SPC 2024: Joel Wapnick [CSW1-10]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Wapnick, who is competing at the 2024 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, +437, and is ranked #9 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: Albuquerque, NM, United States Awards: 1999 World Champion; 1983 North American Champion; 1998 and 2011 Canadian Champion Occupation: retired

Round by Round
High score: 580 Average for: 450 Average against: 437
Round 1		Wapnick played #25 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 470 to 327 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +143. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Wapnick played #28 Kaia (Weston, WV) and won 502 to 368 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +277. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Wapnick played #2 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 425 to 445 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-1, +257. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Wapnick played #11 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 403 to 401 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +259. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Wapnick played #18 Charles Reinke (Madison, WI) and lost 409 to 472 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-2, +196.
Round 6		Wapnick played #12 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 452 to 446 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-2, +202. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Wapnick played #5 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and won 505 to 446 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +261.
Round 8		Wapnick played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and lost 403 to 530 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-3, +134.
Round 9		Wapnick played #1 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 580 to 392 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-3, +322.
Round 10		Wapnick played #16 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 426 to 479 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-4, +269.
Round 11		Wapnick played #9 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and won 453 to 351 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-4, +371.
Round 12		Wapnick played #6 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) and won 507 to 435 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +443.
Round 13		Wapnick played #8 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 461 to 399 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-4, +505.
Round 14		Wapnick played #37 Moiz Ullah Baig (Pakistan) and lost 423 to 495 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-5, +433.
Round 15		Wapnick played #4 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 495 to 498 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-6, +430.
Round 16		Wapnick played #2 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) again and lost 441 to 552 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-7, +319.
Round 17		Wapnick played #6 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) again and won 564 to 409 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-7, +474.
Round 18		Wapnick played #3 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 444 to 420 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-7, +498.
Round 19		Wapnick played #16 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) again and won 425 to 372 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-7, +551.
Round 20		Wapnick played #1 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) again and lost 416 to 540 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-8, +427.
Round 21		Wapnick played #5 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) again and lost 443 to 553 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-9, +317.
Round 22		Wapnick played #23 Wenwa Akinyi (Kenya) and won 509 to 381 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-9, +445.
Round 23		Wapnick played #4 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) again and won 453 to 427 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-9, +471.
Round 24		Wapnick played #9 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) again and lost 384 to 392 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-10, +463.
Round 25		Wapnick played #11 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) again and won 511 to 376 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-10, +598.
Round 26		Wapnick played #22 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and won 427 to 410 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-10, +615.
Round 27		Wapnick played #1 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) for the third time and lost 321 to 440 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-11, +496.
Round 28		Wapnick played #3 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) again and lost 368 to 539 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-12, +325.
Round 29		Wapnick played #12 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) again and lost 357 to 436 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-13, +246.
Round 30		Wapnick recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-13, +296.
Round 31		Wapnick played #16 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) for the third time and won 515 to 374 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-13, +437.

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