Tracking Akshay and Sanjoy at the Kings Cup

Here are the links to track Akshay and Sanjoy's progress at the Kings Cup from the original coverage on poslfit.com: Background Information Given name(s): Akshay Surname(s): Bhandarkar Home: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Awards: 1996 1999 2007 Gulf; 2002 2003 2004 2005 Indian NSC; 1993 1997 Bahrain NSC Hobbies: Music, reading, squash 2016 BRAND'S International Crossword Game King's Cup Team: India Round by Round High score: 622 Average for: 443 Average against: 387 Round 1 Thailand Bhandarkar played #45 Thavatchai Thivavarnvongs (THA) and won 387 to 359 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +28. Round 2 Australia Bhandarkar played #32 Rocky Sharma (AUS) and lost 404 to 432 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-1, +0. Round 3 England Bhandarkar played #16 Gerald Carter (Eng) and won 591 to 340 (a spread of 251). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +251. Round 4 Australia Bhandarkar played #34 Rodney Talbot (AUS) and won 527 to 365 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +413. Round 5 Thailand Bhandarkar played #58 Thanapong Kukiettikulchai (THA) and lost 360 to 430 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, +343. Round 6 Philippines Bhandarkar played #50 Peter Arreola (PHL) and won 375 to 358 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +360. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Round 7 Malaysia Bhandarkar played #31 Ching Wei Chang (MYS) and lost 360 to 460 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-3, +260. Round 8 Pakistan Bhandarkar played #63 Absar Mustajab (PAK) and won 622 to 284 (a spread of 338). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, +598. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Round 9 Australia Bhandarkar played #43 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 382 to 353 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +627. Round 10 Pakistan Bhandarkar played #9 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 424 to 486 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-4, +565. Round 11 Thailand Bhandarkar played #15 Thacha Koowirat (THA) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available. Background Information Given name(s): Sanjoy Surname(s): Gupta Home: India 2016 BRAND'S International Crossword Game King's Cup Team: India Round by Round High score: 532 Average for: 423 Average against: 391 Round 1 Australia Gupta played #66 Rhys McGuckin (AUS) and won 474 to 274 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +200. Gupta is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Round 2 Thailand Gupta played #65 Tanaphon Kamenkij (THA) and won 485 to 337 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +348. Gupta is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Round 3 Singapore Gupta played #28 Tony Sim (SGP) and lost 428 to 455 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +321. Gupta is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Round 4 Malaysia Gupta played #30 Chock Heng Kong (MYS) and won 495 to 360 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +456. Gupta is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Round 5 Australia Gupta played #44 Paul Richards (AUS) and lost 338 to 418 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, +376. Round 6 Singapore Gupta played #4 Weibin Toh (SGP) and lost 380 to 423 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-3, +333. Round 7 Pakistan Gupta played #59 Arham Abidi (PAK) and won 532 to 379 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-3, +486. Round 8 Thailand Gupta played #47 Suthiraphan Assarat (THA) and lost 370 to 379 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-4, +477. Round 9 Thailand Gupta played #35 Apirat Choomai (THA) and lost 306 to 490 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-5, +293. Round 10 Malaysia Gupta played #38 Cedric Lewis (MYS) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-5, +293. Round 11 Australia Gupta played #54 Dianne Ward (AUS) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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

Causeway Scrabble Challenge 2016 Update

Here is an update from Scrabble Visionary and Causeway Scrabble Challenge Founder Michael Tang:

Causeway 2016 is making a comeback after 5 years.  With 5.5 months to go, 251 players from 23 countries have already signed up across 4 Divisions.  Causeway 2016 will be the biggest International Scrabble event where players can be expected to pit their skills against players from all over the World. A total of 45 games will be played over 5 days from 30th Nov till 4th December 2016.

Players who are interested and have not signed up can contact Michael Tang directly at alchemist9189@gmail.com or visit the website at www.causewaychallenge.com 

Word of the Day - Sporadic

Here is the word of the day from our students at the communicare club at M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Management:

Sporadic

Meaning - Occurring at irregular intervals or in isolated or scattered places

Usage - His attendance was sporadic at best.

Synonyms: occasional, infrequent, irregular.

Antonyms: regular, consistent, steady.

