SPC 2025: Robert Linn [CSW1-21]

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Linn, 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 13-18, +89, and is ranked #21 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: 578 Average for: 429 Average against: 426
Round 1		Linn played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 411 to 439 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 0-1, -28.
Round 2		Linn played #2 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 452 to 455 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 0-2, -31.
Round 3		Linn played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 386 to 493 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 0-3, -138.
Round 4		Linn played #25 Tajammul Shah (Patchogue, NY) and won 503 to 353 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-3, +12.
Round 5		Linn played #17 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 427 to 486 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-4, -47.
Round 6		Linn played #8 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and lost 370 to 500 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-5, -177.
Round 7		Linn played #9 Olawale Fashina (Baltimore, MD) and won 420 to 348 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-5, -105.
Round 8		Linn played #29 Emmanuel Egbele (Nigeria) and won 528 to 383 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-5, +40.
Round 9		Linn played #32 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) and lost 443 to 452 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-6, +31.
Round 10		Linn played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and lost 352 to 410 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-7, -27.
Round 11		Linn played #26 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and won 405 to 328 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-7, +50.
Round 12		Linn played #30 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) and won 578 to 365 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-7, +263.
Round 13		Linn played #23 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and won 470 to 412 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-7, +321.
Round 14		Linn played #6 Sam Rosin (Washington, DC) and lost 378 to 460 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-8, +239.
Round 15		Linn played #28 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) and lost 390 to 518 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-9, +111.
Round 16		Linn played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and lost 403 to 458 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-10, +56.
Round 17		Linn played #12 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 419 to 433 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-11, +42.
Round 18		Linn played #24 Mina Le (Stamford, CT) and won 425 to 376 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-11, +91.
Round 19		Linn played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) again and lost 381 to 437 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-12, +35.
Round 20		Linn played #18 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 454 to 402 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-12, +87.
Round 21		Linn played #24 Mina Le (Stamford, CT) again and lost 452 to 483 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-13, +56.
Round 22		Linn played #29 Emmanuel Egbele (Nigeria) again and won 431 to 353 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-13, +134.
Round 23		Linn played #32 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) again and lost 412 to 435 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-14, +111.
Round 24		Linn played #30 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) again and lost 404 to 434 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-15, +81.
Round 25		Linn played #25 Tajammul Shah (Patchogue, NY) again and lost 374 to 470 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-16, -15.
Round 26		Linn played #26 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) again and won 456 to 403 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-16, +38.
Round 27		Linn played #27 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 453 to 378 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-16, +113.
Round 28		Linn played #28 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) again and won 416 to 349 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-16, +180.
Round 29		Linn played #23 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) again and lost 377 to 506 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-17, +51.
Round 30		Linn played #18 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) again and lost 419 to 536 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-18, -66.
Round 31		Linn played #27 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) again and won 497 to 342 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-18, +89.

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