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Robin Pollock Daniel [#70] at PC 2007
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On this page, you will find information about Robin Pollock Daniel, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Daniel currently has a record of 16-15, -16, and is ranked #40 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 | |
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| 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 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 |
![[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/daniel_robin.jpg)
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| Rank Diagram | |
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| Round by Round | ||
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High score: 507 | ||
| Round 1 |
| Daniel played #8 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 371 to 628 (a spread of -257). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Daniel’s record vs. Okosagah in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-1, -257. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 2 |
| Daniel played #40 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and won 480 to 356 (a spread of 124). Before this event, Daniel had not played Faria in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-1, -133. |
| Round 3 |
| Daniel played #68 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 487 to 431 (a spread of 56). The last time these two played was 2006-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Daniel’s record vs. Stegman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-1, -77. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 4 |
| Daniel played #71 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 428 to 399 (a spread of 29). The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Daniel’s record vs. Smith in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-1, -48. |
| Round 5 |
| Daniel played #51 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 293 to 479 (a spread of -186). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Daniel’s record vs. Pellinen in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-2, -234. |
| Round 6 |
| Daniel played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 477 to 401 (a spread of 76). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CAN-AM Daniel’s record vs. Cree in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-10 (0.286).Past 1-12 months: WLLL. Past 13-24 months: LLWWL. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: LW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-2, -158. |
| Round 7 |
| Daniel played #74 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 374 to 409 (a spread of -35). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Daniel’s record vs. Chakrabarti in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-3, -193. |
| Round 8 |
| Daniel played #87 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 433 to 394 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Daniel had not played Miranda in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-3, -154. |
| Round 9 |
| Daniel played #23 Aaron Bader (Cambridge, MA) and lost 410 to 411 (a spread of -1). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Daniel’s record vs. Bader in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-4, -155. |
| Round 10 |
| Daniel played #1 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 345 to 375 (a spread of -30). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Daniel’s record vs. Nemitrmansuk in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-5, -185. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (6 hits). |
| Round 11 |
| Daniel played #63 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and lost 406 to 449 (a spread of -43). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Daniel’s record vs. Grob in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-6, -228. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 12 |
| Daniel played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 361 to 403 (a spread of -42). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Daniel’s record vs. Early in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-7, -270. |
| Round 13 |
| Daniel played #37 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 380 to 450 (a spread of -70). The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: CHARLOTTE, NC Daniel’s record vs. Withers in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-8, -340. |
| Round 14 |
| Daniel played #78 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 427 to 344 (a spread of 83). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Daniel’s record vs. Baker in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-8, -257. |
| Round 15 |
| Daniel played #91 Larry Rand (Chandler, AZ) and lost 382 to 468 (a spread of -86). Before this event, Daniel had not played Rand in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-9, -343. |
| Round 16 |
| Daniel played #17 Mark McCraw (Croton, NY) and won 476 to 329 (a spread of 147). Before this event, Daniel had not played McCraw in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-9, -196. |
| Round 17 |
| Daniel played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 397 to 423 (a spread of -26). Before this event, Daniel had not played Rosen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-10, -222. |
| Round 18 |
| Daniel played #81 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and won 426 to 320 (a spread of 106). Before this event, Daniel had not played Del Solar in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-10, -116. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Daniel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
| Round 19 |
| Daniel played #22 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 288 to 538 (a spread of -250). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Daniel’s record vs. Day in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WWW. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-11, -366. |
| Round 20 |
| Daniel played #62 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 392 to 385 (a spread of 7). The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Daniel’s record vs. Leah in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-11, -359. |
| Round 21 |
| Daniel played #54 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 441 to 360 (a spread of 81). Before this event, Daniel had not played Le in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-11, -278. |
| Round 22 |
| Daniel played #44 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 326 to 411 (a spread of -85). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CAN-AM Daniel’s record vs. Linn in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-6 (0.455).Past 1-12 months: LWLL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 10-12, -363. |
| Round 23 |
| Daniel played #34 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 413 to 397 (a spread of 16). Before this event, Daniel had not played Schwartzman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-12, -347. |
| Round 24 |
| Daniel played #69 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 428 to 374 (a spread of 54). Before this event, Daniel had not played Shreve in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-12, -293. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 25 |
| Daniel played #48 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and won 433 to 358 (a spread of 75). Before this event, Daniel had not played Frentz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-12, -218. |
| Round 26 |
| Daniel played #56 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 379 to 359 (a spread of 20). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Daniel’s record vs. Polatnick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-12, -198. |
| Round 27 |
| Daniel played #73 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 390 to 433 (a spread of -43). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Daniel’s record vs. Baron in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-13, -241. |
| Round 28 |
| Daniel played #83 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 507 to 416 (a spread of 91). Before this event, Daniel had not played Heidler in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-13, -150. Daniel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 29 |
| Daniel played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 400 to 461 (a spread of -61). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Daniel’s record vs. Wapnick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-5 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: WLLL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-14, -211. |
| Round 30 |
| Daniel played #32 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 392 to 432 (a spread of -40). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Daniel’s record vs. Saldanha in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15-15, -251. |
| Round 31 |
| Daniel played #38 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 497 to 262 (a spread of 235). Before this event, Daniel had not played Cohen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 16-15, -16. |
![[photo of Sammy Okosagah]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/okosagah_sammy.jpeg)
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![[photo of Steve Pellinen]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/pellinen_steve.jpg)
![[photo of Chris Cree]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cree_chris.jpg)
![[photo of Amit Chakrabarti]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/chakrabarti_2.jpg)
![[photo of Stan Miranda]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/miranda_stan_2.jpg)
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![[photo of Steve Grob]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/grob_steve.jpg)
![[photo of Michael Early]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/e/early_mike.jpg)
![[photo of Ben Withers]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/withers_ben_2.jpg)
![[photo of Michael Baker]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/baker_mike.jpeg)
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![[photo of Mark McCraw]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mccraw_mark.jpg)
![[photo of Ted Rosen]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/r/rosen_ted.jpg)
![[photo of Cesar Del Solar]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/del_solar_cesar.jpg)
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![[photo of Cecilia Le]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/le_cecilia.jpg)
![[photo of Robert P. Linn]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/linn_bob.jpeg)
![[photo of Peter Schwartzman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/schwartzman_peter_2.jpg)
![[photo of Jon Shreve]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/shreve_jon.jpg)
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![[photo of Steve Polatnick]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/polatnick_steve.jpg)
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