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Back to NASC 2015 Players
NASC 2015: Brian Nelson [2-68]
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On this page, you will find information about
Brian Nelson, 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 14-17, -236, and is ranked
#66 in Division 2.
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 | ![[photo of Brian Nelson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/n/nelson_brian.jpeg)
| Given name(s): Brian Surname(s): Nelson Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States Awards: Trophies in above Hobbies: Skiing, tennis, bowling |
Round by Round | High score: 450 Average for: 383 Average against: 393 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Gunther Jacobi]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jacobi_gunther_2.jpg)
| Nelson played #1 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and won 446 to 395 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +51. Nelson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 2 | ![[photo of Mark Fidler]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fidler_mark_4.jpg)
| Nelson played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 287 to 391 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-1, -53. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Paula Catanese]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/catanese_paula_2.jpg)
| Nelson played #64 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 347 to 414 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-2, -120. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Kit Morehead]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/morehead_kit.jpeg)
| Nelson played #51 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 374 to 401 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-3, -147. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Arun Methaset]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/methaset_arun.jpg)
| Nelson played #9 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 450 to 374 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-3, -71. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Joanne Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cohen_joanne_4.jpg)
| Nelson played #54 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 393 to 483 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-4, -161. | Round 7 | ![[photo of James Porter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/porter_james_2.jpg)
| Nelson played #31 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 400 to 475 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-5, -236. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Harriette Lakernick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lakernick_harriette.jpeg)
| Nelson played #39 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 389 to 381 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-5, -228. Nelson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 9 | ![[photo of Nancy Bowen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bowen_nancy_AA002960.jpg)
| Nelson played #85 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 431 to 405 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-5, -202. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Cynthia Seales]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/seales_cynthia.jpeg)
| Nelson played #50 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 378 to 412 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-6, -236. Nelson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 11 | ![[photo of Scott Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leifer_scott.jpeg)
| Nelson played #20 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 309 to 442 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-7, -369. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Jon Demeter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/demeter_jon.jpg)
| Nelson played #65 Jon Demeter (Alameda, CA) and lost 385 to 409 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-8, -393. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Arthur Finkle]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/finkle_arthur.jpg)
| Nelson played #74 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 351 to 387 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-9, -429. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Mark Schmidt]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/schmidt_mark.jpg)
| Nelson played #25 Mark Schmidt (Asheville, NC) and lost 359 to 470 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-10, -540. | Round 15 | | Nelson recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-10, -490. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Peter Dolgenos]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dolgenos_peter.jpeg)
| Nelson played #67 Peter Dolgenos (Sacramento, CA) and lost 376 to 408 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-11, -522. | Round 17 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Nelson played #73 Kent Croswell (Hot Springs Village, AR) and lost 421 to 454 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-12, -555. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Edward Stewart]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stewart_edward.jpg)
| Nelson played #42 Edward Stewart (Elicott City, MD) and won 389 to 347 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-12, -513. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Marichelle Roque-Lutz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/roque-lutz_marichelle.jpg)
| Nelson played #88 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and lost 414 to 417 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-13, -516. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Cheryl Melvin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/melvin_cheryl.jpg)
| Nelson played #84 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 366 to 355 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-13, -505. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Charlene White]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/white_charlene.jpg)
| Nelson played #87 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 387 to 320 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 8-13, -438. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Judy Cole]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cole_judy_2.jpg)
| Nelson played #49 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 420 to 351 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-13, -369. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Connie Creed]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/creed_connie.jpg)
| Nelson played #37 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 332 to 323 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-13, -360. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Martin Gold]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gold_martin_AA001503.jpg)
| Nelson played #83 Martin Gold (Arlington, VA) and lost 343 to 430 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-14, -447. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Lilla Sinanan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sinanan_lilla_2.jpg)
| Nelson played #77 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 405 to 364 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-14, -406. | Round 26 | ![[photo of David Engelhardt]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/engelhardt_david.jpeg)
| Nelson played #29 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 341 to 392 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-15, -457. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Emily Brodeur]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/brodeur_emily_AA004801.jpg)
| Nelson played #82 Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) and won 385 to 235 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-15, -307. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Yukiko Loritz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/loritz_yukiko_2.jpg)
| Nelson played #23 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 352 to 457 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 12-16, -412. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Kristy Zurbrick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/z/zurbrick_kristy_AA002055.jpg)
| Nelson played #69 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 437 to 331 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 13-16, -306. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Katya Lezin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lezin_katya.jpg)
| Nelson played #80 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 449 to 355 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 14-16, -212. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Paul Izikoff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/i/izikoff_paul.jpg)
| Nelson played #22 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and lost 387 to 411 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 14-17, -236. |
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