SPC 2024: Brian Bowman [CSW1-12]

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Bowman, who is competing at the 2024 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 19-12, +510, and is ranked #6 in Division CSW1.

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: 572 Average for: 445 Average against: 430
Round 1		Bowman played #24 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) and won 461 to 404 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +57. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Bowman played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 473 to 429 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +101. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Bowman played #1 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 425 to 470 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +56. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Bowman played #15 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 451 to 398 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +109. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Bowman played #31 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 464 to 373 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +200. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Bowman played #10 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 446 to 452 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-2, +194. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Bowman played #18 Charles Reinke (Madison, WI) and won 472 to 438 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +228.
Round 8		Bowman played #9 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and lost 353 to 566 (a spread of -213). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-3, +15.
Round 9		Bowman played #6 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) and won 496 to 468 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +43.
Round 10		Bowman played #7 Josh Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 534 to 400 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +177.
Round 11		Bowman played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and won 411 to 379 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +209.
Round 12		Bowman played #8 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 441 to 378 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +272.
Round 13		Bowman played #37 Moiz Ullah Baig (Pakistan) and won 432 to 400 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +304.
Round 14		Bowman played #2 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 428 to 436 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +296.
Round 15		Bowman played #11 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 379 to 540 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, +135.
Round 16		Bowman played #4 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 425 to 434 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-6, +126.
Round 17		Bowman played #37 Moiz Ullah Baig (Pakistan) again and won 532 to 412 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-6, +246.
Round 18		Bowman played #2 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) again and won 440 to 375 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-6, +311.
Round 19		Bowman played #1 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) again and lost 417 to 492 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-7, +236.
Round 20		Bowman played #5 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and lost 407 to 452 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-8, +191.
Round 21		Bowman played #9 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) again and won 514 to 357 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-8, +348.
Round 22		Bowman played #18 Charles Reinke (Madison, WI) again and lost 380 to 506 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-9, +222.
Round 23		Bowman played #11 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) again and lost 360 to 617 (a spread of -257). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-10, -35.
Round 24		Bowman played #16 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 444 to 408 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-10, +1.
Round 25		Bowman recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-10, +51.
Round 26		Bowman played #18 Charles Reinke (Madison, WI) for the third time and won 572 to 405 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-10, +218.
Round 27		Bowman played #3 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 423 to 433 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-11, +208.
Round 28		Bowman played #21 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 382 to 418 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-12, +172.
Round 29		Bowman played #10 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) again and won 436 to 357 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-12, +251. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Bowman played #22 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and won 477 to 327 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-12, +401. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Bowman played #13 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 473 to 364 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-12, +510. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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