October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Steve Sikorski [#2]

On this page, you will find information about Stephen Sikorski, 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 4-11, -588, and is ranked #43 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
	Given name(s): Stephen Surname(s): Sikorski Home: Shoreham, NY, United States Awards: Hobbies: Occupation: Real Estate Appraiser NSC 2004 Division: 3 NSC 2004 Rank: 111/169, 14-16 -469

Round by Round
High score: 445 Average for: 360 Average against: 399
Round 1		Sikorski played #35 Edward H Zurav (Roselle, NJ) and lost 356 to 397 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-1, -41.
Round 2		Sikorski played #24 Daniel Tinkelman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 347 to 454 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-2, -148.
Round 3		Sikorski played #20 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 343 to 413 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-3, -218.
Round 4		Sikorski played #28 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 399 to 395 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-3, -214.
Round 5		Sikorski played #1 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 445 to 420 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-3, -189.
Round 6		Sikorski played #32 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 328 to 446 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-4, -307.
Round 7		Sikorski played #29 Judith Stein Coleman (Croton-on-Hudson, NY) and lost 304 to 458 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-5, -461. Sikorski is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Sikorski played #37 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and won 428 to 351 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-5, -384.
Round 9		Sikorski played #23 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 327 to 373 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-6, -430.
Round 10		Sikorski played #14 Jim Piazza (New York, NY) and lost 357 to 379 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-7, -452. Sikorski is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Sikorski played #34 David Dlugosz (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 345 to 346 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-8, -453.
Round 12		Sikorski played #43 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 289 to 417 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-9, -581.
Round 13		Sikorski played #33 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and lost 379 to 401 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-10, -603.
Round 14		Sikorski played #16 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 374 to 422 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-11, -651.
Round 15		Sikorski played #37 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) again and won 379 to 316 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-11, -588.

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