WSC 2007: Robert Linn [#59]

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WSC 2007: Robert Linn [#59]

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Linn, who is competing at the 2007 World 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 11-13, -258, and is ranked #67.

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 Robert Linn]

Given name(s): Robert
Surname(s): Linn
Home: Potomac, MD, United States
Awards: 15 Division 1 Tourney wins; 1994 (9th) Thailand; 1989 (3rd) Australian Open
Hobbies: tennis, ping pong, travel
Occupation: Financial Advisor, Managing Director, Board Member
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 155, 11-10 +185
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 87/149, 13-14 -255
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 87/149, 13-14 -255
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 94/176, 13-14 +132
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 93/176, 13-14 +417
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 106/134, 11-16 -10
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 62/108, 13-14 -210
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 18/126, 18.5-12.5 +485
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 48/98, 16-15 -325
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 18/132, 19-12 -284
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 72/172, 16-14 -56
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 82/87, 10-18 -251
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 16/76, 16-12 +296
WSC 2003 Rank: 31
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United States

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 549 Average for: 406 Average against: 417
Before the Tournament		Linn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	England	Linn played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 364 to 464 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0-1, -100.
Round 2	Kenya	Linn played #64 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and lost 341 to 425 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-2, -184.
Round 3	New Zealand	Linn played #101 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 420 to 381 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-2, -145.
Round 4	Canada	Linn played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 378 to 448 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-3, -215.
Round 5	Qatar	Linn played #3 Loreta Alban (QAT) and won 461 to 437 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-3, -191.
Round 6	Kenya	Linn played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 342 to 416 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-4, -265.
Round 7	New Zealand	Linn played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 427 to 395 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-4, -233.
Round 8	Australia	Linn played #34 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 416 to 437 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-5, -254.
Round 9	Oman	Linn played #41 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and lost 399 to 417 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-6, -272.
Round 10	Zambia	Linn played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and lost 369 to 414 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-7, -317.
Round 11	Barbados	Linn played #22 Leslie Charles (BRB) and won 427 to 375 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-7, -265.
Round 12	Trinidad and Tobago	Linn played #69 Anthony Modeste (TTO) and lost 425 to 429 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4-8, -269.
Round 13	Kuwait	Linn played #81 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and lost 334 to 423 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 4-9, -358.
Round 14	Ireland	Linn played #2 Olajide Ademola Ajayi (IRL) and won 380 to 289 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-9, -267.
Round 15	Wales	Linn played #73 Shane O'Neill (Wal) and won 361 to 342 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-9, -248.
Round 16	United States	Linn played #53 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 428 to 452 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-10, -272.
Round 17	Bahrain	Linn played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and lost 452 to 484 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-11, -304.
Round 18	Malta	Linn played #30 David Delicata (MLT) and won 496 to 323 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-11, -131.
Round 19	France	Linn played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and lost 261 to 510 (a spread of -249). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-12, -380.
Round 20	India	Linn played #21 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and won 434 to 357 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-12, -303.
Round 21	Poland	Linn played #97 Wojciech Usakiewicz (POL) and won 522 to 408 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-12, -189.
Round 22	England	Linn played #52 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and won 549 to 475 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-12, -115.
Round 23	India	Linn played #25 Mohan Chunkath (IND) and won 383 to 382 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-12, -114.
Round 24	Pakistan	Linn played #46 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and lost 373 to 517 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-13, -258.

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