On this page, you will find information about
Steve Polatnick, who is competing
at the 2013 European Open Scrabble Championship.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 21-11, +553, and is ranked
#3.
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.
Round by Round |
High score: 506 Average for: 408 Average against: 391 |
Round 1 | | England | Polatnick played #41 Paula Docherty (Eng) and won 402 to 340 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +62. |
Round 2 | | England | Polatnick played #27 Nicky Huitson (Eng) and won 430 to 354 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +138. |
Round 3 | | Malta | Polatnick played #4 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and lost 271 to 410 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, -1. |
Round 4 | | Northern Ireland | Polatnick played #18 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 506 to 363 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +142. |
Round 5 | | Ireland | Polatnick played #35 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 378 to 334 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +186. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 6 | | Scotland | Polatnick played #2 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 355 to 396 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +145. |
Round 7 | | India | Polatnick played #21 Pramit Kamath (IND) and won 445 to 371 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +219. |
Round 8 | | Australia | Polatnick played #22 John Barker (AUS) and won 396 to 375 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +240. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 9 | | United States | Polatnick played #15 Jean McArthur (USA) and won 420 to 355 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +305. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 10 | | Scotland | Polatnick played #14 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 418 to 357 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-2, +366. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 11 | | Malta | Polatnick played #13 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and won 493 to 399 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +460. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 12 | | Nigeria | Polatnick played #3 Chinedu Okwelogu (NGA) and won 469 to 462 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-2, +467. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 13 | | Scotland | Polatnick played #17 Raymond Tate (Sco) and won 439 to 309 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-2, +597. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits). |
Round 14 | | United States | Polatnick played #6 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 473 to 298 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-2, +772. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 15 | | United States | Polatnick played #5 Chris Lipe (USA) and lost 375 to 457 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-3, +690. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 16 | | Australia | Polatnick played #1 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 288 to 477 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-4, +501. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 17 | | Malta | Polatnick played #4 Theresa Brousson (MLT) again and lost 440 to 476 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +465. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 18 | | England | Polatnick played #7 Howard Wilde (Eng) and won 354 to 346 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +473. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 19 | | Malta | Polatnick played #12 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 365 to 429 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-6, +409. |
Round 20 | | Nigeria | Polatnick played #3 Chinedu Okwelogu (NGA) again and lost 372 to 389 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-7, +392. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 21 | | Malta | Polatnick played #12 Jojo Delia (MLT) again and won 376 to 332 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +436. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 22 | | United States | Polatnick played #5 Chris Lipe (USA) again and lost 332 to 529 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-8, +239. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 23 | | Scotland | Polatnick played #2 Helen Gipson (Sco) again and won 466 to 383 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-8, +322. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 24 | | Australia | Polatnick played #1 David Eldar (AUS) again and won 442 to 376 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-8, +388. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 25 | | Singapore | Polatnick played #8 Tony Sim (SGP) and lost 386 to 437 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-9, +337. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 26 | | United States | Polatnick played #11 Winter Zxqkj (USA) and won 441 to 368 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-9, +410. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 27 | | Singapore | Polatnick played #8 Tony Sim (SGP) again and won 397 to 334 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +473. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 28 | | Malta | Polatnick played #13 Cecil Muscat (MLT) again and won 456 to 391 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +538. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 29 | | Australia | Polatnick played #1 David Eldar (AUS) for the third time and lost 396 to 407 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-10, +527. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 30 | | Scotland | Polatnick played #2 Helen Gipson (Sco) for the third time and lost 395 to 449 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-11, +473. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 31 | | Malta | Polatnick played #4 Theresa Brousson (MLT) for the third time and won 472 to 397 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-11, +548. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 32 | | Nigeria | Polatnick played #3 Chinedu Okwelogu (NGA) for the third time and won 422 to 417 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-11, +553. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
After the Tournament | |   | Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |