SPC 2023: Kenneth Rubin [1-40]

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On this page, you will find information about Kenneth Rubin, who is competing at the 2023 Scrabble Players 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, +443, and is ranked #14 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: 550 Average for: 415 Average against: 401
Round 1		Rubin played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 345 to 450 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 0-1, -105.
Round 2		Rubin played #20 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and lost 418 to 440 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-2, -127.
Round 3		Rubin played #26 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 396 to 406 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 0-3, -137.
Round 4		Rubin played #28 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 415 to 466 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-4, -188.
Round 5		Rubin played #23 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 402 to 334 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-4, -120.
Round 6		Rubin played #25 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 504 to 448 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-4, -64. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Rubin played #27 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 338 to 485 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-5, -211.
Round 8		Rubin played #33 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 412 to 396 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-5, -195.
Round 9		Rubin played #42 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 486 to 357 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-5, -66.
Round 10		Rubin played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 383 to 443 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-6, -126.
Round 11		Rubin played #29 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 294 to 377 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-7, -209.
Round 12		Rubin played #7 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 324 to 523 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-8, -408.
Round 13		Rubin played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 423 to 376 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-8, -361.
Round 14		Rubin played #35 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 393 to 395 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-9, -363.
Round 15		Rubin played #2 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) and lost 348 to 466 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-10, -481.
Round 16		Rubin played #34 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 369 to 379 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-11, -491.
Round 17		Rubin played #43 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 448 to 401 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-11, -444.
Round 18		Rubin played #41 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 355 to 416 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-12, -505.
Round 19		Rubin played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 447 to 361 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-12, -419.
Round 20		Rubin played #39 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 436 to 385 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-12, -368.
Round 21		Rubin played #17 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 397 to 361 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-12, -332.
Round 22		Rubin played #44 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and won 411 to 404 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-12, -325. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Rubin played #37 Rick Julian (Ship Bottom, NJ) and lost 372 to 404 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-13, -357.
Round 24		Rubin played #32 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 438 to 373 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-13, -292.
Round 25		Rubin played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 445 to 336 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-13, -183. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Rubin played #31 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 492 to 336 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-13, -27.
Round 27		Rubin played #45 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 445 to 285 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-13, +133. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 28		Rubin played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and won 550 to 285 (a spread of 265). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-13, +398. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Rubin played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) again and won 488 to 388 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-13, +498. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Rubin played #4 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and won 434 to 424 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-13, +508.
Round 31		Rubin played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) for the third time and lost 455 to 520 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-14, +443.

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