October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Evan Berofsky [#12]

On this page, you will find information about Evan Berofsky, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 10-5, +465, and is ranked #4 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 Evan Berofsky]

Given name(s): Evan
Surname(s): Berofsky
Home: Thornhill, ON, Canada
Awards: 4-time Toronto Club champ, 2-time Michigan Madness winner
Hobbies: Trivia, sports, movies, power walking
Occupation: Freelance Writer, Logistics Analyst
CNSC 2000 Rank: 24
CNSC 2003 Rank: 3
CNSC 2005 Rank: 5
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 17/133, 19-12 +280
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 34/98, 17-14 +189
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 38/132, 17-14 +549
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 36/172, 17-13 +1165
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 33/87, 15-13 +164
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 52/76, 13-15 -251
WSC 2003 Rank: 45

Round by Round
High score: 517 Average for: 426 Average against: 395
Round 1		Berofsky played #20 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and lost 390 to 455 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 0-1, -65.
Round 2		Berofsky played #33 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 385 to 358 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, -38.
Round 3		Berofsky played #4 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 517 to 362 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-1, +117.
Round 4		Berofsky played #28 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 416 to 543 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-2, -10. Berofsky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Berofsky played #11 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and won 446 to 356 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-2, +80.
Round 6		Berofsky played #19 Joe Weinike (New York, NY) and won 407 to 330 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-2, +157.
Round 7		Berofsky played #30 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 431 to 436 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-3, +152. Berofsky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Berofsky played #23 Ben Dweck (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 382 to 422 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-4, +112.
Round 9		Berofsky played #7 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 492 to 401 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-4, +203.
Round 10		Berofsky played #38 Elana Lehrer (City Withheld, NJ) and won 402 to 357 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-4, +248.
Round 11		Berofsky played #6 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 474 to 364 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-4, +358.
Round 12		Berofsky played #26 Larry Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 366 to 386 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-5, +338.
Round 13		Berofsky played #10 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and won 475 to 369 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-5, +444. Berofsky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Berofsky played #21 Aaron Bader (Cambridge, MA) and won 393 to 384 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-5, +453. Berofsky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Berofsky played #10 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) again and won 414 to 402 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-5, +465. Berofsky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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