WSC 2009: Jason Katz-Brown [#48]

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WSC 2009: Jason Katz-Brown [#48]

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On this page, you will find information about Jason Katz-Brown, 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 15-9, +608, and is ranked #14.

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: Can opening
Occupation: Software Engineer
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
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 618 Average for: 447 Average against: 422
Round 1	Indonesia	Katz-Brown played #5 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 397 to 442 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-1, -45.
Round 2	Ghana	Katz-Brown played #2 Michael Akonor (GHA) and lost 330 to 558 (a spread of -228). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-2, -273.
Round 3	Canada	Katz-Brown played #31 Andrew Golding (CAN) and won 479 to 353 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-2, -147.
Round 4	New Zealand	Katz-Brown played #35 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 429 to 492 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-3, -210. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	Thailand	Katz-Brown played #97 Marut Siriwangso (THA) and won 488 to 460 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-3, -182.
Round 6	United Arab Emirates	Katz-Brown played #11 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and won 388 to 351 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-3, -145.
Round 7	Pakistan	Katz-Brown played #45 Rodney Judd (PAK) and won 462 to 380 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-3, -63.
Round 8	Guyana	Katz-Brown played #64 Abigail McDonald (GUY) and won 526 to 317 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-3, +146.
Round 9	Philippines	Katz-Brown played #80 Roger Parchamento (PHL) and won 462 to 381 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-3, +227.
Round 10	United States	Katz-Brown played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 396 to 365 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-3, +258.
Round 11	South Africa	Katz-Brown played #21 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 534 to 378 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-3, +414.
Round 12	Singapore	Katz-Brown played #18 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 478 to 344 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-3, +548. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	Thailand	Katz-Brown played #79 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 353 to 553 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-4, +348. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	England	Katz-Brown played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 476 to 412 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-4, +412. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	United States	Katz-Brown played #8 Nick Ball (USA) and lost 388 to 500 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-5, +300.
Round 16	Nigeria	Katz-Brown played #44 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and won 385 to 370 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-5, +315. 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	Australia	Katz-Brown played #23 David Eldar (AUS) and won 486 to 438 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-5, +363. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	United States	Katz-Brown played #109 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 408 to 453 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-6, +318. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	India	Katz-Brown played #89 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 417 to 468 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-7, +267.
Round 20	Singapore	Katz-Brown played #84 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and won 618 to 383 (a spread of 235). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-7, +502.
Round 21	Australia	Katz-Brown played #26 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 530 to 348 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +684. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	World Champion	Katz-Brown played #86 Nigel Richards (Wsc) and lost 474 to 492 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-8, +666. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	England	Katz-Brown played #9 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 368 to 467 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-9, +567.
Round 24	England	Katz-Brown played #63 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and won 461 to 420 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-9, +608.
After the Finals		Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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