Brian Serville [#132] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Serville, 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. Serville currently has a record of 11-19, -1074, and is ranked #161 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): Serville Home: Nassau, Bahamas Age: 56 Awards: Hobbies: Reading, Walking Occupation: Foreign Service

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	5-9 (0.357)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	5-9 (0.357)	L W LLL W L W LLLL WW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 424 Average for: 337 Average against: 373
Before the Tournament		Serville is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Serville played #98 Lynne Mitchnick (North Bergen, NJ) and lost 267 to 464 (a spread of -197) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Serville's record vs. Mitchnick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #165. Current record: 0-1, -197.
Round 2		Serville played #90 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 349 to 335 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Serville had not played McCarley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 1-1, -183.
Round 3		Serville played #109 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 339 to 387 (a spread of -48) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Serville's record vs. Palazzo in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 1-2, -231.
Round 4		Serville played #22 Edd Coker (Bronx, NY) and won 423 to 305 (a spread of 118) . Before this event, Serville had not played Coker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 2-2, -113.
Round 5		Serville played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 354 to 441 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Serville had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 2-3, -200.
Round 6		Serville played #77 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 334 to 322 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Serville had not played Lashley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 3-3, -188.
Round 7		Serville played #40 Nick Fall (Napanee ON) and won 424 to 318 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Serville had not played Fall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-3, -82.
Round 8		Serville played #162 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and lost 296 to 430 (a spread of -134) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Serville's record vs. White in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4-4, -216.
Round 9		Serville played #58 Kathy Gray (Annapolis, MD) and lost 316 to 456 (a spread of -140) . Before this event, Serville had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 4-5, -356.
Round 10		Serville played #68 Elisabeth Derek Jordan (Los Angeles, CA) and won 359 to 316 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Serville had not played Jordan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 5-5, -313.
Round 11		Serville played #134 Stephen Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and won 378 to 329 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Serville had not played Sikorski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-5, -264.
Round 12		Serville played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 361 to 400 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Serville had not played Catanese in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 6-6, -303.
Round 13		Serville played #46 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 297 to 364 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Serville had not played Ford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 6-7, -370.
Round 14		Serville played #81 Julie Lopez (Munster, IN) and won 358 to 325 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Serville had not played Lopez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 7-7, -337.
Round 15		Serville played #4 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and lost 381 to 415 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Serville had not played Anum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 7-8, -371.
Round 16		Serville played #123 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and won 382 to 347 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Serville had not played Sanchez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-8, -336.
Round 17		Serville played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 271 to 480 (a spread of -209) . Before this event, Serville had not played Catanese in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 8-9, -545.
Round 18		Serville played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 318 to 421 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Serville had not played Cleary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 8-10, -648.
Round 19		Serville played #154 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 289 to 360 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Serville had not played Ubeika in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 8-11, -719.
Round 20		Serville played #152 Victor Torres (Murray, UT) and won 391 to 293 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Serville had not played Torres in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 9-11, -621.
Round 21		Serville played #97 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and tied at 330 . Before this event, Serville had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 9.5-11.5, -621.
Round 22		Serville played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and lost 245 to 317 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Serville had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 9.5-12.5, -693.
Round 23		Serville played #134 Stephen Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and lost 295 to 362 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Serville had not played Sikorski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 9.5-13.5, -760.
Round 24		Serville played #135 Raymond Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and tied at 339 . Before this event, Serville had not played Slaughter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 10-14, -760.
Round 25		Serville played #97 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and lost 304 to 416 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Serville had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #149. Current record: 10-15, -872.
Round 26		Serville played #133 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and lost 358 to 419 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Serville had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 10-16, -933.
Round 27		Serville played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and lost 324 to 373 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Serville had not played Sapot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #160. Current record: 10-17, -982.
Round 28		Serville played #74 Claudia Koczka (Williamsville, NY) and lost 279 to 365 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Serville had not played Koczka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #164. Current record: 10-18, -1068.
Round 29		Serville played #124 Teresa Sanders (Seguin, TX) and lost 362 to 384 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Serville had not played Sanders in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #165. Current record: 10-19, -1090.
Round 30		Serville played #149 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and won 384 to 368 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Serville had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #161. Current record: 11-19, -1074.

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