Robin Pollock Daniel [#01] at 2003 Canadian SCRABBLE Championship

December 5-8, 2003

Live Coverage
Schedule
Venue and Directions
History
Info for Players
Committee
How to Qualify
Rules
Info for Media

Go to: Commentary Games Players Photos Profiles Standings Press Merchandise

Back to 2003 Canadian SCRABBLE Championship Live Coverage: Players

Robin Pollock Daniel [#01] at 2003 Canadian SCRABBLE Championship

Background Information

[player photo]

Given name(s): Robin Pollock
Surname(s): Daniel
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada
Age: 41
Awards: Canadian team member, 1993 1995 1997 2001 WSC, 2002 Can-Am; 2000 2001 Michael Wise Memorial; 2003-02 Atlantic City, NJ; 2003-04 Boston Area Tournament
Hobbies: Pilates, crossword puzzles
Occupation: Mom/Psychotherapist/Student
WSC 1993 Rank: 39
WSC 1995 Rank: 14
WSC 1997 Rank: 38
WSC 2001 Rank: 42

Career History

4-year record against other players at this event	36-12 (0.750)
Past 1-12 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 13-24 months	13-8 (0.619)	L W L WWWWW L WW L WW L W LL WW L
Past 25-36 months	5-0 (1.000)	WWWWW
Past 37-48 months	16-4 (0.800)	WW L WWW LL WWWWWWWW L WWW

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 522 Average for: 418 Average against: 381
Before the Tournament			Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1			Daniel played #39 Mike Ebanks (Calgary AB) and won 391 to 349 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Daniel had not played Ebanks in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +42. Daniel is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 2			Daniel played #32 Salvatore Desiato (Toronto ON) and won 499 to 304 (a spread of 195) . Before this event, Daniel had not played Desiato in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +237. Daniel is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 3			Daniel played #19 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and won 446 to 399 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Daniel had not played Castellano in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +284.
Round 4			Daniel played #06 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 322 to 443 (a spread of -121) . Before this event, Daniel had not played Saldanha in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +163. Daniel is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 5			Daniel played #41 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and won 519 to 338 (a spread of 181) . Daniel's record vs. Kessler in the 4 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. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-1, +344. Daniel is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 6			Daniel played #04 David Boys (Dorval QC) and won 474 to 366 (a spread of 108) . Daniel's record vs. Boys in the 4 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WL. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +452. Daniel is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 7			Daniel played #14 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and won 503 to 322 (a spread of 181) . Before this event, Daniel had not played Francis in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +633. Daniel is mentioned in this round's commentary (3 hits). Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 8			Daniel played #50 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 412 to 354 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Daniel had not played Madden in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +691. Daniel is mentioned in this round's commentary (3 hits).
Round 9			Daniel played #09 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 396 to 437 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Daniel had not played Rowland in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-2, +650. Daniel is mentioned in this round's commentary (3 hits).
Round 10			Daniel played #03 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 262 to 519 (a spread of -257) . Daniel's record vs. Berofsky in the 4 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +393. Daniel is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 11			Daniel played #18 Lou Cornelis (Ottawa ON) and lost 394 to 404 (a spread of -10) . Daniel's record vs. Cornelis in the 4 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-4, +383. Daniel is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 12			Daniel played #27 Fran Silver (Cote St. Luc QC) and lost 298 to 440 (a spread of -142) . Daniel's record vs. Silver in the 4 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-5, +241. Daniel is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13			Daniel played #31 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 366 to 410 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Daniel had not played Leah in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-6, +197. Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 14			Daniel played #17 Tim Anglin (Scarborough ON) and won 445 to 284 (a spread of 161) . Daniel's record vs. Anglin in the 4 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LWL. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-6, +358. Daniel is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15			Daniel played #21 Shaun Goatcher (Mississauga ON) and won 522 to 413 (a spread of 109) . Daniel's record vs. Goatcher in the 4 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: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-6, +467. Daniel is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 16			Daniel played #33 John Robertson (Cambridge ON) and won 421 to 368 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Daniel had not played Robertson in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-6, +520. Daniel is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 17			Daniel played #08 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote St. Luc QC) and won 404 to 301 (a spread of 103) . Daniel's record vs. Gotlieb in the 4 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LW. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-6, +623.
Round 18			Daniel played #09 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 454 to 401 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Daniel had not played Rowland in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-6, +676. Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Award Ceremony			Daniel is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Final Round 1			Daniel is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).
Final Round 2			Daniel is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Final Round 3			Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Final Round 4			Daniel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © 2003 HASBRO. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark's longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so.

The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.

For more information about SCRABBLE^® or the NSA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabble-assoc.com
To report technical difficulties in reading this page, please contact webmaster John Chew at: jjchew@math.utoronto.ca