Brian Sebastian [#131] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Sebastian, 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. Sebastian currently has a record of 14-16, -99, and is ranked #106 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): Sebastian Home: Cincinnati, OH, United States Age: 29 Occupation: Teacher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	9-5 (0.643)
Past 1-12 months	6-3 (0.667)	WW LL W L WWW
Past 13-24 months	3-1 (0.750)	WW L W
Past 25-36 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 450 Average for: 366 Average against: 369
Round 1		Sebastian played #32 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 410 to 361 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Denton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-0, +49.
Round 2		Sebastian played #127 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and won 369 to 303 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Scheiten in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-0, +115.
Round 3		Sebastian played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and lost 390 to 438 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played McKeown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-1, +67.
Round 4		Sebastian played #84 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 327 to 315 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Mair in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-1, +79.
Round 5		Sebastian played #138 Muriel Sparrow-Reedy (Sun City, AZ) and lost 361 to 366 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-2, +74.
Round 6		Sebastian played #36 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and lost 387 to 406 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-3, +55.
Round 7		Sebastian played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and won 416 to 301 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Liebfried in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-3, +170.
Round 8		Sebastian played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and won 387 to 378 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-3, +179.
Round 9		Sebastian played #10 Jerri Bergeron (Atlanta, GA) and won 429 to 269 (a spread of 160) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-3, +339.
Round 10		Sebastian played #54 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 340 to 378 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-4, +301.
Round 11		Sebastian played #11 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 358 to 357 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Brooks in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-4, +302.
Round 12		Sebastian played #51 Robert Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and lost 357 to 428 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Gillis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-5, +231.
Round 13		Sebastian played #45 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 405 to 330 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Fishman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-5, +306.
Round 14		Sebastian played #137 R. Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and won 361 to 340 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Sommer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-5, +327.
Round 15		Sebastian played #49 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 362 to 486 (a spread of -124) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Gauthier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-6, +203.
Round 16		Sebastian played #148 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 300 to 397 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-7, +106.
Round 17		Sebastian played #57 Janet Gray (Clawson, MI) and won 375 to 361 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-7, +120.
Round 18		Sebastian played #128 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 376 to 381 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Schultz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-8, +115.
Round 19		Sebastian played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 297 to 354 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Diener in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-9, +58.
Round 20		Sebastian played #64 Susan Hoehn (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 268 to 370 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Hoehn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 10-10, -44.
Round 21		Sebastian played #57 Janet Gray (Clawson, MI) and lost 350 to 383 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 10-11, -77.
Round 22		Sebastian played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 373 to 458 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Hanley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 10-12, -162.
Round 23		Sebastian played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 384 to 370 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Chen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 11-12, -148.
Round 24		Sebastian played #72 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 381 to 434 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Kitchen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 11-13, -201.
Round 25		Sebastian played #44 Janice Fisher (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 395 to 328 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Fisher in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 12-13, -134.
Round 26		Sebastian played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and won 450 to 339 (a spread of 111) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 13-13, -23.
Round 27		Sebastian played #166 Thomas Wood (Valrico, FL) and lost 347 to 372 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 13-14, -48.
Round 28		Sebastian played #108 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and won 361 to 347 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Ofstad in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 14-14, -34.
Round 29		Sebastian played #130 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 295 to 356 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Sealy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 14-15, -95.
Round 30		Sebastian played #154 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 355 to 359 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Sebastian had not played Ubeika in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 14-16, -99.

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