October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Linda Wancel [#7]

On this page, you will find information about Linda Wancel, 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, +296, and is ranked #25 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): Linda Surname(s): Wancel Home: Flushing, NY, United States Occupation: Attorney

Round by Round
High score: 485 Average for: 380 Average against: 360
Round 1		Wancel played #34 David Dlugosz (Philadelphia, PA) and won 485 to 383 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +102.
Round 2		Wancel played #27 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 336 to 368 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-1, +70.
Round 3		Wancel played #13 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and won 439 to 369 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-1, +140.
Round 4		Wancel played #24 Daniel Tinkelman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 323 to 364 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-2, +99.
Round 5		Wancel played #20 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 399 to 402 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-3, +96. Wancel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Wancel played #15 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 353 to 410 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-4, +39.
Round 7		Wancel played #25 David McCraw (Ossining, NY) and won 442 to 283 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-4, +198.
Round 8		Wancel played #17 Matt Gross (College Park, MD) and won 398 to 323 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-4, +273.
Round 9		Wancel played #32 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 319 to 332 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-5, +260.
Round 10		Wancel played #10 Janet Matheson (New Westminster BC) and won 457 to 235 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-5, +482.
Round 11		Wancel played #35 Edward H Zurav (Roselle, NJ) and lost 362 to 368 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-6, +476.
Round 12		Wancel played #21 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and lost 378 to 430 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-7, +424.
Round 13		Wancel played #8 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and lost 273 to 454 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-8, +243. Wancel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Wancel played #3 Paul Olenick (High Bridge, NJ) and won 395 to 349 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-8, +289.
Round 15		Wancel played #35 Edward H Zurav (Roselle, NJ) again and won 337 to 330 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-8, +296.
After the Tournament		Wancel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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