SPC 2023: Paul Avrin [3-09]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Avrin, who is competing at the 2023 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 18-13, +1079, and is ranked #14 in Division 3.

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: 507 Average for: 403 Average against: 368
Round 1		Avrin played #76 Jeffrey Polan (Toluca Lake, CA) and won 470 to 347 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +123. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Avrin played #55 Marina A Villena (Daytona Beach, FL) and won 418 to 380 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +161.
Round 3		Avrin played #26 Chan Fonseka (Dublin, CA) and won 426 to 301 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +286. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Avrin played #23 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and won 371 to 278 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +379. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Avrin played #1 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and won 432 to 377 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +434. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Avrin played #30 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 444 to 293 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +585. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Avrin played #61 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and won 440 to 337 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +688. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Avrin played #71 Lilia Murnane (Vancouver BC) and won 396 to 321 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-0, +763. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Avrin played #4 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and lost 376 to 404 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +735. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Avrin played #24 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and won 443 to 338 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +840. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Avrin played #14 Kyle Fellahi (Montreal QC) and won 485 to 372 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-1, +953. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Avrin played #21 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 394 to 443 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-2, +904. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Avrin played #50 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 386 to 399 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +891. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Avrin played #42 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and lost 350 to 397 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-4, +844.
Round 15		Avrin played #10 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 332 to 419 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +757.
Round 16		Avrin played #11 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and lost 346 to 370 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-6, +733.
Round 17		Avrin played #5 Bennett Jacobstein (Moraga, CA) and won 430 to 294 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-6, +869.
Round 18		Avrin played #15 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 360 to 417 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-7, +812.
Round 19		Avrin played #2 Eugenio Ngan Tian (Winnipeg MB) and lost 340 to 398 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-8, +754.
Round 20		Avrin played #15 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) again and lost 351 to 380 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-9, +725.
Round 21		Avrin played #18 Greg Harper (Reno, NV) and lost 333 to 529 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-10, +529.
Round 22		Avrin played #31 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and won 394 to 368 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-10, +555.
Round 23		Avrin played #35 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 290 to 283 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-10, +562. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Avrin played #56 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 370 to 343 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-10, +589.
Round 25		Avrin played #43 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 500 to 321 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-10, +768.
Round 26		Avrin played #18 Greg Harper (Reno, NV) again and won 460 to 344 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-10, +884.
Round 27		Avrin played #21 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) again and won 487 to 360 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-10, +1011.
Round 28		Avrin played #60 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and won 507 to 356 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-10, +1162.
Round 29		Avrin played #10 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) again and lost 408 to 413 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-11, +1157.
Round 30		Avrin played #4 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) again and lost 336 to 403 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-12, +1090.
Round 31		Avrin played #18 Greg Harper (Reno, NV) for the third time and lost 415 to 426 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-13, +1079. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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