Laura Landsbaum [#49] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Laura Landsbaum, 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. Landsbaum currently has a record of 15-16, -359, and is ranked #47 in Division 4.

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
	Given name(s): Laura Surname(s): Landsbaum Home: The Woodlands, TX, United States Hobbies: high-fat foods, haiku, running Occupation: HS Journalism teacher NSC 2004 Division: 4 NSC 2004 Rank: 119/150, 13-17 -460 USSO 2006 Division: 5 USSO 2006 Rank: 72/88, 11.5-16.5 -372

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	14-27 (0.341)
Past 1-12 months	1-7 (0.125)	LLL W LLLL
Past 13-24 months	7-7 (0.500)	L WWW LL WW LLL W L W
Past 25-36 months	3-5 (0.375)	WWW LLLLL
Past 37-48 months	1-7 (0.125)	LLLLLL W L
Past 49-60 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 433 Average for: 363 Average against: 374
Round 1		Landsbaum played #31 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and lost 281 to 403 (a spread of -122). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Riordan in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-1, -122.
Round 2		Landsbaum played #12 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 374 to 329 (a spread of 45). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: RENO, NV Landsbaum’s record vs. Cohen 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: #46. Current record: 1-1, -77.
Round 3		Landsbaum played #60 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and won 395 to 275 (a spread of 120). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Whitmore in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-1, +43.
Round 4		Landsbaum played #50 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 433 to 376 (a spread of 57). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Stewart in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +100. Landsbaum is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 5		Landsbaum played #1 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 375 to 365 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Galebach in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +110.
Round 6		Landsbaum played #46 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and won 433 to 286 (a spread of 147). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Lossing in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +257.
Round 7		Landsbaum played #18 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 405 to 394 (a spread of 11). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Landsbaum’s record vs. Savitt 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: L. 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: #5. Current record: 6-1, +268. Landsbaum is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Landsbaum played #23 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 332 to 396 (a spread of -64). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Wertheimer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +204.
Round 9		Landsbaum played #5 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) and lost 393 to 432 (a spread of -39). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Jeffers in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-3, +165.
Round 10		Landsbaum played #14 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and lost 315 to 422 (a spread of -107). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Landsbaum’s record vs. Wade 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: #23. Current record: 6-4, +58.
Round 11		Landsbaum played #2 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 425 to 317 (a spread of 108). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Landsbaum’s record vs. Becker 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: L. 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: 7-4, +166.
Round 12		Landsbaum played #9 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 349 to 445 (a spread of -96). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Fonti in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-5, +70.
Round 13		Landsbaum played #19 KC Frodyma (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 320 to 456 (a spread of -136). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Frodyma in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-6, -66.
Round 14		Landsbaum played #29 Matt Eason (Tampa, FL) and lost 307 to 409 (a spread of -102). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Eason in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-7, -168.
Round 15		Landsbaum played #43 Joanne Grow (Lansing, MI) and won 431 to 253 (a spread of 178). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Grow in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-7, +10.
Round 16		Landsbaum played #15 Asif Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 323 to 364 (a spread of -41). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Rahman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-8, -31.
Round 17		Landsbaum played #7 Diana Ittner (Brookfield, WI) and lost 276 to 421 (a spread of -145). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Ittner in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-9, -176.
Round 18		Landsbaum played #28 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and lost 281 to 418 (a spread of -137). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Wancel in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-10, -313.
Round 19		Landsbaum played #45 Dick Brittain (Springville, AL) and won 425 to 318 (a spread of 107). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Landsbaum’s record vs. Brittain 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: #42. Current record: 9-10, -206.
Round 20		Landsbaum played #65 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 401 to 325 (a spread of 76). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Aitken in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-10, -130.
Round 21		Landsbaum played #57 Susan Siedschlag (Gresham, WI) and lost 355 to 425 (a spread of -70). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Siedschlag in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-11, -200.
Round 22		Landsbaum played #42 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and won 422 to 353 (a spread of 69). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Guest in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-11, -131.
Round 23		Landsbaum played #67 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 370 to 431 (a spread of -61). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played O'Laughlin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-12, -192.
Round 24		Landsbaum played #34 Robin Schlauch (College Park, MD) and won 418 to 414 (a spread of 4). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Schlauch in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-12, -188.
Round 25		Landsbaum played #17 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 301 to 413 (a spread of -112). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Landsbaum’s record vs. Melvin in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. 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: #43. Current record: 12-13, -300.
Round 26		Landsbaum played #30 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and lost 337 to 394 (a spread of -57). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Schaeffer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-14, -357.
Round 27		Landsbaum played #16 Bob Blyler (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 362 to 341 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Blyler in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-14, -336.
Round 28		Landsbaum played #22 Sue Gable (Mt. Vernon, NY) and lost 278 to 445 (a spread of -167). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Gable in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-15, -503.
Round 29		Landsbaum played #39 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and won 404 to 259 (a spread of 145). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Johnson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-15, -358. Landsbaum is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 30		Landsbaum played #66 John Aitken (Vancouver BC) and won 372 to 302 (a spread of 70). The last time these two played was 2006-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Landsbaum’s record vs. Aitken in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #40. Current record: 15-15, -288.
Round 31		Landsbaum played #10 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and lost 355 to 426 (a spread of -71). Before this event, Landsbaum had not played Thomley in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 15-16, -359.

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