NSC 2009: Rob Long [#8]

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On this page, you will find information about Rob Long, 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 18-13, +600, and is ranked #25 in Division 3.

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): Rob Surname(s): Long Home: Sterling Heights, MI, USA

Round by Round
High score: 539 Average for: 392 Average against: 372
Round 1		Long played #105 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 409 to 327 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +82.
Round 2		Long played #74 Jim Burlant (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 358 to 368 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-1, +72.
Round 3		Long played #55 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and won 409 to 390 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-1, +91.
Round 4		Long played #78 Jay Hillis (Dublin, OH) and won 486 to 371 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +206.
Round 5		Long played #32 Jacque Lease (Fremont, OH) and lost 325 to 406 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, +125.
Round 6		Long played #34 Stan Williams (West Chester, PA) and won 389 to 364 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-2, +150.
Round 7		Long played #75 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 442 to 305 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, +287.
Round 8		Long played #69 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and lost 359 to 390 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-3, +256.
Round 9		Long played #27 Charles Merlis (West Hartford, CT) and lost 355 to 366 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, +245.
Round 10		Long played #39 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 307 to 443 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-5, +109.
Round 11		Long played #51 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 431 to 324 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-5, +216.
Round 12		Long played #10 Arthur McMillion (Mobile, AL) and lost 360 to 378 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-6, +198.
Round 13		Long played #54 Lee Brooks (DFW, TX) and won 358 to 289 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-6, +267.
Round 14		Long played #31 Trevor Sealy (Toronto ON) and lost 435 to 437 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-7, +265.
Round 15		Long played #60 Margaret Sutherland (Davison, MI) and lost 363 to 456 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-8, +172.
Round 16		Long played #40 Karen Smith (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 433 to 386 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-8, +219.
Round 17		Long played #77 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and lost 365 to 396 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-9, +188.
Round 18		Long played #103 Patricia Day (Dayton, OH) and won 396 to 354 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-9, +230.
Round 19		Long played #84 Gene Rawlins (Toronto ON) and lost 288 to 410 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9-10, +108.
Round 20		Long played #47 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and lost 417 to 427 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 9-11, +98.
Round 21		Long played #53 Terry Oblander (Medina, OH) and won 381 to 365 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-11, +114.
Round 22		Long played #121 Pat Hardwick (Akron, OH) and won 389 to 349 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-11, +154.
Round 23		Long played #116 Celia Dayrit Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and won 430 to 272 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-11, +312.
Round 24		Long played #35 Patricia A Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and won 414 to 354 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-11, +372.
Round 25		Long played #18 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 539 to 341 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-11, +570.
Round 26		Long played #38 Joev Dubach (Somerville, MA) and lost 345 to 461 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-12, +454.
Round 27		Long played #19 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 387 to 369 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-12, +472.
Round 28		Long played #70 Hubert Van Tol (Rochester, NY) and won 356 to 344 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-12, +484.
Round 29		Long played #50 Al Pitzel (Saskatoon SK) and lost 397 to 443 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-13, +438.
Round 30		Long played #49 Dan Terkell (Chicago, IL) and won 392 to 375 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 17-13, +455.
Round 31		Long played #50 Al Pitzel (Saskatoon SK) again and won 427 to 282 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 18-13, +600.

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