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Third Canadian National SCRABBLE® Championship

Joel Wapnick

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[photo]Age: 54
Occupation: Professor, Faculty of Music, McGill University
Pre-Tournament Ranking: 3
CNSC 1996 Ranking: 3
CNSC 1998 Ranking: 1
CNSC 2000 18-Round Ranking: 15
Qualifying Rating: 1959
Residence: Montréal, QC
NSA Club: #83, Montréal
Years of Tournament Play: 17
Notes: Joel is the reigning World and Canadian champion.


This player finished the preliminary round ranked 15. You can see below how they did each round.

Round 1
417-333 (+84)
vs. Hugh Currie
1-0 (+84)

  3.  1.0- 0.0 (+121) Siri Tillekeratne
  4.  1.0- 0.0 (+120) James Cherry
  5.  1.0- 0.0 (+101) Danny Panganiban
  6.  1.0- 0.0 (+101) Don Malcolm
  7.  1.0- 0.0 ( +92) Mike Ebanks
  8.  1.0- 0.0 ( +84) Joel Wapnick
  9.  1.0- 0.0 ( +82) Brenda Megannety
 10.  1.0- 0.0 ( +78) Fran Silver
 11.  1.0- 0.0 ( +66) Shaun Goatcher
 12.  1.0- 0.0 ( +64) John Robertson
 13.  1.0- 0.0 ( +61) Mike Ryan

Round 2
439-331 (+108)
vs. Linda Espallardo
2-0 (+192)

  1.  2.0- 0.0 (+296) Bernard Gotlieb
  2.  2.0- 0.0 (+261) Rama Murty
  3.  2.0- 0.0 (+223) John Robertson
  4.  2.0- 0.0 (+192) Joel Wapnick
  5.  2.0- 0.0 (+188) James Cherry
  6.  2.0- 0.0 (+182) Mike Ryan
  7.  2.0- 0.0 (+173) Ron Hoekstra
  8.  2.0- 0.0 (+146) Don Malcolm
  9.  2.0- 0.0 (+136) Zev Kaufman
 10.  2.0- 0.0 (+134) Danny Panganiban
 11.  2.0- 0.0 (+109) Andrew Golding

Round 3
445-339 (+106)
vs. Lynda Wise
3-0 (+298)

  1.  3.0- 0.0 (+383) Bernard Gotlieb
  2.  3.0- 0.0 (+311) Zev Kaufman
  3.  3.0- 0.0 (+302) Adam Logan
  4.  3.0- 0.0 (+298) Joel Wapnick
  5.  3.0- 0.0 (+253) Don Malcolm
  6.  3.0- 0.0 (+237) Mike Ryan
  7.  3.0- 0.0 (+217) James Cherry
  8.  3.0- 0.0 (+197) Ron Hoekstra
  9.  3.0- 0.0 (+126) Andrew Golding
 10.  2.0- 1.0 (+292) Christopher Sykes
 11.  2.0- 1.0 (+154) Rama Murty

Round 4
531-392 (+139)
vs. Andrew Golding
4-0 (+437)

  1.  4.0- 0.0 (+437) Joel Wapnick
  2.  4.0- 0.0 (+373) Zev Kaufman
  3.  4.0- 0.0 (+341) Ron Hoekstra
  4.  4.0- 0.0 (+268) James Cherry
  5.  3.0- 1.0 (+311) Christopher Sykes
  6.  3.0- 1.0 (+251) Adam Logan
  7.  3.0- 1.0 (+239) Bernard Gotlieb
  8.  3.0- 1.0 (+192) Mike Ryan
  9.  3.0- 1.0 (+189) Evan Berofsky
 10.  3.0- 1.0 (+179) Lisa Kessler
 11.  3.0- 1.0 (+148) Danny Panganiban

Round 5
403-416 (-13)
vs. Christopher Sykes
4-1 (+424)

  1.  5.0- 0.0 (+412) Ron Hoekstra
  2.  5.0- 0.0 (+290) James Cherry
  3.  4.0- 1.0 (+424) Joel Wapnick
  4.  4.0- 1.0 (+351) Zev Kaufman
  5.  4.0- 1.0 (+324) Christopher Sykes
  6.  4.0- 1.0 (+296) David Boys
  7.  4.0- 1.0 (+279) Mike Ryan
  8.  4.0- 1.0 (+245) Shaun Goatcher
  9.  4.0- 1.0 (+216) Peter Teitelbaum
 10.  4.0- 1.0 (+204) Lisa Kessler
 11.  4.0- 1.0 (+200) Evan Berofsky

Round 6
389-354 (+35)
vs. Lisa Kessler
5-1 (+459)

