John O'Hagan
John O'Hagan
Born in Illinois, John learned how to play backgammon in college. He started entering tournaments in the mid 1980s. His first big cash came in 1989 when he came in 2nd in Lake Tahoe. He has won several ABT tournaments over the years. He won the Chicago Open back to back in 1996 and 1997, the 2008 Nevada State Super Jackpot and the 2009 Nevada State Championships. In 2010 he won the New Mexico and Florida State Championships. He won the Ohio State Championships in 2011 and the Wisconsin State Championships in both 2012 and 2013. He also finished 2nd in Monte Carlo in 2005. He has been on the giants list since 2007 and is currently ranked 15th in the world. He has spent a lot of time studying match equity and has developed several rules for takepoints and gammon values in match play. He is a backgammon teacher and has been giving lessons for the last few years. His gridgammon nickname is johnoh.
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- Upcoming events
- ✅ 2026-09-22: Oasis 2026 International Backgammon Cup [Any streamed or recorded matches from the main event, the super bonanza jackpot, or the seniors.] (reg. 2026-09-14) ✅ 2026-07-01: Michigan Summer Backgammon Championships [Any streamed matches from the main event , the masters jackpot, or the firecracker jackpot.] (reg. 2026-06-23) ✅ 2026-08-24: WBGF World Championships 2026 [Any streamed matches from the world team event, the world individual, or the super jackpot.] (reg. 2026-08-13) ✅ 2026-09-02: 2026 Viking Classic [Any streamed matches from the main event or the Grand Crystal Beaver.] (reg. 2026-09-02)
- Last 300 exp PR
- 3.4670
- BMAB Experience Points
- 6216
- Last BMAB match
- 2026-09-26
- Experience
- 6237
- Number of matches recorded
- 625
- Number of analysed matches
- 625
- PR across analysed matches - overall
- 3.7247 (World Class)
- PR across analysed matches - moves
- 3.1790 (World Class)
- PR across analysed matches - cube
- 6.4779 (Expert)
- Opponent PR across analysed matches (overall)
- 6.3161 (Expert)
- Matches won
- 335 (53.6%)
- Number of distinct opponents
- 267
- Number of clubs played at
- 4
- Earliest match recorded
- 2015-12-13
- Latest match so far
- 2026-09-26
- Peak rating
- 1,663.89
- Peak rating (>400 exp.)
- 1,663.89
- Average opponent rating
- 1,530.29