Steven Gruzd (#14) at WSC 2001

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Steven Gruzd (#14) at WSC 2001

Background Information
Larger photo available	Given name(s): Steven Surname(s): Gruzd Home: South Africa Age: 30 Awards: 1992 1994SA NSC Occupation: Researcher WSC 1993 Rank: 38 WSC 1995 Rank: 6 WSC 1997 Rank: 34 WSC 1999 Rank: 31 WSC 2001 Team: South Africa

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: 551 Average for: 417 Average against: 419
Before Round 1		Gruzd is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Gruzd played #58 Lewis Singh (Guyana) and won 377 to 317 (a spread of 60) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +60.
Round 2		Gruzd played #36 Randy Hersom (United States) and won 483 to 387 (a spread of 96) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +156. Gruzd is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Gruzd played #27 Paul Stephen Cleary (Australia) and won 532 to 477 (a spread of 55) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-0, +211. Gruzd is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Gruzd is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4		Gruzd played #01 Joel Wapnick (World Champion) and lost 446 to 454 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-1, +203. Gruzd is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Gruzd is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 5		Gruzd played #02 Joel Sherman (United States) and won 457 to 361 (a spread of 96) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +299.
Round 6		Gruzd played #41 Brett Smitheram (England) and won 430 to 348 (a spread of 82) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-1, +381.
Round 7		Gruzd played #08 Robert Felt (United States) and lost 402 to 561 (a spread of -159) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, +222. Gruzd is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 8		Gruzd played #03 David William Boys (Canada) and lost 387 to 563 (a spread of -176) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-3, +46.
Round 9		Gruzd played #04 Brian Cappelletto (United States) and lost 414 to 484 (a spread of -70) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-4, -24.
Round 10		Gruzd played #84 Evan Simpson (England) and lost 404 to 505 (a spread of -101) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-5, -125.
Round 11	Larger photo available	Gruzd played #52 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (South Africa) and lost 366 to 391 (a spread of -25) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-6, -150.
Round 12		Gruzd played #76 Joey Mallick (United States) and lost 404 to 527 (a spread of -123) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-7, -273. Gruzd is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Gruzd played #21 Suresh Thevakumar Samuel Chinnaiyah (Sri Lanka) and lost 357 to 364 (a spread of -7) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-8, -280.
Round 14		Gruzd played #54 Dixon Assesa (Kenya) and won 444 to 435 (a spread of 9) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-8, -271.
Round 15		Gruzd played #78 Mario Miranda (Philippines) and won 427 to 345 (a spread of 82) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-8, -189.
Round 16		Gruzd played #53 Dan Laurentiu Sandu (Romania) and won 551 to 255 (a spread of 296) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-8, +107.
Round 17		Gruzd played #65 Margarida Ana de Souza (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 427 to 293 (a spread of 134) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-8, +241. Gruzd is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Gruzd is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 18	Larger photo available	Gruzd played #16 David Acton (England) and lost 351 to 481 (a spread of -130) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-9, +111. Gruzd is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 19	Larger photo available	Gruzd played #50 Peter Sinton (New Zealand) and won 372 to 367 (a spread of 5) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-9, +116.
Round 20		Gruzd played #27 Paul Stephen Cleary (Australia) and lost 377 to 386 (a spread of -9) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-10, +107.
Round 21		Gruzd played #27 Paul Stephen Cleary (Australia) and won 427 to 425 (a spread of 2) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-10, +109.
Round 22		Gruzd played #84 Evan Simpson (England) and lost 391 to 559 (a spread of -168) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-11, -59. Gruzd is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Gruzd is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 23	Larger photo available	Gruzd played #05 Matt Graham (United States) and lost 346 to 443 (a spread of -97) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-12, -156.
Round 24	Larger photo available	Gruzd played #25 Mohan Verghese Chunkath (India) and won 439 to 337 (a spread of 102) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-12, -54. Gruzd is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Final Game 1		Gruzd is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Final Game 2		Gruzd is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Final Game 3		Gruzd is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Gruzd is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Final Game 4		Gruzd is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
After the Finals		Gruzd is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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