NSC 2011: Paul Avrin [#18]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Avrin, 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 18-13, +106, and is ranked #20 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): Avrin Home: New York, NY, United States Awards: 2001-10 Lancaster PA; 2004-05 Piscataway, NY; has lowest NSA membership number (50) Hobbies: travel, sports, gym

Round by Round
High score: 509 Average for: 390 Average against: 386
Before the Tournament		Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Avrin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1		Avrin played #86 David Goldberg (Loveland, CO) and won 371 to 362 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-0, +9.
Round 2		Avrin played #57 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 396 to 378 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-0, +27.
Round 3		Avrin played #27 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 392 to 352 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-0, +67.
Round 4		Avrin played #23 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 364 to 356 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +75.
Round 5		Avrin played #30 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 407 to 376 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +106.
Round 6		Avrin played #71 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 505 to 386 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +225.
Round 7		Avrin played #12 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 501 to 324 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +402. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Avrin played #54 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 392 to 455 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-1, +339. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Avrin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9		Avrin played #5 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 371 to 320 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +390.
Round 10		Avrin played #9 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 343 to 385 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-2, +348.
Round 11		Avrin played #3 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 267 to 496 (a spread of -229). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +119. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Avrin played #22 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 462 to 352 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, +229.
Round 13		Avrin played #40 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 395 to 341 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-3, +283. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Avrin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14		Avrin played #25 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 370 to 391 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +262.
Round 15		Avrin played #13 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 489 to 257 (a spread of 232). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-4, +494.
Round 16		Avrin played #32 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and lost 312 to 474 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +332.
Round 17		Avrin played #31 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 330 to 317 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +345.
Round 18		Avrin played #51 Travis Carlson (Tucson, AZ) and lost 356 to 452 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-6, +249.
Round 19		Avrin played #12 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) again and lost 346 to 471 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-7, +124.
Round 20		Avrin played #9 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) again and won 343 to 315 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-7, +152.
Round 21		Avrin played #88 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 347 to 386 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-8, +113.
Round 22		Avrin played #8 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 509 to 350 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-8, +272.
Round 23		Avrin played #56 Steven Karp (Waterloo ON) and lost 428 to 445 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-9, +255.
Round 24		Avrin played #33 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 371 to 428 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-10, +198.
Round 25		Avrin played #44 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 301 to 448 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-11, +51.
Round 26		Avrin played #7 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 381 to 505 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-12, -73.
Round 27		Avrin played #29 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and lost 331 to 409 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-13, -151.
Round 28		Avrin played #45 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 360 to 344 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-13, -135.
Round 29		Avrin played #36 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 477 to 405 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-13, -63.
Round 30		Avrin played #38 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 501 to 363 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 17-13, +75.
Round 31		Avrin played #53 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 360 to 329 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18-13, +106.

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