October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Gina Braden [#19]

On this page, you will find information about Gina Braden, 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 4-11, -636, and is ranked #20 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): Gina Surname(s): Braden Home: Berkeley, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 439 Average for: 337 Average against: 379
Round 1		Braden played #8 Justin Kazmark (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 323 to 445 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 0-1, -122.
Round 2		Braden played #11 Nancy Konipol (Astoria, NY) and lost 352 to 404 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 0-2, -174.
Round 3		Braden played #14 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and lost 275 to 423 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 0-3, -322.
Round 4		Braden played #21 Suzette Rodriguez (Flushing, NY) and won 344 to 339 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-3, -317.
Round 5		Braden played #18 Fran Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and lost 354 to 370 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-4, -333.
Round 6		Braden played #20 Susie Rivers (Brooklyn, NY) and won 361 to 306 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-4, -278. Braden is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Braden played #22 Angela Vella (Pleasantville, NY) and lost 306 to 316 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-5, -288.
Round 8		Braden played #15 Peter Hempstead (New York, NY) and lost 372 to 381 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-6, -297.
Round 9		Braden played #10 Gaurav Bhargava (Somerset, NJ) and lost 341 to 404 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-7, -360.
Round 10		Braden played #5 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and lost 361 to 427 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-8, -426. Braden is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Braden played #12 Jason Gelman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 314 to 459 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-9, -571.
Round 12		Braden played #17 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and lost 244 to 432 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-10, -759.
Round 13		Braden played #13 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 334 to 287 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-10, -712.
Round 14		Braden played #4 Stephane Clare (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 328 to 401 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-11, -785.
Round 15		Braden played #20 Susie Rivers (Brooklyn, NY) again and won 439 to 290 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-11, -636.

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