LA) is +301, #7 down from #4. Robin Schlauch (College Park, MD) is +245, on a 4-game winning streak, #8 jumping up from #14. Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) is +235, on a 5-game winning streak, #9 rising from #12. Julie Anderson (Mt Dora, FL) is +157, #10 jumping up from #15.

High Win: Nolan Miranda (Unknown city, NC) 538-334 vs. Wanda Fleming (Washington, DC). Low Win: Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) 354-289 vs. Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX). High Loss: Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) 364-382 vs. Lisa Perry (Raleigh, NC). Low Loss: Brian Triplett (Lynchburg, VA) 247-387 vs. Harry Chan (Morristown, NJ).


Round 8 Auto-Commentary

Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) remains in the lead, 7-1 +527, on a 5-game winning streak. Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) is +395, on a 7-game winning streak, unchanged at #2. Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) is 1 game behind at 6-2 +438, on a 3-game winning streak, #3 rising from #7. Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) is +395, #4 up from #8. Napat Vatjaranurathorn (Thailand) is 2 games behind the leader at 5-3 +747, on a 3-game winning streak, #5 improving from #9. Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) is +611, #6 climbing from #10. Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Duncanville, TX) is +435, #7 falling from #3. Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) is +387, #8 falling from #4. Marlon Prudencio (Singapore) is +363, #9 up from #14. Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) is +291, #10 jumping down from #5.

High Win: Marlon Prudencio (Singapore) 610-312 vs. Ifedayo Obisesan (Indianapolis, IN). Low Win: Tony Leah (Toronto ON) 394-386 vs. Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH). High Loss: Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Duncanville, TX) 465-489 vs. Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY). Low Loss: Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) 308-414 vs. Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT).


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