October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Aaron Bader [#21]

On this page, you will find information about Aaron Bader, 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 8-7, +862, 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
	Given name(s): Aaron Surname(s): Bader Home: Cambridge, MA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 593 Average for: 426 Average against: 369
Round 1		Bader played #31 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 369 to 320 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +49.
Round 2		Bader played #38 Elana Lehrer (City Withheld, NJ) and won 388 to 379 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +58.
Round 3		Bader played #7 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 302 to 334 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +26. Bader is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Bader played #33 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 472 to 349 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +149.
Round 5		Bader played #16 John Viloria (New York, NY) and lost 394 to 434 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-2, +109.
Round 6		Bader played #4 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 510 to 366 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-2, +253.
Round 7		Bader played #24 Jason Idalski (Warren, MI) and lost 397 to 438 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-3, +212.
Round 8		Bader played #26 Larry Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 416 to 440 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-4, +188. Bader is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Bader played #6 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 511 to 317 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-4, +382.
Round 10		Bader played #40 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 423 to 348 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-4, +457.
Round 11		Bader played #28 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 301 to 387 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-5, +371.
Round 12		Bader played #32 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 593 to 281 (a spread of 312). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-5, +683. Bader is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Bader played #18 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 368 to 448 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-6, +603.
Round 14		Bader played #12 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 384 to 393 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-7, +594. Bader is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Bader played #3 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 569 to 301 (a spread of 268). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-7, +862.

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