Anagrams - Picadors
Front hook - none
Back hook - none

The 100 Most Probable 8 Letter Words in Scrabble

As part of a scrabble strategy it is useful to study words by probability and playability. The below list from Zyzzyva includes the 100 most probable 8 Letter words that you encounter during scrabble games:

Front Hook	Alphagram	Word	Back Hook	Probability	Playability
	ADEINORT	AROINTED		1	289
	ADEINORT	DERATION	s	2	67
	ADEINORT	ORDINATE	ds	3	80
	ADEINORT	RATIONED		4	218
	AEILNORT	ORIENTAL	s	5	44
p	AEILNORT	RELATION	s	6	56
	AEILNORT	TAILERON	s	7	52
	AEINORST	ANOESTRI		8	481
	AEINORST	ARSONITE	s	9	1310
	AEINORST	NOTAIRES		10	1072
	AEINORST	NOTARIES		11	1044
	AEINORST	NOTARISE	ds	12	2689
	AEINORST	ROSINATE	s	13	835
	AEINORST	SENORITA	s	14	444
	AAEINORT	AERATION	s	15	2
	AEEILORT	AEROLITE	s	16	4
	AEEIORST	ETAERIOS		17	3
	ADEILNOT	DELATION	s	18	39
	ADEILORT	IDOLATER	s	19	147
	ADEILORT	TAILORED		20	99
	ADEINORS	ANEROIDS		21	393
	ADEINORS	ANODISER	s	22	771
	ADEINORS	DONARIES		23	1404
	ADEINORU	DOUANIER	s	24	14
	ADEINOST	ASTONIED		25	115
	ADEINOST	SEDATION	s	26	592
	ADEIORST	ASTEROID	s	27	209
t	AEILNORS	AILERONS		28	870
	AEILNORS	ALERIONS		29	837
	AEILNORS	ALIENORS		30	337
dgr	AEILNOST	ELATIONS		31	429
	AEILNOST	INSOLATE	ds	32	321
	AEILNOST	TOENAILS		33	239
	AEILORST	SOTERIAL		34	232
	AEIORSTU	OUTRAISE	ds	35	68
	AEIORSTU	SAUTOIRE	s	36	46
	ADEEINRT	DETAINER	s	37	51
	ADEEINRT	RETAINED		38	74
	AEEILNRT	ELATERIN	s	39	85
	AEEILNRT	ENTAILER	s	40	75
	AEEILNRT	TREENAIL	s	41	57
	AEEINRST	ARENITES		42	662
	AEEINRST	ARSENITE	s	43	968
	AEEINRST	RESINATE	ds	44	674
	AEEINRST	STEARINE	s	45	310
	AEEINRST	TRAINEES		46	705
	ADEIINOT	IDEATION	s	47	95
	ADEIINOT	IODINATE	ds	48	60
	ADEIINOT	TAENIOID		49	54
	AEINNORT	ANOINTER	s	50	267
	AEINNORT	INORNATE		51	225
	AEINNORT	REANOINT	s	52	183
	AEINORRT	ANTERIOR		53	11
	AEINORTT	TENTORIA	l	54	22
	AEEIINRT	INERTIAE		55	1
	AEELNORT	REALTONE	s	56	8
	AEENORST	EARSTONE	s	57	290
	AEENORST	RESONATE	ds	58	224
	DEEINORT	ORIENTED		59	10
	EEINORST	ONERIEST		60	107
	EEINORST	SEROTINE	s	61	134
	ABEINORT	BARITONE	s	62	1139
	ABEINORT	OBTAINER	s	63	762
p	ABEINORT	REOBTAIN	s	64	817
	ABEINORT	TABORINE	s	65	539
	ACEINORT	ACTIONER	s	66	655
	ACEINORT	ANORETIC	s	67	347
	ACEINORT	CREATION	s	68	1129
	ACEINORT	REACTION	s	69	1244
	AEHINORT	ANTIHERO		70	65
	AEINOPRT	ATROPINE	s	71	53
	ADEGINOR	ORGANDIE	s	72	89
	ADEGIORT	ERGATOID	s	73	58
	AEGILNOR	GERANIOL	s	74	231
	AEGILNOR	REGIONAL	s	75	175
	AEGILNOT	GELATION	s	76	304
	AEGILNOT	LEGATION	s	77	471
	AEGINORS	IGNAROES		78	1708
	AEGINORS	ORGANISE	drs	79	2072
	AEGINORS	ORIGANES		80	815
	EEIINORT	ERIONITE	s	81	5
	ADEINRST	DETRAINS		82	383
	ADEINRST	RANDIEST		83	530
	ADEINRST	STRAINED		84	409
	ADEINRTU	DATURINE	s	85	488
	ADEINRTU	INDURATE	ds	86	629
	ADEINRTU	RUINATED		87	1277
	ADEINRTU	URINATED		88	1442
	AEILNRST	ENTRAILS		89	1239
	AEILNRST	LARNIEST		90	2062
	AEILNRST	LATRINES		91	4777
	AEILNRST	RATLINES		92	4951
	AEILNRST	REINSTAL	ls	93	1320
	AEILNRST	RETINALS		94	4196
	AEILNRST	SLANTIER		95	1481
	AEILNRST	TRENAILS		96	1260
	AEILNRTU	AUNTLIER		97	349
	AEILNRTU	RETINULA	ers	98	163
	AEILNRTU	TENURIAL		99	285
	AEINRSTU	RUINATES		100	3233