John Luebkemann [#40] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about John Luebkemann, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Luebkemann currently has a record of 15-13, +330, and is ranked #25 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): Luebkemann
Home: Pineville, NC, United States
Awards: Many Tournament wins places and shows over 22 years of play
Hobbies: Sudoku, Weight Training, Listening to Music
Occupation: Actuary
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 36/176, 16-11 +320
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 49/176, 15-12 +544
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 52/134, 14-13 +442
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 10/108, 17-10 +740
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 13/126, 19-12 +526
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 19/98, 18-13 +1000
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 12/172, 19-11 +1302
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 3/87, 19.5-8.5 +803
WSC 1993 Rank: 34
WSC 1997 Rank: 49
WSC 1999 Rank: 20
WSC 2001 Rank: 25

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	126-97 (0.565)
Past 1-12 months	14-13 (0.519)	L W LLLL WW LL W L WWW L W L W L WWW L W L W
Past 13-24 months	20.5-15.5 (0.569)	LL W LL WW LLLLLL WWWW LTWWW L WWWWW L WWWW L W L
Past 25-36 months	29-21 (0.580)	L WWWW L WW L W L WW LLL WWWWW LL W L WWW L WW LLLL W LLL WWW L WW LL WWW
Past 37-48 months	16-13 (0.552)	W L WWW L W LLLL WWWWWW L WW LLLL W L W L W
Past 49-60 months	14-13 (0.519)	W L WW LL W L WW LLLL W LLL W L WWWW L WW
Past 61-72 months	32.5-21.5 (0.602)	WWWW L W L W LLLL W L W LL W LL WWTWWW L WW L W L WWWWWWW LL WWWW LL WW LL W L W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 554 Average for: 412 Average against: 400
Round 1		Luebkemann played #37 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 463 to 362 (a spread of 101). Before this event, Luebkemann had not played Leah in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +101.
Round 2		Luebkemann played #65 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 377 to 439 (a spread of -62). Before this event, Luebkemann had not played Rubin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-1, +39.
Round 3		Luebkemann played #22 Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 289 to 489 (a spread of -200). The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: SWILLNS Luebkemann’s record vs. Geary in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: LLW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-2, -161.
Round 4		Luebkemann played #19 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and lost 320 to 453 (a spread of -133). Before this event, Luebkemann had not played Fogel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-3, -294.
Round 5		Luebkemann played #63 Stefan Rau (Newington, CT) and won 460 to 440 (a spread of 20). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: STAMFORD, CT Luebkemann’s record vs. Rau in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-3, -274.
Round 6		Luebkemann played #52 John OLaughlin (Sun Prairie, WI) and lost 388 to 406 (a spread of -18). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Luebkemann’s record vs. O'Laughlin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. 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. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-4, -292.
Round 7		Luebkemann played #45 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 434 to 332 (a spread of 102). The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: STAMFORD, CT Luebkemann’s record vs. Matsumoto in the 7 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. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-4, -190.
Round 8		Luebkemann played #75 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 366 to 491 (a spread of -125). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Luebkemann’s record vs. Wiegand in the 7 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. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-5, -315.
Round 9		Luebkemann played #32 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 341 to 394 (a spread of -53). Before this event, Luebkemann had not played Katz-Brown in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-6, -368.
Round 10		Luebkemann played #72 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 391 to 431 (a spread of -40). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: CAN-AM Luebkemann’s record vs. Wapnick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-7, -408.
Round 11		Luebkemann played #50 Kent Nelson (Sandy, UT) and won 453 to 357 (a spread of 96). Before this event, Luebkemann had not played Nelson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-7, -312. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12		Luebkemann played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 487 to 395 (a spread of 92). Before this event, Luebkemann had not played Baker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-7, -220.
Round 13		Luebkemann played #76 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 400 to 394 (a spread of 6). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Luebkemann’s record vs. Withers in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-7, -214. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 14		Luebkemann played #78 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 497 to 316 (a spread of 181). Before this event, Luebkemann had not played Zxqkj in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-7, -33.
Round 15		Luebkemann played #67 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 407 to 414 (a spread of -7). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Luebkemann’s record vs. Schonbrun in the 7 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. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-8, -40.
Round 16		Luebkemann played #54 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 491 to 409 (a spread of 82). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Luebkemann’s record vs. Okosagah in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-8, +42.
Round 17		Luebkemann played #35 Mark Landsberg (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 375 to 470 (a spread of -95). Before this event, Luebkemann had not played Landsberg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-9, -53. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 18		Luebkemann played #70 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 480 to 300 (a spread of 180). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Luebkemann’s record vs. Sujjayakorn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WWWL. 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. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-9, +127.
Round 19		Luebkemann played #61 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 369 to 376 (a spread of -7). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Luebkemann’s record vs. Polatnick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-10, +120.
Round 20		Luebkemann played #39 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 424 to 341 (a spread of 83). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Luebkemann’s record vs. Linn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 7-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: WWWW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-10, +203.
Round 21		Luebkemann played #41 Rod MacNeil (Wilmington, DE) and won 521 to 385 (a spread of 136). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Luebkemann’s record vs. MacNeil in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-10, +339.
Round 22		Luebkemann played #35 Mark Landsberg (Laguna Woods, CA) again and won 451 to 385 (a spread of 66). Before this event, Luebkemann had not played Landsberg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-10, +405.
Round 23		Luebkemann played #19 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) again and lost 342 to 431 (a spread of -89). Before this event, Luebkemann had not played Fogel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-11, +316.
Round 24		Luebkemann played #73 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 554 to 343 (a spread of 211). The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Luebkemann’s record vs. Weinstein in the 7 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-11, +527. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Luebkemann played #41 Rod MacNeil (Wilmington, DE) again and won 391 to 371 (a spread of 20). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Luebkemann’s record vs. MacNeil in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-11, +547.
Round 26		Luebkemann played #12 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 422 to 311 (a spread of 111). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Luebkemann’s record vs. Cree in the 7 years leading up to this event: 6.5-3.5 (0.650). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: LTWWWW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-11, +658.
Round 27		Luebkemann played #54 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 315 to 445 (a spread of -130). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Luebkemann’s record vs. Okosagah in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-12, +528.
Round 28		Luebkemann played #12 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and lost 315 to 513 (a spread of -198). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Luebkemann’s record vs. Cree in the 7 years leading up to this event: 6.5-3.5 (0.650). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: LTWWWW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-13, +330.
Final Round 1		Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

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