NSC 2009: Sam Rosin [#18]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Rosin, 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, +697, and is ranked #33 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): Sam Surname(s): Rosin Home: Bernardsville, NJ, USA Awards: Nothing worth mentioning Hobbies: Tennis, Golf Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 582 Average for: 430 Average against: 407
Round 1		Rosin played #117 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 541 to 318 (a spread of 223). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +223.
Round 2		Rosin played #76 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 511 to 335 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +399.
Round 3		Rosin played #43 Jason Idalski (Lansing, MI) and lost 338 to 437 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, +300.
Round 4		Rosin played #68 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 436 to 345 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +391. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Rosin played #8 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 354 to 514 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-2, +231.
Round 6		Rosin played #81 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and won 523 to 309 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +445.
Round 7		Rosin played #54 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and lost 302 to 538 (a spread of -236). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-3, +209.
Round 8		Rosin played #91 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and won 543 to 419 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +333.
Round 9		Rosin played #3 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 329 to 441 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-4, +221. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Rosin played #46 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 405 to 390 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-4, +236.
Round 11		Rosin played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 310 to 453 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-5, +93.
Round 12		Rosin played #98 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 374 to 373 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-5, +94. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Rosin played #60 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and lost 376 to 381 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-6, +89.
Round 14		Rosin played #55 Alan Helfgott (Chicago, IL) and lost 479 to 503 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-7, +65.
Round 15		Rosin played #96 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 460 to 308 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-7, +217.
Round 16		Rosin played #49 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 363 to 433 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-8, +147.
Round 17		Rosin played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 380 to 458 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-9, +69.
Round 18		Rosin played #45 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 420 to 501 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8-10, -12.
Round 19		Rosin played #86 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 406 to 372 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-10, +22.
Round 20		Rosin played #64 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 374 to 442 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-11, -46.
Round 21		Rosin played #26 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 518 to 313 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-11, +159.
Round 22		Rosin played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 403 to 374 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-11, +188.
Round 23		Rosin played #80 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and won 463 to 428 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-11, +223.
Round 24		Rosin played #38 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 354 to 482 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-12, +95.
Round 25		Rosin played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 435 to 451 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-13, +79.
Round 26		Rosin played #102 Joel Elkins (Los Angeles, CA) and won 396 to 370 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-13, +105.
Round 27		Rosin played #35 Cesar Del Solar (Redondo Beach, CA) and won 478 to 297 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-13, +286.
Round 28		Rosin played #48 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 547 to 368 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-13, +465.
Round 29		Rosin played #103 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 582 to 365 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-13, +682.
Round 30		Rosin played #30 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 483 to 555 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 16-14, +610.
Round 31		Rosin played #62 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 443 to 356 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 17-14, +697.

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