WSC 2009: John OLaughlin [#73]

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WSC 2009: John OLaughlin [#73]

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On this page, you will find information about John OLaughlin, who is competing at the 2009 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, +783, and is ranked #32.

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 OLaughlin]

Given name(s): John
Surname(s): OLaughlin
Home: Cambridge, MA, United States
Awards: Baltimore, MD Sep 2007
Hobbies: food, music, computers
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
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 579 Average for: 445 Average against: 412
Round 1	Australia	OLaughlin played #37 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and won 476 to 434 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-0, +42.
Round 2	Romania	OLaughlin played #78 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and lost 418 to 432 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-1, +28.
Round 3	Bahrain	OLaughlin played #42 Victor Ikawa (BHR) and won 495 to 298 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, +225.
Round 4	Australia	OLaughlin played #71 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 496 to 289 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +432.
Round 5	Australia	OLaughlin played #27 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 425 to 435 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, +422.
Round 6	Thailand	OLaughlin played #98 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 386 to 485 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-3, +323.
Round 7	United States	OLaughlin played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 579 to 387 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-3, +515.
Round 8	Indonesia	OLaughlin played #5 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 385 to 411 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-4, +489.
Round 9	World Youth Champion	OLaughlin played #53 Charnrit Khongthanarat (Wysc) and won 431 to 349 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-4, +571.
Round 10	Singapore	OLaughlin played #84 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and won 514 to 420 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-4, +665.
Round 11	Northern Ireland	OLaughlin played #50 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and lost 430 to 468 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-5, +627.
Round 12	United States	OLaughlin played #13 Brian Bowman (USA) and won 407 to 367 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-5, +667.
Round 13	Kenya	OLaughlin played #33 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and lost 429 to 456 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, +640.
Round 14	New Zealand	OLaughlin played #19 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 493 to 323 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-6, +810. OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	Malaysia	OLaughlin played #101 Michael Tang (MYS) and lost 380 to 441 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-7, +749.
Round 16	Ghana	OLaughlin played #82 Chrys Placca (GHA) and won 450 to 375 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-7, +824.
Round 17	Nigeria	OLaughlin played #91 Ayorinde Saidu (NGA) and lost 443 to 455 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-8, +812.
Round 18	England	OLaughlin played #63 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 486 to 520 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-9, +778.
Round 19	Malta	OLaughlin played #15 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and won 425 to 405 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-9, +798.
Round 20	Pakistan	OLaughlin played #52 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 415 to 470 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-10, +743.
Round 21	Thailand	OLaughlin played #58 Pichai Limprasert (THA) and lost 405 to 533 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-11, +615.
Round 22	Nigeria	OLaughlin played #72 Chinedu Nosike Okwelogu (NGA) and won 415 to 355 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-11, +675.
Round 23	Canada	OLaughlin played #39 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 490 to 424 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-11, +741.
Round 24	Canada	OLaughlin played #77 Max Panitch (CAN) and won 396 to 354 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-11, +783.
After the Finals		OLaughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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