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BAST 2008: Martin Weisskopf [#39]

On this page, you will find information about Martin Weisskopf, 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, -204, and is ranked #21 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 Martin Weisskopf]

Given name(s): Martin
Surname(s): Weisskopf
Home: Huntsville, AL, United States
Awards: Goddard Prize of the SPIE (2006), Rossi Prize of the American Astronomical Society (2004), Presidentail Rank Award (2003
Hobbies: Playing Basketball, Watching Cubs Lose
Occupation: Astrophysicist
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 279/302, 7-15 -754
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 100, 12-9 +320
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 137/176, 11.5-15.5 -905
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 121/134, 10-17 -515
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 54/108, 14-13 -277
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 118/126, 12-19 -1158
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 50/98, 16-15 -965
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 132/172, 13-17 -417
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 84/102, 12-16 -859
Round by Round

High score: 460
Average for: 384
Average against: 398

Round 1

[photo of Matt Graham]

Weisskopf played #1 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 374 to 363 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 1-0, +11.

Round 2

[photo of Kate Fukawa-Connelly]

Weisskopf played #13 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Waltham, MA) and lost 346 to 432 (a spread of -86).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 1-1, -75.

Round 3

[photo of Winter Zxqkj]

Weisskopf played #29 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 392 to 429 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 1-2, -112.

Round 4

[photo of Brian Bailey]

Weisskopf played #27 Brian Bailey (Rockville, MD) and won 420 to 345 (a spread of 75).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 2-2, -37.

Round 5

[photo of Larry Sherman]

Weisskopf played #26 Larry Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 350 to 384 (a spread of -34).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 2-3, -71.

Round 6

[photo of Elana Lehrer]

Weisskopf played #38 Elana Lehrer (City Withheld, NJ) and won 375 to 336 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 3-3, -32.

Round 7

[photo of Jeremy Frank]

Weisskopf played #22 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 437 to 393 (a spread of 44).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 4-3, +12.

Round 8

[photo of Jesse Day]

Weisskopf played #11 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and lost 405 to 478 (a spread of -73).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 4-4, -61.

Round 9

[photo of Ben Dweck]

Weisskopf played #23 Ben Dweck (Brooklyn, NY) and won 460 to 340 (a spread of 120).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 5-4, +59.

Round 10

[photo of Sal Piro]

Weisskopf played #31 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 363 to 356 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 6-4, +66.

Round 11

[photo of Jason Idalski]

Weisskopf played #24 Jason Idalski (Warren, MI) and lost 365 to 451 (a spread of -86).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 6-5, -20.

Round 12

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Weisskopf played #18 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 412 to 386 (a spread of 26).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 7-5, +6.

Round 13

[photo of Brian Bowman]

Weisskopf played #7 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 430 to 411 (a spread of 19).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 8-5, +25.

Round 14

[photo of Cecilia Le]

Weisskopf played #20 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and lost 320 to 433 (a spread of -113).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 8-6, -88.

Round 15

[photo of Joe Gaspard]

Weisskopf played #28 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 313 to 429 (a spread of -116).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 8-7, -204.