NSC 2012: Sam Rosin [#3]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Rosin, who is competing at the 2012 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 18-13, +541, and is ranked #15 in Division CSW.

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): Sam Surname(s): Rosin Home: Bernardsville, NJ, United States Awards: Nothing worth mentioning Hobbies: Other than Scrabble? Tennis, golf, swimming, listening to music Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 597 Average for: 445 Average against: 429
Round 1		Rosin played #32 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 597 to 307 (a spread of 290). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +290.
Round 2		Rosin played #25 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 508 to 412 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +386. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Rosin played #14 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 358 to 451 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-1, +293.
Round 4		Rosin played #5 David Koenig (Silver Spring, MD) and won 439 to 436 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-1, +296. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rosin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 5		Rosin played #22 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 431 to 335 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-1, +392. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Rosin played #10 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 566 to 468 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +490. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Rosin played #1 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 427 to 457 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-2, +460. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Rosin played #13 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 433 to 350 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +543. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Rosin played #6 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 515 to 511 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +547. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Rosin played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 484 to 437 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +594. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Rosin played #4 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and won 467 to 385 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-2, +676.
Round 12		Rosin played #18 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 359 to 471 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +564. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Rosin played #9 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 468 to 447 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +585.
Round 14		Rosin played #2 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 355 to 519 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +421.
Round 15		Rosin played #7 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 470 to 418 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-4, +473.
Round 16		Rosin played #12 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 388 to 436 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-5, +425.
Round 17		Rosin played #17 Bob Lipton (Vero Beach, FL) and lost 439 to 497 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-6, +367. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Rosin played #4 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) again and lost 462 to 471 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-7, +358. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Rosin played #19 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 465 to 439 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-7, +384. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Rosin played #14 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) again and lost 370 to 459 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-8, +295.
Round 21		Rosin played #13 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and lost 390 to 394 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-9, +291.
Round 22		Rosin played #27 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and won 457 to 392 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-9, +356.
Round 23		Rosin played #30 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 438 to 355 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-9, +439.
Round 24		Rosin played #18 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) again and lost 377 to 510 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-10, +306.
Round 25		Rosin played #6 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) again and lost 396 to 457 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-11, +245.
Round 26		Rosin played #37 Ezekiel Markwei (Miramar, FL) and lost 392 to 409 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-12, +228.
Round 27		Rosin played #11 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 511 to 394 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-12, +345.
Round 28		Rosin recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-12, +395.
Round 29		Rosin played #20 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 395 to 444 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-13, +346.
Round 30		Rosin played #26 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 488 to 344 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-13, +490.
Round 31		Rosin played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) again and won 504 to 453 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-13, +541.

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