Kenneth Rubin [#87] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Kenneth Rubin, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Rubin currently has a record of 20-8, +999, and is ranked #3 in Division 2.

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): Kenneth Surname(s): Rubin Home: New York, NY, United States Age: 20 Awards: 3rd Place, Division 3, 2004 Nationals Hobbies: Sports Occupation: Student

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	1-0 (1.000)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 518 Average for: 408 Average against: 372
Round 1		Rubin played #98 Thavach T (Thailand) and won 433 to 360 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +73.
Round 2		Rubin played #19 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 364 to 488 (a spread of -124) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Dynes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-1, -51.
Round 3		Rubin played #81 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 459 to 357 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Pughsley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, +51. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4		Rubin played #55 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 299 to 316 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Leifer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-2, +34.
Round 5		Rubin played #70 John Morse (Albany, NY) and won 464 to 361 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Morse in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-2, +137.
Round 6		Rubin played #20 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 381 to 524 (a spread of -143) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Early in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-3, -6.
Round 7		Rubin played #89 Ann Sanfedele (New York, NY) and won 518 to 467 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Sanfedele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-3, +45.
Round 8		Rubin played #111 Eric Ziegeweid (Milwaukee, WI) and won 419 to 399 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Ziegeweid in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-3, +65.
Round 9		Rubin played #99 Larry Tapper (Weaverville, NC) and lost 375 to 455 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Tapper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-4, -15.
Round 10		Rubin played #109 Michael Wolfberg (Concord, MA) and won 481 to 305 (a spread of 176) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Wolfberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, +161.
Round 11		Rubin played #104 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 402 to 379 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Tyler in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-4, +184.
Round 12		Rubin played #52 Richard Lauder (Madison, WI) and lost 308 to 360 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Lauder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-5, +132.
Round 13		Rubin played #6 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and won 410 to 376 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Brockmeier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-5, +166.
Round 14		Rubin played #31 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and lost 361 to 410 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Glass in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-6, +117.
Round 15		Rubin played #57 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and won 469 to 317 (a spread of 152) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Leong in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +269.
Round 16		Rubin played #110 Rick Wong (San José, CA) and won 360 to 320 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Wong in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +309.
Round 17		Rubin played #47 Dave Johnson (Portland, OR) and won 416 to 355 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-6, +370.
Round 18		Rubin played #54 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 473 to 275 (a spread of 198) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Leah in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-6, +568.
Round 19		Rubin played #37 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and won 363 to 346 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Gotlieb in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-6, +585. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rubin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 20		Rubin played #35 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 359 to 412 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Goodwin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-7, +532.
Round 21		Rubin played #13 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 366 to 357 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Cohen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +541.
Round 22		Rubin played #35 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 376 to 363 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Goodwin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +554.
Round 23		Rubin played #13 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 393 to 263 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Cohen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-7, +684.
Round 24		Rubin played #86 Ted Rosen (Buffalo, NY) and lost 380 to 425 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Rosen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +639.
Round 25		Rubin played #97 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 353 to 342 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Stegman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-8, +650.
Round 26		Rubin played #31 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and won 446 to 327 (a spread of 119) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Glass in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-8, +769.
Round 27		Rubin played #76 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and won 507 to 430 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Pellinen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-8, +846. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rubin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 28		Rubin played #76 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and won 479 to 326 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Rubin had not played Pellinen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-8, +999. Rubin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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