The 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament

November 19–23, 2014

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SCT 2014: Joel Wapnick [#101]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Wapnick, who is competing at the 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-10, +718, and is ranked #23.

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

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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
SCT 2014 Team: Canada

Round by Round

High score: 578
Average for: 435
Average against: 405

Round 1

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England

Wapnick played #82 Beverley Robertshaw (Eng) and won 557 to 420 (a spread of 137).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 1-0, +137.

Round 2

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England

Wapnick played #63 John Mayhew (Eng) and lost 402 to 496 (a spread of -94).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 1-1, +43.

Round 3

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United States

Wapnick played #73 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 578 to 318 (a spread of 260).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 2-1, +303.

Round 4

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Scotland

Wapnick played #37 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 411 to 432 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 2-2, +282.

Round 5

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United States

Wapnick played #30 Becky Dyer (USA) and lost 334 to 578 (a spread of -244).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 2-3, +38.

Round 6

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United States

Wapnick played #104 Walker Willingham (USA) and won 423 to 306 (a spread of 117).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 3-3, +155.

Round 7

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Japan

Wapnick played #36 Warodom Geamsakul (JPN) and won 554 to 289 (a spread of 265).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 4-3, +420.

Round 8

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Sweden

Wapnick played #6 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and won 474 to 269 (a spread of 205).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 5-3, +625.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 9

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United States

Wapnick played #52 David Koenig (USA) and lost 351 to 516 (a spread of -165).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 5-4, +460.

Round 10

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United States

Wapnick played #26 Jesse Day (USA) and won 383 to 302 (a spread of 81).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 6-4, +541.

Round 11

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United States

Wapnick played #47 Jason Keller (USA) and won 465 to 404 (a spread of 61).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 7-4, +602.

Round 12

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England

Wapnick played #70 Steve Perry (Eng) and won 505 to 339 (a spread of 166).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 8-4, +768.

Round 13

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United States

Wapnick played #21 Evans Clinchy (USA) and lost 316 to 421 (a spread of -105).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 8-5, +663.

Round 14

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England

Wapnick played #51 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 383 to 384 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 8-6, +662.

Round 15

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England

Wapnick played #5 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 503 to 328 (a spread of 175).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 9-6, +837.

Round 16

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Bahrain

Wapnick played #91 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and lost 422 to 464 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 9-7, +795.

Round 17

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Canada

Wapnick played #13 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and lost 370 to 578 (a spread of -208).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 9-8, +587.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 18

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Philippines

Wapnick played #81 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 476 to 434 (a spread of 42).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 10-8, +629.

Round 19

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Australia

Wapnick played #79 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 441 to 403 (a spread of 38).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 11-8, +667.

Round 20

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England

Wapnick played #22 Ian Coventry (Eng) and won 482 to 423 (a spread of 59).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 12-8, +726.

Round 21

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England

Wapnick played #40 Graham Haigh (Eng) and won 497 to 358 (a spread of 139).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 13-8, +865.

Round 22

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Canada

Wapnick played #61 Jesse Matthews (CAN) and won 403 to 393 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 14-8, +875.

Round 23

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Malaysia

Wapnick played #10 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and lost 386 to 422 (a spread of -36).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 14-9, +839.

Round 24

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New Zealand

Wapnick played #80 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 315 to 436 (a spread of -121).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 14-10, +718.


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