November 14–16, 2008
Dallas, TX

WPC 2008: John Barker [#5]

On this page, you will find information about John Barker, 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 9-15, -753, and is ranked #42.

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
	Given name(s): John Surname(s): Barker Home: Sydney, Australia Awards: 1996 NSW Champion Hobbies: Travel, Reading, Fitness Occupation: Taxi Driver 2008 WPC Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 477 Average for: 383 Average against: 415
Round 1	United States	Barker played #10 Chris Cree (USA) and lost 351 to 515 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 0-1, -164.
Round 2	United States	Barker played #7 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and lost 381 to 412 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-2, -195. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3	England	Barker played #14 Sanmi Odelana (Eng) and lost 404 to 418 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 0-3, -209.
Round 4	Australia	Barker played #22 Bob Jackman (AUS) and won 462 to 444 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-3, -191.
Round 5	United States	Barker played #11 Sam Dick-Onuoha (USA) and lost 409 to 438 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-4, -220. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	Kuwait	Barker played #36 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and lost 391 to 435 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-5, -264.
Round 7	Japan	Barker played #27 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 389 to 367 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-5, -242.
Round 8	United States	Barker played #20 William Huttel (USA) and won 420 to 397 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-5, -219.
Round 9	United States	Barker played #28 Robert Linn (USA) and won 438 to 376 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-5, -157.
Round 10	Canada	Barker played #18 Albert Hahn (CAN) and won 477 to 422 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-5, -102. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	United States	Barker played #13 Michael Early (USA) and lost 391 to 436 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-6, -147.
Round 12	United States	Barker played #17 Stuart Goldman (USA) and won 448 to 334 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-6, -33.
Round 13	United States	Barker played #26 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 289 to 409 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-7, -153.
Round 14	Nigeria	Barker played #46 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and lost 337 to 436 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-8, -252.
Round 15	Australia	Barker played #9 Joanne Craig (AUS) and lost 325 to 407 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-9, -334.
Round 16	United States	Barker played #8 Travis Chaney (USA) and lost 445 to 455 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-10, -344.
Round 17	United States	Barker played #35 Louis Reed (USA) and won 411 to 285 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-10, -218.
Round 18	Australia	Barker played #45 Sunny Wright (AUS) and won 378 to 370 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-10, -210.
Round 19	Australia	Barker played #30 Donna MacDonald (AUS) and won 404 to 343 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-10, -149.
Round 20	Australia	Barker played #23 Liz Jackman (AUS) and lost 338 to 397 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-11, -208.
Round 21	United States	Barker played #40 Puneet Sharma (USA) and lost 336 to 485 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-12, -357.
Round 22	Australia	Barker played #12 Carmel Dodd (AUS) and lost 278 to 519 (a spread of -241). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-13, -598.
Round 23	Bahrain	Barker played #21 Victor Ikawa (BHR) and lost 336 to 386 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-14, -648.
Round 24	United States	Barker played #31 Jean McArthur (USA) and lost 358 to 463 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-15, -753.

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