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SPC 2025 Commentary: Round 2

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Division 2

Round 2 Auto-Commentary

Joe South (Schertz, TX) holds onto the lead, 2-0 +360. Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) is +299, #2 hurtling up from #22. Adam Henderson (Seattle, WA) is +259, #3 down from #2. Paul Avrin (New York, NY) is +233, #4 improving from #5. Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) is +208, #5 climbing from #13. John Wilder (Arlington, VA) is +185, #6 up from #7. Marty Gold (Arlington, VA) is +170, #7 slipping from #6. Menachem Rosenberg (Galloway, NJ) is +167, #8 zooming up from #27. Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) is +156, unchanged at #9. Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) is +153, #10 sliding from #8.

In Class B: Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) is in the lead, 2-0 +299. Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) is +208, #5 climbing from #13. John Wilder (Arlington, VA) is +185, #6 rising from #7. Marty Gold (Arlington, VA) is +170, #7 down from #6. Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) is +156, still at #9. Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) is +87, #14 improving from #18. Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) is +79, #15 whizzing up from #32. Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) is +31, #18 soaring from #33. Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +69, #23 zooming up from #39. Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) is +47, #25 plummeting from #14.

In Class C: Paul Avrin (New York, NY) is in the lead, 2-0 +233. Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) is +153, #10 falling from #8. David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) is +117, #12 leapfrogging up from #24. Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) is +112, #13 climbing from #15. Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) is +35, #17 jumping up from #26. Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +94, #21 rocketing up from #36. Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) is +43, #26 soaring from #37. Verna Richards Berg (New York, NY) is +36, #28 plummeting from #16. David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) is +35, #29 leapfrogging up from #40. Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) is +14, #31 soaring from #46.

High Win: Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) 574-320 vs. Robert DeSimone (Norwalk, CT). Low Win: Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) 332-298 vs. Verna Richards Berg (New York, NY). High Loss: Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) 441-478 vs. Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH). Low Loss: Verna Richards Berg (New York, NY) 298-332 vs. Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA).


Division CSW2

Round 2 Auto-Commentary

Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) climbs into the lead, 2-0 +185. Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) is +149, #2 improving from #5. Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) is +111, #3 improving from #4. Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) is +84, #4 rising from #6. Ayodele Odekunle (Akron, OH) is +56, #5 up from #8. Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +67, #6 dropping from #1. Eric Fox (Unknown city, WA) is +65, #7 sliding from #3. Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) is +25, #8 up from #13. Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) is +20, #9 up from #10.

In Class B: Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) is in the lead, 2-0 +111. Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +25, #8 leaping up from #13. Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) is +20, #9 up from #10.

In Class C: Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) is in the lead, 2-0 +185. Eric Fox (Unknown city, WA) is 1 game behind at 1-1 +65, #7 dropping from #3. Ather Sharif (Arlington, VA) is +3, #10 up from #12.

High Win: Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) 511-469 vs. Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM). Low Win: Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) 394-373 vs. Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ). High Loss: Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) 469-511 vs. Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN). Low Loss: Glenn Housley (Annapolis, MD) 340-405 vs. Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY).


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