SPC 2022: Paul Avrin [2-53]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Avrin, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13-18, -780, and is ranked #59 in Division 2.

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): Paul Surname(s): Avrin Home: New York, NY, United States Awards: 2001-10 Lancaster PA; 2004-05 Piscataway, NY; has lowest NSA membership number (50) Hobbies: travel, sports, gym

Round by Round
High score: 453 Average for: 367 Average against: 395
Round 1		Avrin played #1 Roy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and won 430 to 392 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +38.
Round 2		Avrin played #27 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and lost 294 to 454 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, -122.
Round 3		Avrin played #33 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 363 to 420 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-2, -179.
Round 4		Avrin played #24 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 348 to 387 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-3, -218.
Round 5		Avrin played #16 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 366 to 351 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-3, -203.
Round 6		Avrin played #54 Seth Weinstein (New York, NY) and won 330 to 318 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-3, -191. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Avrin played #47 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 354 to 537 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-4, -374. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Avrin played #56 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 325 to 313 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-4, -362. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Avrin played #6 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 446 to 308 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, -224.
Round 10		Avrin played #14 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 344 to 448 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-5, -328.
Round 11		Avrin played #5 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 417 to 408 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-5, -319.
Round 12		Avrin played #29 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 382 to 445 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-6, -382.
Round 13		Avrin played #3 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 426 to 461 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-7, -417. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Avrin played #13 Ricky Sirois (Haverhill, MA) and lost 296 to 502 (a spread of -206). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-8, -623.
Round 15		Avrin played #40 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and lost 359 to 377 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-9, -641.
Round 16		Avrin played #39 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 394 to 334 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-9, -581.
Round 17		Avrin played #60 Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) and lost 335 to 437 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-10, -683.
Round 18		Avrin played #59 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and lost 314 to 403 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-11, -772.
Round 19		Avrin recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-11, -722.
Round 20		Avrin played #66 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and lost 366 to 377 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-12, -733.
Round 21		Avrin played #15 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and won 420 to 367 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-12, -680.
Round 22		Avrin played #32 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 360 to 367 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-13, -687.
Round 23		Avrin played #64 Ted Rosen (Williamsville, NY) and lost 337 to 462 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-14, -812.
Round 24		Avrin played #65 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 369 to 387 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-15, -830.
Round 25		Avrin played #38 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 333 to 387 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-16, -884.
Round 26		Avrin played #44 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and won 356 to 315 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-16, -843.
Round 27		Avrin played #63 Elspeth Abbate (Sarasota, FL) and won 386 to 335 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-16, -792.
Round 28		Avrin played #55 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 453 to 321 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-16, -660.
Round 29		Avrin played #42 Francis Anum (Virginia Beach, VA) and lost 317 to 405 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-17, -748.
Round 30		Avrin played #45 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 397 to 370 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-17, -721.
Round 31		Avrin played #39 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) again and lost 395 to 454 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-18, -780.

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