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NSC 2008: Barbara Besadny [#7]

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara Besadny, who is competing at the 2008 National 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 14-14, -221, and is ranked #50 in Division 5.

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

[photo of Barbara Besadny]

Given name(s): Barbara
Surname(s): Besadny
Home: Madison, WI, United States
Hobbies: Golf, Bridge, Bowling, Gardening
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 92/120, 12-15 -463
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 46/133, 17-14 -83
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 106/118, 12-19 -582
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 70/111, 15-16 -558
NSC 2004 Division: 5
NSC 2004 Rank: 48/90, 15-15 -269
NSC 2005 Division: 6
NSC 2005 Rank: 23/131, 17-11 +266
USSO 2006 Division: 5
USSO 2006 Rank: 63/88, 12.5-15.5 -271
Round by Round

High score: 456
Average for: 356
Average against: 364

Round 1

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Besadny played #28 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 372 to 354 (a spread of 18).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 1-0, +18.

Round 2

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Besadny played #42 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and won 451 to 343 (a spread of 108).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 2-0, +126.

Round 3

[photo of Kathi Cann]

Besadny played #14 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 412 to 389 (a spread of 23).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 3-0, +149.

Round 4

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Besadny played #88 Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH) and won 315 to 295 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 4-0, +169.

Round 5

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Besadny played #94 Wendy Wilkinson (Lexington, KY) and lost 341 to 394 (a spread of -53).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 4-1, +116.

Round 6

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Besadny played #23 Denise Dixon (Oneida, NY) and won 379 to 303 (a spread of 76).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 5-1, +192.

Round 7

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Besadny played #93 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 434 to 390 (a spread of 44).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 6-1, +236.

Round 8

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Besadny played #34 Robb Griffith (Durham, NC) and lost 355 to 366 (a spread of -11).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 6-2, +225.

Round 9

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Besadny played #71 Sherry Schaff (Solvang, CA) and lost 347 to 390 (a spread of -43).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 6-3, +182.

Round 10

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Besadny played #3 Yukari Balabanov (Vancouver BC) and won 375 to 370 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 7-3, +187.

Round 11

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Besadny played #32 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and lost 217 to 400 (a spread of -183).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 7-4, +4.

Round 12

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Besadny played #9 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 350 to 417 (a spread of -67).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 7-5, -63.

Round 13

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Besadny played #59 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and won 372 to 329 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 8-5, -20.

Round 14

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Besadny played #53 Barbara McGrew (Burlington, VT) and lost 325 to 407 (a spread of -82).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 8-6, -102.

Round 15

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Besadny played #56 Brian Miller (Winter Park, FL) and lost 336 to 361 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 8-7, -127.

Round 16

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Besadny played #1 Gloriosa Ondoy Agdeppa (San Jose, CA) and won 422 to 377 (a spread of 45).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 9-7, -82.

Round 17

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Besadny played #30 Billie Garver (Tuscaloosa, AL) and lost 321 to 326 (a spread of -5).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 9-8, -87.

Round 18

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Besadny played #43 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 327 to 344 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 9-9, -104.

Round 19

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Besadny played #37 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and lost 265 to 319 (a spread of -54).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 9-10, -158.

Round 20

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Besadny played #89 Ashley Walsh-Buie (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 423 to 329 (a spread of 94).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 10-10, -64.

Round 21

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Besadny played #2 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 286 to 429 (a spread of -143).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 10-11, -207.

Round 22

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Besadny played #24 Sharon Downing (Cleveland, GA) and won 456 to 328 (a spread of 128).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 11-11, -79.

Round 23

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Besadny played #8 Gaurav Bhargava (Somerset, NJ) and lost 297 to 427 (a spread of -130).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 11-12, -209.

Round 24

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Besadny played #17 Catherine Day (Cambridge, MA) and lost 366 to 415 (a spread of -49).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 11-13, -258.

Round 25

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Besadny played #33 JC Green (Lealman, FL) and won 348 to 339 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 12-13, -249.

Round 26

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Besadny played #20 Brenda Dede (Gainesville, FL) and won 326 to 316 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 13-13, -239.

Round 27

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Besadny played #27 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 450 to 349 (a spread of 101).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 14-13, -138.

Round 28

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Besadny played #30 Billie Garver (Tuscaloosa, AL) again and lost 313 to 396 (a spread of -83).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 14-14, -221.


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