	The DALLAS OPEN
	March 9–11, 2007
	Organized by Chris Cree

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Jason Katz-Brown [#3] at 2007 Dallas Open

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On this page, you will find information about Jason Katz-Brown, who is a contestant at the 2007 Dallas Open. Katz-Brown currently has a record of 15-7, +1225, and is ranked #5.

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): Jason Surname(s): Katz-Brown Home: Cambridge, MA, United States Age: 20 Awards: 2006 Boston Area Tournament Champion Hobbies: Open-source software development (see http://quackle.org), table tennis Occupation: MIT undergraduate, Google summer intern

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	22-16 (0.579)
Past 1-12 months	9-10 (0.474)	WW LLL W LLLL W L WWW LL WW
Past 13-24 months	8-5 (0.615)	W LLL WWWW LL WWW
Past 25-36 months	5-1 (0.833)	WW L WWW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

Round-by-Round
High score: 592 Average for: 428 Average against: 372
Before the Tournament		Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Katz-Brown played #103 Chris Canik (Austin, TX; 1122) and won 459 to 250 (a spread of 209) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Canik in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +209.
Round 2		Katz-Brown played #69 Kevin Burbridge (Roseville, CA; 1429) and won 562 to 297 (a spread of 265) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Burbridge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +474.
Round 3		Katz-Brown played #34 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX; 1653) and won 453 to 421 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Simon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +506. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4		Katz-Brown played #58 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL; 1495) and won 407 to 283 (a spread of 124) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Gillis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +630. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 5		Katz-Brown played #13 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX; 1806) and lost 389 to 410 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Swift in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +609.
Round 6		Katz-Brown played #17 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX; 1773) and lost 407 to 418 (a spread of -11) . The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Katz-Brown’s record vs. Day in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +598. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Katz-Brown played #93 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX; 1240) and won 419 to 377 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Scott in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-2, +640. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Katz-Brown played #15 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA; 1800) and lost 408 to 423 (a spread of -15) . The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Katz-Brown’s record vs. Kantimathi in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WLW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-3, +625. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9		Katz-Brown played #86 Michael Chitwood (Dallas, TX; 1304) and won 447 to 350 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Chitwood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-3, +722.
Round 10		Katz-Brown played #7 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON; 1856) and won 477 to 362 (a spread of 115) . The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: CAN-AM Katz-Brown’s record vs. Daniel in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: WLL. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +837.
Round 11		Katz-Brown played #30 Doug Riblet (Austin, TX; 1679) and won 422 to 342 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Riblet in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +917.
Round 12		Katz-Brown played #39 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT; 1637) and lost 376 to 463 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Thelen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +830.
Round 13		Katz-Brown played #53 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI; 1521) and lost 370 to 434 (a spread of -64) . The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: TORONTO, ONT, CAN Katz-Brown’s record vs. Ravichandran in the 6 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. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-5, +766.
Round 14		Katz-Brown played #87 April McCarley (Austin, TX; 1299) and won 479 to 250 (a spread of 229) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played McCarley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, +995.
Round 15		Katz-Brown played #11 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL; 1848) and won 443 to 423 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Glass in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-5, +1015.
Round 16		Katz-Brown played #66 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK; 1432) and won 592 to 228 (a spread of 364) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Short in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +1379. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Katz-Brown played #6 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX; 1870) and won 419 to 356 (a spread of 63) . The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Katz-Brown’s record vs. Cree in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +1442. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 18		Katz-Brown played #8 Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ; 1854) and lost 316 to 494 (a spread of -178) . The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Katz-Brown’s record vs. Geary in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-6, +1264. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 19		Katz-Brown played #4 John OLaughlin (Sun Prairie, WI; 1882) and won 398 to 393 (a spread of 5) . The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: TORONTO, ONT, CAN Katz-Brown’s record vs. O'Laughlin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +1269. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 20		Katz-Brown played #24 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX; 1734) and won 485 to 369 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Early in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +1385. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 21		Katz-Brown played #1 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL; 1974) and lost 322 to 528 (a spread of -206) . The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Katz-Brown’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +1179. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 22		Katz-Brown played #10 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ; 1850) and won 360 to 314 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Benedict in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-7, +1225. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
After the Tournament		Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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