NASC 2015: Ross Brown [1-54]

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On this page, you will find information about Ross Brown, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 16.5-14.5, +134, and is ranked #19 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
	Given name(s): Ross Surname(s): Brown Home: Ottawa, ON, Canada Awards: BMath, winner of Canadian national high-school mathematics contests in 1970s Hobbies: soccer referee, curler, recreational mathematician, shareware author, linguist Occupation: software designer

Round by Round
High score: 512 Average for: 404 Average against: 400
Round 1		Brown played #24 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 365 to 434 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-1, -69.
Round 2		Brown played #6 Joey Krafchick (Richardson, TX) and lost 311 to 351 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-2, -109.
Round 3		Brown played #55 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 426 to 378 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-2, -61. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Brown played #34 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 460 to 435 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-2, -36. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Brown played #48 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 458 to 437 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, -15. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Brown played #11 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 375 to 424 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-3, -64. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Brown played #28 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 404 to 472 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-4, -132. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Brown played #37 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and lost 404 to 413 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-5, -141. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Brown played #47 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 417 to 409 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-5, -133. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Brown played #23 Doug Brockmeier (San Francisco, CA) and lost 374 to 422 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-6, -181. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Brown played #1 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 369 to 378 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-7, -190. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Brown played #71 Scott McManus (Seattle, WA) and won 414 to 375 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-7, -151. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Brown played #45 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 435 to 418 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-7, -134. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Brown played #65 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 512 to 258 (a spread of 254). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-7, +120. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Brown played #39 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 471 to 445 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-7, +146. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Brown played #33 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and won 412 to 383 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-7, +175. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Brown played #15 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 383 to 389 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-8, +169. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18		Brown played #32 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 444 to 309 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-8, +304. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Brown played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and tied at 391. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +304. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Brown played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 337 to 358 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +283. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 21		Brown played #31 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 466 to 465 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11.5-9.5, +284. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Brown played #20 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and lost 330 to 473 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11.5-10.5, +141.
Round 23		Brown played #26 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 420 to 418 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12.5-10.5, +143.
Round 24		Brown played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 357 to 415 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12.5-11.5, +85.
Round 25		Brown played #40 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 498 to 369 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13.5-11.5, +214.
Round 26		Brown played #36 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 328 to 427 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13.5-12.5, +115.
Round 27		Brown played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 357 to 417 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13.5-13.5, +55.
Round 28		Brown played #46 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 328 to 404 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13.5-14.5, -21.
Round 29		Brown played #50 Paul Erland (Pegram, TN) and won 448 to 384 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14.5-14.5, +43.
Round 30		Brown played #51 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 394 to 349 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +88.
Round 31		Brown played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) again and won 437 to 391 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16.5-14.5, +134.

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