NSC 2014: Brian Bowman [#13]

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Bowman, who is competing at the 2014 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 18-13, +599, and is ranked #14 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: 520 Average for: 424 Average against: 404
Round 1		Bowman played #60 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 493 to 324 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +169.
Round 2		Bowman played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and won 441 to 367 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +243.
Round 3		Bowman played #19 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 428 to 379 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +292.
Round 4		Bowman played #3 John OLaughlin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 338 to 430 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +200.
Round 5		Bowman played #46 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 444 to 359 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +285.
Round 6		Bowman played #16 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and won 477 to 321 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-1, +441.
Round 7		Bowman played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 476 to 361 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-1, +556.
Round 8		Bowman played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and lost 465 to 500 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +521. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Bowman played #9 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 374 to 436 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, +459.
Round 10		Bowman played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 300 to 444 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-4, +315.
Round 11		Bowman played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 392 to 418 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-5, +289.
Round 12		Bowman played #21 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 421 to 413 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-5, +297.
Round 13		Bowman played #36 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 308 to 406 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-6, +199.
Round 14		Bowman played #14 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and won 501 to 291 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-6, +409.
Round 15		Bowman played #18 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 413 to 450 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-7, +372.
Round 16		Bowman played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 370 to 556 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-8, +186.
Round 17		Bowman played #30 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and won 442 to 376 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-8, +252.
Round 18		Bowman played #28 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 520 to 465 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-8, +307.
Round 19		Bowman played #31 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 439 to 463 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-9, +283.
Round 20		Bowman played #61 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and won 494 to 335 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-9, +442.
Round 21		Bowman played #6 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and won 454 to 325 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-9, +571.
Round 22		Bowman played #27 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 379 to 413 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-10, +537.
Round 23		Bowman played #29 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 345 to 470 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-11, +412.
Round 24		Bowman played #65 Patricia John (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 413 to 398 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-11, +427.
Round 25		Bowman played #54 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and won 441 to 388 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-11, +480.
Round 26		Bowman played #15 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 485 to 301 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-11, +664.
Round 27		Bowman played #24 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 468 to 360 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-11, +772.
Round 28		Bowman played #12 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and won 470 to 371 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-11, +871.
Round 29		Bowman played #4 Philip Nelkon (United Kingdom) and lost 348 to 453 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-12, +766.
Round 30		Bowman played #23 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 444 to 408 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-12, +802.
Round 31		Bowman played #3 John OLaughlin (San Francisco, CA) again and lost 352 to 555 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-13, +599.

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