November 14–16, 2008
Dallas, TX

WPC 2008: Nick Ball [#4]

On this page, you will find information about Nick Ball, who is competing at the 2008 World Players 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, +585, and is ranked #16.

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): Nick Surname(s): Ball Home: Urbana-Champaign, IL, United States Awards: 6 UK tournament wins Hobbies: Watching motor-sport Occupation: Astronomer WSC 2005 Rank: 31 2008 WPC Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 602 Average for: 426 Average against: 401
Round 1	England	Ball played #3 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 421 to 386 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +35.
Round 2	United States	Ball played #11 Sam Dick-Onuoha (USA) and won 431 to 372 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +94.
Round 3	United States	Ball played #28 Robert Linn (USA) and won 467 to 293 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +268.
Round 4	United States	Ball played #2 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 602 to 366 (a spread of 236). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +504. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	Malaysia	Ball played #37 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 382 to 406 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +480.
Round 6	Malta	Ball played #6 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 431 to 316 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +595. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7	Australia	Ball played #15 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 348 to 444 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-2, +499. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8	Australia	Ball played #9 Joanne Craig (AUS) and lost 395 to 485 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-3, +409. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	Australia	Ball played #12 Carmel Dodd (AUS) and won 412 to 371 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-3, +450.
Round 10	United States	Ball played #42 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 502 to 343 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-3, +609. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	Romania	Ball played #41 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 491 to 403 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-3, +697.
Round 12	United States	Ball played #16 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 435 to 453 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-4, +679. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	England	Ball played #38 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 510 to 387 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-4, +802. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14	United States	Ball played #7 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and lost 437 to 470 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-5, +769.
Round 15	United States	Ball played #44 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 408 to 473 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-6, +704. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	United States	Ball played #16 Marty Gabriel (USA) again and lost 363 to 499 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-7, +568.
Round 17	United States	Ball played #25 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 446 to 380 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-7, +634. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18	United States	Ball played #29 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 408 to 352 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-7, +690.
Round 19	United States	Ball played #10 Chris Cree (USA) and lost 305 to 495 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-8, +500. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	Thailand	Ball played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 332 to 466 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-9, +366. Ball is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21	United States	Ball played #34 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 504 to 323 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-9, +547.
Round 22	United States	Ball played #26 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 428 to 442 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-10, +533.
Round 23	United States	Ball played #32 John O'Laughlin (USA) and won 383 to 300 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-10, +616.
Round 24	Australia	Ball played #19 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and lost 372 to 403 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-11, +585.

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