Scott Appel [#8] at 2007 Big Apple ST

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Appel, 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 8.5-6.5, -194, 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

[photo of Scott Appel]

Given name(s): Scott
Surname(s): Appel
Home: Trenton, NJ, United States
Awards: 2003-08 Parsippany, NJ
Hobbies: Resident of Red Sox Nation, Toddler Chaser
Occupation: statistician
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 6/151, 21-10 +624
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 59/98, 15-16 -256
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 39/132, 17-14 +472
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 33/172, 18-12 +91
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 39/87, 14.5-13.5 +122
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 5/76, 18-10 +795

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	78-54 (0.591)
Past 1-12 months	8-6 (0.571)	WW LLL WW LL WWW L W
Past 13-24 months	15-8 (0.652)	L W L WWW LL WW LL WWWWW LL WWWW
Past 25-36 months	20-8 (0.714)	L W L WW L WWWW L WWWW L WW L WWWWWW L W L
Past 37-48 months	18-19 (0.486)	LLLLLLL W L WWWWW LLLL WWW LL WWW LL WWWW L WW LL
Past 49-60 months	12-8 (0.600)	LLL WWWWW LL WW L W L WW L WW
Past 61-72 months	5-5 (0.500)	LLLLL WWWWW
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]
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 501 Average for: 395 Average against: 408
Round 1		Appel played #41 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 379 to 373 (a spread of 6). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Appel’s record vs. Fatsis in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. 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: #18. Current record: 1-0, +6.
Round 2		Appel played #23 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and tied at 412. The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Appel’s record vs. DiBattista in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1.5-0.5, +6.
Round 3		Appel played #18 Augustine Adda (Belleville, NJ) and won 501 to 267 (a spread of 234). Before this event, Appel had not played Adda in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2.5-0.5, +240.
Round 4		Appel played #20 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and lost 345 to 455 (a spread of -110). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: WASHINGTON DC Appel’s record vs. Le in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. 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: 2.5-1.5, +130. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 5		Appel played #7 David Koenig (Englewood, NJ) and won 419 to 365 (a spread of 54). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Appel’s record vs. Koenig in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: WLL. 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: #7. Current record: 3.5-1.5, +184.
Round 6		Appel played #6 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and lost 414 to 533 (a spread of -119). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Tiekert in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +65. Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7		Appel played #33 Ben Dweck (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 373 to 387 (a spread of -14). The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Appel’s record vs. Dweck in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). 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: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3.5-3.5, +51. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Appel played #17 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 352 to 376 (a spread of -24). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Linn in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-2 (0.714). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WWW. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3.5-4.5, +27.
Round 9		Appel played #30 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 398 to 384 (a spread of 14). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Appel’s record vs. Tier 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: #22. Current record: 4.5-4.5, +41.
Round 10		Appel played #38 Joe Bihlmeyer (Durham, CT) and won 456 to 410 (a spread of 46). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: WASHINGTON DC Appel’s record vs. Bihlmeyer in the 8 years leading up to this event: 6-4 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LLWW. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: LW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +87.
Round 11		Appel played #16 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 448 to 443 (a spread of 5). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Greenspan in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-2 (0.714). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WLW. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +92. Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12		Appel played #5 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and won 381 to 322 (a spread of 59). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Edley in the 8 years leading up to this event: 7-3 (0.700). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WWW. Past 25-36 months: LLWWW. 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: #8. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +151. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 13		Appel played #32 Marjorie Schoneboom (Central Islip, NY) and lost 296 to 465 (a spread of -169). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: WASHINGTON DC Appel’s record vs. Schoneboom in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7.5-5.5, -18.
Round 14		Appel played #9 Merrill Kaitz (Amesbury, MA) and lost 352 to 547 (a spread of -195). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Kaitz in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. 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: #17. Current record: 7.5-6.5, -213. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15		Appel played #42 Susi Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and won 393 to 374 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Appel had not played Tiekert in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8.5-6.5, -194.

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