Jeff Grant [#34] at WSC 2003

October 21-24, 2003

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Jeff Grant [#34] at WSC 2003

Congratulations to the new World Champion, Panupol Sujjayakorn. Panupol beat Pakorn Nemitrmansuk in an exciting best-of-five series, 418-380, 384-495, 470-514, 446-433 and 444-387.

Background Information

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Given name(s): Jeff
Surname(s): Grant
Home: Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Age: 50
Awards: 1981 1983 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 2000 2001 NZ NSC, NZ Masters Champion 7x
Hobbies: tennis, hockey, gardening, word play
Occupation: Writer
WSC 1991 Rank: 17
WSC 1993 Rank: 24
WSC 1995 Rank: 3
WSC 1997 Rank: 13
WSC 1999 Rank: 41
WSC 2001 Rank: 33
WSC 2003 Team: New Zealand

Rank Diagram

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See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 451 Average for: 398 Average against: 400
		In round Round 1, Grant played #08 Andrew Perry (England) and won 377 to 376 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-0, +1.
		In round Round 2, Grant played #40 Kevin Abela (Malta) and won 424 to 348 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-0, +77.
		In round Round 3, Grant played #82 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 363 to 339 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-0, +101.
		In round Round 4, Grant played #69 Ricardo V Gonzalez (Gulf Champion) and won 361 to 302 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-0, +160.
		In round Round 5, Grant played #74 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 407 to 384 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-0, +183.
		In round Round 6, Grant played #66 Rich Baker (Westhampton Beach, NY) and won 451 to 339 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-0, +295.
		In round Round 7, Grant played #65 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 318 to 485 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-1, +128.
Larger photo available		In round Round 8, Grant played #41 Keiichiro Hirai (Japan) and lost 378 to 424 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-2, +82.
		In round Round 9, Grant played #39 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and lost 364 to 535 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, -89.
		In round Round 10, Grant played #50 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 428 to 418 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-3, -79.
		In round Round 11, Grant played #15 David Boys (Dorval QC) and lost 448 to 477 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-4, -108.
		In round Round 12, Grant played #33 Jim Geary (Glendale, AZ) and lost 334 to 402 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-5, -176.
		In round Round 13, Grant played #22 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 440 to 415 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-5, -151.
		In round Round 14, Grant played #06 Andrew Golding (Montreal QC) and lost 370 to 389 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-6, -170.
		In round Round 15, Grant played #56 Paul Allan (Scotland) and lost 418 to 513 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-7, -265.
		In round Round 16, Grant played #12 Ben Withers (Lake Jackson, TX) and won 378 to 352 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-7, -239.
		In round Round 17, Grant played #06 Andrew Golding (Montreal QC) and lost 378 to 452 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-8, -313.
Larger photo available		In round Round 18, Grant played #31 Howard Warner (New Zealand) and lost 428 to 433 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-9, -318.
		In round Round 19, Grant played #12 Ben Withers (Lake Jackson, TX) and won 424 to 302 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-9, -196.
		In round Round 20, Grant played #80 Selwyn Lobo (United Arab Emirates) and won 390 to 366 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-9, -172.
		In round Round 21, Grant played #89 Wone Mamadou (Kuwait) and won 421 to 418 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-9, -169.
		In round Round 22, Grant played #28 Gareth Williams (Wales) and won 391 to 337 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-9, -115.
		In round Round 23, Grant played #82 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 429 to 397 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-9, -83.
Larger photo available		In round Round 24, Grant played #87 Tony Sim (Singapore) and won 430 to 405 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-9, -58.

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