CNSC 2011: Joel Wapnick [#4]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Wapnick, who is competing at the 2011 CNSC. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13-5, +1107, and is ranked #1.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, 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

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Given name(s): Joel
Surname(s): Wapnick
Home: Montreal, QC, Canada
Awards: 1999 World Champion; 1983 North American Champion; 1998 Canadian Champion
Hobbies: Fiction writing
Occupation: university professor
CNSC 1996 Rank: 3
CNSC 1998 Rank: 1
CNSC 2000 Rank: 15
CNSC 2003 Rank: 15
CNSC 2005 Rank: 4
NSC 1978 Division: 1
NSC 1978 Rank: 24/65, 143.0 credits
NSC 1980 Division: 1
NSC 1980 Rank: 10/32, 9-8 +386
NSC 1983 Division: 1
NSC 1983 Rank: 1/32, 13-4 +705
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 18/302, 15-7 +965
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 33, 14-7 +1651
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 12/149, 17-10 +1403
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 12/149, 17-10 +1403
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 27/176, 16-11 +647
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 2/176, 21-6 +1318
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 9/134, 18-9 +672
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 19/108, 16-11 +531
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 29/126, 17.5-13.5 +362
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 11/98, 19-12 +1089
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 10/132, 19-12 +1128
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 9/172, 20-10 +833
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 55/87, 13-15 +130
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 49/76, 13-15 -33
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 2003 Rank: 17
WSC 2005 Rank: 33

Round by Round
High score: 581 Average for: 432 Average against: 370
Round 1		Wapnick played #43 Jeff Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and won 483 to 291 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +192. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Wapnick played #39 David Wood (Thunder Bay ON) and won 552 to 304 (a spread of 248). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +440. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Wapnick played #18 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 318 to 457 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-1, +301. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Wapnick played #10 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and won 416 to 372 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-1, +345.
Round 5		Wapnick played #42 Sue Tremblay (Carlsbad Springs ON) and won 437 to 390 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +392.
Round 6		Wapnick played #2 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and won 426 to 415 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +403.
Round 7		Wapnick played #3 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 388 to 415 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +376. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Wapnick played #23 Ron Hoekstra (Surrey BC) and lost 336 to 387 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-3, +325. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9		Wapnick played #49 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and won 471 to 324 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +472. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Wapnick played #12 Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom (Montreal QC) and won 502 to 413 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-3, +561. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Wapnick played #16 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 321 to 415 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-4, +467. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Wapnick played #26 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 420 to 317 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-4, +570. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13		Wapnick played #28 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 581 to 267 (a spread of 314). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-4, +884. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14		Wapnick played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and won 434 to 334 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-4, +984. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15		Wapnick played #15 Will Nediger (London ON) and won 392 to 358 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-4, +1018. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16		Wapnick played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 561 to 377 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-4, +1202. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17		Wapnick played #7 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 287 to 424 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-5, +1065. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18		Wapnick played #3 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) again and won 450 to 408 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-5, +1107. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Award Ceremony		Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Final Round 1		Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (14 hits). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (20 hits).
Final Round 2		Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (11 hits).
Final Round 3		Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (14 hits). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (40 hits).

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