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November 19–23, 2014

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SCT 2014: Steve Polatnick [#73]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Polatnick, who is competing at the 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament. 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, -263, and is ranked #73.

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 SCT 2014 Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 616 Average for: 405 Average against: 416
Round 1	England	Polatnick played #63 John Mayhew (Eng) and won 383 to 355 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-0, +28.
Round 2	New Zealand	Polatnick played #15 Cicely Bruce (NZL) and lost 397 to 404 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-1, +21.
Round 3	Canada	Polatnick played #101 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 318 to 578 (a spread of -260). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-2, -239.
Round 4	Canada	Polatnick played #13 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and lost 378 to 513 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-3, -374.
Round 5	Sweden	Polatnick played #6 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and won 553 to 338 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-3, -159.
Round 6	Scotland	Polatnick played #89 Neil Scott (Sco) and won 381 to 355 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-3, -133.
Round 7	United States	Polatnick played #69 John OLaughlin (USA) and lost 351 to 468 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-4, -250.
Round 8	Kenya	Polatnick played #60 Fred Magu (KEN) and lost 332 to 457 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-5, -375.
Round 9	United States	Polatnick played #54 Robert Linn (USA) and won 484 to 309 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-5, -200.
Round 10	England	Polatnick played #86 Neil Rowley (Eng) and won 616 to 435 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-5, -19. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	United States	Polatnick played #76 Stefan Rau (USA) and lost 349 to 383 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-6, -53.
Round 12	South Africa	Polatnick played #107 Ze Tristan (ZAF) and won 422 to 393 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-6, -24.
Round 13	Pakistan	Polatnick played #1 Abdullah Abbasi (PAK) and won 376 to 371 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-6, -19.
Round 14	England	Polatnick played #84 Jared Robinson (Eng) and lost 438 to 451 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-7, -32.
Round 15	England	Polatnick played #48 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and lost 425 to 429 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-8, -36.
Round 16	New Zealand	Polatnick played #80 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 364 to 551 (a spread of -187). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7-9, -223.
Round 17	Scotland	Polatnick played #37 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 376 to 358 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-9, -205.
Round 18	Trinidad and Tobago	Polatnick played #85 Rodney Romany (TTO) and won 482 to 401 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-9, -124.
Round 19	United States	Polatnick played #47 Jason Keller (USA) and lost 373 to 460 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-10, -211.
Round 20	Pakistan	Polatnick played #9 Moizullah Baig (PAK) and won 401 to 307 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-10, -117.
Round 21	Scotland	Polatnick played #59 Ross Mackenzie (Sco) and lost 344 to 434 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 10-11, -207.
Round 22	England	Polatnick played #44 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 449 to 310 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-11, -68.
Round 23	England	Polatnick played #70 Steve Perry (Eng) and lost 389 to 470 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-12, -149.
Round 24	England	Polatnick played #38 Barry Grossman (Eng) and lost 343 to 457 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-13, -263.

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