NASC 2019: Robert Linn [CSW-17]

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Linn, who is competing at the 2019 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 18-13, +446, and is ranked #12 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: 508 Average for: 424 Average against: 411
Round 1		Linn played #11 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and lost 355 to 433 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-1, -78.
Round 2		Linn played #4 Jesse Day (New York, NY) and lost 331 to 534 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0-2, -281. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Linn played #28 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 479 to 486 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 0-3, -288. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Linn played #22 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 442 to 412 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-3, -258.
Round 5		Linn played #19 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 356 to 453 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-4, -355.
Round 6		Linn played #3 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and lost 387 to 439 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-5, -407.
Round 7		Linn played #30 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 432 to 344 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-5, -319.
Round 8		Linn played #35 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 508 to 329 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-5, -140.
Round 9		Linn recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-5, -90.
Round 10		Linn played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 503 to 366 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-5, +47.
Round 11		Linn played #10 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and lost 443 to 479 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-6, +11.
Round 12		Linn played #25 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 406 to 348 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-6, +69.
Round 13		Linn played #20 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 489 to 388 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-6, +170. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Linn played #31 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 408 to 381 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-6, +197. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Linn played #13 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 379 to 459 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-7, +117.
Round 16		Linn played #13 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) again and lost 436 to 452 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-8, +101.
Round 17		Linn played #18 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 404 to 383 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-8, +122.
Round 18		Linn played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 456 to 277 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-8, +301. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Linn played #23 Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) and won 429 to 367 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-8, +363. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Linn played #15 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 465 to 424 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-8, +404. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 21		Linn played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 436 to 469 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-9, +371. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Linn played #34 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 480 to 297 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-9, +554. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 23		Linn played #27 Noah Slatkoff (Ottawa ON) and won 403 to 374 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-9, +583. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 24		Linn played #2 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 367 to 457 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-10, +493. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Linn played #12 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 319 to 521 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-11, +291.
Round 26		Linn played #32 Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA) and won 426 to 350 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-11, +367. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Linn played #21 Dielle Pinto (Richmond BC) and won 452 to 357 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-11, +462. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 28		Linn played #8 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 415 to 371 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-11, +506. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 29		Linn played #27 Noah Slatkoff (Ottawa ON) again and won 493 to 440 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-11, +559. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 30		Linn played #14 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 388 to 460 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-12, +487. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 31		Linn played #12 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) again and lost 430 to 471 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-13, +446.

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