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Joe Edley [#7] at PC 2007
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On this page, you will find information about Joe Edley, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Edley currently has a record of 19-12, +561, and is ranked #10 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 | |
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| Given name(s): Joe Surname(s): Edley Home: Coram, NY, United States Awards: 3 time National SCRABBLE Champion Hobbies: reading, movies, tai chi Occupation: Consultant to the National SCRABBLE Association NSC 1980 Division: 1 NSC 1980 Rank: 1/32, 14-3 +545 NSC 1983 Division: 1 NSC 1983 Rank: 3/32, 11.5-5.5 +323 NSC 1985 Division: 1 NSC 1985 Rank: 2/302, 18-4 +1615 NSC 1987 Division: 1 NSC 1987 Rank: 36, 14-7 +1255 NSC 1992 Division: 1 NSC 1992 Rank: 1/176, 22-5 +1839 NSC 1994 Division: 1 NSC 1994 Rank: 4/134, 19-8 +1139 NSC 1996 Division: 1 NSC 1996 Rank: 3/108, 18-9 +1351 NSC 1998 Division: 1 NSC 1998 Rank: 17/126, 18.5-12.5 +494 NSC 2000 Division: 1 NSC 2000 Rank: 1/98, 22-9 +1454 NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 23/132, 18-13 +687 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 15/172, 19-11 +554 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 5/87, 19-9 +376 USSO 2006 Division: 1 USSO 2006 Rank: 14/76, 16-12 +779 WSC 1991 Rank: 4 WSC 1993 Rank: 18 WSC 1995 Rank: 5 WSC 1997 Rank: 3 WSC 1999 Rank: 28 WSC 2001 Rank: 20 |
![[photo of Joe Edley]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/e/edley_joe.jpeg)
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| Rank Diagram | |
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| Round by Round | ||
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High score: 535 | ||
| Before the Tournament | Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | |
| Round 1 |
| Edley played #90 Mike Whiteoak (United Kingdom) and won 479 to 262 (a spread of 217). Before this event, Edley had not played Whiteoak in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +217. |
| Round 2 |
| Edley played #54 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 513 to 436 (a spread of 77). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Edley’s record vs. Le in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +294. |
| Round 3 |
| Edley played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 397 to 350 (a spread of 47). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Edley’s record vs. Early in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +341. Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 4 |
| Edley played #19 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 448 to 365 (a spread of 83). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Edley’s record vs. Appel in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-7 (0.300).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LLL. Past 25-36 months: WWLLL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +424. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
| Round 5 |
| Edley played #49 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 491 to 351 (a spread of 140). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Edley’s record vs. Schonbrun in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +564. |
| Round 6 |
| Edley played #9 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 359 to 492 (a spread of -133). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Edley’s record vs. Wiegand in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +431. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 7 |
| Edley played #5 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 451 to 355 (a spread of 96). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Edley’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4.5-3.5 (0.562).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: T. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +527. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 8 |
| Edley played #18 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and won 446 to 358 (a spread of 88). Before this event, Edley had not played Swift in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +615. |
| Round 9 |
| Edley played #4 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 403 to 422 (a spread of -19). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Edley’s record vs. Sujjayakorn in the 8 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: 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +596. |
| Round 10 |
| Edley played #11 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 339 to 534 (a spread of -195). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Edley’s record vs. Benedict in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LWW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +401. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 11 |
| Edley played #3 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 412 to 344 (a spread of 68). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Edley’s record vs. O'Laughlin in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-3, +469. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 12 |
| Edley played #8 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 419 to 404 (a spread of 15). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Edley’s record vs. Okosagah in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +484. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 13 |
| Edley played #33 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and lost 392 to 403 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Edley had not played Leong in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +473. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
| Round 14 |
| Edley played #89 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 533 to 428 (a spread of 105). Before this event, Edley had not played Sayavesa in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +578. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 15 |
| Edley played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 429 to 347 (a spread of 82). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Edley’s record vs. Kramer in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +660. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 16 |
| Edley played #31 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 414 to 458 (a spread of -44). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Edley’s record vs. Hoekstra in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +616. |
| Round 17 |
| Edley played #25 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 372 to 300 (a spread of 72). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Edley’s record vs. Lerman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +688. |
| Round 18 |
| Edley played #12 John Luebkemann (Bear, DE) and won 389 to 358 (a spread of 31). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Edley’s record vs. Luebkemann in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WWL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-5, +719. |
| Round 19 |
| Edley played #50 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 397 to 444 (a spread of -47). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Edley’s record vs. Odom in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LLW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +672. |
| Round 20 |
| Edley played #16 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and lost 330 to 397 (a spread of -67). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Edley’s record vs. Tiekert in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: W. 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: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +605. Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 21 |
| Edley played #38 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 397 to 489 (a spread of -92). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Edley’s record vs. Cohen in the 8 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-8, +513. |
| Round 22 |
| Edley played #26 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 506 to 359 (a spread of 147). Before this event, Edley had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-8, +660. |
| Round 23 |
| Edley played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 345 to 431 (a spread of -86). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Edley’s record vs. Cree in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4.5-3.5 (0.562).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: TW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +574. |
| Round 24 |
| Edley played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 535 to 423 (a spread of 112). Before this event, Edley had not played Weinstein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-9, +686. |
| Round 25 |
| Edley played #61 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and won 418 to 390 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Edley had not played Gaspard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-9, +714. |
| Round 26 |
| Edley played #1 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 360 to 428 (a spread of -68). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Edley’s record vs. Nemitrmansuk in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-10, +646. |
| Round 27 |
| Edley played #8 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 421 to 580 (a spread of -159). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Edley’s record vs. Okosagah in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-11, +487. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 28 |
| Edley played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) again and lost 315 to 476 (a spread of -161). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Edley’s record vs. Early in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-12, +326. Edley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 29 |
| Edley played #23 Aaron Bader (Cambridge, MA) and won 462 to 357 (a spread of 105). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Edley’s record vs. Bader in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-12, +431. |
| Round 30 |
| Edley played #74 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 441 to 332 (a spread of 109). The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: STAMFORD, CT Edley’s record vs. Chakrabarti in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).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: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-12, +540. |
| Round 31 |
| Edley played #16 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) again and won 386 to 365 (a spread of 21). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Edley’s record vs. Tiekert in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: W. 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: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-12, +561. |
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