The 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament (Invitational)

December 4–8, 2013

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SCTI 2013: Joel Wapnick [#102]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Wapnick, who is competing at the 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament: Invitational. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16-15, -144, and is ranked #56.

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, Canada Awards: 1999 World Champion; 1983 North American Champion; 1998 Canadian Champion Hobbies: Fiction writing Occupation: university professor SCTI 2013 Team: Canada

Round by Round
High score: 538 Average for: 422 Average against: 427
Round 1	United Arab Emirates	Wapnick played #60 Selwyn Lobo (ARE) and lost 378 to 383 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 0-1, -5.
Round 2	Malaysia	Wapnick played #48 William Kang (MYS) and won 457 to 386 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, +66.
Round 3	England	Wapnick played #5 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 532 to 298 (a spread of 234). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +300.
Round 4	Scotland	Wapnick played #91 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 429 to 401 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +328.
Round 5	United States	Wapnick played #77 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 264 to 606 (a spread of -342). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-2, -14.
Round 6	Australia	Wapnick played #72 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 515 to 500 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-2, +1.
Round 7	Philippines	Wapnick played #82 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 477 to 389 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-2, +89.
Round 8	South Africa	Wapnick played #46 Trevor Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 317 to 325 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-3, +81.
Round 9	United States	Wapnick played #54 David Koenig (USA) and won 462 to 420 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-3, +123.
Round 10	England	Wapnick played #44 Martin Harrison (Eng) and lost 296 to 514 (a spread of -218). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-4, -95.
Round 11	World Champion	Wapnick played #81 Nigel Richards (Wsc) and won 457 to 384 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-4, -22.
Round 12	United States	Wapnick played #38 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 426 to 393 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-4, +11.
Round 13	Australia	Wapnick played #33 Cameron Farlow (AUS) and won 415 to 405 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-4, +21.
Round 14	Australia	Wapnick played #63 Chris May (AUS) and lost 372 to 405 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-5, -12.
Round 15	England	Wapnick played #62 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 344 to 496 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-6, -164.
Round 16	England	Wapnick played #83 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 314 to 539 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-7, -389.
Round 17	United States	Wapnick played #9 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (USA) and lost 479 to 483 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-8, -393.
Round 18	United States	Wapnick played #22 Evans Clinchy (USA) and won 538 to 354 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-8, -209.
Round 19	Australia	Wapnick played #35 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 412 to 502 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-9, -299.
Round 20	New Zealand	Wapnick played #103 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 340 to 564 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-10, -523.
Round 21	Ghana	Wapnick played #4 Michael Akonor (GHA) and won 460 to 400 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-10, -463.
Round 22	Singapore	Wapnick played #20 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 403 to 457 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-11, -517.
Round 23	United Arab Emirates	Wapnick played #96 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and won 476 to 366 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-11, -407.
Round 24	Sri Lanka	Wapnick played #101 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 443 to 414 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-11, -378.
Round 25	Trinidad and Tobago	Wapnick played #19 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 381 to 431 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-12, -428.
Round 26	India	Wapnick played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 379 to 440 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 13-13, -489.
Round 27	Guyana	Wapnick played #64 Abigail McDonald (GUY) and lost 391 to 454 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 13-14, -552.
Round 28	Malta	Wapnick played #14 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 436 to 443 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 13-15, -559.
Round 29	Romania	Wapnick played #86 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 496 to 295 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 14-15, -358.
Round 30	Wales	Wapnick played #108 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 480 to 382 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 15-15, -260.
Round 31	England	Wapnick played #107 Howard Wilde (Eng) and won 518 to 402 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 16-15, -144.

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