SPC 2025: Kenneth Rubin [1-28]

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On this page, you will find information about Kenneth Rubin, who is competing at the 2025 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 15-16, -493, and is ranked #39 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: 523 Average for: 396 Average against: 412
Round 1		Rubin played #15 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and won 417 to 352 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +65.
Round 2		Rubin played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 345 to 452 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-1, -42.
Round 3		Rubin played #49 Froilan Mendoza (Scarsdale, NY) and won 435 to 375 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-1, +18.
Round 4		Rubin played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 331 to 534 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-2, -185.
Round 5		Rubin played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 433 to 425 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-2, -177. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Rubin played #29 Marlon Hill (Randallstown, MD) and won 362 to 333 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, -148. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Rubin played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Stamford, CT) and won 448 to 386 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, -86.
Round 8		Rubin played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 371 to 534 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-3, -249.
Round 9		Rubin played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) and lost 379 to 449 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-4, -319.
Round 10		Rubin played #42 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 406 to 383 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-4, -296.
Round 11		Rubin played #47 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 523 to 292 (a spread of 231). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, -65.
Round 12		Rubin played #3 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and won 404 to 385 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, -46.
Round 13		Rubin played #16 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 333 to 407 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-5, -120.
Round 14		Rubin played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and won 449 to 401 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-5, -72.
Round 15		Rubin played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and lost 417 to 450 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-6, -105.
Round 16		Rubin played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 343 to 393 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-7, -155.
Round 17		Rubin played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 450 to 389 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-7, -94.
Round 18		Rubin played #13 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and lost 392 to 496 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-8, -198.
Round 19		Rubin played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 417 to 440 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-9, -221.
Round 20		Rubin played #26 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 466 to 355 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-9, -110.
Round 21		Rubin played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and lost 358 to 475 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-10, -227.
Round 22		Rubin played #36 Brandon Randall (New Haven, CT) and lost 367 to 369 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-11, -229.
Round 23		Rubin played #24 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) and won 391 to 374 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-11, -212.
Round 24		Rubin played #51 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 371 to 422 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-12, -263.
Round 25		Rubin played #25 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and won 422 to 410 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-12, -251.
Round 26		Rubin played #33 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 305 to 442 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-13, -388.
Round 27		Rubin played #41 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 374 to 355 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-13, -369.
Round 28		Rubin played #52 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 436 to 311 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-13, -244.
Round 29		Rubin played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and lost 382 to 538 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-14, -400.
Round 30		Rubin played #23 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and lost 388 to 413 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-15, -425.
Round 31		Rubin played #27 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 369 to 437 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-16, -493.

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