Brian Cappelletto (#04) at WSC 2001

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Brian Cappelletto (#04) at WSC 2001

Background Information
	Given name(s): Brian Surname(s): Cappelletto Home: Chicago, IL, United States Age: 32 Awards: 1997 Waltham Premier, 1998 NSC, 1999 Reno, 1991 WSC 2nd Place Hobbies: Impersonations, golf Occupation: Options Trader WSC 1991 Rank: 2 WSC 1993 Rank: 30 WSC 1995 Rank: 11 WSC 1997 Rank: 10 WSC 1999 Rank: 11 WSC 2001 Team: United States

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player's rank that round is shown below.

Round-by-Round
High score: 495 Average for: 431 Average against: 392
Before Round 1		Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1	Larger photo available	Cappelletto played #48 Taewan Sutthasin (Thailand) and won 451 to 388 (a spread of 63) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-0, +63.
Round 2		Cappelletto played #26 Femi Awowade (Nigeria) and won 368 to 305 (a spread of 63) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-0, +126.
Round 3		Cappelletto played #02 Joel Sherman (United States) and won 495 to 391 (a spread of 104) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-0, +230.
Round 4	Larger photo available	Cappelletto played #83 Mario Shalendra Ranasuriya (Bahrain) and won 447 to 313 (a spread of 134) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +364.
Round 5	Larger photo available	Cappelletto played #15 John Holgate (Australia) and won 447 to 431 (a spread of 16) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +380. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Cappelletto played #46 Ganesh Asirvatham (Malaysia) and lost 403 to 422 (a spread of -19) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +361. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Cappelletto played #76 Joey Mallick (United States) and won 397 to 389 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-1, +369. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 8		Cappelletto played #77 Joshua Otieno Manase (Kenya) and won 419 to 392 (a spread of 27) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-1, +396. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	Larger photo available	Cappelletto played #14 Steven Gruzd (South Africa) and won 484 to 414 (a spread of 70) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +466. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Cappelletto played #60 Siu Hean Cheah (Singapore) and won 446 to 359 (a spread of 87) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-1, +553. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Cappelletto played #38 Steve Polatnick (United States) and won 398 to 345 (a spread of 53) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-1, +606. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Cappelletto played #09 Adam Logan (Canada) and lost 350 to 391 (a spread of -41) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-2, +565. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 13		Cappelletto played #10 Bob Lipton (United States) and lost 300 to 420 (a spread of -120) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-3, +445. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (4 hits). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 14	Larger photo available	Cappelletto played #50 Peter Sinton (New Zealand) and won 433 to 322 (a spread of 111) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-3, +556. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Cappelletto played #17 Naween Tharanga Fernando (Sri Lanka) and won 491 to 379 (a spread of 112) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-3, +668. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (3 hits). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Cappelletto played #64 Andrew Davis (England) and won 469 to 340 (a spread of 129) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-3, +797. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (3 hits). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 17		Cappelletto played #12 Andrew Fisher (England) and lost 385 to 522 (a spread of -137) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-4, +660.
Round 18	Larger photo available	Cappelletto played #35 Howard Warner (New Zealand) and won 476 to 375 (a spread of 101) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-4, +761.
Round 19		Cappelletto played #01 Joel Wapnick (World Champion) and won 464 to 364 (a spread of 100) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-4, +861. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).
Round 20		Cappelletto played #40 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 481 to 383 (a spread of 98) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-4, +959. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (3 hits). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 21		Cappelletto played #01 Joel Wapnick (World Champion) and won 461 to 418 (a spread of 43) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-4, +1002. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (4 hits). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 22		Cappelletto played #41 Brett Smitheram (England) and won 449 to 414 (a spread of 35) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-4, +1037. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (4 hits). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23	Larger photo available	Cappelletto played #15 John Holgate (Australia) and lost 399 to 444 (a spread of -45) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-5, +992. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (3 hits). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).
Round 24		Cappelletto played #64 Andrew Davis (England) and lost 434 to 505 (a spread of -71) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-6, +921. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (4 hits).
Final Game 1		Cappelletto played #01 Joel Wapnick (World Champion) and lost 479 to 482 (a spread of -3) . Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Final Game 2		Cappelletto played #01 Joel Wapnick (World Champion) and won 410 to 372 (a spread of 38) . Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Final Game 3		Cappelletto played #01 Joel Wapnick (World Champion) and won 400 to 352 (a spread of 48) . Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Final Game 4		Cappelletto played #01 Joel Wapnick (World Champion) and won 444 to 338 (a spread of 106) . Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's photo captions (6 hits).
After the Finals		Cappelletto is mentioned in this round's photo captions (9 hits).

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