WSC 2007: Steve Polatnick [#79]

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WSC 2007: Steve Polatnick [#79]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Polatnick, who is competing at the 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 11-13, -452, and is ranked #72.

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 Steve Polatnick]

Given name(s): Steve
Surname(s): Polatnick
Home: Miami, FL, United States
Awards: 4th Place, World Scrabble Championship 2001
Hobbies: tennis, bicycling, poker
Occupation: Attorney at law
NSC 1978 Division: 1
NSC 1978 Rank: 17/65, 147.0 credits
NSC 1980 Division: 1
NSC 1980 Rank: 11/32, 9-8 +349
NSC 1983 Division: 1
NSC 1983 Rank: 8/32, 9-8 +195
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 16/302, 15-7 +1077
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 24, 14-7 +663
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 35/149, 15.5-11.5 -169
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 35/149, 15.5-11.5 -169
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 25/176, 16-11 +855
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 28/176, 16-11 +657
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 21/134, 16-11 +649
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 13/108, 17-10 +223
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 33/126, 17-14 +547
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 27/98, 17-14 +865
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 36/132, 17-14 +972
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 58/172, 16-14 +503
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 63/87, 13-15 -505
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 30/76, 15-13 -307
WSC 1995 Rank: 38
WSC 1999 Rank: 64
WSC 2001 Rank: 4
WSC 2003 Rank: 38
WSC 2005 Rank: 30
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United States

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 458 Average for: 392 Average against: 410
Before the Tournament		Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	Kuwait	Polatnick played #81 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 426 to 298 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +128.
Round 2	United Arab Emirates	Polatnick played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 418 to 427 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-1, +119.
Round 3	Malaysia	Polatnick played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and won 373 to 356 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +136.
Round 4	Thailand	Polatnick played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 395 to 416 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, +115.
Round 5	United States	Polatnick played #20 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and won 422 to 299 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-2, +238.
Round 6	Singapore	Polatnick played #24 Jie Ming Benjamin Chow (SGP) and won 434 to 327 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-2, +345.
Round 7	New Zealand	Polatnick played #17 Lynne Butler (NZL) and won 403 to 341 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +407.
Round 8	Canada	Polatnick played #100 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 385 to 491 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-3, +301. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	England	Polatnick played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 385 to 400 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-4, +286.
Round 10	New Zealand	Polatnick played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 458 to 383 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, +361.
Round 11	Kenya	Polatnick played #39 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and lost 309 to 482 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-5, +188.
Round 12	Sri Lanka	Polatnick played #6 Indunil Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 409 to 381 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-5, +216.
Round 13	Kenya	Polatnick played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 427 to 478 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-6, +165.
Round 14	Australia	Polatnick played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 286 to 542 (a spread of -256). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-7, -91.
Round 15	Canada	Polatnick played #12 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and lost 399 to 452 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-8, -144.
Round 16	Oman	Polatnick played #41 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and won 427 to 401 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-8, -118.
Round 17	United States	Polatnick played #10 Michael Baker (USA) and won 435 to 378 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-8, -61.
Round 18	India	Polatnick played #42 Varisht Hingorani (IND) and won 390 to 363 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-8, -34.
Round 19	Australia	Polatnick played #34 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 364 to 403 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-9, -73.
Round 20	Thailand	Polatnick played #77 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 392 to 523 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-10, -204.
Round 21	England	Polatnick played #78 Adam Philpotts (Eng) and won 346 to 334 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-10, -192.
Round 22	Singapore	Polatnick played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 344 to 534 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-11, -382.
Round 23	Canada	Polatnick played #88 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and lost 369 to 424 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-12, -437.
Round 24	Australia	Polatnick played #68 Christopher May (AUS) and lost 403 to 418 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-13, -452.

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