Contents:
- WSC 2007 Details
- Complete Results
- Finals Game 1
- Finals Game 2
- Finals Game 3
WSC 2007 Details:
Venue: Taj President Hotel, Mumbai, India
Dates: Nov. 9-12, 2007
No. of Players: 104
Dictionary: CSW07
Challenge Rule: 5-Point Penalty
Challenge Rule: 5-Point Penalty
Winner: Nigel Richards
Runner-Up: Ganesh Asirvatham
Runner-Up: Ganesh Asirvatham
Top Prize: $ 15,000.00
Format:
Complete Results:
(Standing after 24 rounds)
Format:
The tournament began with a 24-round Swiss tournament, whose top two players contested a best-of-five final.
Complete Results:
(Standing after 24 rounds)
1
|
Richards, Nigel
|
New Zealand
|
19-5
|
1594
|
2
|
Asirvatham, Ganesh
|
Malaysia
|
18-6
|
2501
|
3
|
Jighere, Wellington
|
Nigeria
|
18-6
|
1635
|
4
|
Wapnick, Joel
|
Canada
|
17-7
|
1075
|
5
|
Bhandarkar, Akshay
|
United Arab Emirates
|
16-8
|
1056
|
6
|
Litunya, Patrick
|
Kenya
|
16-8
|
845
|
7
|
Wee, Ming Hui Hubert
|
Singapore
|
16-8
|
824
|
8
|
Adamson, Tim
|
United States
|
16-8
|
-363
|
9
|
Umujose, Emmanuel
|
Nigeria
|
15-9
|
983
|
10
|
Oyekunle, Lanre
|
South Africa
|
15-9
|
907
|
11
|
Eldar, David
|
World Youth Champion
|
15-9
|
578
|
12
|
Ong, Suanne
|
Malaysia
|
15-9
|
503
|
13
|
Okulicz, Edward
|
Australia
|
15-9
|
263
|
14
|
Sukhumrattanaporn, Charnwit
|
Thailand
|
15-9
|
-103
|
15
|
Gipson, Helen
|
England
|
14½-9½
|
376
|
16
|
Fisher, Andrew
|
Australia
|
14-10
|
1154
|
17
|
Boys, David
|
Canada
|
14-10
|
682
|
18
|
Panyasophonlert, Komol
|
Thailand
|
14-10
|
542
|
19
|
Williams, Gareth
|
Wales
|
14-10
|
419
|
20
|
Sulaiman, Mohammad
|
Pakistan
|
14-10
|
414
|
21
|
Thevenot, Geoff
|
United States
|
14-10
|
407
|
22
|
Warner, Howard
|
New Zealand
|
14-10
|
365
|
23
|
Webb, David
|
England
|
14-10
|
266
|
24
|
Kramer, Jim
|
United States
|
14-10
|
198
|
25
|
Logan, Adam
|
World Champion
|
14-10
|
140
|
26
|
Brousson, Theresa
|
Malta
|
14-10
|
-124
|
27
|
Rio, Odette Carmina
|
Philippines
|
13½-10½
|
506
|
28
|
O'Laughlin, John
|
United States
|
13-11
|
1050
|
29
|
Kantimathi, Sam
|
United States
|
13-11
|
850
|
30
|
Gongolo, Michael
|
Kenya
|
13-11
|
516
|
31
|
Fernando, Naween Tharanga
|
Australia
|
13-11
|
371
|
32
|
Benedict, Nathan
|
United States
|
13-11
|
333
|
33
|
Cheah, Siu Hean
|
Singapore
|
13-11
|
322
|
34
|
Hovelmeier, Trevor Mark
|
South Africa
|
13-11
|
272
|
35
|
Chakrabarti, Amit
|
United States
|
13-11
|
207
|
36
|
Tamas, Adrian
|
Romania
|
13-11
|
96
|
37
|
Hoekstra, Ron
|
Canada
|
13-11
|
76
|
38
|
Carter, Gerald
|
Thailand
|
13-11
|
75
|
39
|
Robertshaw, Phil
|
England
|
13-11
|
5
|
40
|
Simmons, Allan
|
Scotland
|
13-11
|
-4
|
41
|
Lobo, Ralph
|
Oman
|
13-11
|
-80
|
42
|
Allan, Paul
|
Scotland
|
13-11
|
-363
|
43
|
Appleby, Phil
|
England
|
13-11
|
-538
|
44
|
Katz-Brown, Jason
|
United States
|
12-12
|
692
|
45
|
Dennis, Di
|
England
|
12-12
|
534
|
46
|
Kirk, Terry
|
England
|
12-12
|
251
|
47
|
Saldanha, Dean
|
Canada
|
12-12
|
248
|
48
|
Hingorani, Varisht
|
India
|
12-12
|
214
|
49
|
Baker, Michael
|
United States
|
12-12
|
167
|
50
|
Sujjayakorn, Panupol
|
Thailand
|
12-12
|
165
|
51
|
Philpotts, Adam
|
England
|
12-12
|
