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NSC 2011: Robin Pollock Daniel [#21]

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On this page, you will find information about Robin Pollock Daniel, who is competing at the 2011 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, -122, and is ranked #36 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

[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]

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: Fitness, Gourmet Cooking
Round by Round

High score: 541
Average for: 401
Average against: 405

Before the Tournament  

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 1

[photo of Carol Kaplan]

Daniel played #91 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 393 to 301 (a spread of 92).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 1-0, +92.

Round 2

[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]

Daniel played #72 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 541 to 400 (a spread of 141).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 2-0, +233.

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 3

[photo of David Koenig]

Daniel played #30 David Koenig (Silver Spring, MD) and won 408 to 352 (a spread of 56).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 3-0, +289.

Round 4

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Daniel played #13 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and lost 363 to 576 (a spread of -213).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 3-1, +76.

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 5

[photo of Dielle Saldanha]

Daniel played #38 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 457 to 315 (a spread of 142).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 4-1, +218.

Round 6

[photo of Will Anderson]

Daniel played #44 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 370 to 526 (a spread of -156).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 4-2, +62.

Round 7

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Daniel played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 295 to 523 (a spread of -228).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 4-3, -166.

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 8

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

Daniel played #40 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 309 to 464 (a spread of -155).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 4-4, -321.

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 9

[photo of Thomas Reinke]

Daniel played #79 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 408 to 384 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 5-4, -297.

Round 10

[photo of Joey Mallick]

Daniel played #5 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 443 to 394 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 6-4, -248.

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 11

[photo of Rod Noland]

Daniel played #86 Rod Noland (West Monroe, LA) and won 441 to 337 (a spread of 104).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 7-4, -144.

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 12

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Daniel played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 396 to 413 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 7-5, -161.

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of Marty Gabriel]

Daniel played #36 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 385 to 376 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 8-5, -152.

Round 14

[photo of Jan Cardia]

Daniel played #61 Jan Cardia (Wilmington, DE) and won 438 to 291 (a spread of 147).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 9-5, -5.

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).

Round 15

[photo of Charles Reinke]

Daniel played #73 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 453 to 352 (a spread of 101).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 10-5, +96.

Round 16

[photo of Rafi Stern]

Daniel played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 250 to 514 (a spread of -264).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 10-6, -168.

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

[photo of Ross Brown]

Daniel played #77 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 342 to 469 (a spread of -127).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 10-7, -295.

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 18

[photo of Brian Bowman]

Daniel played #41 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 399 to 408 (a spread of -9).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 10-8, -304.

Round 19

[photo of Chris Lipe]

Daniel played #35 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 396 to 550 (a spread of -154).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 10-9, -458.

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 20

[photo of Leesa Berahovich]

Daniel played #62 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 345 to 401 (a spread of -56).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 10-10, -514.

Round 21

[photo of Jon Shreve]

Daniel played #69 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 323 to 409 (a spread of -86).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 10-11, -600.

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 22

[photo of Jeremy Hall]

Daniel played #81 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 344 to 347 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 10-12, -603.

Round 23

[photo of Randall Thomas]

Daniel played #88 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and won 421 to 383 (a spread of 38).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 11-12, -565.

Round 24

[photo of Yukiko Loritz]

Daniel played #95 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 485 to 299 (a spread of 186).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 12-12, -379.

Round 25

[photo of Darrell Day]

Daniel played #43 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 453 to 384 (a spread of 69).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 13-12, -310.

Round 26

[photo of Geoff Thevenot]

Daniel played #14 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 485 to 425 (a spread of 60).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 14-12, -250.

Round 27

[photo of Ken Kasney]

Daniel played #75 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 430 to 413 (a spread of 17).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 15-12, -233.

Round 28

[photo of Jim Burlant]

Daniel played #84 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 400 to 409 (a spread of -9).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 15-13, -242.

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 29

[photo of Cecilia Le]

Daniel played #32 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 511 to 393 (a spread of 118).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 16-13, -124.

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Daniel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 30

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Daniel played #54 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 361 to 398 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 16-14, -161.

Round 31

[photo of David Koenig]

Daniel played #30 David Koenig (Silver Spring, MD) again and won 374 to 335 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 17-14, -122.


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