Joe Edley [#5] at 2007 Big Apple ST

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On this page, you will find information about Joe Edley, who is competing at the 2007 Big Apple ST. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 7-8, +192, and is ranked #23 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

[photo of Joe Edley]

Given name(s): Joe
Surname(s): Edley
Home: Coram, NY, United States
Awards: 3 time National SCRABBLE Champion
Hobbies: reading, movies, tai chi
Occupation: Consultant to the National SCRABBLE Association
NSC 1980 Division: 1
NSC 1980 Rank: 1/32, 14-3 +545
NSC 1983 Division: 1
NSC 1983 Rank: 3/32, 11.5-5.5 +323
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 2/302, 18-4 +1615
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 36, 14-7 +1255
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 1/176, 22-5 +1839
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 4/134, 19-8 +1139
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 3/108, 18-9 +1351
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 17/126, 18.5-12.5 +494
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 1/98, 22-9 +1454
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 23/132, 18-13 +687
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 15/172, 19-11 +554
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 5/87, 19-9 +376
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 14/76, 16-12 +779
WSC 1991 Rank: 4
WSC 1993 Rank: 18
WSC 1995 Rank: 5
WSC 1997 Rank: 3
WSC 1999 Rank: 28
WSC 2001 Rank: 20

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	59.5-49.5 (0.546)
Past 1-12 months	4-3 (0.571)	LLL WWWW
Past 13-24 months	8-13 (0.381)	L W LL W LL W LL W LLLL WWW LL W
Past 25-36 months	16-9 (0.640)	W LL WWWWWWWWW L W L WW L W LLL WW L
Past 37-48 months	7-3 (0.700)	WW L WW LL WWW
Past 49-60 months	14-10 (0.583)	LLL WWW L WWWW L WWWW LL W LL WW L
Past 61-72 months	10.5-11.5 (0.477)	W L WW LL W LTW L W L W LLL W LL WW
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

[rank diagram]
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Round by Round
High score: 495 Average for: 399 Average against: 386
Round 1		Edley played #34 Jill Pfeiffer (Lancaster, PA) and lost 438 to 440 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Edley had not played Pfeiffer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 0-1, -2. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2		Edley played #29 Dan Wachtell (New York, NY) and lost 436 to 439 (a spread of -3). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: DANBURY, CT Edley’s record vs. Wachtell in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LWW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 0-2, -5.
Round 3		Edley played #13 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 370 to 442 (a spread of -72). Before this event, Edley had not played Zxqkj in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-3, -77. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4		Edley played #27 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 325 to 378 (a spread of -53). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Edley’s record vs. Frank in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-4, -130.
Round 5		Edley played #31 Mike Weepie (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 458 to 361 (a spread of 97). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: STAMFORD, CT Edley’s record vs. Weepie in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-4, -33. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 6		Edley played #41 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 442 to 395 (a spread of 47). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: STAMFORD, CT Edley’s record vs. Fatsis in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-4, +14.
Round 7		Edley played #22 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 401 to 392 (a spread of 9). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Edley’s record vs. Stegman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-4, +23. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 8		Edley played #38 Joe Bihlmeyer (Durham, CT) and won 495 to 295 (a spread of 200). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: DANBURY, CT Edley’s record vs. Bihlmeyer in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-4, +223.
Round 9		Edley played #11 Rod MacNeil (Somerville, MA) and won 432 to 336 (a spread of 96). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Edley’s record vs. MacNeil in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-4, +319. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Edley played #33 Ben Dweck (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 391 to 411 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Edley had not played Dweck in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-5, +299.
Round 11		Edley played #15 Mark McCraw (Croton, NY) and won 382 to 365 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Edley had not played McCraw in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-5, +316. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 12		Edley played #8 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 322 to 381 (a spread of -59). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Edley’s record vs. Appel in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-7 (0.300). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LLL. Past 25-36 months: WWLLL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-6, +257. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 13		Edley played #23 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and lost 385 to 421 (a spread of -36). The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: DANBURY, CT Edley’s record vs. DiBattista in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-7, +221.
Round 14		Edley played #32 Marjorie Schoneboom (Central Islip, NY) and lost 362 to 410 (a spread of -48). Before this event, Edley had not played Schoneboom in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-8, +173. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Edley played #1 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 341 to 322 (a spread of 19). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Edley’s record vs. Mallick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 8-7 (0.533). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: WLW. Past 49-60 months: LWW. Past 61-72 months: LLLW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-8, +192. Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
After the Tournament		Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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