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WSC 2009: Brian Bowman [#13]

[ Congratulations to Pakorn Nemitrmansuk of Thailand, who defeated defending World Scrabble Champion Nigel Richards of Malaysia three games to one, 425-419, 670-303, 394-443 and 499-480 in the best-of-five finals. Click on Games to play through their final games. Finals photos were posted at 15:45 UTC Sunday; captions to follow. ]

On this page, you will find information about Brian Bowman, who is competing at the 2009 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 14-10, +441, and is ranked #23.

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): Bowman
Home: Villa Hills, KY, United States
Awards: Winner of 7 US tournaments since July 2008
Hobbies: philanthropic soirees, fighting crime
Occupation: playboy billionaire
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United States

Round by Round

High score: 509
Average for: 422
Average against: 404

Before the Tournament   

Bowman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 1

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England

Bowman played #38 Martin Harrison (Eng) and lost 411 to 417 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 0-1, -6.

Round 2

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England

Bowman played #3 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 505 to 368 (a spread of 137).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 1-1, +131.

Round 3

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Sweden

Bowman played #88 Marc Roddis (SWE) and lost 393 to 395 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 1-2, +129.

Round 4

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United Arab Emirates

Bowman played #11 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and won 453 to 451 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 2-2, +131.

Round 5

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Nigeria

Bowman played #72 Chinedu Nosike Okwelogu (NGA) and won 451 to 314 (a spread of 137).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 3-2, +268.

Round 6

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Malaysia

Bowman played #110 Kian Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 426 to 348 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 4-2, +346.

Round 7

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Romania

Bowman played #78 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 400 to 363 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 5-2, +383.

Round 8

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Singapore

Bowman played #108 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 348 to 464 (a spread of -116).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 5-3, +267.

Round 9

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Pakistan

Bowman played #51 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and won 448 to 430 (a spread of 18).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 6-3, +285.

Round 10

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Thailand

Bowman played #58 Pichai Limprasert (THA) and won 410 to 347 (a spread of 63).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 7-3, +348.

Round 11

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Singapore

Bowman played #84 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and lost 374 to 450 (a spread of -76).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 7-4, +272.

Bowman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 12

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United States

Bowman played #73 John OLaughlin (USA) and lost 367 to 407 (a spread of -40).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 7-5, +232.

Round 13

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South Africa

Bowman played #40 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 454 to 433 (a spread of 21).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 8-5, +253.

Round 14

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Pakistan

Bowman played #52 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 401 to 443 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 8-6, +211.

Round 15

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New Zealand

Bowman played #104 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and won 440 to 364 (a spread of 76).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 9-6, +287.

Round 16

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Australia

Bowman played #23 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 362 to 387 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 9-7, +262.

Round 17

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Northern Ireland

Bowman played #50 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and lost 402 to 459 (a spread of -57).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 9-8, +205.

Round 18

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Thailand

Bowman played #99 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and won 453 to 419 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 10-8, +239.

Round 19

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Ghana

Bowman played #82 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 376 to 388 (a spread of -12).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 10-9, +227.

Bowman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 20

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Romania

Bowman played #100 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 460 to 438 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 11-9, +249.

Round 21

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Scotland

Bowman played #96 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 448 to 401 (a spread of 47).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 12-9, +296.

Round 22

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Nigeria

Bowman played #91 Ayorinde Saidu (NGA) and won 440 to 386 (a spread of 54).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 13-9, +350.

Round 23

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Nigeria

Bowman played #43 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and lost 401 to 441 (a spread of -40).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 13-10, +310.

Round 24

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England

Bowman played #6 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 509 to 378 (a spread of 131).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 14-10, +441.

After the Finals   

Bowman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).