NSC 2009: Brian Galebach [#25]

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Galebach, 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 17-14, +360, and is ranked #25 in Division 2.

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): Galebach Home: Columbia, MD, USA Hobbies: Curling, Piano, Singing Occupation: Computer Programmer

Round by Round
High score: 646 Average for: 394 Average against: 382
Round 1		Galebach played #78 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 473 to 329 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +144.
Round 2		Galebach played #55 Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA) and won 646 to 332 (a spread of 314). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +458.
Round 3		Galebach played #27 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 366 to 391 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-1, +433.
Round 4		Galebach played #4 James L Jr Kille (Philadelphia, PA) and won 406 to 384 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +455. Galebach is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Galebach played #48 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and won 400 to 371 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +484.
Round 6		Galebach played #12 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 373 to 477 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-2, +380.
Round 7		Galebach played #32 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 314 to 366 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-3, +328.
Round 8		Galebach played #41 Jason J Smith (Lansing, MI) and won 474 to 403 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-3, +399.
Round 9		Galebach played #13 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 373 to 439 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-4, +333.
Round 10		Galebach played #18 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 276 to 404 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-5, +205.
Round 11		Galebach played #61 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 401 to 314 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-5, +292.
Round 12		Galebach played #75 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and won 434 to 335 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-5, +391.
Round 13		Galebach played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 387 to 389 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-6, +389.
Round 14		Galebach played #37 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 400 to 276 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-6, +513.
Round 15		Galebach played #40 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 392 to 342 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-6, +563.
Round 16		Galebach played #90 Zach Pekarsky (Madison, WI) and won 445 to 434 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-6, +574.
Round 17		Galebach played #15 Tyler Hannan (Winchester, KY) and lost 368 to 483 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-7, +459.
Round 18		Galebach played #21 James Henderson (Arcata, CA) and won 421 to 392 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-7, +488.
Round 19		Galebach played #1 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 373 to 393 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-8, +468.
Round 20		Galebach played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) and won 411 to 341 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-8, +538.
Round 21		Galebach played #39 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 365 to 354 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-8, +549.
Round 22		Galebach played #29 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and lost 301 to 343 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-9, +507.
Round 23		Galebach played #90 Zach Pekarsky (Madison, WI) again and won 454 to 399 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-9, +562.
Round 24		Galebach played #91 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 333 to 425 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-10, +470.
Round 25		Galebach played #19 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and won 392 to 379 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-10, +483.
Round 26		Galebach played #11 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 365 to 328 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-10, +520.
Round 27		Galebach played #45 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 379 to 414 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +485.
Round 28		Galebach played #86 Nicholas Seistrup (San Diego, CA) and won 473 to 322 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-11, +636.
Round 29		Galebach played #18 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) again and lost 320 to 409 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-12, +547.
Round 30		Galebach played #21 James Henderson (Arcata, CA) again and lost 358 to 487 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-13, +418.
Round 31		Galebach played #19 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) again and lost 326 to 384 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-14, +360.

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