Zev Kaufman (#28) at WSC 2001

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Zev Kaufman (#28) at WSC 2001

Background Information
	Given name(s): Zev Surname(s): Kaufman Home: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Age: 54 Awards: Top ten finishes at 2 US Nationals(L.A. and Chicago ) Hobbies: Basketball, Kabbalah and Househusbandry Occupation: Contractor WSC 1993 Rank: 25 WSC 2001 Team: Canada

Tournament Ups and Downs

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

Round-by-Round
High score: 592 Average for: 424 Average against: 418
Before Round 1		Kaufman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Kaufman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1	Larger photo available	Kaufman played #72 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (Zambia) and won 412 to 382 (a spread of 30) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-0, +30.
Round 2		Kaufman played #06 Joe Edley (United States) and lost 430 to 458 (a spread of -28) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, +2. Kaufman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Kaufman played #77 Joshua Otieno Manase (Kenya) and won 459 to 422 (a spread of 37) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +39.
Round 4		Kaufman played #57 Isaac Apindi Adhero Lang'o (Tanzania) and lost 409 to 425 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, +23.
Round 5	Larger photo available	Kaufman played #23 Jakkrit Klaphajone (Thailand) and won 515 to 454 (a spread of 61) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-2, +84.
Round 6		Kaufman played #30 David Webb (England) and won 462 to 419 (a spread of 43) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-2, +127.
Round 7		Kaufman played #86 Christopher Sykes (Canada) and lost 354 to 439 (a spread of -85) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, +42. Kaufman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 8		Kaufman played #60 Siu Hean Cheah (Singapore) and lost 397 to 492 (a spread of -95) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-4, -53.
Round 9	Larger photo available	Kaufman played #83 Mario Shalendra Ranasuriya (Bahrain) and won 592 to 270 (a spread of 322) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-4, +269.
Round 10		Kaufman played #43 Jere Mead (United States) and lost 361 to 384 (a spread of -23) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-5, +246. Kaufman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Kaufman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 11	Larger photo available	Kaufman played #82 Michael Arthur Quao (Ghana) and won 425 to 365 (a spread of 60) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-5, +306.
Round 12		Kaufman played #84 Evan Simpson (England) and lost 373 to 404 (a spread of -31) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-6, +275.
Round 13		Kaufman played #80 Andrew Perry (England) and lost 354 to 552 (a spread of -198) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-7, +77.
Round 14		Kaufman played #46 Ganesh Asirvatham (Malaysia) and won 466 to 341 (a spread of 125) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-7, +202.
Round 15		Kaufman played #18 Peter Elbourne (Malta) and lost 392 to 403 (a spread of -11) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-8, +191.
Round 16	Larger photo available	Kaufman played #05 Matt Graham (United States) and lost 407 to 454 (a spread of -47) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-9, +144.
Round 17	Larger photo available	Kaufman played #48 Taewan Sutthasin (Thailand) and won 384 to 347 (a spread of 37) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-9, +181.
Round 18		Kaufman played #75 Patrick Litunya (Kenya) and won 408 to 386 (a spread of 22) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-9, +203.
Round 19	Larger photo available	Kaufman played #25 Mohan Verghese Chunkath (India) and won 554 to 425 (a spread of 129) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-9, +332.
Round 20		Kaufman played #37 James A. Cherry (Canada) and won 402 to 381 (a spread of 21) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-9, +353.
Round 21		Kaufman played #64 Andrew Davis (England) and lost 411 to 585 (a spread of -174) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-10, +179.
Round 22		Kaufman played #43 Jere Mead (United States) and won 426 to 344 (a spread of 82) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-10, +261. Kaufman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Kaufman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23	Larger photo available	Kaufman played #35 Howard Warner (New Zealand) and lost 406 to 495 (a spread of -89) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-11, +172.
Round 24		Kaufman played #86 Christopher Sykes (Canada) and lost 373 to 410 (a spread of -37) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-12, +135. Kaufman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
After the Finals		Kaufman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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