October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Melissa Brown [#14]

On this page, you will find information about Melissa Brown, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 8-7, +511, and is ranked #9 in Division 4.

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): Melissa Surname(s): Brown Home: Twin Cities, MN, United States Occupation: Communications Consultant

Round by Round
High score: 504 Average for: 372 Average against: 338
Round 1		Brown played #4 Stephane Clare (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 374 to 409 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 0-1, -35.
Round 2		Brown played #8 Justin Kazmark (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 346 to 399 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 0-2, -88.
Round 3		Brown played #19 Gina Braden (Berkeley, CA) and won 423 to 275 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-2, +60.
Round 4		Brown played #10 Gaurav Bhargava (Somerset, NJ) and won 368 to 311 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-2, +117.
Round 5		Brown played #9 Charlie Panek (New York, NY) and lost 354 to 397 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-3, +74.
Round 6		Brown played #7 Simon Snyder (Flushing, NY) and won 436 to 316 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-3, +194.
Round 7		Brown played #18 Fran Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and won 422 to 355 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-3, +261.
Round 8		Brown played #11 Nancy Konipol (Astoria, NY) and lost 314 to 322 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-4, +253.
Round 9		Brown played #3 Adam Townsend (Astoria, NY) and lost 388 to 406 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-5, +235.
Round 10		Brown played #6 James Curley (New York, NY) and lost 356 to 393 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-6, +198.
Round 11		Brown played #15 Peter Hempstead (New York, NY) and lost 277 to 366 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-7, +109.
Round 12		Brown played #13 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 334 to 314 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-7, +129.
Round 13		Brown played #20 Susie Rivers (Brooklyn, NY) and won 504 to 220 (a spread of 284). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-7, +413.
Round 14		Brown played #12 Jason Gelman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 368 to 287 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-7, +494.
Round 15		Brown played #18 Fran Goldstein (Plainview, NY) again and won 312 to 295 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-7, +511.

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