NSC 2009: Brian Bowman [#23]

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Bowman, who is competing at the 2009 National 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 15-16, +354, and is ranked #65 in Division 1.

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, USA

Round by Round
High score: 578 Average for: 410 Average against: 398
Round 1		Bowman played #121 Scott Jackson (Milwaukee, WI) and won 463 to 432 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-0, +31.
Round 2		Bowman played #77 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 423 to 478 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-1, -24.
Round 3		Bowman played #63 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 397 to 370 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-1, +3.
Round 4		Bowman played #44 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 460 to 332 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-1, +131.
Round 5		Bowman played #7 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 361 to 406 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-2, +86.
Round 6		Bowman played #67 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 420 to 345 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-2, +161.
Round 7		Bowman played #48 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 396 to 360 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-2, +197.
Round 8		Bowman played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 398 to 347 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-2, +248.
Round 9		Bowman played #84 Michael Baker (Porland, OR) and lost 411 to 502 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-3, +157.
Round 10		Bowman played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and lost 345 to 356 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-4, +146.
Round 11		Bowman played #55 Alan Helfgott (Chicago, IL) and won 426 to 292 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-4, +280.
Round 12		Bowman played #37 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 402 to 478 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-5, +204. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Bowman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13		Bowman played #68 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 439 to 417 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-5, +226.
Round 14		Bowman played #47 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 425 to 368 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-5, +283.
Round 15		Bowman played #90 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and won 401 to 298 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-5, +386.
Round 16		Bowman played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 367 to 422 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-6, +331.
Round 17		Bowman played #15 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 369 to 468 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-7, +232.
Round 18		Bowman played #30 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 384 to 431 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-8, +185.
Round 19		Bowman played #3 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 309 to 480 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-9, +14.
Round 20		Bowman played #95 Dave Leifer (Atlanta, GA) and lost 362 to 474 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-10, -98.
Round 21		Bowman played #99 Kelly McKenzie (Newport, KY) and won 524 to 264 (a spread of 260). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-10, +162.
Round 22		Bowman played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 265 to 428 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-11, -1.
Round 23		Bowman played #96 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 578 to 288 (a spread of 290). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-11, +289.
Round 24		Bowman played #51 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 478 to 497 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-12, +270. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Bowman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 25		Bowman played #73 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 447 to 410 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-12, +307.
Round 26		Bowman played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 390 to 418 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-13, +279.
Round 27		Bowman played #45 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 389 to 422 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13-14, +246.
Round 28		Bowman played #35 Cesar Del Solar (Redondo Beach, CA) and won 469 to 401 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14-14, +314.
Round 29		Bowman played #123 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 361 to 366 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 14-15, +309.
Round 30		Bowman played #102 Joel Elkins (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 384 to 389 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 14-16, +304.
Round 31		Bowman played #32 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 458 to 408 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 15-16, +354. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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