NSC 2011: Brian Bowman [#41]

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Bowman, who is competing at the 2011 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 22-9, +1028, and is ranked #3 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, United States

Round by Round
High score: 558 Average for: 429 Average against: 396
Round 1		Bowman played #70 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 415 to 381 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-0, +34.
Round 2		Bowman played #108 Jack Overby (Rosemount, MN) and won 558 to 381 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +211.
Round 3		Bowman played #7 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 326 to 519 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-1, +18.
Round 4		Bowman played #71 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 388 to 382 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-1, +24.
Round 5		Bowman played #6 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 386 to 406 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-2, +4.
Round 6		Bowman played #24 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 421 to 408 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-2, +17.
Round 7		Bowman played #18 John Luebkemann (Richmond, VA) and lost 402 to 429 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-3, -10.
Round 8		Bowman played #73 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 495 to 432 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-3, +53.
Round 9		Bowman played #22 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 398 to 484 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-4, -33.
Round 10		Bowman played #40 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 357 to 431 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-5, -107.
Round 11		Bowman played #84 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 474 to 376 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-5, -9.
Round 12		Bowman played #11 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 368 to 432 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-6, -73.
Round 13		Bowman played #45 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 478 to 423 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-6, -18.
Round 14		Bowman played #86 Rod Noland (West Monroe, LA) and won 464 to 330 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-6, +116.
Round 15		Bowman played #51 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 436 to 320 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-6, +232.
Round 16		Bowman played #4 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and won 450 to 360 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-6, +322.
Round 17		Bowman played #28 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 438 to 411 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-6, +349. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18		Bowman played #21 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 408 to 399 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-6, +358.
Round 19		Bowman played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 441 to 416 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-6, +383.
Round 20		Bowman played #31 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 467 to 410 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-6, +440.
Round 21		Bowman played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 409 to 368 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-6, +481.
Round 22		Bowman played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 397 to 342 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-6, +536.
Round 23		Bowman played #13 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and lost 401 to 417 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-7, +520.
Round 24		Bowman played #49 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 461 to 439 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-7, +542. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Bowman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 25		Bowman played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 452 to 351 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-7, +643. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 26		Bowman played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and won 423 to 417 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-7, +649.
Round 27		Bowman played #17 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 394 to 418 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-8, +625.
Round 28		Bowman played #49 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) again and won 459 to 326 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-8, +758. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Bowman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29		Bowman played #17 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) again and lost 374 to 396 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-9, +736. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Bowman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 30		Bowman played #7 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) again and won 443 to 367 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 21-9, +812.
Round 31		Bowman played #5 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 530 to 314 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 22-9, +1028. Bowman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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