NASC 2015: Robert Linn [CSW-09]

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Linn, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 20-11, +1196, and is ranked #1 in Division CSW.

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: 586 Average for: 441 Average against: 399
Round 1		Linn played #43 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 527 to 253 (a spread of 274). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +274. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Linn played #35 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 327 to 446 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-1, +155.
Round 3		Linn played #24 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 412 to 427 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-2, +140.
Round 4		Linn played #49 Betty Eriksen (New Zealand) and won 433 to 391 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-2, +182.
Round 5		Linn played #44 Sharon Sorensen (Australia) and won 451 to 326 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-2, +307.
Round 6		Linn played #38 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 448 to 346 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-2, +409. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Linn played #3 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 316 to 544 (a spread of -228). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-3, +181.
Round 8		Linn played #47 Joanne Craig (Australia) and won 446 to 375 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, +252.
Round 9		Linn played #10 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) and lost 411 to 486 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-4, +177.
Round 10		Linn played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 405 to 471 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-5, +111.
Round 11		Linn played #15 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 437 to 417 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-5, +131.
Round 12		Linn played #7 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 388 to 399 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-6, +120.
Round 13		Linn played #16 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and lost 305 to 446 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-7, -21.
Round 14		Linn played #23 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 529 to 403 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-7, +105.
Round 15		Linn played #31 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 487 to 347 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-7, +245.
Round 16		Linn played #14 Cecilia Le (San Francisco, CA) and won 448 to 378 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-7, +315.
Round 17		Linn played #6 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 450 to 563 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-8, +202. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18		Linn played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 485 to 477 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-8, +210. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Linn played #12 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 430 to 473 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-9, +167.
Round 20		Linn played #39 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and won 436 to 377 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-9, +226. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Linn played #30 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 433 to 396 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-9, +263.
Round 22		Linn recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-10, +213.
Round 23		Linn played #27 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 522 to 393 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-10, +342.
Round 24		Linn played #18 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 355 to 472 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-11, +225.
Round 25		Linn played #34 Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL) and won 420 to 345 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-11, +300.
Round 26		Linn played #30 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) again and won 520 to 292 (a spread of 228). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-11, +528.
Round 27		Linn played #23 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) again and won 536 to 309 (a spread of 227). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-11, +755. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Linn played #12 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) again and won 412 to 335 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-11, +832.
Round 29		Linn played #10 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) again and won 414 to 353 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-11, +893.
Round 30		Linn played #6 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) again and won 451 to 344 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-11, +1000.
Round 31		Linn played #6 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) for the third time and won 586 to 390 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-11, +1196.

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