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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

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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 event5-9 (0.357) 
Past 1-12 monthsno games
Past 13-24 monthsno games
Past 25-36 months5-9 (0.357)L W LLL W L W LLLL WW
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 monthsno 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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