32nd Brand Crossword Game King's Cup 2017

 Contents:

• King's Cup 2017 Details
• Complete Results
• Finals Game 1
• Finals Game 2
• Finals Game 3

King's Cup 2017 Details:
Venue: Central Plaza Westgate, Bangkok, Thailand

Dates: Jul. 6-9, 2017

No. of Players: 67

Dictionary: CSW15
Challenge Rule: Free Challenge

Winner: Komol Panyasophonlert
Runner-Up: Adam Logan

Top Prize: $ 10,000.00

Format: The tournament begins with a 29-round preliminary (round 1-25 based on Swiss pairing system, the round 26-29 based on King-of-the-Hill pairing system), whose two finalists to play final with special rules: They have to play two games. If one of them win both games, then that player is the winner. But if they tie with a win and a loss each, 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. (Note: Throughout the tournament, the spread capping enforced to a maximum of -/+ 350 points spread in a game. Also the Gibson rule is in effect in case there is a player who has won enough games to guarantee 1st place or a seat in the finals no matter how many games he or she loses thereafter.)
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Complete Results:

Finals

Adam Logan vs. Komol P. at King's Cup 2017
(Photo courtesy of John Chew)

Game 1:

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Game 2

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Game 3:

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Summary of Scores:

Players	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Total
Komol P.	382	515	427	1,324
Adam L.	441	447	431	1,319

Champion’s Photo

Komol P. celebrating his 1st King’s Cup Championship