Joel Wapnick [#97] 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 Wapnick, 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. Wapnick currently has a record of 13-11, +395, and is ranked #33.

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
	Given name(s): Joel Surname(s): Wapnick Home: Montréal, QC, Canada Age: 59 Awards: 1983 NSC; (2nd) 1993 WSC; 1998 CNSC; 1999 WSC; (2nd) 2001 WSC Hobbies: Scrabble (more than a hobby) Occupation: University professor 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 2005 Team: Canada

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 513 Average for: 411 Average against: 395
Round 1		France	Wapnick played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and lost 415 to 428 (a spread of -13) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-1, -13.
Round 2		Sweden	Wapnick played #13 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and won 513 to 293 (a spread of 220) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-1, +207.
Round 3		Wales	Wapnick played #100 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 490 to 442 (a spread of 48) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +255.
Round 4		United States	Wapnick played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 368 to 451 (a spread of -83) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-2, +172.
Round 5		United States	Wapnick played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and lost 369 to 392 (a spread of -23) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-3, +149.
Round 6		England	Wapnick played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 400 to 382 (a spread of 18) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, +167.
Round 7		Ireland	Wapnick played #67 Brendan McDonnell (IRL) and won 462 to 334 (a spread of 128) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-3, +295.
Round 8		Sri Lanka	Wapnick played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and won 475 to 330 (a spread of 145) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +440.
Round 9		Nigeria	Wapnick played #73 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and won 432 to 409 (a spread of 23) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +463. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 10		Thailand	Wapnick played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 385 to 393 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-4, +455.
Round 11		South Africa	Wapnick played #28 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 319 to 433 (a spread of -114) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-5, +341.
Round 12		United States	Wapnick played #78 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 491 to 406 (a spread of 85) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-5, +426.
Round 13		Nigeria	Wapnick played #74 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and won 453 to 406 (a spread of 47) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-5, +473.
Round 14		Ghana	Wapnick played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and won 380 to 358 (a spread of 22) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-5, +495.
Round 15		England	Wapnick played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 384 to 464 (a spread of -80) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-6, +415.
Round 16		Qatar	Wapnick played #95 Asad ul-Haq (QAT) and lost 319 to 389 (a spread of -70) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-7, +345.
Round 17		England	Wapnick played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and lost 361 to 422 (a spread of -61) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-8, +284.
Round 18	Larger photo available	Zambia	Wapnick played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 484 to 383 (a spread of 101) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-8, +385.
Round 19		England	Wapnick played #66 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 373 to 433 (a spread of -60) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-9, +325.
Round 20		Singapore	Wapnick played #38 Jiang Pern Goh (SGP) and lost 338 to 387 (a spread of -49) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-10, +276. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 21		England	Wapnick played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and won 445 to 351 (a spread of 94) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-10, +370.
Round 22		United States	Wapnick played #72 Lisa Odom (USA) and won 444 to 352 (a spread of 92) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-10, +462.
Round 23		England	Wapnick played #59 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 291 to 471 (a spread of -180) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-11, +282.
Round 24		Philippines	Wapnick played #92 John Edward Tabasa (PHL) and won 479 to 366 (a spread of 113) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-11, +395.
Finals		Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

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