NSC 2011: Joel Sherman [#20]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Sherman, who is competing at the 2011 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 19-12, +952, and is ranked #14 in Division 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
	Given name(s): Joel Surname(s): Sherman Home: Bronx, NY, United States Awards: 1997 World, 2002 National Scrabble Champion, featured character in Fatsis' "Word Freak" and Chaikin's "Word Wars" Hobbies: piano, singing, movies

Round by Round
High score: 553 Average for: 420 Average against: 390
Before the Tournament		Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Sherman played #100 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and won 385 to 377 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-0, +8. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2		Sherman played #81 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 369 to 345 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-0, +32.
Round 3		Sherman played #45 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 485 to 404 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-0, +113.
Round 4		Sherman played #42 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 520 to 315 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-0, +318. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5		Sherman played #49 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 461 to 429 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-0, +350.
Round 6		Sherman played #66 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 425 to 329 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-0, +446.
Round 7		Sherman played #7 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 422 to 388 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +480. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8		Sherman played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 476 to 390 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-0, +566. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9		Sherman played #13 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and won 436 to 396 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-0, +606. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10		Sherman played #23 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and won 429 to 427 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-0, +608. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 11		Sherman played #6 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 456 to 231 (a spread of 225). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-0, +833. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12		Sherman played #77 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 419 to 341 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-0, +911. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13		Sherman played #31 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 498 to 382 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-0, +1027. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 14		Sherman played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 423 to 376 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-0, +1074. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15		Sherman played #17 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 387 to 448 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-1, +1013. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 16		Sherman played #54 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 369 to 391 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-2, +991. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17		Sherman played #14 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 405 to 353 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-2, +1043. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18		Sherman played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 406 to 467 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-3, +982. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Sherman played #30 David Koenig (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 403 to 435 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-4, +950. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20		Sherman played #13 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) again and lost 287 to 401 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-5, +836. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21		Sherman played #7 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) again and lost 416 to 438 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-6, +814.
Round 22		Sherman played #41 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 342 to 397 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-7, +759.
Round 23		Sherman played #6 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) again and lost 402 to 454 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +707.
Round 24		Sherman played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and won 411 to 333 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-8, +785. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 25		Sherman played #2 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 368 to 370 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-9, +783. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 26		Sherman played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) again and lost 394 to 443 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-10, +734. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 27		Sherman played #25 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 433 to 500 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-11, +667.
Round 28		Sherman played #22 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 416 to 397 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-11, +686. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29		Sherman played #51 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 507 to 398 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-11, +795.
Round 30		Sherman played #25 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and won 553 to 347 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 19-11, +1001.
Round 31		Sherman played #7 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) for the third time and lost 332 to 381 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 19-12, +952.

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