NSC 2009: Joel Wapnick [#29]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Wapnick, who is competing at the 2009 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 22-9, +908, and is ranked #3 in Division 1.

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: Montreal, QC, CAN Awards: World Scrabble Champion, 1999; North American Champion, 1983 Hobbies: writing, reading Occupation: university professor

Round by Round
High score: 536 Average for: 422 Average against: 393
Round 1		Wapnick played #112 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 383 to 376 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-0, +7.
Round 2		Wapnick played #93 Marjorie Schoneboom (New York, NY) and won 369 to 342 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-0, +34.
Round 3		Wapnick played #45 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 424 to 394 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-0, +64.
Round 4		Wapnick played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 380 to 409 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-1, +35.
Round 5		Wapnick played #61 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 452 to 440 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-1, +47. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6		Wapnick played #49 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 441 to 371 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-1, +117.
Round 7		Wapnick played #46 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 478 to 358 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-1, +237.
Round 8		Wapnick played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 415 to 462 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-2, +190.
Round 9		Wapnick played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 370 to 407 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-3, +153.
Round 10		Wapnick played #80 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 365 to 442 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-4, +76.
Round 11		Wapnick played #3 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 536 to 427 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-4, +185.
Round 12		Wapnick played #48 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 461 to 366 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-4, +280.
Round 13		Wapnick played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 383 to 401 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-5, +262.
Round 14		Wapnick played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 349 to 495 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-6, +116.
Round 15		Wapnick played #51 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 347 to 514 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-7, -51.
Round 16		Wapnick played #60 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and won 411 to 314 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-7, +46.
Round 17		Wapnick played #18 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 458 to 380 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-7, +124.
Round 18		Wapnick played #40 John Viloria (New York, NY) and won 384 to 352 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-7, +156.
Round 19		Wapnick played #55 Alan Helfgott (Chicago, IL) and won 409 to 398 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-7, +167.
Round 20		Wapnick played #110 Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 326 to 395 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-8, +98. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Wapnick played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 432 to 395 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-8, +135.
Round 22		Wapnick played #10 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 446 to 323 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-8, +258.
Round 23		Wapnick played #58 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) and won 524 to 338 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-8, +444. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24		Wapnick played #33 Jerry Lerman (San Francisco, CA) and won 475 to 440 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-8, +479.
Round 25		Wapnick played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) again and won 449 to 447 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-8, +481.
Round 26		Wapnick played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 479 to 360 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-8, +600. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 27		Wapnick played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 418 to 295 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-8, +723. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 28		Wapnick played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 337 to 411 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +649.
Round 29		Wapnick played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 423 to 412 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-9, +660. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 30		Wapnick played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and won 536 to 383 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 21-9, +813. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 31		Wapnick played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) again and won 437 to 342 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 22-9, +908. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
After the Tournament		Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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