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WESPAC 2017: Steve Polatnick [#97]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Polatnick, who is competing at the World English-language Scrabble Players Association Championship 2017. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-18, -329, and is ranked #93.

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 WESPA Championship 2017 Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 521 Average for: 406 Average against: 416
Round 1	Australia	Polatnick played #7 Bob Jackman (AUS) and lost 350 to 519 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 0-1, -169.
Round 2	Uganda	Polatnick played #91 Edgar Odongkara (UGA) and lost 411 to 466 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 0-2, -224.
Round 3	United Arab Emirates	Polatnick played #93 Selwyn Lobo (ARE) and won 468 to 326 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-2, -82.
Round 4	Sri Lanka	Polatnick played #82 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 469 to 508 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-3, -121.
Round 5	Trinidad and Tobago	Polatnick played #88 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 355 to 460 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-4, -226.
Round 6	Australia	Polatnick played #12 Edie Mueller (AUS) and won 462 to 325 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-4, -89.
Round 7	Sierra Leone	Polatnick played #74 Emmanuel King (SLE) and won 388 to 371 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-4, -72.
Round 8	Trinidad and Tobago	Polatnick played #89 Christopher Thomas (TTO) and lost 450 to 482 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-5, -104.
Round 9	Australia	Polatnick played #13 Carol Johnsen (AUS) and won 416 to 329 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-5, -17.
Round 10	Kenya	Polatnick played #114 John Sang (KEN) and won 424 to 391 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-5, +16.
Round 11	Australia	Polatnick played #3 Karen Richards (AUS) and lost 395 to 508 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-6, -97.
Round 12	Kenya	Polatnick played #112 Akinyi Wenwa (KEN) and won 415 to 391 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-6, -73. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	England	Polatnick played #29 Andrew Goodwin (Eng) and won 521 to 405 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-6, +43.
Round 14	South Africa	Polatnick played #81 Trevor Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 383 to 394 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-7, +32.
Round 15	England	Polatnick played #30 Fidelis Olotu (Eng) and won 479 to 335 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-7, +176.
Round 16	Zambia	Polatnick played #109 Justin Chansa (ZMB) and won 397 to 336 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-7, +237.
Round 17	United States	Polatnick played #94 Jesse Day (USA) and lost 435 to 461 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-8, +211.
Round 18	Zambia	Polatnick played #106 Patrick Mulemena Mpundu (ZMB) and lost 335 to 423 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-9, +123.
Round 19	Canada	Polatnick played #22 Shan Abbasi (CAN) and lost 370 to 481 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-10, +12.
Round 20	Singapore	Polatnick played #76 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 493 to 355 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-10, +150.
Round 21	Kenya	Polatnick played #42 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 393 to 379 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-10, +164.
Round 22	Canada	Polatnick played #23 Max Panitch (CAN) and lost 424 to 440 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-11, +148.
Round 23	Uganda	Polatnick played #120 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and won 401 to 362 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-11, +187.
Round 24	Ireland	Polatnick played #37 Philips Lukeman Owolabi (IRL) and lost 362 to 406 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-12, +143.
Round 25	Canada	Polatnick played #17 Andrew Golding (CAN) and lost 383 to 463 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-13, +63.
Round 26	Kenya	Polatnick played #44 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 402 to 367 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 13-13, +98.
Round 27	England	Polatnick played #28 Christopher Vicary (Eng) and lost 368 to 426 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-14, +40.
Round 28	Malaysia	Polatnick played #48 Michael Tang (MYS) and lost 342 to 539 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 13-15, -157.
Round 29	Kenya	Polatnick played #113 John Mbote (KEN) and lost 366 to 372 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 13-16, -163. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30	New Zealand	Polatnick played #53 Lawson Sue (NZL) and won 439 to 394 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 14-16, -118. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 31	Kenya	Polatnick played #43 Nicholas Mbugua (KEN) and lost 332 to 510 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 14-17, -296.
Round 32	Kenya	Polatnick played #110 Charles Kimani (KEN) and lost 350 to 383 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 14-18, -329.

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