The 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament (Invitational)

December 4–8, 2013

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SCTI 2013: Steve Polatnick [#77]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Polatnick, who is competing at the 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament: Invitational. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-17, +499, and is ranked #85.

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
	Given name(s): Steve Surname(s): Polatnick Home: Miami, FL, United States Awards: 1st Place numerous U.S. tourneys, 4th Place 2001 WSC Hobbies: travel, bike riding, tennis SCTI 2013 Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 606 Average for: 421 Average against: 405
Round 1	Thailand	Polatnick played #21 Apirat Choomai (THA) and won 440 to 386 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-0, +54.
Round 2	Bahrain	Polatnick played #90 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and lost 375 to 441 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-1, -12.
Round 3	Australia	Polatnick played #33 Cameron Farlow (AUS) and won 432 to 314 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, +106.
Round 4	Philippines	Polatnick played #82 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and lost 379 to 426 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-2, +59.
Round 5	Canada	Polatnick played #102 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 606 to 264 (a spread of 342). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, +401.
Round 6	England	Polatnick played #44 Martin Harrison (Eng) and lost 355 to 435 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-3, +321.
Round 7	Scotland	Polatnick played #91 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 356 to 449 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-4, +228.
Round 8	United Arab Emirates	Polatnick played #60 Selwyn Lobo (ARE) and lost 355 to 361 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-5, +222.
Round 9	Sweden	Polatnick played #6 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and won 498 to 406 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-5, +314.
Round 10	Last Chance Qualifier	Polatnick played #79 Muhammad Shabaz (LCQ) and won 524 to 388 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-5, +450.
Round 11	Scotland	Polatnick played #40 Simon Gillam (Sco) and lost 400 to 407 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-6, +443.
Round 12	United States	Polatnick played #25 Chris Cree (USA) and won 452 to 444 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-6, +451.
Round 13	Canada	Polatnick played #74 Max Panitch (CAN) and lost 455 to 493 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-7, +413.
Round 14	Malaysia	Polatnick played #98 Jin Chor Tan (MYS) and won 437 to 388 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-7, +462.
Round 15	New Zealand	Polatnick played #92 Peter Sinton (NZL) and lost 371 to 427 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-8, +406.
Round 16	World Youth Champion	Polatnick played #65 Michael McKenna (Wysc) and lost 402 to 416 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-9, +392.
Round 17	Philippines	Polatnick played #1 Chris Abordo (PHL) and won 395 to 378 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-9, +409.
Round 18	Pakistan	Polatnick played #52 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 422 to 445 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-10, +386.
Round 19	Scotland	Polatnick played #41 Helen Gipson (Sco) and won 503 to 358 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-10, +531.
Round 20	Indonesia	Polatnick played #87 Fadlan Satria (IDN) and lost 385 to 454 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-11, +462.
Round 21	England	Polatnick played #89 Austin Shin (Eng) and lost 396 to 435 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 9-12, +423.
Round 22	Thailand	Polatnick played #17 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 444 to 344 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-12, +523.
Round 23	Oman	Polatnick played #45 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and lost 347 to 360 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-13, +510.
Round 24	New Zealand	Polatnick played #18 Nicholas Cavenagh (NZL) and won 494 to 391 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-13, +613.
Round 25	Thailand	Polatnick played #97 Taewan Sutthasin (THA) and lost 424 to 493 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 11-14, +544.
Round 26	Pakistan	Polatnick played #47 Mohammad Inayatullah (PAK) and won 492 to 417 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 12-14, +619.
Round 27	Netherlands	Polatnick played #15 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 326 to 481 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 12-15, +464.
Round 28	New Zealand	Polatnick played #99 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and won 458 to 425 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 13-15, +497.
Round 29	Wales	Polatnick played #108 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 371 to 395 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 13-16, +473.
Round 30	Canada	Polatnick played #68 Geoffrey Newman (CAN) and won 447 to 375 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 14-16, +545.
Round 31	Malaysia	Polatnick played #48 William Kang (MYS) and lost 317 to 363 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 14-17, +499.

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