Steve Polatnick (#38) at WSC 2001

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Steve Polatnick (#38) at WSC 2001

Background Information
	Given name(s): Steve Surname(s): Polatnick Home: United States WSC 1995 Rank: 38 WSC 1999 Rank: 64 WSC 2001 Team: United States

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: 615 Average for: 413 Average against: 391
Before Round 1		Polatnick is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).
Round 1	Larger photo available	Polatnick played #82 Michael Arthur Quao (Ghana) and won 411 to 383 (a spread of 28) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-0, +28.
Round 2	Larger photo available	Polatnick played #16 David Acton (England) and won 495 to 372 (a spread of 123) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +151.
Round 3		Polatnick played #54 Dixon Assesa (Kenya) and tied at 392 . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2.5-0.5, +151. Polatnick is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Polatnick played #24 John Luebkemann (United States) and won 407 to 380 (a spread of 27) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3.5-0.5, +178.
Round 5	Larger photo available	Polatnick played #13 Kendall Boyd (New Zealand) and won 446 to 378 (a spread of 68) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4.5-0.5, +246. Polatnick is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).
Round 6	Larger photo available	Polatnick played #23 Jakkrit Klaphajone (Thailand) and lost 363 to 406 (a spread of -43) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4.5-1.5, +203.
Round 7		Polatnick played #20 Sammy Okosagah (Nigeria) and won 615 to 388 (a spread of 227) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5.5-1.5, +430.
Round 8		Polatnick played #12 Andrew Fisher (England) and won 341 to 323 (a spread of 18) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6.5-1.5, +448.
Round 9	Larger photo available	Polatnick played #22 David Wiegand (United States) and lost 390 to 518 (a spread of -128) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6.5-2.5, +320. Polatnick is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 10		Polatnick played #10 Bob Lipton (United States) and won 393 to 343 (a spread of 50) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7.5-2.5, +370.
Round 11		Polatnick played #04 Brian Cappelletto (United States) and lost 345 to 398 (a spread of -53) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +317.
Round 12		Polatnick played #03 David William Boys (Canada) and lost 301 to 389 (a spread of -88) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +229.
Round 13		Polatnick played #40 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 530 to 339 (a spread of 191) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8.5-4.5, +420. Polatnick is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 14		Polatnick played #84 Evan Simpson (England) and lost 347 to 462 (a spread of -115) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8.5-5.5, +305.
Round 15	Larger photo available	Polatnick played #35 Howard Warner (New Zealand) and won 430 to 382 (a spread of 48) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9.5-5.5, +353. Polatnick is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 16		Polatnick played #34 Michael Gongolo (Kenya) and lost 341 to 439 (a spread of -98) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +255.
Round 17	Larger photo available	Polatnick played #74 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Sri Lanka) and won 368 to 338 (a spread of 30) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10.5-6.5, +285.
Round 18		Polatnick played #44 Jim Geary (United States) and won 447 to 393 (a spread of 54) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11.5-6.5, +339.
Round 19	Larger photo available	Polatnick played #74 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Sri Lanka) and won 479 to 322 (a spread of 157) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12.5-6.5, +496.
Round 20		Polatnick played #08 Robert Felt (United States) and won 442 to 361 (a spread of 81) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13.5-6.5, +577.
Round 21	Larger photo available	Polatnick played #32 Tony Sim (Singapore) and won 401 to 367 (a spread of 34) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14.5-6.5, +611. Polatnick is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Polatnick played #12 Andrew Fisher (England) and lost 368 to 493 (a spread of -125) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14.5-7.5, +486. Polatnick is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23	Larger photo available	Polatnick played #22 David Wiegand (United States) and won 431 to 423 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15.5-7.5, +494. Polatnick is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 24		Polatnick played #41 Brett Smitheram (England) and won 425 to 386 (a spread of 39) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16.5-7.5, +533.
After the Finals		Polatnick is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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