October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Sal Piro [#31]

On this page, you will find information about Sal Piro, 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, -224, and is ranked #27 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): Sal Surname(s): Piro Home: New York, NY, United States Awards: 2002-03 Shelton, CT; 2004-03 Bayside, NY Hobbies: Rocky Horror Picture Show NSC 1992 Division: 2 NSC 1992 Rank: 36/139, 15-12 +500 NSC 1996 Division: 1 NSC 1996 Rank: 53/108, 14-13 -81

Round by Round
High score: 463 Average for: 395 Average against: 410
Round 1		Piro played #21 Aaron Bader (Cambridge, MA) and lost 320 to 369 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 0-1, -49.
Round 2		Piro played #7 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 336 to 457 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-2, -170.
Round 3		Piro played #38 Elana Lehrer (City Withheld, NJ) and lost 421 to 445 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-3, -194. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Piro played #34 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 424 to 358 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-3, -128.
Round 5		Piro played #18 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 416 to 415 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-3, -127.
Round 6		Piro played #33 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 379 to 376 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-3, -124.
Round 7		Piro played #29 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 377 to 458 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-4, -205.
Round 8		Piro played #37 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 463 to 406 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-4, -148.
Round 9		Piro played #2 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 462 to 449 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-4, -135.
Round 10		Piro played #39 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 356 to 363 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-5, -142.
Round 11		Piro played #26 Larry Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 395 to 408 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-6, -155.
Round 12		Piro played #41 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 450 to 429 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-6, -134. Piro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Piro played #5 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 418 to 337 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-6, -53.
Round 14		Piro played #30 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 351 to 414 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-7, -116.
Round 15		Piro played #24 Jason Idalski (Warren, MI) and lost 356 to 464 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-8, -224.

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