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Brian Cappelletto [#5] at PC 2007
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On this page, you will find information about Brian Cappelletto, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Cappelletto currently has a record of 20-11, +1168, and is ranked #5 in Division 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 | |
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| 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: trader NSC 1987 Division: 1 NSC 1987 Rank: 5, 16-5 +1300 NSC 1988 Division: 1 NSC 1988 Rank: 15/200, 17-10 +1988 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 |
![[photo of Brian Cappelletto]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cappelletto_brian.jpeg)
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| Rank Diagram | |
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| Round by Round | ||
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High score: 529 | ||
| Before the Tournament | Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). | |
| Round 1 |
| Cappelletto played #80 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 430 to 334 (a spread of 96). Before this event, Cappelletto had not played Fiszbein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +96. |
| Round 2 |
| Cappelletto played #67 Steve Saul (Arlington, MA) and won 429 to 311 (a spread of 118). Before this event, Cappelletto had not played Saul in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +214. |
| Round 3 |
| Cappelletto played #26 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 529 to 369 (a spread of 160). Before this event, Cappelletto had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +374. |
| Round 4 |
| Cappelletto played #1 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 487 to 335 (a spread of 152). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Cappelletto’s record vs. Nemitrmansuk in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +526. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
| Round 5 |
| Cappelletto played #62 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 421 to 294 (a spread of 127). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CAN-AM Cappelletto’s record vs. Leah in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +653. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 6 |
| Cappelletto played #25 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 468 to 362 (a spread of 106). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: SWILNS Cappelletto’s record vs. Lerman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 7-7 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LLWLL. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: WWLL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +759. |
| Round 7 |
| Cappelletto played #7 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 355 to 451 (a spread of -96). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Cappelletto’s record vs. Edley in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3.5-4.5 (0.438).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WLW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: T. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-1, +663. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 8 |
| Cappelletto played #11 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 433 to 532 (a spread of -99). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Cappelletto’s record vs. Benedict in the 8 years leading up to this event: 7-2 (0.778).Past 1-12 months: WWL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WWL. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +564. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
| Round 9 |
| Cappelletto played #49 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 498 to 245 (a spread of 253). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: SWILNS Cappelletto’s record vs. Schonbrun in the 8 years leading up to this event: 6-3 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LWW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-2, +817. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 10 |
| Cappelletto played #18 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 405 to 430 (a spread of -25). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Cappelletto’s record vs. Swift in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +792. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 11 |
| Cappelletto played #33 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and lost 370 to 417 (a spread of -47). Before this event, Cappelletto had not played Leong in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-4, +745. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 12 |
| Cappelletto played #6 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 417 to 386 (a spread of 31). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Cappelletto’s record vs. Mallick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 12-11 (0.522).Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: WLWW. Past 25-36 months: LLWWW. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: WWW. Past 61-72 months: LLLWWL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-4, +776. |
| Round 13 |
| Cappelletto played #84 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 510 to 269 (a spread of 241). Before this event, Cappelletto had not played Paxson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +1017. |
| Round 14 |
| Cappelletto played #4 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 338 to 347 (a spread of -9). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Cappelletto’s record vs. Sujjayakorn in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-5, +1008. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (6 hits). |
| Round 15 |
| Cappelletto played #31 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 355 to 308 (a spread of 47). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Cappelletto’s record vs. Hoekstra in the 8 years leading up to this event: 9-1 (0.900).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: LWW. Past 37-48 months: WWW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-5, +1055. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
| Round 16 |
| Cappelletto played #89 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 426 to 318 (a spread of 108). Before this event, Cappelletto had not played Sayavesa in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-5, +1163. |
| Round 17 |
| Cappelletto played #9 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 460 to 436 (a spread of 24). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: PORTLAND, OR Cappelletto’s record vs. Wiegand in the 8 years leading up to this event: 6-6 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: WLWW. Past 25-36 months: WLL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-5, +1187. |
| Round 18 |
| Cappelletto played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 432 to 496 (a spread of -64). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Cappelletto’s record vs. Kramer in the 8 years leading up to this event: 9-12 (0.429).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LLLL. Past 37-48 months: WLLLLW. Past 49-60 months: WWWWWLLL. Past 61-72 months: WWL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-6, +1123. |
