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BAST 2008: Paul Avrin [#32]

On this page, you will find information about Paul Avrin, 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 9-6, -344, and is ranked #12 in Division 1.

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 Paul Avrin]

Given name(s): Paul
Surname(s): Avrin
Home: New York, NY, United States
Awards: 2001-10 Lancaster PA; 2004-05 Piscataway, NY; has lowest NSA membership number (50)
Hobbies: travel, sports, gym
Occupation: retired HS math teacher
NSC 1978 Division: 1
NSC 1978 Rank: 27/65, 142.0 credits
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 57/302, 13-9 +681
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 50, 13-8 +73
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 135/149, 10-17 -508
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 135/149, 10-17 -508
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 60/176, 15-12 -58
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 23/176, 17-10 +93
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 97/134, 12-15 -147
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 15/106, 17-10 +221
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 94/126, 14-17 -719
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 49/105, 16-15 +30
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 96/132, 14-17 -603
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 133/172, 13-17 -478
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 83/87, 10-18 -627
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 56/102, 14-14 -604
WSC 1995 Rank: 42
Round by Round

High score: 468
Average for: 386
Average against: 409

Round 1

[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]

Avrin played #3 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 278 to 528 (a spread of -250).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 0-1, -250.

Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 2

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Avrin played #18 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 394 to 355 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 1-1, -211.

Round 3

[photo of Jason Idalski]

Avrin played #24 Jason Idalski (Warren, MI) and won 419 to 280 (a spread of 139).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 2-1, -72.

Round 4

[photo of Cecilia Le]

Avrin played #20 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and lost 326 to 423 (a spread of -97).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 2-2, -169.

Round 5

[photo of Jeremy Frank]

Avrin played #22 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 416 to 375 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 3-2, -128.

Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 6

[photo of Marjorie Schoneboom]

Avrin played #40 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 468 to 442 (a spread of 26).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 4-2, -102.

Round 7

[photo of Larry Sherman]

Avrin played #26 Larry Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 454 to 444 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 5-2, -92.

Round 8

[photo of Sam Rosin]

Avrin played #9 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 365 to 381 (a spread of -16).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 5-3, -108.

Round 9

[photo of Seth Lipkin]

Avrin played #30 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 408 to 352 (a spread of 56).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 6-3, -52.

Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 10

[photo of Matt Graham]

Avrin played #1 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 330 to 371 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 6-4, -93.

Round 11

[photo of Eric Goldstein]

Avrin played #17 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 424 to 415 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 7-4, -84.

Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 12

[photo of Aaron Bader]

Avrin played #21 Aaron Bader (Cambridge, MA) and lost 281 to 593 (a spread of -312).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 7-5, -396.

Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of Debbie Stegman]

Avrin played #14 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 378 to 326 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 8-5, -344.

Round 14

[photo of Ben Dweck]

Avrin played #23 Ben Dweck (Brooklyn, NY) and won 451 to 387 (a spread of 64).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 9-5, -280.

Round 15

[photo of Scott Appel]

Avrin played #4 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 405 to 469 (a spread of -64).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 9-6, -344.