Contents:
- King's Cup 2019 Details
- Complete Results
- Finals Game 1
- Finals Game 2
- Finals Game 3
Venue: Central Plaza Westgate, Bangkok, Thailand
Dates: Jul. 4-7, 2019
No. of Players: 66
Dictionary: CSW15
Challenge Rule: Free Challenge
Challenge Rule: Free Challenge
Winner: Nigel Richards
Runner-Up: Jesse Day
Runner-Up: Jesse Day
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:
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| Nigel Richards vs. Jesse Day at King's Cup 2019 Finals |
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 |
Nigel | 685 | 417 | 435 | 1,537 |
Jesse | 374 | 563 | 286 | 1,223 |
Winner's Photo
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| Nigel Richards and his 15th Championship Prize at King's Cup (Photo courtesy of John Chew) |
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