October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Woody Chen [#1]

On this page, you will find information about Woody Chen, 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, +420, and is ranked #8 in Division 3.

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 Woody Chen]

Given name(s): Woody
Surname(s): Chen
Home: Flushing, NY, United States
Awards: One 3rd prize, Two 2nd prizes and 3 1st prizes in Scrabble tournaments
Hobbies: Video Games, Movies, Dancing, Travelling, Photography
Occupation: Paralegal
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 22/118, 18-13 +598
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 43/136, 17-14 +71
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 27/169, 18-12 +349
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 54/134, 15-13 -130

Round by Round
High score: 475 Average for: 387 Average against: 359
Round 1		Chen played #36 Brett Constantine (Florence, MA) and lost 337 to 449 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-1, -112.
Round 2		Chen played #28 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 403 to 361 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-1, -70.
Round 3		Chen played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 328 to 448 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-2, -190.
Round 4		Chen played #34 David Dlugosz (Philadelphia, PA) and won 367 to 313 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-2, -136.
Round 5		Chen played #2 Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and lost 420 to 445 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-3, -161.
Round 6		Chen played #21 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 410 to 344 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-3, -95.
Round 7		Chen played #22 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and won 396 to 299 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-3, +2.
Round 8		Chen played #29 Judith Stein Coleman (Croton-on-Hudson, NY) and lost 330 to 352 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-4, -20.
Round 9		Chen played #9 Lynda Kraar (Teaneck, NJ) and lost 340 to 352 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-5, -32.
Round 10		Chen played #8 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and won 475 to 263 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-5, +180.
Round 11		Chen played #30 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and lost 330 to 368 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-6, +142.
Round 12		Chen played #38 Meg Wolitzer (New York, NY) and won 434 to 404 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-6, +172.
Round 13		Chen played #18 Fran Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 415 to 295 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-6, +292.
Round 14		Chen played #39 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and won 402 to 332 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-6, +362.
Round 15		Chen played #29 Judith Stein Coleman (Croton-on-Hudson, NY) again and won 412 to 354 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-6, +420.
After the Tournament		Chen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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