Joel Wapnick [#125] at NSC 2002

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Joel Wapnick [#125] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information
	Given name(s): Joel Surname(s): Wapnick Home: Montréal, QC, Canada Age: 57 Awards: 1983 US NSC; 1998 CNSC; 1999 World Champion; 2003-01 Oshawa ON Hobbies: tennis 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

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 552 Average for: 415 Average against: 378
Before the Tournament		Wapnick is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Wapnick played #098 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 405 to 353 (a spread of 52) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-0, +52.
Round 2		Wapnick played #095 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and won 424 to 276 (a spread of 148) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +200.
Round 3		Wapnick played #026 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and won 470 to 402 (a spread of 68) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-0, +268.
Round 4		Wapnick played #091 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 376 to 362 (a spread of 14) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-0, +282.
Round 5		Wapnick played #021 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 479 to 433 (a spread of 46) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-0, +328.
Round 6		Wapnick played #129 Jeff Widergren (San Jose, CA) and lost 308 to 400 (a spread of -92) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-1, +236.
Round 7		Wapnick played #029 Michael Early (Richardson, TX) and lost 362 to 374 (a spread of -12) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-2, +224.
Round 8		Wapnick played #067 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 377 to 465 (a spread of -88) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-3, +136.
Round 9		Wapnick played #110 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 309 to 372 (a spread of -63) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-4, +73.
Round 10		Wapnick played #112 Gordon Shapiro (Ocean City, MD) and won 419 to 310 (a spread of 109) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-4, +182.
Round 11		Wapnick played #064 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 381 to 406 (a spread of -25) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-5, +157.
Round 12		Wapnick played #011 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 389 to 477 (a spread of -88) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-6, +69.
Round 13		Wapnick played #027 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and won 512 to 378 (a spread of 134) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-6, +203.
Round 14		Wapnick played #008 Rich Baker (Westhampton Beach, NY) and lost 407 to 472 (a spread of -65) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-7, +138.
Round 15		Wapnick played #028 James Dodds (White Oak, PA) and won 386 to 358 (a spread of 28) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-7, +166.
Round 16		Wapnick played #023 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 392 to 409 (a spread of -17) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-8, +149.
Round 17		Wapnick played #097 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 424 to 341 (a spread of 83) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-8, +232.
Round 18		Wapnick played #084 Avi Moss (Brooklyn, NY) and won 408 to 347 (a spread of 61) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-8, +293.
Round 19		Wapnick played #008 Rich Baker (Westhampton Beach, NY) and won 513 to 319 (a spread of 194) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-8, +487.
Round 20		Wapnick played #080 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and lost 369 to 447 (a spread of -78) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-9, +409.
Round 21		Wapnick played #099 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 445 to 283 (a spread of 162) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-9, +571.
Round 22		Wapnick played #135 Trey Wright (Beverly Hills, CA) and won 436 to 435 (a spread of 1) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-9, +572.
Round 23		Wapnick played #073 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 457 to 277 (a spread of 180) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-9, +752.
Round 24		Wapnick played #116 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 358 to 462 (a spread of -104) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-10, +648.
Round 25		Wapnick played #081 Jeremiah Mead (Chelmsford, MA) and lost 377 to 423 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-11, +602.
Round 26		Wapnick played #004 Scott Appel (Neshanic, NJ) and won 448 to 398 (a spread of 50) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-11, +652.
Round 27		Wapnick played #116 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 415 to 306 (a spread of 109) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-11, +761.
Round 28		Wapnick played #005 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 397 to 433 (a spread of -36) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-12, +725.
Round 29		Wapnick played #075 Adam Logan (Berkeley, CA) and won 552 to 346 (a spread of 206) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-12, +931.
Round 30		Wapnick played #099 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 425 to 402 (a spread of 23) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-12, +954.
Round 31		Wapnick played #128 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and won 438 to 264 (a spread of 174) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-12, +1128.
After the Tournament		Wapnick is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Wapnick is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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