NSC 2013: Brian Bowman [#4]

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Bowman, who is competing at the 2013 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 18.5-12.5, +1621, and is ranked #13 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
	Given name(s): Brian Surname(s): Bowman Home: Villa Hills, KY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 601 Average for: 427 Average against: 375
Round 1		Bowman played #28 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 496 to 388 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +108.
Round 2		Bowman played #21 Trevor Halsall (Australia) and won 404 to 324 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +188.
Round 3		Bowman played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 448 to 240 (a spread of 208). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +396.
Round 4		Bowman played #2 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and won 471 to 339 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +528.
Round 5		Bowman played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 486 to 418 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +596. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Bowman played #7 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 374 to 422 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +548.
Round 7		Bowman played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 359 to 442 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +465. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Bowman played #20 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 50 to 0 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +515.
Round 9		Bowman played #3 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 601 to 337 (a spread of 264). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-2, +779.
Round 10		Bowman played #11 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 458 to 284 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-2, +953.
Round 11		Bowman played #9 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 519 to 307 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +1165.
Round 12		Bowman played #15 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 464 to 336 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-2, +1293. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Bowman played #16 Travis Chaney (Portland, OR) and won 502 to 374 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-2, +1421. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Bowman played #18 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and lost 457 to 481 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-3, +1397. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Bowman played #3 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) again and lost 305 to 479 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-4, +1223. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Bowman played #2 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) again and lost 489 to 505 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-5, +1207. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Bowman played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) again and lost 420 to 448 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-6, +1179. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Bowman played #26 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and won 436 to 380 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-6, +1235.
Round 19		Bowman played #22 Quinn James (Charleston, SC) and won 494 to 397 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-6, +1332.
Round 20		Bowman played #7 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) again and lost 371 to 434 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-7, +1269.
Round 21		Bowman played #9 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and lost 304 to 527 (a spread of -223). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-8, +1046.
Round 22		Bowman played #39 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 418 to 429 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-9, +1035.
Round 23		Bowman played #39 David Eldar (Australia) again and lost 393 to 404 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-10, +1024.
Round 24		Bowman played #12 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 398 to 489 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-11, +933.
Round 25		Bowman played #33 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 500 to 239 (a spread of 261). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-11, +1194.
Round 26		Bowman played #1 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 478 to 335 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-11, +1337.
Round 27		Bowman played #29 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 436 to 439 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-12, +1334.
Round 28		Bowman played #40 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and won 420 to 379 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-12, +1375.
Round 29		Bowman played #36 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and won 449 to 328 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-12, +1496.
Round 30		Bowman played #27 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 427 to 302 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-12, +1621.
Round 31		Bowman played #26 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) again and tied at 419. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18.5-12.5, +1621. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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