164
|
52
|
Berofsky, Evan
|
Canada
|
12-12
|
158
|
53
|
Schellenberg, Mark
|
Canada
|
12-12
|
100
|
54
|
Martin, Edward
|
England
|
12-12
|
-91
|
55
|
Lamabadusuriya, Harshan
|
England
|
12-12
|
-148
|
56
|
Saengsit, Weera
|
Thailand
|
12-12
|
-177
|
57
|
May, Christopher
|
Australia
|
12-12
|
-214
|
58
|
Iqbal, Wajid
|
Pakistan
|
12-12
|
-285
|
59
|
Martus, Teodoro
|
Philippines
|
12-12
|
-337
|
60
|
Ali, Mohammed Zafar
|
Bahrain
|
12-12
|
-580
|
61
|
Pratt, Daniel
|
United States
|
11½-12½
|
69
|
62
|
Manase, Joshua Otieno
|
Kenya
|
11-13
|
507
|
63
|
Grant, Jeff
|
New Zealand
|
11-13
|
348
|
64
|
Gabriel, Marty
|
United States
|
11-13
|
211
|
65
|
Kelly, Wayne
|
England
|
11-13
|
-66
|
66
|
Ikekeregor, Dennis
|
Nigeria
|
11-13
|
-149
|
67
|
Linn, Robert
|
United States
|
11-13
|
-258
|
68
|
Kenas, Mark
|
United States
|
11-13
|
-315
|
69
|
Credo, Ronald
|
Philippines
|
11-13
|
-319
|
70
|
Chow, Jie Ming Benjamin
|
Singapore
|
11-13
|
-346
|
71
|
Jackman, Bob
|
Australia
|
11-13
|
-356
|
72
|
Polatnick, Steve
|
United States
|
11-13
|
-452
|
73
|
Matsuda, Manabu
|
Japan
|
11-13
|
-975
|
74
|
Buddhdev, Anand
|
Netherlands
|
11-13
|
-1035
|
75
|
MacNeil, Rod
|
United States
|
11-13
|
-1090
|
76
|
Wachira, Francis
|
Kenya
|
10½-13½
|
-417
|
77
|
Charles, Leslie
|
Barbados
|
10-14
|
102
|
78
|
Rodrigues, Sherwin
|
India
|
10-14
|
11
|
79
|
Anthonius, Ferdy
|
Indonesia
|
10-14
|
-260
|
80
|
Chunkath, Mohan Verghese
|
India
|
10-14
|
-270
|
81
|
Wanniarachchi, Lakshan
|
Sri Lanka
|
10-14
|
-286
|
82
|
Delicata, David
|
Malta
|
10-14
|
-306
|
83
|
Butler, Lynne
|
New Zealand
|
10-14
|
-322
|
84
|
Delia, Jojo
|
Malta
|
10-14
|
-406
|
85
|
Kalumba, Paul Yandisha
|
Zambia
|
10-14
|
-443
|
86
|
Hemachandra, Sanath
|
Oman
|
10-14
|
-576
|
87
|
O'Neill, Shane
|
Wales
|
10-14
|
-950
|
88
|
Chakravarthy, Ranganathan
|
India
|
9-15
|
-8
|
89
|
Leah, Tony
|
Canada
|
9-15
|
-376
|
90
|
Craig, Joanne
|
New Zealand
|
9-15
|
-445
|
91
|
Amarasinghe, Asanka
|
Sri Lanka
|
9-15
|
-468
|
92
|
Amarasinghe, Indunil
|
Sri Lanka
|
9-15
|
-531
|
93
|
Ajayi, Olajide Ademola
|
Ireland
|
9-15
|
-533
|
94
|
Bohbot, Herve
|
France
|
9-15
|
-542
|
95
|
Esmail, Mushtak
|
Tanzania
|
9-15
|
-551
|
96
|
Jegels, Llewellin
|
Germany, Federal Republic of
|
9-15
|
-686
|
97
|
Collins, Frederick
|
Guyana
|
9-15
|
-786
|
98
|
Usakiewicz, Wojciech
|
Poland
|
8-16
|
-844
|
99
|
Reshamwala, Shakir
|
Kuwait
|
8-16
|
-883
|
100
|
Ntege, Chris
|
Uganda
|
8-16
|
-984
|
101
|
Kuroda, Kunihiko
|
Japan
|
8-16
|
-1003
|
102
|
Modeste, Anthony
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
8-16
|
-1011
|
103
|
Nässén, Greger
|
Sweden
|
6½-17½
|
-2347
|
104
|
Alban, Loreta
|
Qatar
|
5½-18½
|
-1345
|
Best-of-Five Finals
Game 1
Game 2
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Game 3
Recap:
Game 1: Nigel 412 - Ganesh 316
Game 2: Ganesh 371 - Nigel 400
Game 3: Nigel 499 - Ganesh 468
Play through by clicking Forward button or any part of the board.
Recap:
Game 1: Nigel 412 - Ganesh 316
Game 2: Ganesh 371 - Nigel 400
Game 3: Nigel 499 - Ganesh 468
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