NASC 2018: Kenneth Rubin [1-34]

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On this page, you will find information about Kenneth Rubin, who is competing at the 2018 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 15-16, +21, and is ranked #38 in Division 1.

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): Kenneth Surname(s): Rubin Home: New York, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 511 Average for: 404 Average against: 405
Round 1		Rubin played #25 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 359 to 467 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-1, -108.
Round 2		Rubin played #19 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) and won 438 to 359 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-1, -29.
Round 3		Rubin played #57 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 359 to 468 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-2, -138.
Round 4		Rubin played #47 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 413 to 418 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-3, -143.
Round 5		Rubin played #48 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and lost 414 to 420 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-4, -149.
Round 6		Rubin played #32 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 511 to 330 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-4, +32.
Round 7		Rubin played #58 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 460 to 298 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-4, +194.
Round 8		Rubin played #33 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 384 to 316 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-4, +262. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Rubin played #17 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 421 to 398 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-4, +285. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Rubin played #35 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 421 to 345 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-4, +361. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Rubin played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 389 to 326 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-4, +424. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Rubin played #28 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 403 to 432 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-5, +395. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Rubin played #26 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and lost 338 to 444 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-6, +289. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Rubin played #45 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 320 to 387 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-7, +222.
Round 15		Rubin played #46 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and lost 325 to 513 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-8, +34.
Round 16		Rubin played #43 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 477 to 362 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-8, +149.
Round 17		Rubin played #39 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 504 to 402 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-8, +251. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Rubin played #9 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 394 to 454 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-9, +191.
Round 19		Rubin played #52 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 411 to 390 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-9, +212.
Round 20		Rubin played #61 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 390 to 396 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-10, +206.
Round 21		Rubin played #38 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 400 to 349 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-10, +257.
Round 22		Rubin played #29 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 368 to 410 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-11, +215.
Round 23		Rubin played #27 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 370 to 459 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-12, +126.
Round 24		Rubin played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Bronx, NY) and lost 382 to 488 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-13, +20.
Round 25		Rubin played #50 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 410 to 459 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-14, -29.
Round 26		Rubin played #59 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 385 to 367 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-14, -11.
Round 27		Rubin recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-14, +39.
Round 28		Rubin played #5 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 375 to 449 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-15, -35.
Round 29		Rubin played #55 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 474 to 399 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-15, +40.
Round 30		Rubin played #24 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 346 to 479 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-16, -93.
Round 31		Rubin played #53 Tasha Asberry (Kapolei, HI) and won 469 to 355 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-16, +21.

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