SPC 2023: Joel Wapnick [CSW1-09]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Wapnick, 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 12-19, -505, and is ranked #40 in Division CSW1.

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): Joel Surname(s): Wapnick Home: Cleveland Heights, OH, United States Awards: 1999 World Champion; 1983 North American Champion; 1998 and 2011 Canadian Champion Occupation: retired

Round by Round
High score: 506 Average for: 435 Average against: 435
Round 1		Wapnick played #41 Prince Omosefe (Nigeria) and lost 311 to 532 (a spread of -221). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-1, -221.
Round 2		Wapnick played #40 Ricky Purnomo (Singapore) and won 488 to 330 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-1, -63.
Round 3		Wapnick played #15 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and won 501 to 339 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +99.
Round 4		Wapnick played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 456 to 444 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +111.
Round 5		Wapnick played #53 Olatunde Oduwole (Nigeria) and won 505 to 331 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +285. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Wapnick played #39 Rik Kennedy (Northern Ireland) and lost 412 to 419 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-2, +278.
Round 7		Wapnick played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 506 to 385 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +399. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Wapnick played #2 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 368 to 584 (a spread of -216). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-3, +183. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Wapnick played #37 Wellington Jighere (Nigeria) and lost 423 to 492 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-4, +114.
Round 10		Wapnick played #45 Donna Stanton (England) and won 428 to 420 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-4, +122.
Round 11		Wapnick played #19 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 473 to 397 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-4, +198. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Wapnick played #10 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and won 478 to 426 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-4, +250. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Wapnick played #7 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and won 497 to 406 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +341. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Wapnick played #1 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and won 408 to 355 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +394.
Round 15		Wapnick played #8 Joanne Craig (New Zealand) and won 503 to 322 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +575. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Wapnick played #53 Olatunde Oduwole (Nigeria) again and lost 405 to 572 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +408. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Wapnick played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) again and won 500 to 374 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-5, +534. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Wapnick played #11 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 373 to 646 (a spread of -273). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-6, +261. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Wapnick played #11 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) again and lost 397 to 440 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-7, +218.
Round 20		Wapnick played #37 Wellington Jighere (Nigeria) again and lost 378 to 416 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-8, +180.
Round 21		Wapnick played #49 Eta Karo (Nigeria) and lost 329 to 514 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-9, -5.
Round 22		Wapnick recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-10, -55.
Round 23		Wapnick recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-11, -105.
Round 24		Wapnick recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-12, -155.
Round 25		Wapnick recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-13, -205.
Round 26		Wapnick recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-14, -255.
Round 27		Wapnick recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-15, -305.
Round 28		Wapnick recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-16, -355.
Round 29		Wapnick recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-17, -405.
Round 30		Wapnick recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-18, -455.
Round 31		Wapnick recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-19, -505.

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