John Holgate (#15) at WSC 2001

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John Holgate (#15) at WSC 2001

Background Information
Larger photo available	Given name(s): John Surname(s): Holgate Home: Australia Age: 57 Awards: 1981 1982 1986 1987 OSPD 1987 TCD 1992 1996 Masters 1998 Australian NSC Occupation: Library Manager Notes: See also alternate photo WSC 1991 Rank: 19 WSC 1993 Rank: 55 WSC 1995 Rank: 49 WSC 1997 Rank: 20 WSC 1999 Rank: 10 WSC 2001 Team: Australia

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: 559 Average for: 423 Average against: 406
Round 1		Holgate played #59 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (India) and won 414 to 384 (a spread of 30) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-0, +30.
Round 2		Holgate played #37 James A. Cherry (Canada) and lost 346 to 443 (a spread of -97) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-1, -67.
Round 3		Holgate played #75 Patrick Litunya (Kenya) and won 559 to 358 (a spread of 201) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +134.
Round 4	Larger photo available	Holgate played #49 Michael Tang (Malaysia) and won 399 to 360 (a spread of 39) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-1, +173.
Round 5		Holgate played #04 Brian Cappelletto (United States) and lost 431 to 447 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +157.
Round 6		Holgate played #40 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 360 to 392 (a spread of -32) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-3, +125. Holgate is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Holgate is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 7		Holgate played #80 Andrew Perry (England) and won 536 to 416 (a spread of 120) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-3, +245.
Round 8		Holgate played #18 Peter Elbourne (Malta) and lost 442 to 474 (a spread of -32) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-4, +213.
Round 9	Larger photo available	Holgate played #23 Jakkrit Klaphajone (Thailand) and won 398 to 360 (a spread of 38) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-4, +251.
Round 10	Larger photo available	Holgate played #74 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Sri Lanka) and won 431 to 411 (a spread of 20) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-4, +271.
Round 11		Holgate played #06 Joe Edley (United States) and lost 383 to 561 (a spread of -178) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-5, +93.
Round 12		Holgate played #60 Siu Hean Cheah (Singapore) and lost 375 to 432 (a spread of -57) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-6, +36.
Round 13		Holgate played #20 Sammy Okosagah (Nigeria) and lost 465 to 481 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-7, +20.
Round 14		Holgate played #08 Robert Felt (United States) and lost 379 to 380 (a spread of -1) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-8, +19. Holgate is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Holgate played #24 John Luebkemann (United States) and lost 373 to 377 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-9, +15.
Round 16		Holgate played #31 Ronald Credo (Philippines) and won 409 to 340 (a spread of 69) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-9, +84.
Round 17		Holgate played #47 Peter (Pepito) Arreola (Saudi Arabia) and won 488 to 388 (a spread of 100) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-9, +184.
Round 18	Larger photo available	Holgate played #48 Taewan Sutthasin (Thailand) and won 450 to 361 (a spread of 89) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-9, +273. Holgate is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Holgate is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 19		Holgate played #21 Suresh Thevakumar Samuel Chinnaiyah (Sri Lanka) and won 551 to 305 (a spread of 246) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-9, +519.
Round 20		Holgate played #19 Robin Pollock Daniel (Canada) and lost 366 to 383 (a spread of -17) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-10, +502. Holgate is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Holgate is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 21		Holgate played #03 David William Boys (Canada) and won 436 to 377 (a spread of 59) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-10, +561.
Round 22		Holgate played #08 Robert Felt (United States) and lost 325 to 511 (a spread of -186) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-11, +375.
Round 23		Holgate played #04 Brian Cappelletto (United States) and won 444 to 399 (a spread of 45) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-11, +420. Holgate is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Holgate is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).
Round 24	Larger photo available	Holgate played #23 Jakkrit Klaphajone (Thailand) and lost 390 to 396 (a spread of -6) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-12, +414. Holgate is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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