October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Eric Goldstein [#17]

On this page, you will find information about Eric Goldstein, 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 7-8, -107, and is ranked #26 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
	Given name(s): Eric Surname(s): Goldstein Home: Scarsdale, NY, United States USSO 2006 Division: 2 USSO 2006 Rank: 52/102, 14-14 -253

Round by Round
High score: 501 Average for: 395 Average against: 402
Round 1		Goldstein played #30 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 318 to 431 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 0-1, -113.
Round 2		Goldstein played #40 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 501 to 358 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-1, +30.
Round 3		Goldstein played #5 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 409 to 399 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +40.
Round 4		Goldstein played #19 Joe Weinike (New York, NY) and won 410 to 394 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +56. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Goldstein played #9 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 404 to 409 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-2, +51.
Round 6		Goldstein played #13 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Waltham, MA) and won 469 to 376 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-2, +144.
Round 7		Goldstein played #38 Elana Lehrer (City Withheld, NJ) and won 358 to 349 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +153.
Round 8		Goldstein played #3 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 426 to 394 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +185. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Goldstein played #8 Stefan Rau (New Britain, CT) and lost 397 to 408 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-3, +174. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Goldstein played #10 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and lost 354 to 450 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-4, +78.
Round 11		Goldstein played #32 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 415 to 424 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-5, +69. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Goldstein played #14 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 327 to 447 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-6, -51.
Round 13		Goldstein played #24 Jason Idalski (Warren, MI) and lost 322 to 402 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-7, -131.
Round 14		Goldstein played #2 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 366 to 420 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-8, -185.
Round 15		Goldstein played #40 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) again and won 454 to 376 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-8, -107. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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