October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Larry Sherman [#26]

On this page, you will find information about Larry Sherman, 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 9-6, +87, and is ranked #11 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 Larry Sherman]

Given name(s): Larry
Surname(s): Sherman
Home: Bronx, NY, United States
Awards: Won 2 tourneys in 1998
Hobbies: Beer, cats, computers
Occupation: Semi-retired proofreader
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 80/176, 14-13 -252
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 59/134, 14-13 -68
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 40/108, 14.5-12.5 +18
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 102/126, 13-18 -480
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 4/105, 21-10 +1056
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 41/103, 16-15 +610
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 82/172, 15-15 +153

Round by Round
High score: 475 Average for: 404 Average against: 398
Round 1		Sherman played #15 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 335 to 403 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 0-1, -68.
Round 2		Sherman played #10 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and won 403 to 383 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, -48.
Round 3		Sherman played #37 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 362 to 479 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-2, -165. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Sherman played #5 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 475 to 294 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-2, +16.
Round 5		Sherman played #39 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 384 to 350 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-2, +50.
Round 6		Sherman played #22 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 368 to 354 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +64.
Round 7		Sherman played #32 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 444 to 454 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-3, +54.
Round 8		Sherman played #21 Aaron Bader (Cambridge, MA) and won 440 to 416 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-3, +78. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Sherman played #33 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and lost 345 to 361 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-4, +62.
Round 10		Sherman played #28 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and won 444 to 399 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-4, +107.
Round 11		Sherman played #31 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 408 to 395 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-4, +120.
Round 12		Sherman played #12 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 386 to 366 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +140.
Round 13		Sherman played #9 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 399 to 537 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-5, +2.
Round 14		Sherman played #4 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 474 to 353 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-5, +123. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Sherman played #16 John Viloria (New York, NY) and lost 391 to 427 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-6, +87. Sherman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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