Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup
The Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup is the Thai national Scrabble competition in the English language. It has also been known as the Thailand International in the past. The tournament has been honoured to accept a trophy from His Majesty the King to award to the winning player in the most prestigious division. It is the largest tournament in the world, in terms of the number of players, drawing as many as 8000 players.In Thailand, Scrabble is promoted like a sport and as a way to learn English. The international players are honoured by the king. As a result, Thailand has produced two world champions as well as many top international players.
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Year
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Winner
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Runner
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1989
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Apichit
Vichitjitkul (1) ( Thailand)
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John
Ozag ( United States)
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1990
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Charles
Goldstein (1) ( United States)
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Mark
Nyman ( England)
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1991
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Mark Nyman (1) (England)
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Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand)
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Pakorn
Nemitrmansuk (1) ( Thailand)
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Mark
Nyman ( England)
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1993
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Ong-Arj
Charuwan ( Thailand)
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Sam
Kantimathi ( United States)
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1994
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Sam
Kantimathi (1) ( United States)
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Pakorn
Nemitrmansuk ( Thailand)
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1995
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Jakkrit
Klaphajone (1) ( Thailand)
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Sam
Kantimathi ( United States)
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Charnwit
Sukhumrattanaporn (1) ( Thailand)
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Jakkrit
Klaphajone ( Thailand)
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Jakkrit
Klaphajone (2) ( Thailand)
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Charnwit
Sukhumrattanaporn ( Thailand)
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1998
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Joel
Sherman (1) ( United States)
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Charnwit
Sukhumrattanaporn ( Thailand)
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1999†
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Mark
Nyman (1) ( England)
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Nigel
Richards ( New Zealand)
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1999
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Nigel
Richards (1) ( New Zealand)
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Jakkrit Klaphajone ( Thailand)
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2000†
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Nigel
Richards (2) ( New Zealand)
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Naween Taranga Fernando ( Austraila)
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2000
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Nigel
Richards (3) ( New Zealand)
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Jakkrit
Klaphajone ( Thailand)
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2001
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Nigel
Richards (4) ( New Zealand)
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Paul
Cleary ( Australia)
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16th-KC
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2002
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Nigel
Richards (5) ( New Zealand)
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Femi
Awowade ( England)
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2003
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Pakorn
Nemitrmansuk (2) ( Thailand)
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Ganesh
Asirvatham ( Malaysia)
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2004
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Nigel
Richards (6) ( New Zealand)
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Andrew
Fisher ( Australia)
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2005
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Panupol
Sujjayakorn (1) ( Thailand)
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Nigel
Richards ( New Zealand)
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2006
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Nigel
Richards (7) ( New Zealand)
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Femi
Awowade ( England)
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2007
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Nigel
Richards (8) ( New Zealand)
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Komol
Panyasophonlert ( Thailand)
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2008
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Ong
Suanne (1) ( Malaysia)
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Nigel
Richards ( New Zealand)
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2009
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Pakorn
Nemitrmansuk (3) ( Thailand)
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Charnwit
Sukhumrattanaporn ( Thailand)
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2010
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Pakorn
Nemitrmansuk (4) ( Thailand)
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David
Eldar ( Australia)
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2011
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Nigel
Richards (9) ( New Zealand)
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Komol
Panyasophonlert ( Thailand)
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2012
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Helen
Gipson (1) ( Scotland)
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Thacha
Koowirat ( Thailand)
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2013
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Nigel
Richards (10) ( New Zealand)
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Komol
Panyasophonlert ( Thailand)
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2014
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Nigel
Richards (11) ( New Zealand)
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Panupol
Sujjayakorn ( Thailand)
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2015
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Nigel
Richards (12) ( New Zealand)
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Hubert
Wee ( Singapore)
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2016
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Nigel
Richards (13) ( New Zealand)
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Pichai
Limprasert ( Thailand)
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The Thai International tournaments are generally held around late June to early July
† These two tournaments were held in January under different sponsorship
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand%27s_Crossword_Game_King%27s_Cup
