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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

[photo of Brian Bowman]

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

[photo of Greg Heidler]

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

[photo of Jack Overby]

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

[photo of Scott Appel]

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

[photo of Edward De Guzman]

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

[photo of Orry Swift]

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

[photo of Steve Glass]

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

[photo of John Luebkemann]

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

[photo of Charles Reinke]

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

[photo of Rod MacNeil]

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

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

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

[photo of Jim Burlant]

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

[photo of Ian Weinstein]

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

[photo of Manop Phiphatboonserm]

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

[photo of Rod Noland]

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

[photo of Kevin Rickhoff]

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

[photo of Carl Johnson]

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

[photo of Jerry Lerman]

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

[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]

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

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

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

[photo of Jim Kramer]

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

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

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

[photo of Joel Sherman]

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

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

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

[photo of Nigel Peltier]

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

[photo of Nigel Richards]

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

[photo of Nigel Richards]

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

[photo of Jesse Day]

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

[photo of Nigel Peltier]

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

[photo of Jesse Day]

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

[photo of Scott Appel]

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

[photo of Joey Mallick]

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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