October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Peter Hempstead [#15]

On this page, you will find information about Peter Hempstead, 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 7.5-7.5, +22, and is ranked #12 in Division 4.

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): Peter Surname(s): Hempstead Home: New York, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 441 Average for: 341 Average against: 339
Round 1		Hempstead played #10 Gaurav Bhargava (Somerset, NJ) and lost 368 to 408 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 0-1, -40.
Round 2		Hempstead played #3 Adam Townsend (Astoria, NY) and lost 243 to 354 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 0-2, -151. Hempstead is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Hempstead played #22 Angela Vella (Pleasantville, NY) and lost 306 to 318 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 0-3, -163.
Round 4		Hempstead played #17 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and lost 311 to 318 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 0-4, -170.
Round 5		Hempstead played #5 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and lost 290 to 341 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 0-5, -221.
Round 6		Hempstead played #18 Fran Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and lost 317 to 372 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 0-6, -276.
Round 7		Hempstead played #20 Susie Rivers (Brooklyn, NY) and won 348 to 271 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-6, -199.
Round 8		Hempstead played #19 Gina Braden (Berkeley, CA) and won 381 to 372 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-6, -190.
Round 9		Hempstead played #7 Simon Snyder (Flushing, NY) and lost 263 to 453 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-7, -380.
Round 10		Hempstead played #12 Jason Gelman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 405 to 254 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-7, -229.
Round 11		Hempstead played #14 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and won 366 to 277 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-7, -140.
Round 12		Hempstead played #9 Charlie Panek (New York, NY) and tied at 332. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4.5-7.5, -140.
Round 13		Hempstead played #8 Justin Kazmark (Philadelphia, PA) and won 441 to 379 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5.5-7.5, -78.
Round 14		Hempstead played #21 Suzette Rodriguez (Flushing, NY) and won 380 to 340 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -38.
Round 15		Hempstead played #17 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) again and won 358 to 298 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7.5-7.5, +22. Hempstead is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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