NASC 2019: Scott Appel [1-10]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Appel, who is competing at the 2019 North American SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 18-13, +946, and is ranked #8 in Division 1.

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): Scott Surname(s): Appel Home: Elkins Park, PA, United States Awards: 2009 and 2010 BAT Premier Hobbies: Fantasy Baseball & Football, Crosswords, Running, following the Red Sox and Eagles Occupation: Statistician

Round by Round
High score: 546 Average for: 412 Average against: 382
Round 1		Appel played #51 Oliver Roeder (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 379 to 403 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-1, -24.
Round 2		Appel played #30 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 328 to 456 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0-2, -152.
Round 3		Appel played #15 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 352 to 384 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 0-3, -184.
Round 4		Appel played #32 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and won 512 to 325 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-3, +3.
Round 5		Appel played #26 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 488 to 314 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-3, +177.
Round 6		Appel played #16 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 319 to 378 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-4, +118.
Round 7		Appel played #45 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and lost 298 to 510 (a spread of -212). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-5, -94.
Round 8		Appel played #54 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 405 to 392 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-5, -81.
Round 9		Appel played #44 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 471 to 312 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-5, +78. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Appel played #42 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 479 to 327 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-5, +230.
Round 11		Appel played #13 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and lost 404 to 431 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-6, +203.
Round 12		Appel played #38 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 377 to 420 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-7, +160.
Round 13		Appel played #35 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 331 to 318 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-7, +173. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Appel played #28 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 308 to 467 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-8, +14.
Round 15		Appel played #40 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 341 to 444 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-9, -89.
Round 16		Appel played #33 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 371 to 467 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-10, -185.
Round 17		Appel played #34 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and won 460 to 345 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-10, -70.
Round 18		Appel played #12 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) and won 475 to 402 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-10, +3.
Round 19		Appel played #50 Peter Sargious (Calgary AB) and won 546 to 310 (a spread of 236). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-10, +239.
Round 20		Appel played #31 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 372 to 348 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-10, +263. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Appel played #48 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 517 to 408 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-10, +372.
Round 22		Appel played #49 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 488 to 379 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-10, +481.
Round 23		Appel played #3 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 477 to 330 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-10, +628.
Round 24		Appel played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 464 to 338 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-10, +754.
Round 25		Appel played #25 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 379 to 330 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-10, +803. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Appel played #20 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 410 to 355 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-10, +858.
Round 27		Appel played #8 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and lost 329 to 396 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-11, +791.
Round 28		Appel played #6 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and won 408 to 390 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-11, +809.
Round 29		Appel played #21 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 380 to 424 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-12, +765.
Round 30		Appel played #20 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) again and lost 435 to 440 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-13, +760.
Round 31		Appel played #18 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 484 to 298 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-13, +946.

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