SPC 2025: Joel Wapnick [CSW1-12]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Wapnick, who is competing at the 2025 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 3-4, -9, and is ranked #18 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: 538 Average for: 428 Average against: 429
Round 1		Wapnick played #23 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and lost 324 to 442 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 0-1, -118.
Round 2		Wapnick played #27 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 538 to 353 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-1, +67.
Round 3		Wapnick played #4 Ben Schoenbrun (Somerville, NJ) and won 462 to 437 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-1, +92.
Round 4		Wapnick played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 359 to 485 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-2, -34.
Round 5		Wapnick played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 397 to 539 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-3, -176. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Wapnick played #9 Olawale Fashina (Baltimore, MD) and lost 377 to 454 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-4, -253.
Round 7		Wapnick played #28 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) and won 538 to 294 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-4, -9.
Round 8		Wapnick played #6 Sam Rosin (Washington, DC) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Wapnick played #24 Mina Le (Stamford, CT) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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