SPC 2025: Robin Pollock Daniel [1-39]

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On this page, you will find information about Robin Pollock Daniel, 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 17-14, -112, and is ranked #22 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): Robin Pollock Surname(s): Daniel Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Awards: Played in 1993 1995 1997 2001 WSC; played in 2002 2004 Can-Am; 2000, 2001 Toronto; 2003 Atlantic City; 2003 Boston Premier Hobbies: Studying Scrabble Occupation: Homeopath & Psychotherapist

Round by Round
High score: 536 Average for: 414 Average against: 418
Round 1		Daniel played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 516 to 397 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +119.
Round 2		Daniel played #3 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 406 to 407 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-1, +118.
Round 3		Daniel played #45 Timothy Bottorff (Owings Mills, MD) and won 411 to 362 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +167.
Round 4		Daniel played #28 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 534 to 331 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-1, +370.
Round 5		Daniel played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 536 to 420 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-1, +486. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Daniel played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 347 to 272 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +561. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 7		Daniel played #26 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 490 to 537 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-2, +514.
Round 8		Daniel played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) and won 307 to 173 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-2, +648.
Round 9		Daniel played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 398 to 413 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-3, +633.
Round 10		Daniel played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 329 to 559 (a spread of -230). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-4, +403.
Round 11		Daniel played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 329 to 578 (a spread of -249). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-5, +154.
Round 12		Daniel played #53 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and won 427 to 405 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-5, +176.
Round 13		Daniel played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 478 to 430 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-5, +224.
Round 14		Daniel played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 353 to 480 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-6, +97.
Round 15		Daniel played #47 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 318 to 479 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-7, -64.
Round 16		Daniel played #24 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) and won 344 to 329 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-7, -49.
Round 17		Daniel played #18 Seth Lipkin (Lenox, MA) and won 443 to 314 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-7, +80.
Round 18		Daniel played #42 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 455 to 337 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-7, +198.
Round 19		Daniel played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and won 414 to 399 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-7, +213.
Round 20		Daniel played #36 Brandon Randall (New Haven, CT) and won 441 to 414 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +240.
Round 21		Daniel played #2 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) and lost 426 to 464 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-8, +202.
Round 22		Daniel played #9 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) and lost 348 to 504 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-9, +46.
Round 23		Daniel played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 397 to 449 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-10, -6.
Round 24		Daniel played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) again and won 478 to 406 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-10, +66.
Round 25		Daniel played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and lost 412 to 509 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-11, -31.
Round 26		Daniel played #20 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 406 to 361 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-11, +14.
Round 27		Daniel played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) for the third time and lost 477 to 507 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-12, -16.
Round 28		Daniel played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Stamford, CT) and lost 396 to 546 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-13, -166.
Round 29		Daniel played #47 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) again and lost 317 to 509 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-14, -358.
Round 30		Daniel played #51 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 410 to 334 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-14, -282.
Round 31		Daniel played #31 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and won 502 to 332 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-14, -112.

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