Steve Polatnick [#78] at WSC 2005

[ Congratulations to the new World Scrabble® Champion, Adam Logan (CAN), and the runner-up Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA). ]

On this page, you will find information about Steve Polatnick, who is a contestant in at the 2005 World SCRABBLE® Championship, held November 17–20 in London. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. Polatnick currently has a record of 13-11, +492, and is ranked #30.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, 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): Steve Surname(s): Polatnick Home: Miami, FL, United States Age: 60 Awards: (4th) 2001 WSC; Reno; Boston Premier Hobbies: Bicycling, tennis, poker, travel Occupation: Attorney at Law WSC 1995 Rank: 38 WSC 1999 Rank: 64 WSC 2001 Rank: 4 WSC 2005 Team: United States

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 528 Average for: 411 Average against: 391
Registration		Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		England	Polatnick played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and lost 338 to 464 (a spread of -126) . Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-1, -126.
Round 2		Wales	Polatnick played #41 Neil Green (Wal) and lost 402 to 429 (a spread of -27) . Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-2, -153.
Round 3		Nigeria	Polatnick played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 415 to 320 (a spread of 95) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-2, -58.
Round 4		England	Polatnick played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 411 to 479 (a spread of -68) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-3, -126.
Round 5		England	Polatnick played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 340 to 402 (a spread of -62) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-4, -188.
Round 6		Sweden	Polatnick played #13 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and won 427 to 324 (a spread of 103) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-4, -85.
Round 7		Bahrain	Polatnick played #2 Adeeb Ahmad (BHR) and won 455 to 360 (a spread of 95) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-4, +10.
Round 8		Singapore	Polatnick played #57 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and won 383 to 351 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-4, +42.
Round 9		Kuwait	Polatnick played #94 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and won 469 to 342 (a spread of 127) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-4, +169.
Round 10		Singapore	Polatnick played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 365 to 494 (a spread of -129) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-5, +40.
Round 11	Larger photo available	Ghana	Polatnick played #79 Michael Arthur Quao (GHA) and won 383 to 372 (a spread of 11) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-5, +51.
Round 12		Canada	Polatnick played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 406 to 491 (a spread of -85) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-6, -34.
Round 13		Kenya	Polatnick played #61 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 359 to 392 (a spread of -33) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-7, -67.
Round 14	Larger photo available	Poland	Polatnick played #102 Mateusz Zbikowski (POL) and won 501 to 289 (a spread of 212) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-7, +145.
Round 15		England	Polatnick played #26 Andrew Davis (Eng) and won 441 to 432 (a spread of 9) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-7, +154.
Round 16		Oman	Polatnick played #62 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and won 434 to 363 (a spread of 71) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-7, +225.
Round 17		Australia	Polatnick played #29 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 391 to 401 (a spread of -10) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-8, +215.
Round 18		South Africa	Polatnick played #28 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 303 to 356 (a spread of -53) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-9, +162.
Round 19		Thailand	Polatnick played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and won 409 to 353 (a spread of 56) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-9, +218.
Round 20		India	Polatnick played #83 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 496 to 366 (a spread of 130) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-9, +348.
Round 21	Larger photo available	New Zealand	Polatnick played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 441 to 392 (a spread of 49) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-9, +397.
Round 22		Qatar	Polatnick played #95 Asad ul-Haq (QAT) and won 528 to 301 (a spread of 227) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-9, +624.
Round 23		United States	Polatnick played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 391 to 422 (a spread of -31) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-10, +593.
Round 24		Ghana	Polatnick played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and lost 380 to 481 (a spread of -101) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-11, +492.

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