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NSC 2009: Robin Pollock Daniel [#15]

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On this page, you will find information about Robin Pollock Daniel, 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 17-14, +783, and is ranked #32 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, CAN
Awards: WSC 1993 1995 1997 2001; Winner: Can-Am 2002 2008, Atlantic City 2003, Boston Premier 2003; Scrabylon, Word Slingers.
Hobbies: Cooking, working out (because of cooking)
Occupation: Psychotherapist/Mom
Round by Round

High score: 567
Average for: 427
Average against: 401

Round 1

[photo of David Whitley]

Daniel played #120 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 347 to 472 (a spread of -125).

Current ranking: #112.

Current record: 0-1, -125.

Round 2

[photo of Frank Tangredi]

Daniel played #94 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 504 to 543 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #108.

Current record: 0-2, -164.

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

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

Round 3

[photo of Max Panitch]

Daniel played #47 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 367 to 502 (a spread of -135).

Current ranking: #118.

Current record: 0-3, -299.

Round 4

[photo of Stuart Goldman]

Daniel played #98 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 395 to 309 (a spread of 86).

Current ranking: #105.

Current record: 1-3, -213.

Round 5

[photo of Melissa Routzahn]

Daniel played #100 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 437 to 344 (a spread of 93).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 2-3, -120.

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

Round 6

[photo of Will Nediger]

Daniel played #66 Will Nediger (London ON) and lost 394 to 410 (a spread of -16).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 2-4, -136.

Round 7

[photo of John Viloria]

Daniel played #40 John Viloria (New York, NY) and won 458 to 362 (a spread of 96).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 3-4, -40.

Round 8

[photo of David Johnson]

Daniel played #107 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 459 to 302 (a spread of 157).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 4-4, +117.

Round 9

[photo of Nawapadol Sayavesa]

Daniel played #49 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 441 to 484 (a spread of -43).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 4-5, +74.

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

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

Round 10

[photo of Zev Kaufman]

Daniel played #64 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 438 to 409 (a spread of 29).

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 5-5, +103.

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

Round 11

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

Daniel played #32 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 408 to 368 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 6-5, +143.

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

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

Round 12

[photo of Jason Keller]

Daniel played #77 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 417 to 377 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 7-5, +183.

Round 13

[photo of Dave Leifer]

Daniel played #95 Dave Leifer (Atlanta, GA) and won 451 to 383 (a spread of 68).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 8-5, +251.

Round 14

[photo of Sam Kantimathi]

Daniel played #48 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 510 to 311 (a spread of 199).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 9-5, +450.

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

Round 15

[photo of Robert Quigley]

Daniel played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and won 523 to 410 (a spread of 113).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 10-5, +563.

Round 16

[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]

Daniel played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 392 to 412 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 10-6, +543.

Round 17

[photo of Brian Bowman]

Daniel played #23 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 468 to 369 (a spread of 99).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 11-6, +642.

Round 18

[photo of Ian Weinstein]

Daniel played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 456 to 384 (a spread of 72).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 12-6, +714.

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

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

Round 19

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Daniel played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 363 to 435 (a spread of -72).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 12-7, +642.

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

Round 20

[photo of Adam Logan]

Daniel played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and won 451 to 435 (a spread of 16).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 13-7, +658.

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

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

Round 21

[photo of Steve Hartsman]

Daniel played #110 Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) and won 483 to 349 (a spread of 134).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 14-7, +792.

Round 22

[photo of Rafi Stern]

Daniel played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 372 to 538 (a spread of -166).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 14-8, +626.

Round 23

[photo of Jerry Lerman]

Daniel played #33 Jerry Lerman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 304 to 422 (a spread of -118).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 14-9, +508.

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

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

Round 24

[photo of Sammy Okosagah]

Daniel played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 441 to 340 (a spread of 101).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 15-9, +609.

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

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

Round 25

[photo of Marty Gabriel]

Daniel played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 386 to 400 (a spread of -14).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 15-10, +595.

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

Round 26

[photo of Scott Appel]

Daniel played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 406 to 448 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 15-11, +553.

Round 27

[photo of Ron Hoekstra]

Daniel played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 567 to 293 (a spread of 274).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 16-11, +827.

Round 28

[photo of Jesse Matthews]

Daniel played #74 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 385 to 424 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 16-12, +788.

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

Round 29

[photo of Ross Brown]

Daniel played #58 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) and lost 366 to 458 (a spread of -92).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 16-13, +696.

Round 30

[photo of Rod MacNeil]

Daniel played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 358 to 359 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 16-14, +695.

Round 31

[photo of Darrell Day]

Daniel played #56 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 480 to 392 (a spread of 88).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 17-14, +783.

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


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