	The DALLAS OPEN
	March 7–9, 2008
	Organized by Chris Cree

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DO 2008: Joel Sherman [#5]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Sherman, who is competing at the 2008 Dallas Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-7, +1240, and is ranked #6.

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 Sherman]

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
Occupation: Scrabble player
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 65/149, 14-12 +160
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 65/149, 14-12 +160
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 67/176, 14-13 +494
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 34/176, 16-11 +266
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 12/134, 16-10 +728
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 29/108, 15-12 +750
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 11/126, 19-12 +898
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 14/98, 19-12 +722
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 1/132, 25-6 +2020
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 81/172, 15-15 +258
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 26/87, 15.5-12.5 +780
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 32/76, 14.5-13.5 +445
WSC 1993 Rank: 10
WSC 1995 Rank: 2
WSC 1997 Rank: 1
WSC 1999 Rank: 15
WSC 2001 Rank: 51
WSC 2005 Rank: 19

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	153-108 (0.586)
Past 1-12 months	34-30 (0.531)	LL W L W LL W LL W LLLLL WW L W LL W L W LL WWW L WW L WWW L WW LL W L WWW L W LLL W L WWW L WWWWWW
Past 13-24 months	34-27 (0.557)	WW LL W L WWW LLL WW LLLL W L WWW LLL W LL W L W L W L W LLL WWWW L WW L WW LL W L WWWWWWWW
Past 25-36 months	26-7 (0.788)	WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW LL WWW LL W L W LL WWWW
Past 37-48 months	22-22 (0.500)	W L W LL WWWW L W L W L W L W LL WWW LL WW L W LLL WW LL WW LLL W LL W
Past 49-60 months	18-13 (0.581)	LLLLL WWWW LL WWW LL WWW LL WWWW L WWW L W
Past 61-72 months	19-9 (0.679)	WW L W L WWW L W L W L WW L WWW L W L WWW L WW

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 568 Average for: 441 Average against: 382
Before the Tournament		Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Sherman played #115 Scott Gilstrap (Houston, TX) and won 503 to 239 (a spread of 264). Before this event, Sherman had not played Gilstrap in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +264.
Round 2		Sherman played #66 KC Frodyma (Silver Spring, MD) and won 436 to 337 (a spread of 99). Before this event, Sherman had not played Frodyma in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +363. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 3		Sherman played #57 Terry Kang Rau (Newington, CT) and won 436 to 280 (a spread of 156). Before this event, Sherman had not played Rau in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +519. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4		Sherman played #18 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 378 to 464 (a spread of -86). The last time these two played was 2008-01 at: RENO, NV Sherman’s record vs. Baron in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-3 (0.571). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +433. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Sherman played #34 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 466 to 306 (a spread of 160). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: SARATOGA, NY Sherman’s record vs. Lipe in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: LLW. Past 13-24 months: WWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +593. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6		Sherman played #44 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 568 to 354 (a spread of 214). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: CHARLOTTE, NC Sherman’s record vs. Harshbarger in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +807. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7		Sherman played #6 John Luebkemann (Bear, DE) and lost 409 to 456 (a spread of -47). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: CHARLOTTE, NC Sherman’s record vs. Luebkemann in the 6 years leading up to this event: 10-8 (0.556). Past 1-12 months: LLWL. Past 13-24 months: WLW. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: LWWL. Past 61-72 months: LWW. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +760. 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 #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 421 to 301 (a spread of 120). The last time these two played was 2007-09 at: BALTIMORE, MD Sherman’s record vs. MacNeil in the 6 years leading up to this event: 6-6 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LWL. Past 13-24 months: LWLWLLW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +880. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9		Sherman played #30 Stefan Rau (Newington, CT) and won 463 to 371 (a spread of 92). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: SARATOGA, NY Sherman’s record vs. Rau in the 6 years leading up to this event: 6-3 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WLW. Past 13-24 months: LWWW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +972.
Round 10		Sherman played #15 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 433 to 465 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Sherman had not played Swift in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +940. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11		Sherman played #2 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 302 to 518 (a spread of -216). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Sherman’s record vs. Katz-Brown in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +724. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Sherman played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 440 to 466 (a spread of -26). The last time these two played was 2008-01 at: RENO, NV Sherman’s record vs. Benedict in the 6 years leading up to this event: 9-4 (0.692). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WWWL. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: WWL. Past 61-72 months: WWW. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-5, +698.
Round 13		Sherman played #48 Ann Mirabito (College Station, TX) and won 432 to 387 (a spread of 45). Before this event, Sherman had not played Mirabito in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-5, +743. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Sherman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 14		Sherman played #12 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 531 to 414 (a spread of 117). The last time these two played was 2007-09 at: BALTIMORE, MD Sherman’s record vs. Day in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-4 (0.429). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WLL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, +860.
Round 15		Sherman played #3 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 502 to 423 (a spread of 79). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Sherman’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 6 years leading up to this event: 8-11 (0.421). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: LLLW. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: LLWL. Past 61-72 months: LWLLLW. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-5, +939. 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 #29 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 319 to 403 (a spread of -84). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: SARATOGA, NY Sherman’s record vs. Le in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-3 (0.571). Past 1-12 months: LLWWW. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +855.
Round 17		Sherman played #61 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 414 to 317 (a spread of 97). Before this event, Sherman had not played Krafchick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +952.
Round 18		Sherman played #20 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 506 to 289 (a spread of 217). The last time these two played was 2007-08 at: PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP Sherman’s record vs. Withers in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-5 (0.286). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LLW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +1169.
Round 19		Sherman played #40 Thomas Conrad (Rio Rancho, NM) and lost 364 to 430 (a spread of -66). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: RENO, NV Sherman’s record vs. Conrad in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-7, +1103. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Sherman played #17 Paul Holser (Wylie, TX) and won 444 to 442 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Sherman had not played Holser in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +1105.
Round 21		Sherman played #40 Thomas Conrad (Rio Rancho, NM) again and won 485 to 350 (a spread of 135). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: RENO, NV Sherman’s record vs. Conrad in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-7, +1240.

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