31st Brand Crossword Game King's Cup 2016

Contents:

• King's Cup 2016 Details
• Complete Results
• Finals Game 1
• Finals Game 2
• Finals Game 3

King's Cup 2016 Details:
Venue: Central Plaza Westgate, Bangkok, Thailand

Dates: Jun. 30 to Jul. 3, 2016

No. of Players: 75

Dictionary: CSW15
Challenge Rule: Free Challenge

Winner: Nigel Richards
Runner-Up: Pichai Limprasert

Top Prize: $ 10,000.00

Format: The tournament begins with a 29-round preliminary (round 1-25 based on Swiss pairing system, the round 26-29 based on King-of-the-Hill pairing system), whose two finalists to play final with special rules: They have to play two games. If one of them win both games, then that player is the winner. But if they tie with a win and a loss each, a third game will be played. The winner, in this case, is the one who scores the most points when the scores from all three games are combined. (Note: Throughout the tournament, the spread capping enforced to a maximum of -/+ 350 points spread in a game. Also the Gibson rule is in effect in case there is a player who has won enough games to guarantee 1st place or a seat in the finals no matter how many games he or she loses thereafter.)
Flyer: For more details, check this link: http://www.wespa.org/tournaments/kingscup2016.pdf

Complete Results:
(Standing after 29 rounds Preliminaries)

Rank	Name	Home	W-L	Spread
1	Nigel Richards	New Zealand	21.0-8.0	+1123
2	Pichai Limprasert	Thailand	20.0-9.0	+1451
3	Thacha Koowirat	Thailand	20.0-9.0	+1286
4	Panupol Sujjayakorn	Thailand	19.0-10.0	+1312
5	Komol Panyasophonlert	Thailand	19.0-10.0	+1286
6	Jesse Day	United States	19.0-10.0	+967
7	Akshay Bhandarkar	India	18.0-11.0	+1031
8	Thanapong Kukiettikulchai	Thailand	18.0-11.0	+940
9	Jakkrit Klaphajone	Thailand	18.0-11.0	+890
10	Jeremy Khoo	Singapore	18.0-11.0	+601
11	Gerald Carter	England	18.0-11.0	+466
12	Odette Carmina Rio	Philippines	17.0-12.0	+1256
13	Chollapat Itthi-aree	Thailand	17.0-12.0	+698
14	Manop Phiphatboonserm	Thailand	17.0-12.0	+648
15	Waseem Khatri	Pakistan	17.0-12.0	+635
16	Sinatarn Pattanasuwanna	Thailand	17.0-12.0	-44
17	Michael Tang	Singapore	16.5-12.5	+638
18	Martin Teo	Malaysia	16.5-12.5	+421
19	Siu Hean Cheah	Singapore	16.5-12.5	+241
20	Weibin Toh	Singapore	16.0-13.0	+790
21	Marlon Prudencio	Singapore	16.0-13.0	+535
22	Alex Tan	Malaysia	16.0-13.0	+492
23	Ricky Purnomo	Singapore	16.0-13.0	+318
24	Akkarapol Khwansak	Thailand	16.0-13.0	+199
25	Ching Wei Chang	Malaysia	16.0-13.0	+42
26	Ying Ming Poh	Singapore	16.0-13.0	-269
27	Taewan Sutthasin	Thailand	16.0-13.0	-306
28	Tony Sim	Singapore	15.5-13.5	-275
29	Cedric Lewis	Malaysia	15.0-14.0	+1023
30	Goutham Jayaraman	Singapore	15.0-14.0	+748
31	Bob Jackman	Australia	15.0-14.0	+665
32	Jin Chor Tan	Malaysia	15.0-14.0	+484
33	Suthiraphan Assarat	Thailand	15.0-14.0	+224
34	Ming Hui Hubert Wee	Singapore	15.0-14.0	+222
35	Russell Honeybun	Australia	15.0-14.0	+167
36	Weera Saengsit	Thailand	15.0-14.0	-4
37	Rodney Talbot	Australia	15.0-14.0	-267
38	Sanmi Odelana	Nigeria	15.0-14.0	-352
39	Eric Kinderman	United States	15.0-14.0	-559
40	Ferdy Anthonius	Indonesia	14.5-14.5	-109
41	Sanjoy Gupta	India	14.0-15.0	+452
42	Nuttapong Pholthip	Thailand	14.0-15.0	+413
43	Shahrul Kamal	Singapore	14.0-15.0	+72
44	Nititorn Laimek	Thailand	14.0-15.0	-11
45	Jayaska Baranage	Sri Lanka	14.0-15.0	-98
46	Somphong Phosai	Thailand	14.0-15.0	-100
47	Abdullah Abbasi	Pakistan	14.0-15.0	-566
48	Absar Mustajab	Pakistan	14.0-15.0	-603
49	Tanaphon Kamenkij	Thailand	14.0-15.0	-709
50	Chock Heng Kong	Malaysia	13.5-15.5	+272
51	Karen Richards	Australia	13.0-16.0	+285
52	Dianne Ward	Australia	13.0-16.0	+46
53	Arham Abidi	Pakistan	13.0-16.0	-20
54	Naravit Nathapukdi	Thailand	13.0-16.0	-102
55	John Barker	Australia	13.0-16.0	-374
56	Paul Richards	Australia	13.0-16.0	-404
57	Rocky Sharma	Australia	13.0-16.0	-640
58	Daniyal Sanaullah	Pakistan	13.0-16.0	-783
59	Apirat Choomai	Thailand	12.5-16.5	-103
60	Antonio Malonzo	Philippines	12.5-16.5	-537
61	Adrian Tay	Malaysia	12.0-17.0	-374
62	Mirza Taha Hassan	Pakistan	12.0-17.0	-566
63	Peter Arreola	Philippines	12.0-17.0	-742
64	Rhys McGuckin	Australia	12.0-17.0	-947
65	Tawanjames Barwell	Thailand	11.0-18.0	-335
66	Amnuay Ploysangngam	Thailand	11.0-18.0	-449
67	Thavatchai Thivavarnvongs	Thailand	11.0-18.0	-455
68	Kukiat Khunpanitchot	Thailand	11.0-18.0	-866
69	Tsz Hin Yip	Hong Kong	11.0-18.0	-1719
70	Isao Takemura	Japan	10.5-18.5	-1394
71	Maneeda Tanasanvimol	Thailand	10.0-19.0	-1257
72	Ka Yee Kwok	Hong Kong	9.5-19.5	-1253
73	Wing Lam Cheung	Hong Kong	9.0-20.0	-1397
74	Michael Hardiyanto	Indonesia	7.0-22.0	-1910
75	Arun Methaset	Thailand	6.0-23.0	-2140

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Finals

Pichai Limprasert vs. Nigel Richards at King's Cup 2016 Finals

(Photo courtesy of John Chew)

Game 1:

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Game 2

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Game 3

As per Special Rule, "if players tie with a win and a loss each, a third game will be played. The winner, in this case, is the one who scores the most points when the scores from all three games are combined." The difference in cumulative spread before this game was 52. So, Nigel needs 53 points spread to win while Pichai has to protect the lead. 

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Summary of Scores:

Players	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Total
Nigel	445	397	469	1,311
Pichai	403	491	356	1,250

Awarding:

Nigel Richards successfully defended his title once again

(Photo courtesy of Cheah Siu Hean)