August 22–24, 2008
New York, NY

BASD 2008: Robin Pollock Daniel [#5]

On this page, you will find information about Robin Pollock Daniel, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Showdown. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 9-7, +291, and is ranked #9.

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: 560 Average for: 420 Average against: 402
Before the Tournament		Daniel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Daniel played #12 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 356 to 485 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 0-1, -129. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Daniel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2		Daniel played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 560 to 320 (a spread of 240). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-1, +111. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Daniel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3		Daniel played #17 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 537 to 381 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-1, +267. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Daniel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 4		Daniel played #10 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 261 to 535 (a spread of -274). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-2, -7. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Daniel played #16 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 547 to 357 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-2, +183. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 6		Daniel played #20 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 420 to 294 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-2, +309. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Daniel played #4 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and won 368 to 332 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +345. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Daniel played #1 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 395 to 435 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-3, +305. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Daniel played #8 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 356 to 429 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-4, +232. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Daniel played #9 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 390 to 472 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-5, +150. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Daniel played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 413 to 411 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-5, +152. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Daniel played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) again and lost 404 to 420 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-6, +136. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Daniel played #8 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) again and won 437 to 348 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-6, +225. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Daniel played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) for the third time and won 501 to 315 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-6, +411.
Round 15		Daniel played #8 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) for the third time and lost 309 to 508 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-7, +212. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Daniel played #6 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 464 to 385 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-7, +291. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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