  1.  6.0- 0.0 (+451) Ron Hoekstra
  2.  6.0- 0.0 (+350) James Cherry
  3.  5.0- 1.0 (+510) Christopher Sykes
  4.  5.0- 1.0 (+459) Joel Wapnick
  5.  5.0- 1.0 (+329) Mike Ryan
  6.  5.0- 1.0 (+308) Evan Berofsky
  7.  4.0- 2.0 (+605) Albert Hahn
  8.  4.0- 2.0 (+354) Adam Logan
  9.  4.0- 2.0 (+349) Zev Kaufman
 10.  4.0- 2.0 (+257) David Boys
 11.  4.0- 2.0 (+244) Shaun Goatcher

Round 7
427-435 (-8)
vs. Peter Teitelbaum
5-2 (+451)

  1.  7.0- 0.0 (+525) Ron Hoekstra
  2.  7.0- 0.0 (+474) James Cherry
  3.  6.0- 1.0 (+370) Evan Berofsky
  4.  5.0- 2.0 (+451) Joel Wapnick
  5.  5.0- 2.0 (+448) Christopher Sykes
  6.  5.0- 2.0 (+442) Zev Kaufman
  7.  5.0- 2.0 (+410) Adam Logan
  8.  5.0- 2.0 (+305) David Boys
  9.  5.0- 2.0 (+255) Mike Ryan
 10.  5.0- 2.0 (+164) Peter Teitelbaum
 11.  5.0- 2.0 ( +70) Andrew Golding

Round 8
488-363 (+125)
vs. Bernard Gotlieb
6-2 (+576)

  1.  8.0- 0.0 (+802) Ron Hoekstra
  2.  8.0- 0.0 (+485) James Cherry
  3.  6.0- 2.0 (+631) Adam Logan
  4.  6.0- 2.0 (+600) Christopher Sykes
  5.  6.0- 2.0 (+576) Joel Wapnick
  6.  6.0- 2.0 (+478) Zev Kaufman
  7.  6.0- 2.0 (+359) Evan Berofsky
  8.  6.0- 2.0 (+347) David Boys
  9.  6.0- 2.0 (+266) Peter Teitelbaum
 10.  5.0- 3.0 (+618) Albert Hahn
 11.  5.0- 3.0 (+269) Tim Anglin

Round 9
347-359 (-12)
vs. Mike Ryan
6-3 (+564)

  1.  9.0- 0.0 (+817) Ron Hoekstra
  2.  8.0- 1.0 (+470) James Cherry
  3.  7.0- 2.0 (+872) Christopher Sykes
  4.  7.0- 2.0 (+746) Adam Logan
  5.  7.0- 2.0 (+362) David Boys
  6.  6.0- 3.0 (+564) Joel Wapnick
  7.  6.0- 3.0 (+463) Zev Kaufman
  8.  6.0- 3.0 (+324) Tim Anglin
  9.  6.0- 3.0 (+259) Evan Berofsky
 10.  6.0- 3.0 (+165) Mike Ryan
 11.  6.0- 3.0 (+151) Peter Teitelbaum

Round 10
534-403 (+131)
vs. James Cherry
7-3 (+695)

  1. 10.0- 0.0 (+853) Ron Hoekstra
  2.  8.0- 2.0 (+907) Christopher Sykes
  3.  8.0- 2.0 (+450) David Boys
  4.  8.0- 2.0 (+339) James Cherry
  5.  7.0- 3.0 (+695) Joel Wapnick
  6.  7.0- 3.0 (+658) Adam Logan
  7.  7.0- 3.0 (+370) Jim Nanavati
  8.  7.0- 3.0 (+172) Mike Ryan
  9.  6.0- 4.0 (+447) Albert Hahn
 10.  6.0- 4.0 (+362) Zev Kaufman
 11.  6.0- 4.0 (+280) Rama Murty

Round 11
376-389 (-13)
vs. Albert Hahn
7-4 (+682)

  2.  8.0- 3.0 (+807) Christopher Sykes
  3.  8.0- 3.0 (+717) Adam Logan
  4.  8.0- 3.0 (+408) David Boys
  5.  8.0- 3.0 (+272) Mike Ryan
  6.  8.0- 3.0 (+201) James Cherry
  7.  7.0- 4.0 (+682) Joel Wapnick
  8.  7.0- 4.0 (+460) Albert Hahn
  9.  7.0- 4.0 (+387) Zev Kaufman
 10.  7.0- 4.0 (+361) Evan Berofsky
 11.  7.0- 4.0 (+353) Rama Murty
 12.  7.0- 4.0 (+311) Jim Nanavati

Round 12
391-492 (-101)
vs. Ron Hoekstra
7-5 (+581)

  6.  8.0- 4.0 (+488) Zev Kaufman
  7.  8.0- 4.0 (+473) Albert Hahn
  8.  8.0- 4.0 (+138) Mike Ryan
  9.  8.0- 4.0 ( +68) Don Malcolm
 10.  7.5- 4.5 ( -78) George MacAulay
 11.  7.0- 5.0 (+581) Joel Wapnick
 12.  7.0- 5.0 (+327) Evan Berofsky
 13.  7.0- 5.0 (+321) Rama Murty
 14.  7.0- 5.0 (+310) Libero Paolella
 15.  7.0- 5.0 (+277) Jim Nanavati
 16.  7.0- 5.0 (+228) Paul Sidorsky

