WSC 2009: Robert Linn [#59]

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WSC 2009: Robert Linn [#59]

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Linn, who is competing at the 2009 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, -740, and is ranked #78.

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 And Money Manager
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
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 513 Average for: 400 Average against: 431
Round 1	Ghana	Linn played #85 Michael Quao (GHA) and won 479 to 426 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +53.
Round 2	Canada	Linn played #106 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 420 to 264 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +209.
Round 3	Kenya	Linn played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 360 to 350 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +219.
Round 4	South Africa	Linn played #21 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 388 to 349 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-0, +258. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Linn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	Thailand	Linn played #98 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 407 to 442 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-1, +223. Linn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	Australia	Linn played #27 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 425 to 553 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-2, +95. Linn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	United States	Linn played #73 John OLaughlin (USA) and lost 387 to 579 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-3, -97.
Round 8	United States	Linn played #28 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 437 to 411 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-3, -71.
Round 9	Canada	Linn played #57 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 327 to 486 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-4, -230.
Round 10	United States	Linn played #48 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 365 to 396 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-5, -261.
Round 11	England	Linn played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 354 to 474 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-6, -381.
Round 12	United Arab Emirates	Linn played #11 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 359 to 579 (a spread of -220). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-7, -601.
Round 13	Netherlands	Linn played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 359 to 444 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-8, -686.
Round 14	Canada	Linn played #39 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 404 to 379 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-8, -661.
Round 15	Singapore	Linn played #83 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and lost 379 to 439 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 6-9, -721.
Round 16	Uganda	Linn played #22 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and won 438 to 359 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-9, -642.
Round 17	Canada	Linn played #77 Max Panitch (CAN) and won 422 to 387 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-9, -607.
Round 18	Australia	Linn played #54 Peter Kougi (AUS) and lost 431 to 435 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-10, -611.
Round 19	New Zealand	Linn played #35 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 329 to 484 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-11, -766.
Round 20	Pakistan	Linn played #45 Rodney Judd (PAK) and won 410 to 377 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-11, -733.
Round 21	United States	Linn played #41 Jason Idalski (USA) and won 513 to 351 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-11, -571.
Round 22	Thailand	Linn played #99 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 405 to 508 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-12, -674.
Round 23	Romania	Linn played #78 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 443 to 441 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-12, -672.
Round 24	Romania	Linn played #100 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 367 to 435 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-13, -740.
After the Finals		Linn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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