October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Varney Senii [#4]

On this page, you will find information about Varney Senii, 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, +299, and is ranked #24 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 Varney Senii]

Given name(s): Varney
Surname(s): Senii
Home: Brooklyn, NY, United States
Awards: None
Hobbies: Sports and reading
Occupation: Aspiring Writer
NSC 1998 Division: 4
NSC 1998 Rank: 23/125, 18-13 +1084
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 96/122, 13-18 -337
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 66/150, 15-15 +352
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 103/122, 11-17 -370
USSO 2006 Division: 4
USSO 2006 Rank: 29/116, 16-12 +91

Round by Round
High score: 500 Average for: 373 Average against: 353
Round 1		Senii played #40 Kevin Edwards (Philadelphia, PA) and won 445 to 294 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +151.
Round 2		Senii played #30 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and won 322 to 307 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +166.
Round 3		Senii played #17 Matt Gross (College Park, MD) and lost 310 to 330 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-1, +146.
Round 4		Senii played #5 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 332 to 394 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-2, +84.
Round 5		Senii played #24 Daniel Tinkelman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 337 to 417 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-3, +4.
Round 6		Senii played #29 Judith Stein Coleman (Croton-on-Hudson, NY) and lost 297 to 342 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-4, -41.
Round 7		Senii played #21 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and lost 408 to 464 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-5, -97.
Round 8		Senii played #43 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 500 to 227 (a spread of 273). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-5, +176.
Round 9		Senii played #41 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and won 398 to 384 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-5, +190.
Round 10		Senii played #38 Meg Wolitzer (New York, NY) and lost 300 to 326 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-6, +164.
Round 11		Senii played #14 Jim Piazza (New York, NY) and lost 336 to 386 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-7, +114.
Round 12		Senii played #32 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 381 to 360 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-7, +135.
Round 13		Senii played #34 David Dlugosz (Philadelphia, PA) and won 441 to 380 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-7, +196.
Round 14		Senii played #23 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 324 to 390 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-8, +130.
Round 15		Senii played #3 Paul Olenick (High Bridge, NJ) and won 458 to 289 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-8, +299.

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