October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Justin Kazmark [#8]

On this page, you will find information about Justin Kazmark, 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 6-9, +266, and is ranked #16 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): Justin Surname(s): Kazmark Home: Philadelphia, PA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 499 Average for: 376 Average against: 358
Round 1		Kazmark played #19 Gina Braden (Berkeley, CA) and won 445 to 323 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +122.
Round 2		Kazmark played #14 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and won 399 to 346 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +175.
Round 3		Kazmark played #17 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and lost 327 to 341 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-1, +161.
Round 4		Kazmark played #1 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and lost 350 to 365 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-2, +146.
Round 5		Kazmark played #3 Adam Townsend (Astoria, NY) and lost 349 to 372 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-3, +123.
Round 6		Kazmark played #4 Stephane Clare (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 378 to 382 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-4, +119. Kazmark is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Kazmark played #7 Simon Snyder (Flushing, NY) and lost 360 to 371 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-5, +108.
Round 8		Kazmark played #20 Susie Rivers (Brooklyn, NY) and won 499 to 208 (a spread of 291). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-5, +399.
Round 9		Kazmark played #12 Jason Gelman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 413 to 379 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-5, +433.
Round 10		Kazmark played #22 Angela Vella (Pleasantville, NY) and lost 284 to 392 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-6, +325.
Round 11		Kazmark played #9 Charlie Panek (New York, NY) and won 373 to 362 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-6, +336.
Round 12		Kazmark played #21 Suzette Rodriguez (Flushing, NY) and lost 349 to 403 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-7, +282.
Round 13		Kazmark played #15 Peter Hempstead (New York, NY) and lost 379 to 441 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-8, +220.
Round 14		Kazmark played #5 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and lost 365 to 376 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-9, +209.
Round 15		Kazmark played #12 Jason Gelman (Brooklyn, NY) again and won 373 to 316 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-9, +266. Kazmark is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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