Round 13
371-444 (-73)
vs. Rama Murty
7-6 (+508)

 13.  8.0- 5.0 ( +95) Peter Teitelbaum
 14.  8.0- 5.0 ( +58) Mike Ryan
 15.  8.0- 5.0 ( +11) Don Malcolm
 16.  7.5- 5.5 (+236) Jeffrey Parsons
 17.  7.5- 5.5 (-129) George MacAulay
 18.  7.0- 6.0 (+508) Joel Wapnick
 19.  7.0- 6.0 (+221) Carl Madden
 20.  7.0- 6.0 ( +86) Bernard Gotlieb
 21.  7.0- 6.0 ( +78) John Dafoe
 22.  7.0- 6.0 ( +68) Linda Espallardo
 23.  7.0- 6.0 ( +65) Paul Sidorsky

Round 14
403-413 (-10)
vs. Paul Sidorsky
7-7 (+498)

 16.  8.0- 6.0 (+262) Tim Anglin
 17.  8.0- 6.0 ( +75) Paul Sidorsky
 18.  8.0- 6.0 (-219) Trevor Sealy
 19.  7.5- 6.5 (+187) Jeffrey Parsons
 20.  7.5- 6.5 (-353) George MacAulay
 21.  7.0- 7.0 (+498) Joel Wapnick
 22.  7.0- 7.0 (+395) Siri Tillekeratne
 23.  7.0- 7.0 (+293) Mike Ebanks
 24.  7.0- 7.0 (+279) Fran Silver
 25.  7.0- 7.0 ( +38) Bernard Gotlieb
 26.  7.0- 7.0 ( +33) John Dafoe

Round 15
366-514 (-148)
vs. George MacAulay
7-8 (+350)

 22.  8.0- 7.0 (+245) Carl Madden
 23.  8.0- 7.0 (+121) Tim Anglin
 24.  8.0- 7.0 ( +40) Bernard Gotlieb
 25.  8.0- 7.0 (-214) Wayne Clifford
 26.  8.0- 7.0 (-288) Andrew Golding
 27.  7.0- 8.0 (+350) Joel Wapnick
 28.  7.0- 8.0 (  +4) Sary Karanofsky
 29.  7.0- 8.0 ( -33) John Dafoe
 30.  7.0- 8.0 ( -36) Glenn Dunlop
 31.  7.0- 8.0 ( -37) Craig Rowland
 32.  7.0- 8.0 (-109) Linda Espallardo

Round 16
388-348 (+40)
vs. George MacAulay
8-8 (+390)

 16.  9.0- 7.0 (+277) Evan Berofsky
 17.  9.0- 7.0 (+269) David Boys
 18.  9.0- 7.0 ( +70) Bernard Gotlieb
 19.  9.0- 7.0 (-130) Don Malcolm
 20.  8.5- 7.5 (-245) George MacAulay
 21.  8.0- 8.0 (+390) Joel Wapnick
 22.  8.0- 8.0 (+248) Mike Ebanks
 23.  8.0- 8.0 (+234) Rama Murty
 24.  8.0- 8.0 (+185) Carl Madden
 25.  8.0- 8.0 (+120) Craig Rowland
 26.  8.0- 8.0 (+118) Sary Karanofsky

Round 17
401-262 (+139)
vs. Rama Murty
9-8 (+529)

 14. 10.0- 7.0 (  -3) Don Malcolm
 15. 10.0- 7.0 (-291) Trevor Sealy
 16.  9.5- 7.5 (+617) Jeffrey Parsons
 17.  9.5- 7.5 (-159) George MacAulay
 18.  9.0- 8.0 (+561) Fran Silver
 19.  9.0- 8.0 (+529) Joel Wapnick
 20.  9.0- 8.0 (+261) Evan Berofsky
 21.  9.0- 8.0 (+232) Carl Madden
 22.  9.0- 8.0 (+193) Glenn Dunlop
 23.  9.0- 8.0 ( +90) John Dafoe
 24.  9.0- 8.0 ( -46) Jakob Teitelbaum

Round 18
487-260 (+227)
vs. Carl Madden
10-8 (+756)

 10. 11.0- 7.0 (+118) Paul Sidorsky
 11. 11.0- 7.0 ( +86) Mike Ryan
 12. 11.0- 7.0 ( +30) Don Malcolm
 13. 10.5- 7.5 (+628) Jeffrey Parsons
 14. 10.5- 7.5 (-131) George MacAulay
 15. 10.0- 8.0 (+756) Joel Wapnick
 16. 10.0- 8.0 (+383) Siri Tillekeratne
 17. 10.0- 8.0 (+268) Glenn Dunlop
 18. 10.0- 8.0 (+218) David Boys
 19. 10.0- 8.0 ( -19) Jakob Teitelbaum
 20. 10.0- 8.0 (-324) Trevor Sealy

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