NASC 2016: Robert Linn [CSW-18]

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Linn, who is competing at the 2016 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 17-14, +1319, and is ranked #13 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: 651 Average for: 438 Average against: 396
Round 1		Linn played #27 Ezekiel Markwei (Tampa, FL) and lost 364 to 382 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 0-1, -18.
Round 2		Linn played #33 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 408 to 352 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-1, +38.
Round 3		Linn played #4 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 490 to 399 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-1, +129.
Round 4		Linn played #20 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 555 to 335 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-1, +349.
Round 5		Linn played #21 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 362 to 415 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-2, +296.
Round 6		Linn played #2 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 352 to 502 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-3, +146.
Round 7		Linn played #26 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 476 to 403 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-3, +219.
Round 8		Linn played #7 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 368 to 418 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-4, +169.
Round 9		Linn played #19 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 492 to 323 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-4, +338.
Round 10		Linn played #15 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and won 439 to 374 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-4, +403.
Round 11		Linn played #44 Dylan Sharma (Singapore) and lost 415 to 420 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-5, +398.
Round 12		Linn played #12 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 387 to 596 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-6, +189.
Round 13		Linn played #8 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 320 to 501 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-7, +8.
Round 14		Linn played #36 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 409 to 424 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-8, -7. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Linn played #34 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 400 to 434 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-9, -41.
Round 16		Linn played #41 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 651 to 241 (a spread of 410). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-9, +369.
Round 17		Linn played #40 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 506 to 324 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-9, +551.
Round 18		Linn played #22 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 426 to 442 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-10, +535.
Round 19		Linn played #39 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 451 to 394 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-10, +592.
Round 20		Linn played #32 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 462 to 307 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-10, +747.
Round 21		Linn played #35 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 595 to 383 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-10, +959.
Round 22		Linn played #13 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 407 to 473 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-11, +893. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Linn played #11 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 401 to 430 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-12, +864.
Round 24		Linn played #23 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 386 to 369 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-12, +881.
Round 25		Linn played #42 Rafique Khatri (Pakistan) and won 409 to 314 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-12, +976.
Round 26		Linn played #30 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 482 to 352 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-12, +1106.
Round 27		Linn played #45 Lisa Brown (Charleston, IL) and won 403 to 385 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-12, +1124.
Round 28		Linn played #25 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 492 to 391 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-12, +1225.
Round 29		Linn played #10 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 344 to 387 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-13, +1182.
Round 30		Linn played #37 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 497 to 317 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-13, +1362.
Round 31		Linn played #4 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) again and lost 437 to 480 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-14, +1319.

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