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John OLaughlin [#3] at PC 2007
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On this page, you will find information about John O'Laughlin, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. O'Laughlin currently has a record of 17-14, +509, and is ranked #26 in Division 1.
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 | |
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| 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 |
![[photo of John O'Laughlin]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/o_laughlin_john.jpg)
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| Rank Diagram | |
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| Round by Round | ||
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High score: 521 | ||
| Round 1 |
| O'Laughlin played #87 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 407 to 438 (a spread of -31). Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Miranda in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-1, -31. |
| Round 2 |
| O'Laughlin played #56 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 402 to 400 (a spread of 2). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP O'Laughlin’s record vs. Polatnick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-1, -29. |
| Round 3 |
| O'Laughlin played #28 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 458 to 320 (a spread of 138). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY O'Laughlin’s record vs. Kreiswirth in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-1, +109. |
| Round 4 |
| O'Laughlin played #6 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 499 to 378 (a spread of 121). The last time these two played was 2007-07 at: BOSTON, MA O'Laughlin’s record vs. Mallick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 7-9 (0.438).Past 1-12 months: LWW. Past 13-24 months: LLW. Past 25-36 months: LWWLLW. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +230. |
| Round 5 |
| O'Laughlin played #44 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 457 to 293 (a spread of 164). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: STAMFORD, CT O'Laughlin’s record vs. Linn in the 8 years leading up to this event: 7-6 (0.538).Past 1-12 months: LLW. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: LWWW. Past 37-48 months: LWWL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +394. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 6 |
| O'Laughlin played #84 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 422 to 336 (a spread of 86). Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Paxson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +480. |
| Round 7 |
| O'Laughlin played #62 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 362 to 389 (a spread of -27). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN O'Laughlin’s record vs. Leah in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +453. |
| Round 8 |
| O'Laughlin played #25 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 486 to 447 (a spread of 39). Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Lerman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +492. |
| Round 9 |
| O'Laughlin played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 437 to 367 (a spread of 70). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX O'Laughlin’s record vs. Cree in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-2 (0.714).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WLWL. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-2, +562. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 10 |
| O'Laughlin played #74 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 406 to 463 (a spread of -57). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL O'Laughlin’s record vs. Chakrabarti in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-3, +505. |
| Round 11 |
| O'Laughlin played #7 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 344 to 412 (a spread of -68). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT O'Laughlin’s record vs. Edley in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +437. |
| Round 12 |
| O'Laughlin played #63 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and won 521 to 353 (a spread of 168). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: TORONTO, ONT, CAN O'Laughlin’s record vs. Grob in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +605. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 13 |
| O'Laughlin played #1 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 282 to 384 (a spread of -102). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP O'Laughlin’s record vs. Nemitrmansuk in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-5, +503. |
| Round 14 |
| O'Laughlin played #21 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 452 to 481 (a spread of -29). Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Brockmeier in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-6, +474. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
| Round 15 |
| O'Laughlin played #38 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 408 to 375 (a spread of 33). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP O'Laughlin’s record vs. Cohen in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-6, +507. |
| Round 16 |
| O'Laughlin played #61 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and won 472 to 340 (a spread of 132). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: TWIN CITIES, MN O'Laughlin’s record vs. Gaspard in the 8 years leading up to this event: 10.5-2.5 (0.808).Past 1-12 months: WLWTW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WWWL. Past 37-48 months: WWWW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-6, +639. |
| Round 17 |
| O'Laughlin played #19 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 329 to 547 (a spread of -218). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN O'Laughlin’s record vs. Appel in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-7, +421. |
| Round 18 |
| O'Laughlin played #49 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 492 to 354 (a spread of 138). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN O'Laughlin’s record vs. Schonbrun in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +559. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 19 |
| O'Laughlin played #30 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 350 to 446 (a spread of -96). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY O'Laughlin’s record vs. Hill in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-8, +463. |
| Round 20 |
| O'Laughlin played #79 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 425 to 299 (a spread of 126). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: DOVER, NH O'Laughlin’s record vs. Lipe in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: WWWW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-8, +589. |
| Round 21 |
| O'Laughlin played #11 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 371 to 467 (a spread of -96). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL O'Laughlin’s record vs. Benedict in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WWLL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-9, +493. |
| Round 22 |
| O'Laughlin played #73 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 398 to 332 (a spread of 66). Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Baron in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-9, +559. |
| Round 23 |
| O'Laughlin played #46 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and won 421 to 403 (a spread of 18). The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV O'Laughlin’s record vs. Mancine in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-9, +577. |
| Round 24 |
| O'Laughlin played #5 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 491 to 327 (a spread of 164). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX O'Laughlin’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-7 (0.364).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WWLL. Past 25-36 months: WLL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-9, +741. |
| Round 25 |
| O'Laughlin played #8 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 466 to 361 (a spread of 105). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN O'Laughlin’s record vs. Okosagah in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-9, +846. |
| Round 26 |
| O'Laughlin played #9 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 316 to 465 (a spread of -149). The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV O'Laughlin’s record vs. Wiegand in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-10, +697. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 27 |
| O'Laughlin played #50 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 373 to 392 (a spread of -19). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL O'Laughlin’s record vs. Odom in the 8 years leading up to this event: 8-7 (0.533).Past 1-12 months: WWL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WWLT. Past 37-48 months: LTL. Past 49-60 months: LWW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +678. |
| Round 28 |
| O'Laughlin played #5 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) again and lost 338 to 420 (a spread of -82). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX O'Laughlin’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-7 (0.364).Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WWLL. Past 25-36 months: WLL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-12, +596. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 29 |
| O'Laughlin played #10 Rod MacNeil (Somerville, MA) and lost 394 to 498 (a spread of -104). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: STAMFORD, CT O'Laughlin’s record vs. MacNeil in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-3 (0.571).Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: LWL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-13, +492. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
| Round 30 |
| O'Laughlin played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 353 to 409 (a spread of -56). Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Weinstein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-14, +436. |
| Round 31 |
| O'Laughlin played #83 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 475 to 402 (a spread of 73). The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV O'Laughlin’s record vs. Heidler in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 17-14, +509. |
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