NSC 2013: Robin Gates [#19]

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On this page, you will find information about Robin Gates, who is competing at the 2013 National 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 18-13, +288, and is ranked #21 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): Robin Surname(s): Gates Home: Dallas, TX, United States

Round by Round
High score: 470 Average for: 369 Average against: 359
Round 1		Gates played #82 Norman Weathers (Des Moines, IA) and lost 380 to 385 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 0-1, -5.
Round 2		Gates played #67 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 470 to 304 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-1, +161.
Round 3		Gates played #94 Paul Drake (Grand Blanc, MI) and won 422 to 300 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +283. Gates is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Gates played #21 Daniel Pounder (Slidell, LA) and won 384 to 335 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +332.
Round 5		Gates played #11 Daniel Heck (Des Moines, IA) and won 366 to 337 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +361.
Round 6		Gates played #74 Nikhil Joshi (Davis, CA) and lost 358 to 386 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +333.
Round 7		Gates played #43 John Green (Lealman, FL) and won 400 to 272 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +461. Gates is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Gates played #2 Conchita Deprospo (Unknown city, FL) and won 378 to 310 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +529. Gates is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Gates played #22 Phil Seitzer (Davis, CA) and lost 363 to 452 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +440.
Round 10		Gates played #25 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) and won 406 to 258 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +588.
Round 11		Gates played #26 Joe Becker (Gardner, MA) and lost 305 to 438 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +455.
Round 12		Gates played #17 Callie Dunavin (West Memphis, AR) and won 338 to 306 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-4, +487.
Round 13		Gates played #10 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and won 357 to 334 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +510.
Round 14		Gates played #32 Jeremiah Ramirez (Tucson, AZ) and won 370 to 361 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +519.
Round 15		Gates played #6 Daniel Moglen (Davis, CA) and won 337 to 334 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +522.
Round 16		Gates played #24 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 322 to 392 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +452.
Round 17		Gates played #13 Chris Autio (Missoula, MT) and won 415 to 373 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +494.
Round 18		Gates played #14 Kenny Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 410 to 427 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +477.
Round 19		Gates played #23 Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) and won 382 to 342 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-6, +517.
Round 20		Gates played #2 Conchita Deprospo (Unknown city, FL) again and lost 339 to 365 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-7, +491.
Round 21		Gates played #39 Charles Dupont (Seattle, WA) and won 453 to 343 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +601.
Round 22		Gates played #47 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 411 to 419 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +593.
Round 23		Gates played #1 Daniel Novinson (Unknown city, GA) and lost 325 to 375 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +543.
Round 24		Gates played #25 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) again and won 374 to 349 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-9, +568.
Round 25		Gates played #75 Gil Baker (Chicago, IL) and won 373 to 287 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-9, +654.
Round 26		Gates played #27 Kay Adam (Volin, SD) and lost 323 to 484 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-10, +493.
Round 27		Gates played #6 Daniel Moglen (Davis, CA) again and lost 275 to 405 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-11, +363. Gates is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Gates played #29 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and lost 313 to 452 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-12, +224.
Round 29		Gates played #8 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 329 to 385 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-13, +168. Gates is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Gates played #31 Grace Harris (Calgary AB) and won 364 to 280 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 17-13, +252.
Round 31		Gates played #18 Diane Kerner (Beverly Hills, CA) and won 390 to 354 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 18-13, +288.

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