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Scott Appel [#19] at PC 2007
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On this page, you will find information about Scott Appel, 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. Appel currently has a record of 17-14, +460, and is ranked #28 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): 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 USSO 2006 Division: 1 USSO 2006 Rank: 5/76, 18-10 +795 |
![[photo of Scott Appel]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/appel_scott.jpeg)
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| Rank Diagram | |
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![[rank diagram]](019r.gif)
| Round by Round | ||
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High score: 547 | ||
| Round 1 |
| Appel played #88 Thacha Koowirat (Thailand) and won 498 to 321 (a spread of 177). Before this event, Appel had not played Koowirat in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +177. |
| Round 2 |
| Appel played #60 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 407 to 330 (a spread of 77). Before this event, Appel had not played Leifer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +254. |
| Round 3 |
| Appel played #36 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 425 to 354 (a spread of 71). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Appel’s record vs. Tangredi in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LL. 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: 3-0, +325. |
| Round 4 |
| Appel played #7 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 365 to 448 (a spread of -83). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Edley in the 8 years leading up to this event: 7-3 (0.700).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WWW. Past 25-36 months: LLWWW. Past 37-48 months: no games. 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: #11. Current record: 3-1, +242. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
| Round 5 |
| Appel played #54 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 402 to 400 (a spread of 2). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: WASHINGTON DC Appel’s record vs. Le in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #10. Current record: 4-1, +244. Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 6 |
| Appel played #44 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 395 to 380 (a spread of 15). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Linn in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-2 (0.714).Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +259. |
| Round 7 |
| Appel played #18 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 348 to 476 (a spread of -128). Before this event, Appel had not played Swift in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-2, +131. |
| Round 8 |
| Appel played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 420 to 354 (a spread of 66). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Wapnick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-3 (0.625).Past 1-12 months: LWWL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. 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: #13. Current record: 6-2, +197. |
| Round 9 |
| Appel played #74 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 495 to 393 (a spread of 102). The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Appel’s record vs. Chakrabarti in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-2, +299. Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 10 |
| Appel played #89 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 367 to 386 (a spread of -19). Before this event, Appel had not played Sayavesa in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +280. |
| Round 11 |
| Appel played #21 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and won 464 to 321 (a spread of 143). Before this event, Appel had not played Brockmeier in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +423. |
| Round 12 |
| Appel played #49 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 367 to 457 (a spread of -90). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Appel’s record vs. Schonbrun in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).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: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-4, +333. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 13 |
| Appel played #31 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 328 to 422 (a spread of -94). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Appel’s record vs. Hoekstra 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: no games. 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: #19. Current record: 8-5, +239. |
| Round 14 |
| Appel played #55 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 368 to 427 (a spread of -59). Before this event, Appel had not played Kahn in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-6, +180. |
| Round 15 |
| Appel played #75 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and won 469 to 270 (a spread of 199). Before this event, Appel had not played Reeves in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-6, +379. |
| Round 16 |
| Appel played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 368 to 377 (a spread of -9). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Appel’s record vs. Cree in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-3 (0.625).Past 1-12 months: WWL. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: WL. 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: #27. Current record: 9-7, +370. |
| Round 17 |
| Appel played #3 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 547 to 329 (a spread of 218). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Appel’s record vs. O'Laughlin 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: 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: #19. Current record: 10-7, +588. |
| Round 18 |
| Appel played #30 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 414 to 444 (a spread of -30). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Appel’s record vs. Hill in the 8 years leading up to this event: 9-3 (0.750).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: WWL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: LWWLW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-8, +558. |
| Round 19 |
| Appel played #42 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 469 to 273 (a spread of 196). Before this event, Appel had not played Ploysangngam in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-8, +754. |
| Round 20 |
| Appel played #72 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 440 to 390 (a spread of 50). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: WASHINGTON DC Appel’s record vs. Oliger in the 8 years leading up to this event: 7-5 (0.583).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: LWW. Past 37-48 months: WLWW. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-8, +804. |
| Round 21 |
| Appel played #79 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 356 to 494 (a spread of -138). Before this event, Appel had not played Lipe in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-9, +666. |
| Round 22 |
| Appel played #8 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 339 to 429 (a spread of -90). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: WASHINGTON DC Appel’s record vs. Okosagah in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-3 (0.625).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LWWL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. 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: #28. Current record: 12-10, +576. |
| Round 23 |
| Appel played #11 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 388 to 384 (a spread of 4). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Appel’s record vs. Benedict in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WLLW. 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: #21. Current record: 13-10, +580. |
| Round 24 |
| Appel played #26 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 332 to 458 (a spread of -126). Before this event, Appel had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-11, +454. |
| Round 25 |
| Appel played #4 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 438 to 462 (a spread of -24). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Appel’s record vs. Sujjayakorn in the 8 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-12, +430. |
| Round 26 |
| Appel played #47 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 303 to 457 (a spread of -154). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Appel’s record vs. Kaufman 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: L. 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: #41. Current record: 13-13, +276. |
| Round 27 |
| Appel played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 331 to 363 (a spread of -32). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Appel’s record vs. Weinstein in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0.5-1.5 (0.250).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: T. 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: #50. Current record: 13-14, +244. |
| Round 28 |
| Appel played #28 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 391 to 329 (a spread of 62). The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: PISCATAWAY, NJ Appel’s record vs. Kreiswirth in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-5 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WWWW. Past 49-60 months: WLLLL. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-14, +306. |
| Round 29 |
| Appel played #61 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and won 435 to 412 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Appel had not played Gaspard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-14, +329. |
| Round 30 |
| Appel played #73 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 438 to 400 (a spread of 38). Before this event, Appel had not played Baron in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-14, +367. |
| Round 31 |
| Appel played #65 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 432 to 339 (a spread of 93). Before this event, Appel had not played Matthews in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 17-14, +460. |
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