NSC 2014: Robert Linn [#29]

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Linn, who is competing at the 2014 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 15-16, +318, and is ranked #45 in Division 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): Robert Surname(s): Linn Home: Potomac, MD, United States Awards: 15 Division 1 Tourney wins; 1994 (9th) Thailand; 1989 (3rd) Australian Open Hobbies: tennis, ping pong, travel

Round by Round
High score: 575 Average for: 423 Average against: 412
Before the Tournament		Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Linn played #38 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 575 to 222 (a spread of 353). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +353.
Round 2		Linn played #48 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 477 to 364 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +466.
Round 3		Linn played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 412 to 431 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-1, +447.
Round 4		Linn played #15 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 321 to 455 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-2, +313. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Linn played #43 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and lost 373 to 542 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-3, +144.
Round 6		Linn played #31 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 368 to 365 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-3, +147.
Round 7		Linn played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 510 to 419 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-3, +238.
Round 8		Linn played #21 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 519 to 327 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, +430.
Round 9		Linn played #5 David Koenig (Falls Church, VA) and lost 372 to 401 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-4, +401.
Round 10		Linn played #14 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and won 497 to 416 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-4, +482.
Round 11		Linn played #39 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 479 to 360 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-4, +601.
Round 12		Linn played #16 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and won 462 to 443 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-4, +620.
Round 13		Linn played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 430 to 497 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-5, +553.
Round 14		Linn played #9 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 422 to 402 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-5, +573.
Round 15		Linn played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and lost 396 to 460 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-6, +509. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Linn played #4 Philip Nelkon (United Kingdom) and won 446 to 442 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-6, +513.
Round 17		Linn played #27 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 415 to 373 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +555.
Round 18		Linn played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 388 to 463 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-7, +480.
Round 19		Linn played #36 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 489 to 364 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-7, +605.
Round 20		Linn played #3 John OLaughlin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 417 to 419 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-8, +603. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Linn played #12 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and lost 351 to 364 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-9, +590.
Round 22		Linn played #18 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 292 to 463 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-10, +419.
Round 23		Linn played #13 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 470 to 345 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-10, +544.
Round 24		Linn played #6 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and lost 366 to 378 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-11, +532.
Round 25		Linn played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 412 to 467 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-12, +477.
Round 26		Linn played #61 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and won 431 to 403 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-12, +505.
Round 27		Linn played #47 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and won 430 to 363 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-12, +572.
Round 28		Linn played #23 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 389 to 484 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-13, +477.
Round 29		Linn played #24 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 358 to 396 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-14, +439.
Round 30		Linn played #22 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 395 to 474 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-15, +360.
Round 31		Linn played #36 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) again and lost 441 to 483 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-16, +318.

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