October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Froilan Mendoza [#16]

On this page, you will find information about Froilan Mendoza, 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, +143, and is ranked #8 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): Froilan Surname(s): Mendoza Home: East Elmhurst, NY, United States Awards: Bayside 05-2004 (Div C) Hobbies: Scrabble! :) Occupation: IT Mgr NSC 2004 Division: 4 NSC 2004 Rank: 47/150, 16-14 +493

Round by Round
High score: 484 Average for: 394 Average against: 385
Round 1		Mendoza played #9 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 287 to 377 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 0-1, -90.
Round 2		Mendoza played #2 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and won 418 to 392 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-1, -64.
Round 3		Mendoza played #26 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 455 to 356 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-1, +35.
Round 4		Mendoza played #30 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) and won 437 to 418 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +54.
Round 5		Mendoza played #5 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 348 to 464 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-2, -62.
Round 6		Mendoza played #12 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 393 to 400 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-3, -69.
Round 7		Mendoza played #19 Mark Rosenberg (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 306 to 425 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-4, -188.
Round 8		Mendoza played #4 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 378 to 316 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-4, -126.
Round 9		Mendoza played #22 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and lost 351 to 373 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-5, -148.
Round 10		Mendoza played #3 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 402 to 361 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-5, -107.
Round 11		Mendoza played #13 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 475 to 392 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-5, -24.
Round 12		Mendoza played #29 Jackie Wong (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 317 to 419 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-6, -126.
Round 13		Mendoza played #15 Seth Mandel (Morristown, NJ) and won 410 to 391 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-6, -107.
Round 14		Mendoza played #27 Kendrick Lo (Toronto ON) and won 452 to 308 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-6, +37.
Round 15		Mendoza played #11 Terry Kang Rau (New Britain, CT) and won 484 to 378 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-6, +143.

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