Robin Torrance [#114] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Robin Torrance, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Torrance currently has a record of 13-15, -483, and is ranked #89 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

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Given name(s): Robin
Surname(s): Torrance
Home: Idyllwild, CA, United States
Hobbies: drumming
Occupation: teacher
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 49/133, 16.5-14.5 +431
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 3/118, 21-10 +1470
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 46/136, 17-14 -239
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 88/169, 15-15 -92
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 22/134, 17-11 +446

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	27-18 (0.600)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	14-8 (0.636)	WWW LLLLL W L W L WWWWWWWW L W
Past 25-36 months	1-4 (0.200)	L W LLL
Past 37-48 months	2-2 (0.500)	LL WW
Past 49-60 months	9-4 (0.692)	WWWWW L WW LL WW L
Past 61-72 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 479 Average for: 378 Average against: 395
Round 1		Torrance played #68 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and lost 317 to 441 (a spread of -124). Before this event, Torrance had not played Markelis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 0-1, -124.
Round 2		Torrance played #129 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and won 428 to 363 (a spread of 65). The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: SANTA ANA, CA Torrance’s record vs. Wyer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-1, -59.
Round 3		Torrance played #132 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 385 to 369 (a spread of 16). Before this event, Torrance had not played Gremaud in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-1, -43.
Round 4		Torrance played #10 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 479 to 260 (a spread of 219). Before this event, Torrance had not played Bergmann in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +176.
Round 5		Torrance played #46 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-sea, MA) and won 341 to 337 (a spread of 4). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Torrance’s record vs. Foster in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-1, +180.
Round 6		Torrance played #23 Carla Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 399 to 381 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Torrance had not played Cree in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-1, +198.
Round 7		Torrance played #79 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 434 to 397 (a spread of 37). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SANTA ANA, CA Torrance’s record vs. Moss in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-1, +235.
Round 8		Torrance played #27 Michael David (Portage, WI) and lost 343 to 394 (a spread of -51). Before this event, Torrance had not played David in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-2, +184.
Round 9		Torrance played #76 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 397 to 380 (a spread of 17). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Torrance’s record vs. Morehead in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-2, +201.
Round 10		Torrance played #7 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and won 453 to 371 (a spread of 82). Before this event, Torrance had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +283.
Round 11		Torrance played #40 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 368 to 460 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Torrance had not played Edwards in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-3, +191.
Round 12		Torrance played #112 S Spencer Sun (Novato, CA) and won 477 to 288 (a spread of 189). Before this event, Torrance had not played Sun in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, +380.
Round 13		Torrance played #52 P K Gott (Portland, OR) and lost 368 to 385 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Torrance had not played Gott in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-4, +363.
Round 14		Torrance played #29 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 401 to 408 (a spread of -7). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Torrance’s record vs. Davis in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-5, +356.
Round 15		Torrance played #113 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 386 to 483 (a spread of -97). Before this event, Torrance had not played Thelen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-6, +259.
Round 16		Torrance played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and lost 340 to 410 (a spread of -70). Before this event, Torrance had not played Bloom in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-7, +189.
Round 17		Torrance played #45 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 425 to 352 (a spread of 73). The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: FARMINGTON, MI Torrance’s record vs. Fiszbein in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-7, +262.
Round 18		Torrance played #13 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 331 to 355 (a spread of -24). Before this event, Torrance had not played Bohnsack in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-8, +238.
Round 19		Torrance played #52 P K Gott (Portland, OR) again and won 405 to 394 (a spread of 11). Before this event, Torrance had not played Gott in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-8, +249.
Round 20		Torrance played #16 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and lost 291 to 466 (a spread of -175). Before this event, Torrance had not played Cahnmann in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-9, +74.
Round 21		Torrance played #130 Bob Yarmchuk (Tucson, AZ) and lost 335 to 535 (a spread of -200). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Torrance’s record vs. Yarmchuk in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-10, -126.
Round 22		Torrance played #32 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 390 to 364 (a spread of 26). Before this event, Torrance had not played Deutsch in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-10, -100.
Round 23		Torrance played #132 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) again and won 437 to 321 (a spread of 116). Before this event, Torrance had not played Gremaud in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-10, +16.
Round 24		Torrance played #67 Peter Manzolillo (Bellmore, NY) and lost 346 to 479 (a spread of -133). Before this event, Torrance had not played Manzolillo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-11, -117.
Round 25		Torrance played #97 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and lost 303 to 486 (a spread of -183). Before this event, Torrance had not played Schneider in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-12, -300.
Round 26		Torrance played #27 Michael David (Portage, WI) again and lost 331 to 339 (a spread of -8). Before this event, Torrance had not played David in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-13, -308.
Round 27		Torrance played #23 Carla Cree (Dallas, TX) again and lost 312 to 456 (a spread of -144). Before this event, Torrance had not played Cree in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 13-14, -452.
Round 28		Torrance played #92 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 364 to 395 (a spread of -31). Before this event, Torrance had not played Routzahn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 13-15, -483.

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