October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Robin Pollock Daniel [#3]

On this page, you will find information about Robin Pollock Daniel, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 7-8, +218, and is ranked #24 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, Canada
Awards: Played in 1993 1995 1997 2001 WSC; played in 2002 2004 Can-Am; 2000, 2001 Toronto; 2003 Atlantic City; 2003 Boston Premier
Hobbies: Fitness, Gourmet Cooking
Occupation: Mom/Psychotherapist
CNSC 1996 Rank: 9
CNSC 2003 Rank: 5
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 58/108, 13-14 +1
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 13/132, 19-12 +562
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 40/172, 17-13 +586
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 40/87, 14-14 +349
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 21/76, 15.5-12.5 +842
WSC 1993 Rank: 39
WSC 1995 Rank: 14
WSC 1997 Rank: 38
WSC 2001 Rank: 42

Round by Round
High score: 528 Average for: 413 Average against: 398
Round 1		Daniel played #32 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 528 to 278 (a spread of 250). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +250. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Daniel played #24 Jason Idalski (Warren, MI) and lost 393 to 420 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-1, +223.
Round 3		Daniel played #18 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 446 to 357 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-1, +312.
Round 4		Daniel played #40 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 507 to 396 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-1, +423. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Daniel played #2 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 352 to 436 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-2, +339. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Daniel played #10 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and lost 343 to 476 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-3, +206.
Round 7		Daniel played #7 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 510 to 295 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-3, +421.
Round 8		Daniel played #17 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 394 to 426 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-4, +389. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Daniel played #13 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Waltham, MA) and lost 413 to 424 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-5, +378. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Daniel played #20 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and lost 351 to 459 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-6, +270.
Round 11		Daniel played #41 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 454 to 396 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-6, +328.
Round 12		Daniel played #23 Ben Dweck (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 306 to 418 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-7, +216.
Round 13		Daniel played #30 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 471 to 339 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-7, +348. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Daniel played #34 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 422 to 284 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-7, +486.
Round 15		Daniel played #21 Aaron Bader (Cambridge, MA) and lost 301 to 569 (a spread of -268). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-8, +218. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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