WSC 2009: Sam Rosin [#90]

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WSC 2009: Sam Rosin [#90]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Rosin, 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 13-11, +167, and is ranked #39.

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 Hobbies: Tennis, golf, listening to music, etc. Occupation: High School Student NSC 2004 Division: 4 NSC 2004 Rank: 80/150, 15-15 -212 USSO 2006 Division: 4 USSO 2006 Rank: 13/116, 17-11 +745 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 510 Average for: 426 Average against: 419
Before the Tournament		Rosin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Nigeria	Rosin played #43 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and won 496 to 436 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-0, +60. Rosin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	World Youth Champion	Rosin played #53 Charnrit Khongthanarat (Wysc) and lost 366 to 396 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-1, +30.
Round 3	Nigeria	Rosin played #44 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 405 to 465 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-2, -30.
Round 4	Northern Ireland	Rosin played #50 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and lost 299 to 415 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-3, -146.
Round 5	Sri Lanka	Rosin played #4 Shaila Amalean (LKA) and won 495 to 389 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-3, -40.
Round 6	Zambia	Rosin played #66 Patrick Mulemena Mpundu (ZMB) and won 461 to 380 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-3, +41.
Round 7	Thailand	Rosin played #99 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and won 439 to 420 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-3, +60.
Round 8	Australia	Rosin played #71 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 463 to 502 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-4, +21.
Round 9	Scotland	Rosin played #96 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 399 to 380 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-4, +40.
Round 10	Uganda	Rosin played #22 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and won 500 to 443 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-4, +97.
Round 11	Bahrain	Rosin played #42 Victor Ikawa (BHR) and lost 318 to 488 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-5, -73.
Round 12	England	Rosin played #56 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and won 439 to 430 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-5, -64.
Round 13	Canada	Rosin played #106 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 414 to 350 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-5, +0.
Round 14	Thailand	Rosin played #97 Marut Siriwangso (THA) and lost 332 to 469 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-6, -137.
Round 15	Singapore	Rosin played #18 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 373 to 432 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-7, -196.
Round 16	Pakistan	Rosin played #52 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 491 to 393 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-7, -98.
Round 17	Australia	Rosin played #37 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and lost 356 to 426 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-8, -168.
Round 18	Canada	Rosin played #57 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 497 to 379 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-8, -50.
Round 19	England	Rosin played #9 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 417 to 427 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-9, -60.
Round 20	Canada	Rosin played #93 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and won 502 to 341 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-9, +101.
Round 21	Kenya	Rosin played #33 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and won 414 to 315 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-9, +200.
Round 22	Ghana	Rosin played #2 Michael Akonor (GHA) and won 510 to 346 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-9, +364.
Round 23	United States	Rosin played #8 Nick Ball (USA) and lost 470 to 509 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-10, +325.
Round 24	Thailand	Rosin played #98 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 374 to 532 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-11, +167.
After the Finals		Rosin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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