October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Edward H Zurav [#35]

On this page, you will find information about Edward H Zurav, 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 6.5-8.5, -437, and is ranked #32 in Division 3.

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): Edward H Surname(s): Zurav Home: Roselle, NJ, United States

Round by Round
High score: 454 Average for: 349 Average against: 378
Round 1		Zurav played #2 Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and won 397 to 356 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +41.
Round 2		Zurav played #20 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 250 to 441 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, -150.
Round 3		Zurav played #24 Daniel Tinkelman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 398 to 384 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, -136.
Round 4		Zurav played #36 Brett Constantine (Florence, MA) and lost 352 to 436 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-2, -220.
Round 5		Zurav played #6 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and lost 349 to 420 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-3, -291.
Round 6		Zurav played #22 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and lost 274 to 424 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-4, -441.
Round 7		Zurav played #23 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 387 to 335 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-4, -389.
Round 8		Zurav played #38 Meg Wolitzer (New York, NY) and lost 363 to 389 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-5, -415.
Round 9		Zurav played #40 Kevin Edwards (Philadelphia, PA) and won 454 to 274 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-5, -235.
Round 10		Zurav played #33 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and lost 297 to 421 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-6, -359.
Round 11		Zurav played #7 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 368 to 362 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-6, -353.
Round 12		Zurav played #41 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and won 361 to 348 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-6, -340.
Round 13		Zurav played #42 Frank Jaslow (York, PA) and tied at 352. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6.5-6.5, -340.
Round 14		Zurav played #14 Jim Piazza (New York, NY) and lost 297 to 387 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -430.
Round 15		Zurav played #7 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) again and lost 330 to 337 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -437.

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