WSC 2007: Joel Wapnick [#100]

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WSC 2007: Joel Wapnick [#100]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Wapnick, who is competing at the 2007 World 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 17-7, +1075, and is ranked #4.

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

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Given name(s): Joel
Surname(s): Wapnick
Home: Montreal, QC, Canada
Awards: (1st) 1983, (3rd) 1988, (2nd) 1992 (US) NSC; (2nd) 1993, (1st) 1999, (2nd) 2001 WSC; 1998 CNSC
Hobbies: Piano playing, writing fiction, working out at the gym
Occupation: University professor
NSC 1978 Division: 1
NSC 1978 Rank: 24/65, 143.0 credits
NSC 1980 Division: 1
NSC 1980 Rank: 10/32, 9-8 +386
NSC 1983 Division: 1
NSC 1983 Rank: 1/32, 13-4 +705
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 18/302, 15-7 +965
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 33, 14-7 +1651
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 12/149, 17-10 +1403
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 12/149, 17-10 +1403
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 27/176, 16-11 +647
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 2/176, 21-6 +1318
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 9/134, 18-9 +672
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 19/108, 16-11 +531
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 29/126, 17.5-13.5 +362
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 11/98, 19-12 +1089
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 10/132, 19-12 +1128
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 9/172, 20-10 +833
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 55/87, 13-15 +130
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 49/76, 13-15 -33
WSC 1991 Rank: 27
WSC 1993 Rank: 2
WSC 1995 Rank: 15
WSC 1997 Rank: 36
WSC 1999 Rank: 1
WSC 2001 Rank: 2
WSC 2003 Rank: 17
WSC 2005 Rank: 33
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Canada

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 593 Average for: 459 Average against: 414
Before the Tournament		Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	England	Wapnick played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 485 to 311 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +174.
Round 2	United States	Wapnick played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 593 to 326 (a spread of 267). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +441.
Round 3	Indonesia	Wapnick played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 409 to 354 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +496. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	New Zealand	Wapnick played #82 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 398 to 458 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +436. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	United States	Wapnick played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 333 to 521 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-2, +248.
Round 6	Philippines	Wapnick played #66 Teodoro Martus (PHL) and won 417 to 402 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-2, +263.
Round 7	Pakistan	Wapnick played #93 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and won 545 to 374 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +434. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	United States	Wapnick played #79 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 491 to 385 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +540. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	Thailand	Wapnick played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 430 to 501 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-3, +469.
Round 10	Philippines	Wapnick played #83 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 511 to 356 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +624. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11	South Africa	Wapnick played #76 Lanre Oyekunle (ZAF) and won 501 to 407 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +718. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	Thailand	Wapnick played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and won 396 to 314 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +800. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	Singapore	Wapnick played #103 Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 473 to 500 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +773. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	Thailand	Wapnick played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 515 to 494 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +794. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 15	Nigeria	Wapnick played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and won 474 to 466 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +802. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 16	United States	Wapnick played #72 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 439 to 444 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +797. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 17	World Champion	Wapnick played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and won 472 to 381 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-5, +888.
Round 18	Malaysia	Wapnick played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 357 to 473 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-6, +772. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	Malaysia	Wapnick played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and won 470 to 438 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +804. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	United States	Wapnick played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 488 to 407 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-6, +885. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21	Kenya	Wapnick played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 380 to 369 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-6, +896.
Round 22	Thailand	Wapnick played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) again and lost 472 to 508 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-7, +860. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	Nigeria	Wapnick played #96 Emmanuel Umujose (NGA) and won 459 to 377 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-7, +942. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 24	Malaysia	Wapnick played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) again and won 501 to 368 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-7, +1075. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
After the Finals		Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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