October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Derven Francis [#15]

On this page, you will find information about Derven Francis, 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 10-5, +544, and is ranked #5 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): Derven Surname(s): Francis Home: Bridgewater, NJ, United States Hobbies: Dominoes, poker, Sports Fanatic Occupation: Specialist USSO 2006 Division: 5 USSO 2006 Rank: 28/88, 15-13 +365

Round by Round
High score: 490 Average for: 397 Average against: 361
Round 1		Francis played #23 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 368 to 355 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +13.
Round 2		Francis played #44 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 373 to 382 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-1, +4.
Round 3		Francis played #9 Lynda Kraar (Teaneck, NJ) and won 369 to 337 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +36.
Round 4		Francis played #6 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and lost 343 to 373 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-2, +6.
Round 5		Francis played #25 David McCraw (Ossining, NY) and won 435 to 361 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-2, +80.
Round 6		Francis played #7 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 410 to 353 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +137.
Round 7		Francis played #30 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and won 438 to 330 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +245.
Round 8		Francis played #24 Daniel Tinkelman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 369 to 428 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-3, +186.
Round 9		Francis played #3 Paul Olenick (High Bridge, NJ) and won 475 to 311 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-3, +350. Francis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Francis played #29 Judith Stein Coleman (Croton-on-Hudson, NY) and won 398 to 374 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-3, +374.
Round 11		Francis played #5 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 338 to 372 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-4, +340.
Round 12		Francis played #19 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and won 439 to 342 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-4, +437.
Round 13		Francis played #20 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 324 to 508 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-5, +253.
Round 14		Francis played #13 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and won 393 to 335 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-5, +311.
Round 15		Francis played #19 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) again and won 490 to 257 (a spread of 233). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-5, +544.

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