Brian Nelson [#104] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Nelson, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Nelson currently has a record of 17-13, -259, and is ranked #54 in Division 3.

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 Age: 43 Awards: Trophies in above Hobbies: Scrabble, Tennis, Bowling, Baseball Occupation: Supervisor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	21-29 (0.420)
Past 1-12 months	6-3 (0.667)	L WW L WW L WW
Past 13-24 months	3-16 (0.158)	LL W LLL W LLLLLL W LLLLL
Past 25-36 months	6-4 (0.600)	L WWWW LL W L W
Past 37-48 months	6-5 (0.545)	L WW LL WWW LL W
Past 49-60 months	0-1 (0.000)	L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 470 Average for: 362 Average against: 370
Before the Tournament		Nelson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Nelson played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and lost 289 to 398 (a spread of -109) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #150. Current record: 0-1, -109.
Round 2		Nelson played #88 Gerri Martin (Casselberry, FL) and won 415 to 367 (a spread of 48) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: RENO, NV Nelson's record vs. Martin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 1-1, -61.
Round 3		Nelson played #154 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 260 to 435 (a spread of -175) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Ubeika in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 1-2, -236.
Round 4		Nelson played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and won 378 to 281 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 2-2, -139.
Round 5		Nelson played #44 Janice Fisher (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 361 to 308 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Fisher in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-2, -86.
Round 6		Nelson played #41 Gina Fassio (Methuen, MA) and lost 383 to 495 (a spread of -112) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Nelson's record vs. Fassio in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 3-3, -198.
Round 7		Nelson played #56 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and won 441 to 413 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-3, -170.
Round 8		Nelson played #59 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 261 to 395 (a spread of -134) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 4-4, -304.
Round 9		Nelson played #1 James Abbott (Chicago, IL) and won 425 to 328 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Abbott in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-4, -207.
Round 10		Nelson played #45 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and lost 291 to 436 (a spread of -145) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Fishman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 5-5, -352.
Round 11		Nelson played #116 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and won 405 to 333 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Rhea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-5, -280.
Round 12		Nelson played #148 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 289 to 335 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-6, -326.
Round 13		Nelson played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 334 to 477 (a spread of -143) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Nelson's record vs. King in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-4 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 6-7, -469.
Round 14		Nelson played #32 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 278 to 461 (a spread of -183) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Denton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 6-8, -652.
Round 15		Nelson played #145 Margaret Swanson (Atlanta, GA) and won 392 to 336 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Swanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 7-8, -596.
Round 16		Nelson played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and won 407 to 367 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 8-8, -556.
Round 17		Nelson played #43 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 452 to 399 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Finkle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-8, -503.
Round 18		Nelson played #126 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 361 to 330 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Schaeffer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-8, -472.
Round 19		Nelson played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 353 to 300 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Cleary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-8, -419.
Round 20		Nelson played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 323 to 376 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-9, -472.
Round 21		Nelson played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 394 to 309 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-9, -387.
Round 22		Nelson played #54 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 416 to 295 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-9, -266.
Round 23		Nelson played #158 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and lost 394 to 437 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Warner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 13-10, -309.
Round 24		Nelson played #43 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 327 to 326 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Finkle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-10, -308.
Round 25		Nelson played #35 Helen B. Douglas (Victoria BC) and won 374 to 281 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-10, -215.
Round 26		Nelson played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 336 to 487 (a spread of -151) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15-11, -366.
Round 27		Nelson played #85 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and won 371 to 338 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Margolis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 16-11, -333.
Round 28		Nelson played #51 Robert Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and won 470 to 260 (a spread of 210) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Gillis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 17-11, -123.
Round 29		Nelson played #148 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 321 to 397 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 17-12, -199.
Round 30		Nelson played #4 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and lost 354 to 414 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Nelson had not played Anum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 17-13, -259.

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