Bob Lipton (#10) at WSC 2001

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Bob Lipton (#10) at WSC 2001

Background Information
	Given name(s): Bob Surname(s): Lipton Home: Vero Beach, FL, United States Age: 61 Awards: 1989 Las Vegas, 1993 Gatlinburg Hobbies: dog obedience, listening to classical music Occupation: croupier (retired) WSC 1993 Rank: 23 WSC 1995 Rank: 4 WSC 1997 Rank: 58 WSC 1999 Rank: 63 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: 532 Average for: 439 Average against: 408
Before Round 1		Lipton is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Lipton played #54 Dixon Assesa (Kenya) and won 469 to 429 (a spread of 40) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +40.
Round 2	Larger photo available	Lipton played #32 Tony Sim (Singapore) and won 519 to 427 (a spread of 92) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +132.
Round 3	Larger photo available	Lipton played #05 Matt Graham (United States) and won 524 to 336 (a spread of 188) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +320.
Round 4		Lipton played #09 Adam Logan (Canada) and lost 338 to 460 (a spread of -122) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +198.
Round 5		Lipton played #27 Paul Stephen Cleary (Australia) and lost 382 to 487 (a spread of -105) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, +93.
Round 6		Lipton played #17 Naween Tharanga Fernando (Sri Lanka) and won 352 to 343 (a spread of 9) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-2, +102. Lipton is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Lipton is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 7	Larger photo available	Lipton played #48 Taewan Sutthasin (Thailand) and won 462 to 398 (a spread of 64) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-2, +166.
Round 8	Larger photo available	Lipton played #49 Michael Tang (Malaysia) and won 446 to 373 (a spread of 73) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +239.
Round 9		Lipton played #06 Joe Edley (United States) and won 442 to 419 (a spread of 23) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-2, +262.
Round 10		Lipton played #38 Steve Polatnick (United States) and lost 343 to 393 (a spread of -50) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, +212.
Round 11		Lipton played #60 Siu Hean Cheah (Singapore) and won 532 to 412 (a spread of 120) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-3, +332.
Round 12	Larger photo available	Lipton played #35 Howard Warner (New Zealand) and lost 368 to 568 (a spread of -200) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-4, +132.
Round 13		Lipton played #04 Brian Cappelletto (United States) and won 420 to 300 (a spread of 120) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-4, +252. Lipton is mentioned in this round's commentary (3 hits). Lipton is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 14		Lipton played #44 Jim Geary (United States) and won 513 to 342 (a spread of 171) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +423. Lipton is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Lipton played #40 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 377 to 427 (a spread of -50) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +373. Lipton is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Lipton is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 16		Lipton played #01 Joel Wapnick (World Champion) and won 453 to 416 (a spread of 37) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-5, +410. Lipton is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Lipton played #08 Robert Felt (United States) and lost 446 to 455 (a spread of -9) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-6, +401.
Round 18		Lipton played #12 Andrew Fisher (England) and lost 397 to 413 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-7, +385.
Round 19		Lipton played #44 Jim Geary (United States) and won 531 to 368 (a spread of 163) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-7, +548.
Round 20	Larger photo available	Lipton played #35 Howard Warner (New Zealand) and won 464 to 404 (a spread of 60) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-7, +608.
Round 21		Lipton played #06 Joe Edley (United States) and won 522 to 409 (a spread of 113) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +721.
Round 22		Lipton played #20 Sammy Okosagah (Nigeria) and lost 401 to 424 (a spread of -23) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-8, +698.
Round 23		Lipton played #26 Femi Awowade (Nigeria) and won 438 to 430 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-8, +706.
Round 24		Lipton played #09 Adam Logan (Canada) and won 393 to 364 (a spread of 29) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-8, +735. Lipton is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Lipton is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
After the Finals		Lipton is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

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