Kings Cup 2016 - Day 1

The kings Cup 2016 is underway. Hubert Wee is undefeated so far and on top. Here are the top 10 after day 1 from the original coverage on Poslfit.com:

Rank	Player	Win	Loss	Spread
1	Hubert Wee	8	0	782
2	Komol	6	2	698
3	Pichai	6	2	698
4	Marlon Prudencio	6	2	682
5	Panupol	6	2	529
6	Nigel Richards	6	2	464
7	Rocky Sharma	6	2	345
8	Weibin Toh	6	2	335
9	Weera	6	2	320
10	Jayaska Baranage	6	2	280

Kings Cup Scrabble Coming up this Month

The 31st edition of the Kings Cup Scrabble tournament is all set to take place at a brand new venue Central Plaza WestGate, Bangkok, Thailand between June 30th and July 3rd, 2016. It is expected to draw a very strong field as usual.

Here are the details from WESPA:

Format:

29 games in total.
Game 1–25 will be based on the Swiss pairing system.
Games 26–29 will be based on the King of the Hill pairing system.
After game 29, the top two players play the final.
The two finalists will play the final with special rules:
They have to play at least two games.
If one of them wins both games, then that player is the winner.
In the event they tie with a win and a loss each, regardless of spread, 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.

Words Source Lexicon: CSW 2015. 

A list of all 2 and 3 letter words are provided for each player to look at during the game.

Division:

International Open Division, open to all.

Prizes:

Champion: HM King’s Cup + USD 10,000 + Gift Set
2nd place: 110,000 Baht + Gift set
3rd place: 50,000 Baht + Gift set
4th place: 25,000 Baht + Gift set
5th place: 10,000 Baht + Gift set
6th place: 7,000 Baht + Gift set
7th place: 5,000 Baht + Gift set
8th place: 4,000 Baht + Gift set
9th place: 3,000 Baht + Gift set
10th place: 2,000 Baht + Gift set

Panupol wins Princess Cup

Nigel dominated the recently held Princess Cup in Thailand but Panupol beat the run away leader in the final. Here are the final league standings:

Kings Cup Finals - A Rewind

Kings Cup Finals a Rewind from the Original Coverage on poslfit.com 

Final Round 1, 2015 King's Cup 

[Forward]

Hubert Wee		0
Nigel Richards		0

Final Round 2, 2015 King's Cup

[Forward]


Nigel Richards
      
0
Hubert Wee
0

Kings Cup Finals - A Rewind http://t.co/gPHBsv1LLm pic.twitter.com/jC5NxXMMe5

— samuelR (@RajveerRawlin) September 3, 2015

Nigel lifts the Kings Cup for the Eleventh Time

Nigel Richards has won the King's cup in Thailand becoming a  Eleven Time champion at the Event. He edged out Hubert Wee in a close finish. The entire standings are available from the original coverage at  poslfit.com:

2015 King's Cup Standings: Round 29

[ Congratulations on Nigel Richards of New Zealand, for successfully defending his title to become an eleven-time King's Cup Champion! ]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

