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WPC 2008: Steve Polatnick [#34]
On this page, you will find information about Steve Polatnick, who is competing at the 2008 World Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13-11, -631, and is ranked #25.
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 |
![[photo of Steve Polatnick]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/polatnick_steve.jpg)
| Round by Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
High score: 553 | |||
| Round 1 |
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Polatnick played #14 Sanmi Odelana (Eng) and won 358 to 309 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +49. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 2 |
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/tha.gif) Thailand | Polatnick played #33 Amnuay Ploysangngam (THA) and lost 450 to 481 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-1, +18. |
| Round 3 |
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Polatnick played #42 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 443 to 339 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +122. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 4 |
| England | Polatnick played #3 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 434 to 424 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +132. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 5 |
| United States | Polatnick played #7 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and lost 420 to 529 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-2, +23. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 6 |
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/nzl.gif) New Zealand | Polatnick played #43 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 418 to 412 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-2, +29. |
| Round 7 |
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/bhr.gif) Bahrain | Polatnick played #21 Victor Ikawa (BHR) and won 434 to 416 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +47. |
| Round 8 |
| United States | Polatnick played #16 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 414 to 534 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, -73. |
| Round 9 |
| United States | Polatnick played #44 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 256 to 481 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-4, -298. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 10 |
| United States | Polatnick played #29 John Luebkemann (USA) and lost 343 to 535 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-5, -490. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 11 |
| United States | Polatnick played #10 Chris Cree (USA) and lost 384 to 390 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-6, -496. |
| Round 12 |
| United States | Polatnick played #25 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 277 to 610 (a spread of -333). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-7, -829. |
| Round 13 |
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Polatnick played #45 Sunny Wright (AUS) and won 437 to 341 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-7, -733. |
| Round 14 |
| United States | Polatnick played #35 Louis Reed (USA) and won 400 to 316 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-7, -649. |
| Round 15 |
| United States | Polatnick played #8 Travis Chaney (USA) and lost 383 to 417 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-8, -683. |
| Round 16 |
| United States | Polatnick played #26 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 395 to 430 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-9, -718. |
| Round 17 |
| Australia | Polatnick played #23 Liz Jackman (AUS) and won 553 to 270 (a spread of 283). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-9, -435. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 18 |
| United States | Polatnick played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 414 to 394 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-9, -415. |
| Round 19 |
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/gha.gif) Ghana | Polatnick played #47 Michael Quao (GHA) and won 446 to 440 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-9, -409. |
| Round 20 |
| United States | Polatnick played #28 Robert Linn (USA) and won 406 to 395 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-9, -398. |
| Round 21 |
| United States | Polatnick played #4 Nick Ball (USA) and lost 323 to 504 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-10, -579. |
| Round 22 |
| Australia | Polatnick played #9 Joanne Craig (AUS) and won 425 to 417 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-10, -571. |
| Round 23 |
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/rom.gif) Romania | Polatnick played #41 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 353 to 436 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-11, -654. |
| Round 24 |
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/jpn.gif) Japan | Polatnick played #27 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 453 to 430 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-11, -631. |
![[photo of Sanmi Odelana]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/odelana_sanmi.jpg)
![[photo of Amnuay Ploysangngam]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/ploysangngam_amnuay.2.jpeg)
![[photo of Geoff Thevenot]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/thevenot_geoff.jpg)
![[photo of Femi Awowade]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/awowade_femi.jpeg)
![[photo of Amit Chakrabarti]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/chakrabarti_2.jpg)
![[photo of Howard Warner]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/warner_howard.jpeg)
![[photo of Victor Ikawa]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/i/ikawa_joseph_victor_otieno.jpg)
![[photo of Marty Gabriel]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/gabriel_marty.jpg)
![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
![[photo of John Luebkemann]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/luebkemann_john.jpg)
![[photo of Chris Cree]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cree_chris.jpg)
![[photo of Mark Kenas]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kenas_mark.jpg)
![[photo of Sunny Wright]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wright_sunny.jpg)
![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
![[photo of Travis Chaney]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/chaney_travis_3.jpg)
![[photo of Jim Kramer]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kramer_jim.jpeg)
![[photo of Liz Jackman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/j/jackman_liz.jpg)
![[photo of Tim Adamson]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/adamson_tim.jpeg)
![[photo of Michael Quao]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/q/quao_michael.jpeg)
![[photo of Robert Linn]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/linn_bob.jpeg)
![[photo of Nick Ball]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/ball_nick.jpg)
![[photo of Joanne Craig]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/craig_joanne.jpg)
![[photo of Adrian Tamas]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/tamas_adrian.jpg)
![[photo of Kunihiko Kuroda]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kuroda_kunihiko.jpg)