August 22–24, 2008
New York, NY

BASD 2008: David Johnson [#20]

On this page, you will find information about David Johnson, 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 4-12, -1102, and is ranked #20.

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 David Johnson]

Given name(s): David
Surname(s): Johnson
Home: Decatur, IL, United States
Hobbies: Creator of JumbleTime
Occupation: Retired; Creator Of Jumbletime
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 22/126, 18-13 +655
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 1/105, 25-6 +1992
NSC 2002 Division: 6
NSC 2002 Rank: 59/88, 14-17 +150
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 22/169, 18-12 +876
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 34/134, 16-12 +357

Round by Round
High score: 444 Average for: 356 Average against: 425
Before the Tournament		Johnson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1		Johnson played #4 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 321 to 507 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 0-1, -186. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Johnson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 2		Johnson played #10 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 417 to 383 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-1, -152. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 3		Johnson played #8 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 282 to 489 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-2, -359. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Johnson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4		Johnson played #12 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 357 to 447 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-3, -449. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Johnson played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 337 to 317 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-3, -429. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Johnson played #5 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 294 to 420 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-4, -555. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Johnson played #1 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 341 to 504 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-5, -718. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Johnson played #16 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 340 to 415 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-6, -793.
Round 9		Johnson played #17 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 309 to 447 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-7, -931. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Johnson played #19 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 402 to 335 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-7, -864. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Johnson played #14 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and lost 379 to 472 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-8, -957. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Johnson played #16 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) again and lost 329 to 401 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-9, -1029. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Johnson played #12 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) again and lost 365 to 433 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-10, -1097.
Round 14		Johnson played #12 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) for the third time and won 444 to 416 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-10, -1069. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Johnson played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) again and lost 364 to 388 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-11, -1093.
Round 16		Johnson played #19 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) again and lost 418 to 427 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-12, -1102. Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		Johnson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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