November 14–16, 2008
Dallas, TX

WPC 2008: Peter Armstrong [#2]

On this page, you will find information about Peter Armstrong, who is competing at the 2008 World Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-10, -110, and is ranked #13.

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.

Background Information

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Given name(s): Peter
Surname(s): Armstrong
Home: Milwaukee, WI, United States
Awards: Arden Cup 2004, 2008 Dallas Open
Hobbies: Ultimate frisbee
Occupation: Geographic Information Systems Analyst
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 80/151, 15-16 +189
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 71/98, 14-17 -430
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 24/132, 18-13 +655
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 29/172, 18-12 +465
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 22/87, 16-12 +234
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 34/76, 14.5-13.5 -876
WSC 2005 Rank: 28
2008 WPC Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 572 Average for: 429 Average against: 433
Round 1	Canada	Armstrong played #18 Albert Hahn (CAN) and won 421 to 320 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +101. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	United States	Armstrong played #35 Louis Reed (USA) and won 391 to 325 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +167.
Round 3	Ghana	Armstrong played #48 James Sekyi (GHA) and won 509 to 390 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +286. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4	United States	Armstrong played #4 Nick Ball (USA) and lost 366 to 602 (a spread of -236). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +50. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	United States	Armstrong played #44 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 488 to 398 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +140. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	Thailand	Armstrong played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 537 to 370 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-1, +307. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7	Australia	Armstrong played #9 Joanne Craig (AUS) and won 449 to 343 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +413.
Round 8	Malta	Armstrong played #6 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and lost 403 to 579 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +237. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	Romania	Armstrong played #41 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 539 to 437 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +339. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10	Australia	Armstrong played #12 Carmel Dodd (AUS) and won 485 to 330 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-2, +494. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	Malaysia	Armstrong played #37 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 372 to 485 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-3, +381.
Round 12	Australia	Armstrong played #15 David Eldar (AUS) and won 572 to 432 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +521. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13	United States	Armstrong played #29 John Luebkemann (USA) and lost 405 to 531 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, +395. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14	United States	Armstrong played #16 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 340 to 506 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +229.
Round 15	United States	Armstrong played #16 Marty Gabriel (USA) again and won 451 to 443 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +237. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16	Australia	Armstrong played #15 David Eldar (AUS) again and lost 330 to 508 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-6, +59. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	New Zealand	Armstrong played #43 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 423 to 392 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +90. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18	Australia	Armstrong played #22 Bob Jackman (AUS) and won 459 to 340 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-6, +209.
Round 19	United States	Armstrong played #7 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and lost 392 to 500 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-7, +101. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	England	Armstrong played #38 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 432 to 428 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-7, +105. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21	United States	Armstrong played #7 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) again and lost 398 to 480 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-8, +23.
Round 22	United States	Armstrong played #42 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 379 to 464 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-9, -62.
Round 23	United States	Armstrong played #10 Chris Cree (USA) and won 396 to 345 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-9, -11.
Round 24	United States	Armstrong played #7 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) for the third time and lost 347 to 446 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-10, -110.

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