14th Brand Crossword Game King's Cup 1999

The top two finalists were determined thru 29 rounds, the rest of the field plays a 30th round to determine final placings, thus the discrepancy between Nigel and Jakkrit's games played and point totals and that of the remainder of the field.

The scoring system tracks wins with 2 points, ties with 1 and losses with 0.

Final Ranking:

Rank	NAME	COUNTRY	PLAYED	WIN	TIE	POINT	SPREAD
1	Nigel Richards	New Zealand	29	20		38	1829
2	Jakkrit Klapajone	Thailand	29	20		38	1175
3	Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn	Thailand	30	19	1	39	1328
4	Pakorn Nemitrmansuk	Thailand	30	19		38	1310
5	Odette Rio	Philippines	30	19		38	108
6	Femi Awowade	Nigeria	30	18		36	541
7	Manop Phiphatboonserm	Thailand	30	18		36	425
8	Amnuay Ploysangngam	Thailand	30	18		36	190
9	Terry Kirk	England	30	18		36	-148
10	Gerry Carter	Thailand	30	17		34	360
11	Roongroj Harinworrarop	Thailand	30	17		34	286
12	Azmil Aziz	Malaysia	30	17		34	169
13	Ricardo Gonzalez	Saudi Arabia	30	16		32	746
14	Evan Simpson	England	30	16		32	545
15	Tony Sim	Singapore	30	16		32	326
16	Thadthong Deedamrongchai	Thailand	30	16		32	255
17	Nuttakrit Keskaroonkul	Thailand	30	16		32	-65
18	Vissavich Jitrtavornkul	Thailand	30	16		32	-124
19	Apirat Choomai	Thailand	30	15	1	31	319
20	Marut Siriwangso	Thailand	30	15		30	131
21	Trevor Halsall	Australia	30	15		30	129
22	Apithai Hemachudha	Thailand	30	15		30	-122
23	Thien Termpaisit	Thailand	30	15		30	-255
24	Taewan Suthasin	Thailand	30	15		30	-479
25	Somyot Karnjajajitrakorn	Thailand	30	14	1	29	300
26	Sumith Suriyaroj	Thailand	30	14	1	29	107
27	Ekapun Erbprasartsuk	Thailand	30	14		28	138
28	Sam Kantimathi	USA	30	14		28	-234
29	Tepparit Vichayasiri	Thailand	30	14		28	-495
30	Chris	Thailand	30	14		28	-620
31	Visan Vongthanasunthorn	Thailand	30	13		26	103
32	Thavachai Thivavarnvong	Thailand	30	13		26	31
33	Prachya Pitapho	Thailand	30	13		26	-220
34	Pachara Pakdeeraj	Thailand	30	13		26	-247
35	Boongerd Thammawasi	Thailand	30	13		26	-660
36	Richard Andabwa	Kenya	30	12	1	25	-1101
37	Wichai Lertsakulpiriya	Thailand	30	12	1	25	-1334
38	Chatchawin Petchlert	Thailand	30	12		24	-412
39	Apichai Kultrapatpong	Thailand	30	12		24	-910
40	Weeranee Tanasarnwimol	Thailand	30	11		22	-543
41	Sujee	Thailand	30	11		22	-760
42	Yingyong Waitayamongkol	Thailand	30	10		20	-522
43	Maneeda Tanasarnwimol	Thailand	30	8		16	-831

 

The top 2 players headed to the Finals:

Game 1:  Final Board Position

Nigel beats Jakkrit: 579-419

Game 2: Going to Endgame Position

Nigel beats Jakkrit: 472-278

The winner:

Photos, courtesy of Terry Kirk