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October 3–5, 2008
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BAST 2008: Richard Popper [#9]

On this page, you will find information about Richard Popper, 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 12-3, +585, and is ranked #1 in Division 2.

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 Richard Popper]

Given name(s): Richard
Surname(s): Popper
Home: Wilmington, DE, United States
Awards: First Division C, Stamford, May 2004
Hobbies: Bridge
Occupation: Attorney
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 118/169, 13-17 +94
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 41/134, 15-13 +904
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 30/102, 16-12 -408
Round by Round

High score: 512
Average for: 415
Average against: 376

Round 1

[photo of Froilan Mendoza]

Popper played #16 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and won 377 to 287 (a spread of 90).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 1-0, +90.

Round 2

[photo of Charlene H. White]

Popper played #26 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 425 to 316 (a spread of 109).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 2-0, +199.

Round 3

[photo of Jill Turney]

Popper played #2 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and won 439 to 343 (a spread of 96).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 3-0, +295.

Round 4

[photo of Robert Kerr]

Popper played #7 Robert Kerr (Brooklyn, NY) and won 431 to 395 (a spread of 36).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 4-0, +331.

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

Round 5

[photo of Verna Richards Berg]

Popper played #3 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 504 to 399 (a spread of 105).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 5-0, +436.

Round 6

[photo of Cynthia V Seales]

Popper played #14 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 412 to 390 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 6-0, +458.

Round 7

[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]

Popper played #18 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 406 to 357 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 7-0, +507.

Round 8

[photo of Rebecca Lambert]

Popper played #10 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and won 437 to 396 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 8-0, +548.

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

Round 9

[photo of Terry Kang Rau]

Popper played #11 Terry Kang Rau (New Britain, CT) and lost 332 to 440 (a spread of -108).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 8-1, +440.

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

Round 10

[photo of Phil Wertheimer]

Popper played #8 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 420 to 462 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 8-2, +398.

Round 11

[photo of Jan Dixon]

Popper played #1 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 417 to 396 (a spread of 21).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 9-2, +419.

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

Round 12

[photo of Joan Kelly]

Popper played #12 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 419 to 316 (a spread of 103).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 10-2, +522.

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

Round 13

[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]

Popper played #18 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) again and lost 293 to 514 (a spread of -221).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 10-3, +301.

Round 14

[photo of Terry Kang Rau]

Popper played #11 Terry Kang Rau (New Britain, CT) again and won 398 to 346 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 11-3, +353.

Round 15

[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]

Popper played #18 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) for the third time and won 512 to 280 (a spread of 232).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 12-3, +585.

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