NSC 2009: Barbara Besadny [#92]

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara Besadny, who is competing at the 2009 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 12-19, -355, and is ranked #86 in Division 4.

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): Barbara Surname(s): Besadny Home: Madison, WI, USA Hobbies: golf, bowling, reading Occupation: Retires

Round by Round
High score: 463 Average for: 351 Average against: 365
Round 1		Besadny played #2 Brian Miller (Orlando, FL) and lost 384 to 435 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -51.
Round 2		Besadny played #27 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) and lost 313 to 453 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0-2, -191.
Round 3		Besadny played #59 Nancy Konipol (Astoria, NY) and won 420 to 317 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-2, -88.
Round 4		Besadny played #78 Benjamin Witz (Altoona, WI) and lost 337 to 361 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-3, -112.
Round 5		Besadny played #76 Joyce Spalding (Ruby, MI) and lost 320 to 476 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-4, -268.
Round 6		Besadny played #69 Risa Horowitz (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 337 to 371 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-5, -302.
Round 7		Besadny played #42 M W Schroeder (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 330 to 344 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-6, -316.
Round 8		Besadny played #83 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and lost 338 to 370 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-7, -348.
Round 9		Besadny played #91 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 401 to 319 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-7, -266.
Round 10		Besadny recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-7, -216.
Round 11		Besadny played #95 Paul Wood (Sheridan, IL) and won 354 to 353 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-7, -215.
Round 12		Besadny played #23 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 297 to 463 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-8, -381.
Round 13		Besadny played #88 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and lost 335 to 375 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4-9, -421.
Round 14		Besadny played #75 Callie Dunavin (West Memphis, AR) and won 366 to 352 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-9, -407.
Round 15		Besadny played #93 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and won 399 to 285 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-9, -293.
Round 16		Besadny played #85 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and lost 334 to 391 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-10, -350.
Round 17		Besadny played #13 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and won 398 to 331 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-10, -283.
Round 18		Besadny played #62 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 309 to 402 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-11, -376.
Round 19		Besadny played #84 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and won 369 to 260 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-11, -267.
Round 20		Besadny played #51 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 463 to 276 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-11, -80.
Round 21		Besadny played #82 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and lost 320 to 398 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-12, -158.
Round 22		Besadny played #90 Chora B Eilertsen (Coal Harbour BC) and lost 333 to 369 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-13, -194.
Round 23		Besadny played #28 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and lost 354 to 383 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-14, -223.
Round 24		Besadny played #71 Harry Durbin (Collerville, TN) and lost 319 to 419 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-15, -323.
Round 25		Besadny played #67 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and won 381 to 343 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-15, -285.
Round 26		Besadny played #17 Bridget Scholz (Dayton, OH) and lost 327 to 360 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10-16, -318.
Round 27		Besadny played #94 John Spangler (Versailles, KY) and won 367 to 271 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-16, -222.
Round 28		Besadny played #70 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and lost 285 to 364 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 11-17, -301.
Round 29		Besadny played #66 Kathy Norman (Red Bay, AL) and lost 314 to 318 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 11-18, -305.
Round 30		Besadny played #74 Emily Saltz (Newton, MA) and won 426 to 339 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 12-18, -218.
Round 31		Besadny played #93 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) again and lost 313 to 450 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 12-19, -355.

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