October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Seth Mandel [#15]

On this page, you will find information about Seth Mandel, 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, +355, and is ranked #17 in Division 2.

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): Seth Surname(s): Mandel Home: Morristown, NJ, United States

Round by Round
High score: 511 Average for: 395 Average against: 372
Round 1		Mandel played #18 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 380 to 405 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 0-1, -25.
Round 2		Mandel played #28 KC Frodyma (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 343 to 440 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 0-2, -122.
Round 3		Mandel played #4 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 390 to 384 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-2, -116. Mandel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Mandel played #22 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and lost 335 to 404 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-3, -185.
Round 5		Mandel played #24 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 362 to 348 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-3, -171.
Round 6		Mandel played #19 Mark Rosenberg (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 363 to 380 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-4, -188.
Round 7		Mandel played #30 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) and lost 403 to 468 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-5, -253.
Round 8		Mandel played #27 Kendrick Lo (Toronto ON) and won 511 to 257 (a spread of 254). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-5, +1.
Round 9		Mandel played #26 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 291 to 426 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-6, -134.
Round 10		Mandel played #13 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 495 to 297 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-6, +64.
Round 11		Mandel played #25 Christine Economos (New York, NY) and won 439 to 369 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-6, +134.
Round 12		Mandel played #20 Jeremy Hall (Stamford, CT) and won 393 to 294 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-6, +233.
Round 13		Mandel played #16 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and lost 391 to 410 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-7, +214.
Round 14		Mandel played #3 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and lost 367 to 375 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-8, +206.
Round 15		Mandel played #13 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) again and won 467 to 318 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-8, +355. Mandel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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