| Round 19 |
| Cappelletto played #8 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 454 to 344 (a spread of 110). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Cappelletto’s record vs. Okosagah in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +1233. |
| Round 20 |
| Cappelletto played #74 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 395 to 370 (a spread of 25). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: PORTLAND, OR Cappelletto’s record vs. Chakrabarti in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-6, +1258. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 21 |
| Cappelletto played #50 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 463 to 465 (a spread of -2). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: SWILNS Cappelletto’s record vs. Odom in the 8 years leading up to this event: 15-4 (0.789).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: WWLLLWW. Past 37-48 months: WWW. Past 49-60 months: WWW. Past 61-72 months: WWWL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +1256. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
| Round 22 |
| Cappelletto played #16 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and won 405 to 354 (a spread of 51). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Cappelletto’s record vs. Tiekert in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-7, +1307. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
| Round 23 |
| Cappelletto played #12 John Luebkemann (Bear, DE) and lost 395 to 432 (a spread of -37). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Cappelletto’s record vs. Luebkemann in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-3 (0.571).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-8, +1270. |
| Round 24 |
| Cappelletto played #3 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 327 to 491 (a spread of -164). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Cappelletto’s record vs. O'Laughlin in the 8 years leading up to this event: 7-4 (0.636).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LLWW. Past 25-36 months: LWW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-9, +1106. |
| Round 25 |
| Cappelletto played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 424 to 447 (a spread of -23). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Cappelletto’s record vs. Early in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-10, +1083. |
| Round 26 |
| Cappelletto played #75 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and won 478 to 359 (a spread of 119). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Cappelletto’s record vs. Reeves in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-10, +1202. |
| Round 27 |
| Cappelletto played #30 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 346 to 516 (a spread of -170). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Cappelletto’s record vs. Hill in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-11, +1032. |
| Round 28 |
| Cappelletto played #3 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) again and won 420 to 338 (a spread of 82). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Cappelletto’s record vs. O'Laughlin in the 8 years leading up to this event: 7-4 (0.636).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LLWW. Past 25-36 months: LWW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-11, +1114. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 29 |
| Cappelletto played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 448 to 442 (a spread of 6). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Cappelletto’s record vs. Weinstein in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-11, +1120. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 30 |
| Cappelletto played #16 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) again and won 450 to 413 (a spread of 37). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Cappelletto’s record vs. Tiekert in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-11, +1157. |
| Round 31 |
| Cappelletto played #4 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) again and won 365 to 354 (a spread of 11). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Cappelletto’s record vs. Sujjayakorn in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-11, +1168. |
| Award Ceremony | Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). | |
![[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/f/fiszbein_jeff_2.jpg)
![[photo of Steve Saul]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/saul_steve_2.jpg)
![[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/bassett-bouchard_conrad.jpg)
![[photo of Pakorn Nemitrmansuk]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/n/nemitrmansuk_pakorn.jpeg)
![[photo of Tony Leah]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/leah_tony.jpg)
![[photo of Jerry Lerman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/lerman_jerry.jpeg)
![[photo of Joe Edley]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/e/edley_joe.jpeg)
![[photo of Nathan Benedict]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/benedict_nathan.jpg)
![[photo of Lester Schonbrun]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/schonbrun_lester_2.jpeg)
![[photo of Orry Swift]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/swift_orry.jpg)
![[photo of James Leong]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/leong_james.jpg)
![[photo of Joey Mallick]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mallick_joey.jpg)
![[photo of Mike Paxson]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/paxson_mike.jpg)
![[photo of Panupol Sujjayakorn]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sujjayakorn_panupol.jpeg)
![[photo of Ron Hoekstra]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/h/hoekstra_ron_2.jpg)
![[photo of Nawapadol Sayavesa]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sayavesa_navapadol.jpg)
![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
![[photo of Jim Kramer]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kramer_jim.jpeg)
![[photo of Sammy Okosagah]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/okosagah_sammy.jpeg)
![[photo of Amit Chakrabarti]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/chakrabarti_2.jpg)
![[photo of Lisa Odom]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/odom_lisa.jpg)
![[photo of Ron Tiekert]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/tiekert_ron.jpg)
![[photo of John Luebkemann]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/luebkemann_john.jpg)
![[photo of John O'Laughlin]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/o_laughlin_john.jpg)
![[photo of Michael Early]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/e/early_mike.jpg)
![[photo of Jeff Reeves]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/r/reeves_jeff.jpg)
![[photo of Marlon Hill]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/h/hill_marlon.jpeg)
![[photo of Ian Weinstein]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/weinstein_ian.jpeg)