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Scott Appel [#2] at USSO 2006
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On this page, you will find information about Scott Appel, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Appel currently has a record of 18-10, +795, and is ranked #5 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: Trenton, NJ, United States Awards: 2003-08 Parsippany, NJ Hobbies: Resident of Red Sox Nation, Toddler Chaser Occupation: statistician NSC 1998 Division: 2 NSC 1998 Rank: 6/151, 21-10 +624 NSC 2000 Division: 1 NSC 2000 Rank: 59/98, 15-16 -256 NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 39/132, 17-14 +472 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 33/172, 18-12 +91 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 39/87, 14.5-13.5 +122 |
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Rank Diagram |
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Round-by-Round | ||
High score: 555 | ||
| Round 1 |
| Appel played #50 Kent Nelson (Sandy, UT) and won 411 to 303 (a spread of 108). Before this event, Appel had not played Nelson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +108. |
| Round 2 |
| Appel played #38 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 481 to 407 (a spread of 74). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Appel’s record vs. Lerman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +182. Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 3 |
| Appel played #11 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 464 to 361 (a spread of 103). Before this event, Appel had not played Cohen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +285. |
| Round 4 |
| Appel played #57 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and won 496 to 397 (a spread of 99). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Appel’s record vs. Peltz in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +384. |
| Round 5 |
| Appel played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 416 to 324 (a spread of 92). Before this event, Appel had not played Gabriel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-0, +476. |
| Round 6 |
| Appel played #71 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 374 to 425 (a spread of -51). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Appel’s record vs. Thevenot in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-1, +425. |
| Round 7 |
| Appel played #32 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 357 to 457 (a spread of -100). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Katz-Brown in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +325. Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 8 |
| Appel played #51 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 349 to 474 (a spread of -125). Before this event, Appel had not played Nemitrmansuk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +200. |
| Round 9 |
| Appel played #42 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 431 to 413 (a spread of 18). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Mallick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-3, +218. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 10 |
| Appel played #3 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and won 499 to 333 (a spread of 166). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Armstrong in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-3 (0.571).Past 1-12 months: LWL. Past 13-24 months: LWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +384. |
| Round 11 |
| Appel played #41 Rod MacNeil (Wilmington, DE) and lost 366 to 441 (a spread of -75). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. MacNeil in the 7 years leading up to this event: 6-6 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: LWW. Past 13-24 months: WLLWWW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +309. |
| Round 12 |
| Appel played #13 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 450 to 353 (a spread of 97). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Daniel in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +406. |
| Round 13 |
| Appel played #6 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 439 to 354 (a spread of 85). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Appel’s record vs. Berofsky in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +491. |
| Round 14 |
| Appel played #68 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 446 to 340 (a spread of 106). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Sherman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-8 (0.273).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LWLLL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WLLL. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +597. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 15 |
| Appel played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and lost 259 to 492 (a spread of -233). Before this event, Appel had not played Gabriel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +364. |
| Round 16 |
| Appel played #16 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and won 526 to 393 (a spread of 133). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Edley in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-2 (0.714).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LLWWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-5, +497. |
| Round 17 |
| Appel played #71 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) again and won 527 to 421 (a spread of 106). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Appel’s record vs. Thevenot in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-5, +603. Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 18 |
| Appel played #26 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 555 to 317 (a spread of 238). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Appel’s record vs. Hill in the 7 years leading up to this event: 7-3 (0.700).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WWL. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LWWLW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-5, +841. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 19 |
| Appel played #13 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) again and lost 326 to 459 (a spread of -133). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Daniel in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-6, +708. Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 20 |
| Appel played #14 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 525 to 341 (a spread of 184). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Appel’s record vs. Day in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-6, +892. |
| Round 21 |
| Appel played #52 John OLaughlin (Sun Prairie, WI) and won 444 to 357 (a spread of 87). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. O'Laughlin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-6, +979. |
| Round 22 |
| Appel played #12 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 420 to 386 (a spread of 34). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Cree in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-6, +1013. |
| Round 23 |
| Appel played #16 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) again and won 436 to 374 (a spread of 62). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Edley in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-2 (0.714).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LLWWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-6, +1075. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 24 |
| Appel played #34 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 376 to 383 (a spread of -7). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Appel’s record vs. Kramer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-7, +1068. |
| Round 25 |
| Appel played #7 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 318 to 454 (a spread of -136). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-8, +932. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
| Round 26 |
| Appel played #25 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 322 to 436 (a spread of -114). Before this event, Appel had not played Hahn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-9, +818. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 27 |
| Appel played #51 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) again and lost 343 to 432 (a spread of -89). Before this event, Appel had not played Nemitrmansuk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-10, +729. |
| Round 28 |
| Appel played #63 Stefan Rau (Newington, CT) and won 457 to 391 (a spread of 66). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PRINCETON, NJ Appel’s record vs. Rau in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).Past 1-12 months: WLL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-10, +795. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
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