SPC 2024: Kenneth Rubin [1-31]

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On this page, you will find information about Kenneth Rubin, who is competing at the 2024 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 15.5-15.5, -392, and is ranked #26 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: 514 Average for: 399 Average against: 414
Round 1		Rubin played #24 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and tied at 425. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 0.5-0.5, +0. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Rubin played #3 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 372 to 494 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0.5-1.5, -122.
Round 3		Rubin played #41 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 343 to 376 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0.5-2.5, -155.
Round 4		Rubin played #2 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 420 to 499 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0.5-3.5, -234.
Round 5		Rubin played #32 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 435 to 337 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1.5-3.5, -136.
Round 6		Rubin played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 396 to 430 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1.5-4.5, -170.
Round 7		Rubin played #11 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and won 375 to 371 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2.5-4.5, -166.
Round 8		Rubin played #44 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 471 to 371 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3.5-4.5, -66.
Round 9		Rubin played #15 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 448 to 414 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4.5-4.5, -32.
Round 10		Rubin played #36 Froilan Mendoza (Scarsdale, NY) and won 504 to 374 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +98.
Round 11		Rubin played #29 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and won 514 to 287 (a spread of 227). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +325.
Round 12		Rubin played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 513 to 400 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +438.
Round 13		Rubin played #9 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 430 to 411 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8.5-4.5, +457.
Round 14		Rubin played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 394 to 444 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8.5-5.5, +407.
Round 15		Rubin played #14 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 419 to 397 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9.5-5.5, +429.
Round 16		Rubin played #6 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 319 to 401 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +347.
Round 17		Rubin played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and lost 362 to 428 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9.5-7.5, +281.
Round 18		Rubin played #7 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) and won 430 to 343 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10.5-7.5, +368.
Round 19		Rubin played #35 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 414 to 342 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11.5-7.5, +440.
Round 20		Rubin played #9 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) again and lost 354 to 505 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +289.
Round 21		Rubin played #10 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 464 to 360 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +393.
Round 22		Rubin played #6 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) again and lost 310 to 466 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12.5-9.5, +237.
Round 23		Rubin played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) again and lost 315 to 491 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12.5-10.5, +61.
Round 24		Rubin played #35 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) again and won 436 to 408 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13.5-10.5, +89. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Rubin played #27 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 317 to 498 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13.5-11.5, -92. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Rubin played #20 John Luebkemann (Aubrey, TX) and lost 356 to 454 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13.5-12.5, -190.
Round 27		Rubin played #16 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 399 to 396 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14.5-12.5, -187.
Round 28		Rubin played #8 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 373 to 384 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14.5-13.5, -198.
Round 29		Rubin played #13 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 323 to 418 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14.5-14.5, -293.
Round 30		Rubin played #23 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) and lost 340 to 489 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14.5-15.5, -442.
Round 31		Rubin recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15.5-15.5, -392.

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