1. Nigel Richards

2. Ming Hui Hubert Wee

3. Odette Carmina Rio

Rank	Name	Home	W-L	Spread
1	Nigel Richards	New Zealand	20.0-9.0	+1606
2	Ming Hui Hubert Wee	Singapore	20.0-9.0	+897
3	Odette Carmina Rio	Philippines	19.0-10.0	+965
4	Komol Panyasophonlert	Thailand	19.0-10.0	+870
5	Jakkrit Klaphajone	Thailand	18.5-10.5	+1331
6	Pichai Limprasert	Thailand	18.0-11.0	+911
7	Taewan Sutthasin	Thailand	18.0-11.0	+838
8	Vannitha Balasingam	Malaysia	18.0-11.0	+650
9	Ricky Purnomo	Singapore	18.0-11.0	+473
10	Helen Gipson	Scotland	17.5-11.5	+1157
11	Panupol Sujjayakorn	Thailand	17.0-12.0	+654
12	Martin Teo	Malaysia	17.0-12.0	+514
13	Zhi Yuan Wong	Singapore	17.0-12.0	+383
14	Winter Zxqkj	United States	17.0-12.0	+374
15	Weibin Toh	Singapore	17.0-12.0	+282
16	Rafal Dominiczak	Poland	16.5-12.5	+790
17	Gerald Carter	England	16.0-13.0	+980
18	Chris Lipe	United States	16.0-13.0	+680
19	Puttapong Moonsarn	Thailand	16.0-13.0	+624
20	Howard Warner	New Zealand	16.0-13.0	+367
21	Manop Phiphatboonserm	Thailand	16.0-13.0	+44
22	Thitipol Barameemuang	Thailand	16.0-13.0	+23
23	Pakorn Nemitrmansuk	Thailand	16.0-13.0	-362
24	Ferdinand Lucas	Philippines	15.5-13.5	-94
25	Thacha Koowirat	Thailand	15.0-14.0	+573
26	Michael Tang	Singapore	15.0-14.0	+567
27	Rodney Talbot	Australia	15.0-14.0	+522
28	Russell Honeybun	Australia	15.0-14.0	+333
29	Femi Awowade	Nigeria	15.0-14.0	+82
30	Wanchana Jirapitikul	Thailand	15.0-14.0	+25
31	Jin Chor Tan	Malaysia	15.0-14.0	-108
32	Amnuay Ploysangngam	Thailand	15.0-14.0	-488
33	Somphong Phosai	Thailand	15.0-14.0	-538
34	Marlon Prudencio	Singapore	14.5-14.5	+301
35	Kien Hung Yeo	Malaysia	14.0-15.0	+432
36	Goutham Jayaraman	Singapore	14.0-15.0	+380
37	Sanjoy Gupta	India	14.0-15.0	+134
38	Arun Methaset	Thailand	14.0-15.0	+122
39	Alex Tan	Malaysia	14.0-15.0	+105
40	Tony Sim	Singapore	14.0-15.0	-6
41	Thavatchai Thivavarnvongs	Thailand	14.0-15.0	-29
42	Jason Broersma	Canada	14.0-15.0	-61
43	Weera Saengsit	Thailand	14.0-15.0	-105
44	Sinatarn Pattanasuwa	Thailand	14.0-15.0	-482
45	Karen Richards	Australia	14.0-15.0	-877
46	Sue Tremblay	Canada	13.5-15.5	-585
47	Siu Hean Cheah	Singapore	13.0-16.0	+477
48	Tawan Paepolsiri	Thailand	13.0-16.0	+137
49	Apirat Choomai	Thailand	13.0-16.0	+88
50	Visarut Ariyakajorn	Thailand	13.0-16.0	-267
51	Lisa Brown	United States	13.0-16.0	-548
52	Peter Arreola	Philippines	13.0-16.0	-618
53	Shahrul Kamal	Singapore	13.0-16.0	-627
54	Suthiraphan Assarat	Thailand	13.0-16.0	-673
55	Paul Richards	Australia	12.0-17.0	-370
56	Antonio Malonzo	Philippines	12.0-17.0	-444
57	Marites Carreon	Thailand	12.0-17.0	-714
58	Bundit Chomkularb	Thailand	12.0-17.0	-1502
59	Dianne Ward	Australia	11.0-18.0	-262
60	Shafique Ahmed	Bangladesh	11.0-18.0	-465
61	Susan Ensor	Australia	11.0-18.0	-955
62	Kunihiko Kuroda	Japan	11.0-18.0	-1093
63	Olga Visser	Australia	10.0-19.0	-1111
64	Isao Takemura	Japan	8.0-21.0	-1558
65	Aiwa Pooamorn	Thailand	3.0-26.0	-3449
66	KV Chidambaram	United Arab Emirates	0.0-29.0	-2900

Kings Cup Standings after 23 rounds

The Kings Cup is Underway in beautiful Thailand. Komol leads after round 23. Here are the standings after 23 rounds of mind blowing competition obtained from the original coverage on poslfit.com:

2015 King's Cup Standings: Round 23

[ Live coverage begins at about noon local time (UTC+7h) on Thursday. ]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

