John Luebkemann [#64] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about John Luebkemann, who is a contestant in at the 2005 World SCRABBLE® Championship, held November 17–20 in London. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. Luebkemann currently has a record of 13-11, +392, and is ranked #34.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, 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

[player photo]

Given name(s): John
Surname(s): Luebkemann
Home: Pineville, NC, United States
Age: 41
Awards: (10th) 1996 (3rd) 2005 NSC; many other wins, places and shows in 21 years of tournament play
Hobbies: Weightlifting, Reading, Listening to Music
Occupation: Actuary
WSC 1993 Rank: 34
WSC 1997 Rank: 49
WSC 1999 Rank: 20
WSC 2001 Rank: 25
WSC 2005 Team: United States

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 563 Average for: 418 Average against: 401
Registration	Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1	Nigeria	Luebkemann played #74 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and won 407 to 387 (a spread of 20) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-0, +20.
Round 2	Canada	Luebkemann played #84 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 375 to 454 (a spread of -79) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-1, -59.
Round 3	Thailand	Luebkemann played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 440 to 352 (a spread of 88) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-1, +29.
Round 4	England	Luebkemann played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 405 to 465 (a spread of -60) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-2, -31.
Round 5	Canada	Luebkemann played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 392 to 369 (a spread of 23) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-2, -8.
Round 6	Canada	Luebkemann played #51 Zev Kaufman (CAN) and won 459 to 336 (a spread of 123) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-2, +115.
Round 7	United States	Luebkemann played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 348 to 512 (a spread of -164) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-3, -49.
Round 8	Ghana	Luebkemann played #6 Yawo Takyi Ananga (GHA) and won 563 to 363 (a spread of 200) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, +151.
Round 9	India	Luebkemann played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and lost 249 to 455 (a spread of -206) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-4, -55.
Round 10	Scotland	Luebkemann played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and won 456 to 371 (a spread of 85) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-4, +30.
Round 11	England	Luebkemann played #26 Andrew Davis (Eng) and lost 427 to 539 (a spread of -112) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-5, -82.
Round 12	Malta	Luebkemann played #19 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 401 to 349 (a spread of 52) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-5, -30.
Round 13	England	Luebkemann played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and won 468 to 372 (a spread of 96) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-5, +66.
Round 14	United States	Luebkemann played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 415 to 472 (a spread of -57) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-6, +9.
Round 15	England	Luebkemann played #11 Nick Ball (Eng) and lost 361 to 399 (a spread of -38) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-7, -29.
Round 16	Nigeria	Luebkemann played #73 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and lost 332 to 433 (a spread of -101) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-8, -130.
Round 17	Thailand	Luebkemann played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and won 540 to 327 (a spread of 213) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-8, +83.
Round 18	Canada	Luebkemann played #45 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 504 to 373 (a spread of 131) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-8, +214.
Round 19	United States	Luebkemann played #65 Joey Mallick (USA) and lost 373 to 420 (a spread of -47) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-9, +167.
Round 20	Canada	Luebkemann played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and lost 358 to 365 (a spread of -7) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-10, +160. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 21	India	Luebkemann played #83 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 484 to 360 (a spread of 124) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-10, +284.
Round 22	England	Luebkemann played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 475 to 350 (a spread of 125) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-10, +409.
Round 23	England	Luebkemann played #39 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 325 to 518 (a spread of -193) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-11, +216.
Round 24	United States	Luebkemann played #60 Jerry Lerman (USA) and won 467 to 291 (a spread of 176) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-11, +392.

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