Joe Neff [#073] at NSC 2002

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Joe Neff [#073] 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): Joe Surname(s): Neff Home: Oreland, PA, United States Age: 34 Awards: PhD in biomedical engineering Hobbies: member of the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and help organize their annual convention Occupation: Information Services at a major Pharmaceutical firm

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 551 Average for: 378 Average against: 368
Round 1		Neff played #092 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and won 441 to 399 (a spread of 42) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +42.
Round 2		Neff played #022 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 322 to 373 (a spread of -51) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-1, -9.
Round 3		Neff played #043 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 407 to 325 (a spread of 82) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, +73.
Round 4		Neff played #005 Benjamin Bloom (Israel) and won 433 to 268 (a spread of 165) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +238.
Round 5		Neff played #026 Stefan Fatsis (Brooklyn, NY) and won 402 to 400 (a spread of 2) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-1, +240.
Round 6		Neff played #012 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and lost 331 to 347 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +224.
Round 7		Neff played #004 Craig Atterbury (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 303 to 378 (a spread of -75) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-3, +149.
Round 8		Neff played #007 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and won 382 to 350 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, +181.
Round 9		Neff played #074 Ed Neugroschl (New Milford, CT) and won 451 to 395 (a spread of 56) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-3, +237. Neff is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Neff played #025 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 359 to 300 (a spread of 59) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-3, +296.
Round 11		Neff played #045 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 390 to 360 (a spread of 30) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-3, +326.
Round 12		Neff played #036 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and lost 322 to 448 (a spread of -126) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +200.
Round 13		Neff played #003 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and lost 329 to 380 (a spread of -51) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-5, +149.
Round 14		Neff played #061 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 285 to 382 (a spread of -97) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-6, +52.
Round 15		Neff played #072 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and won 396 to 375 (a spread of 21) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-6, +73.
Round 16		Neff played #084 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 423 to 341 (a spread of 82) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-6, +155.
Round 17		Neff played #102 Brian Williams (Winnipeg MB) and lost 390 to 528 (a spread of -138) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-7, +17.
Round 18		Neff played #016 Clay Daniel (Dallas, TX) and lost 295 to 503 (a spread of -208) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-8, -191.
Round 19		Neff played #096 Debbie Stegman (Ossining, NY) and won 413 to 325 (a spread of 88) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-8, -103.
Round 20		Neff played #082 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 340 to 285 (a spread of 55) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-8, -48.
Round 21		Neff played #012 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 380 to 360 (a spread of 20) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-8, -28.
Round 22		Neff played #093 Martin Smith (East Orange, NJ) and lost 337 to 455 (a spread of -118) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-9, -146.
Round 23		Neff played #045 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 551 to 277 (a spread of 274) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-9, +128.
Round 24		Neff played #038 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and won 457 to 283 (a spread of 174) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-9, +302.
Round 25		Neff played #087 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and won 381 to 353 (a spread of 28) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-9, +330.
Round 26		Neff played #086 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 370 to 420 (a spread of -50) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-10, +280.
Round 27		Neff played #076 John Olaughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 333 to 334 (a spread of -1) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-11, +279.
Round 28		Neff played #093 Martin Smith (East Orange, NJ) and lost 349 to 395 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-12, +233.
Round 29		Neff played #035 Robert Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and lost 362 to 457 (a spread of -95) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-13, +138.
Round 30		Neff played #038 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and won 456 to 291 (a spread of 165) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 17-13, +303.
Round 31		Neff played #050 Helen Joffe (Metairie, LA) and won 342 to 324 (a spread of 18) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 18-13, +321.

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