October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Adam Townsend [#3]

On this page, you will find information about Adam Townsend, 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, +336, and is ranked #1 in Division 4.

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): Adam Surname(s): Townsend Home: Astoria, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 481 Average for: 381 Average against: 359
Round 1		Townsend played #22 Angela Vella (Pleasantville, NY) and won 327 to 322 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +5.
Round 2		Townsend played #15 Peter Hempstead (New York, NY) and won 354 to 243 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +116. Townsend is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Townsend played #10 Gaurav Bhargava (Somerset, NJ) and won 391 to 345 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +162. Townsend is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Townsend played #7 Simon Snyder (Flushing, NY) and won 410 to 283 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +289.
Round 5		Townsend played #8 Justin Kazmark (Philadelphia, PA) and won 372 to 349 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +312.
Round 6		Townsend played #2 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and won 364 to 320 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +356. Townsend is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Townsend played #11 Nancy Konipol (Astoria, NY) and lost 353 to 373 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +336. Townsend is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Townsend played #16 Kathy Norman (Red Bay, AL) and won 363 to 351 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +348.
Round 9		Townsend played #14 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and won 406 to 388 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +366.
Round 10		Townsend played #13 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 327 to 388 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +305.
Round 11		Townsend played #4 Stephane Clare (Brooklyn, NY) and won 464 to 311 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +458.
Round 12		Townsend played #16 Kathy Norman (Red Bay, AL) again and won 383 to 351 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-2, +490. Townsend is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Townsend played #2 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) again and won 481 to 462 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-2, +509.
Round 14		Townsend played #6 James Curley (New York, NY) and lost 289 to 522 (a spread of -233). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-3, +276.
Round 15		Townsend played #11 Nancy Konipol (Astoria, NY) again and won 430 to 370 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-3, +336. Townsend is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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