NSC 2009: Robin Pollock Daniel [#15]

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On this page, you will find information about Robin Pollock Daniel, who is competing at the 2009 National SCRABBLE 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, +783, and is ranked #32 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, CAN Awards: WSC 1993 1995 1997 2001; Winner: Can-Am 2002 2008, Atlantic City 2003, Boston Premier 2003; Scrabylon, Word Slingers. Hobbies: Cooking, working out (because of cooking) Occupation: Psychotherapist/Mom

Round by Round
High score: 567 Average for: 427 Average against: 401
Round 1		Daniel played #120 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 347 to 472 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 0-1, -125.
Round 2		Daniel played #94 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 504 to 543 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-2, -164. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Daniel played #47 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 367 to 502 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 0-3, -299.
Round 4		Daniel played #98 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 395 to 309 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 1-3, -213.
Round 5		Daniel played #100 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 437 to 344 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-3, -120.
Round 6		Daniel played #66 Will Nediger (London ON) and lost 394 to 410 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-4, -136.
Round 7		Daniel played #40 John Viloria (New York, NY) and won 458 to 362 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-4, -40.
Round 8		Daniel played #107 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 459 to 302 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-4, +117.
Round 9		Daniel played #49 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 441 to 484 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-5, +74. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Daniel played #64 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 438 to 409 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-5, +103.
Round 11		Daniel played #32 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 408 to 368 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-5, +143. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Daniel played #77 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 417 to 377 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-5, +183.
Round 13		Daniel played #95 Dave Leifer (Atlanta, GA) and won 451 to 383 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-5, +251.
Round 14		Daniel played #48 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 510 to 311 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +450.
Round 15		Daniel played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and won 523 to 410 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-5, +563.
Round 16		Daniel played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 392 to 412 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +543.
Round 17		Daniel played #23 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 468 to 369 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +642.
Round 18		Daniel played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 456 to 384 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +714. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Daniel played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 363 to 435 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-7, +642.
Round 20		Daniel played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and won 451 to 435 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-7, +658. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Daniel played #110 Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) and won 483 to 349 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +792.
Round 22		Daniel played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 372 to 538 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +626.
Round 23		Daniel played #33 Jerry Lerman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 304 to 422 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-9, +508. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Daniel played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 441 to 340 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-9, +609. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Daniel played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 386 to 400 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-10, +595.
Round 26		Daniel played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 406 to 448 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-11, +553.
Round 27		Daniel played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 567 to 293 (a spread of 274). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-11, +827.
Round 28		Daniel played #74 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 385 to 424 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-12, +788.
Round 29		Daniel played #58 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) and lost 366 to 458 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-13, +696.
Round 30		Daniel played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 358 to 359 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 16-14, +695.
Round 31		Daniel played #56 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 480 to 392 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 17-14, +783.

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