August 22–24, 2008
New York, NY

BASD 2008: Brian Cappelletto [#1]

On this page, you will find information about Brian Cappelletto, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Showdown. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-4, +315, and is ranked #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

[photo of Brian Cappelletto]

Given name(s): Brian
Surname(s): Cappelletto
Home: Chicago, IL, United States
Awards: 1998 NSC; 2001 WSC; 1997, 2004 Boston Premier; 1999, 2002, 2003 Reno
Hobbies: golf, impersonations, fantasy baseball
Occupation: Options Trader
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 5, 16-5 +1300
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 42/149, 15-12 +324
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 42/149, 15-12 +324
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 10/176, 18-9 +904
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 3/176, 20-7 +1410
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 4/108, 18-9 +1285
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 1/126, 26-5 +2318
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 2/98, 22-9 +1342
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 4/132, 21-10 +407
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 5/172, 20.5-9.5 +1369
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 11/87, 17-11 +684
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 6/76, 18-10 +46
WSC 1991 Rank: 2
WSC 1993 Rank: 30
WSC 1995 Rank: 11
WSC 1997 Rank: 10
WSC 1999 Rank: 11
WSC 2001 Rank: 1

Round by Round
High score: 504 Average for: 418 Average against: 398
Before the Tournament		Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Cappelletto played #8 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 470 to 456 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +14. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (4 hits). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 2		Cappelletto played #17 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 432 to 387 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +59. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 3		Cappelletto played #16 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 383 to 317 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +125. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4		Cappelletto played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 454 to 402 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +177. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Cappelletto played #12 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 425 to 411 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +191.
Round 6		Cappelletto played #10 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 346 to 473 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +64.
Round 7		Cappelletto played #20 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 504 to 341 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +227. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Cappelletto played #5 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 435 to 395 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +267. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Cappelletto played #4 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 340 to 403 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-2, +204. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Cappelletto played #2 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 424 to 292 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-2, +336. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Cappelletto played #2 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) again and lost 411 to 457 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-3, +290. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Cappelletto played #2 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) for the third time and won 432 to 383 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-3, +339.
Round 13		Cappelletto played #3 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 434 to 409 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-3, +364. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Cappelletto played #3 Matt Graham (New York, NY) again and lost 324 to 448 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-4, +240. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Cappelletto played #3 Matt Graham (New York, NY) for the third time and won 447 to 378 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-4, +309. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Cappelletto played #3 Matt Graham (New York, NY) for the fourth time and won 429 to 423 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-4, +315. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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