NSC 2012: Paul Izikoff [#7]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Izikoff, who is competing at the 2012 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 17-14, -452, and is ranked #31 in Division 2.

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
	Given name(s): Paul Surname(s): Izikoff Home: Miami, FL, United States

Round by Round
High score: 474 Average for: 381 Average against: 396
Round 1		Izikoff played #81 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and won 403 to 370 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +33.
Round 2		Izikoff played #62 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 451 to 411 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-0, +73.
Round 3		Izikoff played #42 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 380 to 334 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-0, +119.
Round 4		Izikoff played #37 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 369 to 281 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-0, +207.
Round 5		Izikoff played #25 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 368 to 575 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-1, +0.
Round 6		Izikoff played #20 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 307 to 482 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-2, -175.
Round 7		Izikoff played #24 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 385 to 371 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-2, -161.
Round 8		Izikoff played #6 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 408 to 447 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-3, -200.
Round 9		Izikoff played #30 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 379 to 361 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-3, -182. Izikoff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Izikoff played #59 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 322 to 387 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, -247.
Round 11		Izikoff played #19 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) and won 390 to 388 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-4, -245.
Round 12		Izikoff played #55 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 325 to 486 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-5, -406.
Round 13		Izikoff played #11 Purinth Thitiyagoon (Thailand) and won 462 to 288 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-5, -232.
Round 14		Izikoff played #48 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 348 to 488 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-6, -372.
Round 15		Izikoff played #16 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 397 to 320 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-6, -295.
Round 16		Izikoff played #9 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 310 to 468 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-7, -453.
Round 17		Izikoff played #43 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 363 to 458 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-8, -548.
Round 18		Izikoff played #38 John Wiley (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 367 to 369 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-9, -550.
Round 19		Izikoff played #5 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and won 387 to 351 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-9, -514.
Round 20		Izikoff played #65 Jill Heffner (Longwood, FL) and lost 344 to 458 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-10, -628.
Round 21		Izikoff played #33 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and won 371 to 356 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-10, -613.
Round 22		Izikoff played #66 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 452 to 332 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-10, -493.
Round 23		Izikoff played #85 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 304 to 538 (a spread of -234). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-11, -727.
Round 24		Izikoff played #36 Heather Steffy (Atlanta, GA) and won 428 to 336 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-11, -635.
Round 25		Izikoff played #68 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 383 to 382 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-11, -634.
Round 26		Izikoff played #51 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 384 to 366 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-11, -616.
Round 27		Izikoff played #56 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 381 to 432 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-12, -667.
Round 28		Izikoff played #22 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and lost 392 to 394 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-13, -669.
Round 29		Izikoff played #60 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 411 to 418 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 15-14, -676.
Round 30		Izikoff played #23 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 378 to 329 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-14, -627.
Round 31		Izikoff played #47 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 474 to 299 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 17-14, -452.

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