WSC 2007: Jason Katz-Brown [#51]

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WSC 2007: Jason Katz-Brown [#51]

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On this page, you will find information about Jason Katz-Brown, who is competing at the 2007 World 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 12-12, +692, and is ranked #44.

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 Jason Katz-Brown]

Given name(s): Jason
Surname(s): Katz-Brown
Home: Cambridge, MA, United States
Awards: 2006 Boston Area Tournament Champion
Hobbies: Open-source software, table tennis
Occupation: Student
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 18/172, 19-11 +436
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 6/87, 18-10 +1142
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 12/76, 16-12 +1046
WSC 2005 Rank: 60
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United States

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

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

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Round by Round
High score: 659 Average for: 446 Average against: 417
Before the Tournament		Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (24 hits).
Round 1	Zambia	Katz-Brown played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 443 to 409 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-0, +34.
Round 2	New Zealand	Katz-Brown played #82 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 361 to 432 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-1, -37.
Round 3	Australia	Katz-Brown played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 431 to 328 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, +66.
Round 4	Sri Lanka	Katz-Brown played #6 Indunil Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 534 to 456 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +144. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 5	England	Katz-Brown played #102 David Webb (Eng) and won 622 to 341 (a spread of 281). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +425.
Round 6	Nigeria	Katz-Brown played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 290 to 488 (a spread of -198). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +227. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	England	Katz-Brown played #78 Adam Philpotts (Eng) and won 449 to 422 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +254.
Round 8	United States	Katz-Brown played #53 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 549 to 291 (a spread of 258). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +512. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	World Champion	Katz-Brown played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and lost 417 to 433 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-3, +496.
Round 10	United States	Katz-Brown played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 415 to 433 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-4, +478.
Round 11	England	Katz-Brown played #57 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and won 484 to 379 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +583.
Round 12	South Africa	Katz-Brown played #76 Lanre Oyekunle (ZAF) and lost 388 to 456 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-5, +515.
Round 13	Philippines	Katz-Brown played #83 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 421 to 392 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-5, +544.
Round 14	England	Katz-Brown played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 341 to 419 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-6, +466.
Round 15	England	Katz-Brown played #84 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 512 to 322 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-6, +656. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	Australia	Katz-Brown played #34 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 659 to 276 (a spread of 383). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-6, +1039. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17	Thailand	Katz-Brown played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 398 to 445 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-7, +992.
Round 18	Nigeria	Katz-Brown played #96 Emmanuel Umujose (NGA) and won 381 to 375 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-7, +998.
Round 19	Canada	Katz-Brown played #15 David Boys (CAN) and won 504 to 468 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-7, +1034.
Round 20	Canada	Katz-Brown played #100 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 407 to 488 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-8, +953.
Round 21	United Arab Emirates	Katz-Brown played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 383 to 468 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-9, +868.
Round 22	Australia	Katz-Brown played #74 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 504 to 520 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-10, +852. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	Pakistan	Katz-Brown played #93 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and lost 422 to 488 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-11, +786.
Round 24	United States	Katz-Brown played #11 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 377 to 471 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-12, +692.
Final Round 1		Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Final Round 3		Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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