August 22–24, 2008
New York, NY

BASD 2008: Joe Edley [#8]

On this page, you will find information about Joe Edley, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Showdown. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 9-7, +394, and is ranked #8.

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 Joe Edley]

Given name(s): Joe
Surname(s): Edley
Home: Port Jefferson, NY, United States
Awards: 3 time National SCRABBLE Champion
Hobbies: reading, movies, tai chi
Occupation: Director/Clubs & Tournaments For The Nsa
NSC 1980 Division: 1
NSC 1980 Rank: 1/32, 14-3 +545
NSC 1983 Division: 1
NSC 1983 Rank: 3/32, 11.5-5.5 +323
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 2/302, 18-4 +1615
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 36, 14-7 +1255
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 1/176, 22-5 +1839
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 4/134, 19-8 +1139
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 3/108, 18-9 +1351
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 17/126, 18.5-12.5 +494
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 1/98, 22-9 +1454
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 23/132, 18-13 +687
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 15/172, 19-11 +554
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 5/87, 19-9 +376
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 14/76, 16-12 +779
WSC 1991 Rank: 4
WSC 1993 Rank: 18
WSC 1995 Rank: 5
WSC 1997 Rank: 3
WSC 1999 Rank: 28
WSC 2001 Rank: 20

Round by Round
High score: 508 Average for: 410 Average against: 385
Round 1		Edley played #1 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 456 to 470 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 0-1, -14. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 2		Edley played #12 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 404 to 355 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-1, +35.
Round 3		Edley played #20 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 489 to 282 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-1, +242. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4		Edley played #16 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 377 to 389 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-2, +230. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Edley played #4 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and won 454 to 438 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-2, +246. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Edley played #17 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 473 to 329 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-2, +390. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Edley played #10 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 408 to 352 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +446. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Edley played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 343 to 410 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-3, +379. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 9		Edley played #5 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 429 to 356 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-3, +452. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Edley played #6 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 421 to 389 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-3, +484.
Round 11		Edley played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 236 to 407 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-4, +313. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Edley played #17 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) again and lost 389 to 414 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-5, +288. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Edley played #5 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) again and lost 348 to 437 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-6, +199. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Edley played #16 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) again and won 415 to 408 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-6, +206.
Round 15		Edley played #5 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) for the third time and won 508 to 309 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-6, +405. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Edley played #10 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) again and lost 404 to 415 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-7, +394. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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