Joel Sherman [#87] at WSC 2005

[ Congratulations to the new World Scrabble® Champion, Adam Logan (CAN), and the runner-up Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA). ]

On this page, you will find information about Joel Sherman, who is a contestant in at the 2005 World SCRABBLE® Championship, held November 17–20 in London. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. Sherman currently has a record of 14-10, +847, and is ranked #19.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, 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): Sherman
Home: Bronx, NY, United States
Age: 43
Awards: (2nd) 1995 (1st) 1997 WSC; 2002 NSC; 1997 Western Championship, 2001-07 Reno, NV (EB); 2001-08 Twin Cities, MN; 2002-05 Danbury, CT; 2003-07 Reno, NV (EB); 2003-09 Shelton, CT; 2004-09 Atlantic City, NJ. Chapter 8 in "Word Freak" and featured subject of documentary film "Word Wars".
Hobbies: Piano, singing, movies
Occupation: Scrabble player
WSC 1993 Rank: 10
WSC 1995 Rank: 2
WSC 1997 Rank: 1
WSC 1999 Rank: 15
WSC 2001 Rank: 51
WSC 2005 Team: United States

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 598 Average for: 439 Average against: 404
Registration	Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1	Japan	Sherman played #58 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 462 to 274 (a spread of 188) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +188.
Round 2	Philippines	Sherman played #82 Oscar T. Rivera (PHL) and won 465 to 365 (a spread of 100) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +288. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 3	England	Sherman played #26 Andrew Davis (Eng) and won 473 to 420 (a spread of 53) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +341. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 4	Canada	Sherman played #63 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 310 to 488 (a spread of -178) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +163. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	Thailand	Sherman played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 404 to 422 (a spread of -18) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-2, +145.
Round 6	Ireland	Sherman played #67 Brendan McDonnell (IRL) and won 417 to 305 (a spread of 112) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +257.
Round 7	Thailand	Sherman played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and won 378 to 347 (a spread of 31) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +288.
Round 8	England	Sherman played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 498 to 415 (a spread of 83) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-2, +371.
Round 9	Australia	Sherman played #24 Paul Cleary (AUS) and lost 426 to 498 (a spread of -72) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-3, +299. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 10	England	Sherman played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 380 to 500 (a spread of -120) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, +179.
Round 11	Ghana	Sherman played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and won 598 to 331 (a spread of 267) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +446.
Round 12	South Africa	Sherman played #28 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 510 to 333 (a spread of 177) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +623.
Round 13	Ghana	Sherman played #6 Yawo Takyi Ananga (GHA) and won 423 to 404 (a spread of 19) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +642.
Round 14	Malaysia	Sherman played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and won 470 to 341 (a spread of 129) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +771. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15	Australia	Sherman played #35 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 407 to 361 (a spread of 46) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +817. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	Australia	Sherman played #32 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 424 to 425 (a spread of -1) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +816. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 17	United States	Sherman played #9 Peter Armstrong (USA) and lost 390 to 429 (a spread of -39) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +777.
Round 18	Canada	Sherman played #84 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 388 to 437 (a spread of -49) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +728.
Round 19	United States	Sherman played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 458 to 515 (a spread of -57) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-8, +671.
Round 20	New Zealand	Sherman played #81 Nigel Richards (NZL) and won 464 to 408 (a spread of 56) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-8, +727.
Round 21	World Champion	Sherman played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Wsc) and lost 425 to 506 (a spread of -81) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-9, +646.
Round 22	Canada	Sherman played #45 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 470 to 387 (a spread of 83) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-9, +729.
Round 23	Canada	Sherman played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 338 to 460 (a spread of -122) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-10, +607.
Round 24	England	Sherman played #39 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 566 to 326 (a spread of 240) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-10, +847.

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