Robert Ellickson [#032] at NSC 2002

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Robert Ellickson [#032] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information
	Given name(s): Robert Surname(s): Ellickson Home: Branford, CT, United States Age: 62 Occupation: Law Professor

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 523 Average for: 404 Average against: 388
Round 1		Ellickson played #059 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 464 to 339 (a spread of 125) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +125.
Round 2		Ellickson played #073 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 324 to 421 (a spread of -97) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-1, +28.
Round 3		Ellickson played #133 Ben Withers (Lake Jackson, TX) and won 460 to 338 (a spread of 122) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +150.
Round 4		Ellickson played #071 Stuart Levinsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 324 to 432 (a spread of -108) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-2, +42.
Round 5		Ellickson played #099 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 305 to 398 (a spread of -93) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-3, -51.
Round 6		Ellickson played #079 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 456 to 388 (a spread of 68) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-3, +17.
Round 7		Ellickson played #042 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 519 to 300 (a spread of 219) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, +236.
Round 8		Ellickson played #118 Taewan Sutthasin (Thailand) and lost 286 to 471 (a spread of -185) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-4, +51.
Round 9		Ellickson played #065 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 523 to 336 (a spread of 187) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-4, +238.
Round 10		Ellickson played #077 Rod MacNeil (Londonderry, NH) and lost 405 to 419 (a spread of -14) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-5, +224.
Round 11		Ellickson played #130 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 370 to 431 (a spread of -61) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-6, +163. Ellickson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Ellickson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 12		Ellickson played #072 Judith Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 361 to 468 (a spread of -107) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-7, +56.
Round 13		Ellickson played #093 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and lost 274 to 376 (a spread of -102) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 5-8, -46.
Round 14		Ellickson played #086 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and won 450 to 414 (a spread of 36) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-8, -10.
Round 15		Ellickson played #074 Bob Lipton (Vero Beach, FL) and won 404 to 368 (a spread of 36) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-8, +26.
Round 16		Ellickson played #037 Marty Gabriel (Berwyn, IL) and won 413 to 366 (a spread of 47) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-8, +73.
Round 17		Ellickson played #051 Wendell Haynes (Miami, FL) and lost 409 to 429 (a spread of -20) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-9, +53.
Round 18		Ellickson played #119 Thavach T (Thailand) and won 421 to 339 (a spread of 82) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-9, +135.
Round 19		Ellickson played #020 Steve Cook (Columbus, OH) and won 462 to 355 (a spread of 107) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-9, +242.
Round 20		Ellickson played #115 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 416 to 347 (a spread of 69) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-9, +311.
Round 21		Ellickson played #123 Steve Tier (Rego Park, NY) and lost 364 to 443 (a spread of -79) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-10, +232.
Round 22		Ellickson played #107 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 478 to 359 (a spread of 119) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-10, +351.
Round 23		Ellickson played #099 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 397 to 302 (a spread of 95) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-10, +446.
Round 24		Ellickson played #030 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and won 417 to 341 (a spread of 76) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-10, +522.
Round 25		Ellickson played #120 John Terrell (Roseville, MI) and won 464 to 294 (a spread of 170) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-10, +692.
Round 26		Ellickson played #010 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 456 to 327 (a spread of 129) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-10, +821.
Round 27	Larger photo available	Ellickson played #044 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 458 to 338 (a spread of 120) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-10, +941.
Round 28		Ellickson played #052 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and lost 384 to 526 (a spread of -142) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-11, +799.
Round 29		Ellickson played #052 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 430 to 394 (a spread of 36) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-11, +835.
Round 30		Ellickson played #081 Jeremiah Mead (Chelmsford, MA) and lost 355 to 422 (a spread of -67) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-12, +768.
Round 31		Ellickson played #010 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 288 to 534 (a spread of -246) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 18-13, +522.
After the Tournament		Ellickson is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

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