November 14–16, 2008
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WPC 2008: John Luebkemann [#29]

On this page, you will find information about John Luebkemann, 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 13-11, -243, and is ranked #24.

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 John Luebkemann]

Given name(s): John
Surname(s): Luebkemann
Home: Richmond, VA, United States
Awards: Many Tournament wins places and shows over 22 years of play
Hobbies: sudoku, working out, travel
Occupation: Actuary
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 36/176, 16-11 +320
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 49/176, 15-12 +544
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 52/134, 14-13 +442
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 10/108, 17-10 +740
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 13/126, 19-12 +526
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 19/98, 18-13 +1000
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 12/172, 19-11 +1302
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 3/87, 19.5-8.5 +803
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 25/76, 15-13 +330
WSC 1993 Rank: 34
WSC 1997 Rank: 49
WSC 1999 Rank: 20
WSC 2001 Rank: 25
WSC 2005 Rank: 34
2008 WPC Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 544 Average for: 419 Average against: 429
Round 1	Australia	Luebkemann played #23 Liz Jackman (AUS) and won 456 to 320 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +136.
Round 2	United States	Luebkemann played #17 Stuart Goldman (USA) and lost 358 to 490 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, +4.
Round 3	Australia	Luebkemann played #15 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 375 to 443 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-2, -64. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	Kuwait	Luebkemann played #36 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 428 to 390 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-2, -26.
Round 5	Bahrain	Luebkemann played #21 Victor Ikawa (BHR) and won 421 to 388 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-2, +7.
Round 6	United States	Luebkemann played #31 Jean McArthur (USA) and won 398 to 385 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +20.
Round 7	United States	Luebkemann played #42 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 338 to 543 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-3, -185. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8	Thailand	Luebkemann played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 405 to 359 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-3, -139. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	England	Luebkemann played #38 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 446 to 474 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-4, -167. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 10	United States	Luebkemann played #34 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 535 to 343 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +25. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	Australia	Luebkemann played #12 Carmel Dodd (AUS) and won 515 to 417 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +123.
Round 12	Australia	Luebkemann played #9 Joanne Craig (AUS) and won 468 to 399 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, +192.
Round 13	United States	Luebkemann played #2 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 531 to 405 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +318. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14	Malaysia	Luebkemann played #37 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 270 to 607 (a spread of -337). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-5, -19. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15	Romania	Luebkemann played #41 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 508 to 501 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, -12. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	United States	Luebkemann played #44 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 431 to 380 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +39. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	United States	Luebkemann played #7 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and lost 352 to 464 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, -73. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18	United States	Luebkemann played #4 Nick Ball (USA) and lost 352 to 408 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-7, -129.
Round 19	New Zealand	Luebkemann played #43 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 317 to 491 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-8, -303.
Round 20	England	Luebkemann played #3 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 367 to 495 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-9, -431.
Round 21	United States	Luebkemann played #28 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 391 to 442 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-10, -482.
Round 22	United States	Luebkemann played #32 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 313 to 466 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-11, -635.
Round 23	United States	Luebkemann played #20 William Huttel (USA) and won 544 to 325 (a spread of 219). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-11, -416.
Round 24	United States	Luebkemann played #24 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 534 to 361 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-11, -243.

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