November 14–16, 2008
Dallas, TX

WPC 2008: John O'Laughlin [#32]

On this page, you will find information about John O'Laughlin, 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, -153, and is ranked #23.

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 O'Laughlin]

Given name(s): John
Surname(s): O'Laughlin
Home: Cambridge, MA, United States
Awards: Baltimore, MD Sep 2007
Hobbies: music, computers, puzzles, food
Occupation: Software Engineer
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 10/103, 19-12 +1033
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 34/172, 17.5-12.5 +1331
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 20/87, 16-12 +385
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 26/76, 15-13 +301
WSC 2003 Rank: 28
WSC 2005 Rank: 14
2008 WPC Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 503 Average for: 417 Average against: 423
Round 1	Romania	O'Laughlin played #41 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 288 to 425 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 0-1, -137. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2	Bahrain	O'Laughlin played #21 Victor Ikawa (BHR) and won 453 to 434 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-1, -118. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3	United States	O'Laughlin played #11 Sam Dick-Onuoha (USA) and won 445 to 401 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, -74. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	Australia	O'Laughlin played #9 Joanne Craig (AUS) and lost 408 to 477 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-2, -143.
Round 5	United States	O'Laughlin played #40 Puneet Sharma (USA) and lost 437 to 470 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-3, -176. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	United States	O'Laughlin played #17 Stuart Goldman (USA) and won 503 to 354 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-3, -27.
Round 7	Australia	O'Laughlin played #22 Bob Jackman (AUS) and won 424 to 375 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-3, +22.
Round 8	United States	O'Laughlin played #42 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 396 to 512 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-4, -94. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	Nigeria	O'Laughlin played #46 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 481 to 424 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-4, -37. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10	Australia	O'Laughlin played #19 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and lost 366 to 508 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-5, -179. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	England	O'Laughlin played #3 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 451 to 389 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-5, -117. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12	Thailand	O'Laughlin played #33 Amnuay Ploysangngam (THA) and won 476 to 326 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-5, +33. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	United States	O'Laughlin played #10 Chris Cree (USA) and won 428 to 407 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-5, +54. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14	Thailand	O'Laughlin played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 369 to 448 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-6, -25.
Round 15	United States	O'Laughlin played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 466 to 410 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-6, +31.
Round 16	Ghana	O'Laughlin played #47 Michael Quao (GHA) and won 437 to 354 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +114. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	Malaysia	O'Laughlin played #37 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 462 to 492 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-7, +84. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18	Malta	O'Laughlin played #6 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 448 to 442 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-7, +90.
Round 19	England	O'Laughlin played #38 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 350 to 490 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-8, -50. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	United States	O'Laughlin played #26 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 366 to 454 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-9, -138.
Round 21	New Zealand	O'Laughlin played #43 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 353 to 461 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-10, -246.
Round 22	United States	O'Laughlin played #29 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 466 to 313 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-10, -93.
Round 23	United States	O'Laughlin played #4 Nick Ball (USA) and lost 300 to 383 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-11, -176.
Round 24	United States	O'Laughlin played #8 Travis Chaney (USA) and won 433 to 410 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-11, -153.

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