SPC 2023: Robert Linn [CSW1-13]

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Linn, 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 16.5-14.5, +110, and is ranked #15 in Division CSW1.

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: 540 Average for: 414 Average against: 410
Round 1		Linn played #53 Olatunde Oduwole (Nigeria) and won 409 to 407 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-0, +2.
Round 2		Linn played #31 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 421 to 315 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +108.
Round 3		Linn played #18 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 333 to 516 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, -75.
Round 4		Linn played #12 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 510 to 370 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +65.
Round 5		Linn played #21 Marlon Prudencio (Singapore) and won 429 to 371 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +123. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Linn played #3 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and won 420 to 366 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +177. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Linn played #1 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 416 to 465 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +128.
Round 8		Linn played #37 Wellington Jighere (Nigeria) and lost 358 to 413 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-3, +73.
Round 9		Linn played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 388 to 474 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-4, -13.
Round 10		Linn played #8 Joanne Craig (New Zealand) and lost 420 to 441 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-5, -34.
Round 11		Linn played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 445 to 392 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-5, +19.
Round 12		Linn played #51 Opeyemi Oloro (NGA) and won 408 to 386 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-5, +41.
Round 13		Linn played #45 Donna Stanton (England) and lost 376 to 394 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-6, +23. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Linn played #39 Rik Kennedy (Northern Ireland) and won 540 to 444 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-6, +119.
Round 15		Linn played #7 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and tied at 413. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8.5-6.5, +119.
Round 16		Linn played #21 Marlon Prudencio (Singapore) again and lost 313 to 398 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8.5-7.5, +34.
Round 17		Linn played #11 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 377 to 450 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8.5-8.5, -39.
Round 18		Linn played #16 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 462 to 399 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9.5-8.5, +24.
Round 19		Linn played #42 Oshevire Avwenagha (Nigeria) and lost 365 to 450 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9.5-9.5, -61.
Round 20		Linn played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and won 432 to 341 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +30.
Round 21		Linn played #27 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 405 to 460 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10.5-10.5, -25.
Round 22		Linn played #30 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 450 to 366 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11.5-10.5, +59.
Round 23		Linn played #32 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and won 421 to 356 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12.5-10.5, +124. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Linn played #50 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and lost 395 to 424 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12.5-11.5, +95.
Round 25		Linn played #26 Terry Kang (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 477 to 403 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13.5-11.5, +169. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Linn played #10 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and lost 330 to 402 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13.5-12.5, +97.
Round 27		Linn played #34 Curtis John (Nigeria) and won 459 to 356 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14.5-12.5, +200.
Round 28		Linn played #24 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 447 to 451 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14.5-13.5, +196. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 29		Linn played #23 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 351 to 459 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14.5-14.5, +88.
Round 30		Linn played #50 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) again and won 424 to 412 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +100.
Round 31		Linn played #25 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 425 to 415 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16.5-14.5, +110.

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