1. Komol Panyasophonlert

2. Ming Hui Hubert Wee

3. Nigel Richards

Rank	Name	Home	W-L	Spread
1	Komol Panyasophonlert	Thailand	17.0-6.0	+1087
2	Ming Hui Hubert Wee	Singapore	16.0-7.0	+736
3	Nigel Richards	New Zealand	15.0-8.0	+1178
4	Chris Lipe	United States	15.0-8.0	+940
5	Panupol Sujjayakorn	Thailand	15.0-8.0	+843
6	Odette Carmina Rio	Philippines	15.0-8.0	+696
7	Martin Teo	Malaysia	15.0-8.0	+695
8	Vannitha Balasingam	Malaysia	14.0-9.0	+739
9	Taewan Sutthasin	Thailand	14.0-9.0	+696
10	Pichai Limprasert	Thailand	14.0-9.0	+593
11	Ricky Purnomo	Singapore	14.0-9.0	+496
12	Helen Gipson	Scotland	13.5-9.5	+937
13	Jakkrit Klaphajone	Thailand	13.5-9.5	+857
14	Marlon Prudencio	Singapore	13.5-9.5	+595
15	Femi Awowade	Nigeria	13.0-9.0	+192
16	Thacha Koowirat	Thailand	13.0-10.0	+792
17	Michael Tang	Singapore	13.0-10.0	+744
18	Gerald Carter	England	13.0-10.0	+631
19	Russell Honeybun	Australia	13.0-10.0	+321
20	Zhi Yuan Wong	Singapore	13.0-10.0	+215
21	Weibin Toh	Singapore	13.0-10.0	+203
22	Manop Phiphatboonserm	Thailand	13.0-10.0	+120
23	Thitipol Barameemuang	Thailand	13.0-10.0	+92
24	Amnuay Ploysangngam	Thailand	13.0-10.0	-115
25	Karen Richards	Australia	13.0-10.0	-655
26	Rafal Dominiczak	Poland	12.5-10.5	+611
27	Ferdinand Lucas	Philippines	12.5-10.5	-75
28	Pakorn Nemitrmansuk	Thailand	12.0-10.0	-175
29	Rodney Talbot	Australia	12.0-11.0	+558
30	Howard Warner	New Zealand	12.0-11.0	+207
31	Winter Zxqkj	United States	12.0-11.0	-172
32	Kien Hung Yeo	Malaysia	11.0-12.0	+400
33	Sanjoy Gupta	India	11.0-12.0	+336
34	Alex Tan	Malaysia	11.0-12.0	+314
35	Tawan Paepolsiri	Thailand	11.0-12.0	+313
36	Apirat Choomai	Thailand	11.0-12.0	+257
37	Tony Sim	Singapore	11.0-12.0	+208
38	Arun Methaset	Thailand	11.0-12.0	+168
39	Puttapong Moonsarn	Thailand	11.0-12.0	+81
40	Wanchana Jirapitikul	Thailand	11.0-12.0	-34
41	Weera Saengsit	Thailand	11.0-12.0	-204
42	Jin Chor Tan	Malaysia	11.0-12.0	-357
43	Sinatarn Pattanasuwa	Thailand	11.0-12.0	-364
44	Somphong Phosai	Thailand	11.0-12.0	-807
45	Sue Tremblay	Canada	10.5-12.5	-617
46	Siu Hean Cheah	Singapore	10.0-13.0	+288
47	Goutham Jayaraman	Singapore	10.0-13.0	+90
48	Suthiraphan Assarat	Thailand	10.0-13.0	-252
49	Jason Broersma	Canada	10.0-13.0	-426
50	Visarut Ariyakajorn	Thailand	10.0-13.0	-442
51	Thavatchai Thivavarnvongs	Thailand	10.0-13.0	-456
52	Lisa Brown	United States	10.0-13.0	-642
53	Olga Visser	Australia	10.0-13.0	-816
54	Bundit Chomkularb	Thailand	10.0-13.0	-1105
55	Dianne Ward	Australia	9.0-14.0	-235
56	Antonio Malonzo	Philippines	9.0-14.0	-392
57	Peter Arreola	Philippines	9.0-14.0	-606
58	Marites Carreon	Thailand	9.0-14.0	-673
59	Susan Ensor	Australia	9.0-14.0	-703
60	Shahrul Kamal	Singapore	9.0-14.0	-828
61	Kunihiko Kuroda	Japan	9.0-14.0	-950
62	Paul Richards	Australia	8.0-15.0	-288
63	Shafique Ahmed	Bangladesh	8.0-15.0	-557
64	Isao Takemura	Japan	5.0-18.0	-1536
65	Aiwa Pooamorn	Thailand	2.0-21.0	-3047
66	KV Chidambaram	United Arab Emirates	0.0-23.0	-2300