WSC 2007: John O'Laughlin [#72]

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WSC 2007: John O'Laughlin [#72]

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On this page, you will find information about John O'Laughlin, who is competing at the 2007 World SCRABBLE® 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, +1050, and is ranked #28.

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
Hobbies: music, books, puzzles
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
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United States

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 610 Average for: 455 Average against: 411
Before the Tournament		O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 1	Ireland	O'Laughlin played #2 Olajide Ademola Ajayi (IRL) and won 498 to 322 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +176.
Round 2	New Zealand	O'Laughlin played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 462 to 347 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +291.
Round 3	Canada	O'Laughlin played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 362 to 473 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +180. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	Singapore	O'Laughlin played #24 Jie Ming Benjamin Chow (SGP) and won 514 to 309 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +385. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	United States	O'Laughlin played #37 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 480 to 476 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +389. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	South Africa	O'Laughlin played #76 Lanre Oyekunle (ZAF) and lost 438 to 469 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +358. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	England	O'Laughlin played #52 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and won 610 to 337 (a spread of 273). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +631.
Round 8	Nigeria	O'Laughlin played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 409 to 429 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-3, +611.
Round 9	Nigeria	O'Laughlin played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and won 405 to 344 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +672.
Round 10	Malaysia	O'Laughlin played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and lost 384 to 391 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-4, +665.
Round 11	England	O'Laughlin played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 591 to 338 (a spread of 253). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-4, +918.
Round 12	Scotland	O'Laughlin played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and won 588 to 427 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +1079.
Round 13	United States	O'Laughlin played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 476 to 332 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +1223. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	United States	O'Laughlin played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 487 to 307 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +1403. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 15	New Zealand	O'Laughlin played #82 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 408 to 535 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +1276. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16	Canada	O'Laughlin played #100 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 444 to 439 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-5, +1281. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	United States	O'Laughlin played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 407 to 441 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-6, +1247.
Round 18	Singapore	O'Laughlin played #103 Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 378 to 460 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-7, +1165.
Round 19	Romania	O'Laughlin played #94 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 486 to 356 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-7, +1295.
Round 20	Thailand	O'Laughlin played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 513 to 373 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-7, +1435.
Round 21	Malaysia	O'Laughlin played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 372 to 497 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-8, +1310. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	Nigeria	O'Laughlin played #96 Emmanuel Umujose (NGA) and lost 390 to 558 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-9, +1142. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23	World Youth Champion	O'Laughlin played #32 David Eldar (Wysc) and lost 455 to 458 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-10, +1139.
Round 24	Australia	O'Laughlin played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 367 to 456 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-11, +1050.
Final Round 1		O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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