NSC 2009: Ross Brown [#58]

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On this page, you will find information about Ross Brown, 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 18.5-12.5, +262, and is ranked #17 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): Ross Surname(s): Brown Home: Kanata, ON, CAN Awards: winner of Canadian national high-school mathematics contests in 1970s Hobbies: puzzles, cartooning, mathematical recreations, curling Occupation: software designer

Round by Round
High score: 504 Average for: 403 Average against: 394
Round 1		Brown played #72 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and won 370 to 311 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +59.
Round 2		Brown played #124 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and won 472 to 374 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-0, +157.
Round 3		Brown played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and lost 343 to 476 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-1, +24. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Brown played #90 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and won 419 to 360 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-1, +83.
Round 5		Brown played #104 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 399 to 405 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-2, +77. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Brown played #84 Michael Baker (Porland, OR) and tied at 443. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +77.
Round 7		Brown played #11 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 333 to 480 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3.5-3.5, -70.
Round 8		Brown played #73 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 471 to 292 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +109.
Round 9		Brown played #68 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 376 to 338 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +147.
Round 10		Brown played #52 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 431 to 445 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +133.
Round 11		Brown played #34 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 486 to 294 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +325. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Brown played #94 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 504 to 346 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +483.
Round 13		Brown played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and lost 269 to 369 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7.5-5.5, +383.
Round 14		Brown played #6 Rob Robinsky (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 423 to 363 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8.5-5.5, +443.
Round 15		Brown played #30 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 385 to 419 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8.5-6.5, +409.
Round 16		Brown played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 372 to 361 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +420.
Round 17		Brown played #56 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 429 to 326 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10.5-6.5, +523.
Round 18		Brown played #81 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and won 437 to 372 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11.5-6.5, +588.
Round 19		Brown played #74 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 443 to 440 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12.5-6.5, +591.
Round 20		Brown played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 332 to 416 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12.5-7.5, +507.
Round 21		Brown played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 358 to 474 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +391.
Round 22		Brown played #48 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 431 to 363 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +459.
Round 23		Brown played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 338 to 524 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13.5-9.5, +273.
Round 24		Brown played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 277 to 571 (a spread of -294). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13.5-10.5, -21. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Brown played #47 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 409 to 383 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14.5-10.5, +5.
Round 26		Brown played #110 Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) and won 483 to 351 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +137.
Round 27		Brown played #87 Marc Broering (Louisville, KY) and lost 424 to 430 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +131.
Round 28		Brown played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and won 442 to 405 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16.5-11.5, +168.
Round 29		Brown played #15 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 458 to 366 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17.5-11.5, +260.
Round 30		Brown played #84 Michael Baker (Porland, OR) again and lost 314 to 402 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17.5-12.5, +172.
Round 31		Brown played #49 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 415 to 325 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18.5-12.5, +262.

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