October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Angela Vella [#22]

On this page, you will find information about Angela Vella, 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, -92, and is ranked #14 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): Angela Surname(s): Vella Home: Pleasantville, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 441 Average for: 337 Average against: 348
Round 1		Vella played #3 Adam Townsend (Astoria, NY) and lost 322 to 327 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 0-1, -5.
Round 2		Vella played #10 Gaurav Bhargava (Somerset, NJ) and lost 260 to 357 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 0-2, -102.
Round 3		Vella played #15 Peter Hempstead (New York, NY) and won 318 to 306 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-2, -90.
Round 4		Vella played #12 Jason Gelman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 330 to 390 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-3, -150.
Round 5		Vella played #17 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and lost 287 to 372 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-4, -235.
Round 6		Vella played #9 Charlie Panek (New York, NY) and lost 348 to 363 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-5, -250.
Round 7		Vella played #19 Gina Braden (Berkeley, CA) and won 316 to 306 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-5, -240.
Round 8		Vella played #21 Suzette Rodriguez (Flushing, NY) and won 441 to 357 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-5, -156.
Round 9		Vella played #20 Susie Rivers (Brooklyn, NY) and won 437 to 302 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-5, -21.
Round 10		Vella played #8 Justin Kazmark (Philadelphia, PA) and won 392 to 284 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-5, +87.
Round 11		Vella played #1 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and lost 304 to 376 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-6, +15.
Round 12		Vella recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-6, +65. Vella is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Vella played #18 Fran Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and lost 328 to 412 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-7, -19.
Round 14		Vella played #13 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 369 to 337 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-7, +13.
Round 15		Vella played #1 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) again and lost 271 to 376 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-8, -92.

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