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
	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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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