Wednesday, July 10, 2002

17th Brand Crossword Game King's Cup 2002

Contents:
  • King's Cup 2002 Details
  • Complete Results
  • Finals Game 1
  • Finals Game 2
King's Cup 2002 Details:
VenueNimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok (July 6-7),& 1st Floor, Mah Boon Krong Center (MBK Center) (July 4-5)
DatesJul. 04-07, 2002
No. of Players67
Dictionary: SOWPODS 2000 <OTCWL+OSW4>
Challenge RuleFree Challenge
WinnerNigel Richards
Runner-Up: Femi Awowade
Top Prize$ 6,000.00
Format: The tournament begins with a 28-round preliminary  based on Swiss 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. 

Complete Results:
(Standing after 28 rounds Preliminaries)



Finals Game 1:


Nigel won, 475-382
Nigel bingos: JAMPOTS, DeFIANT, WICkIES
Femi's bingos: ANTEVERT, EMERAUDE


Finals Game 2:


At this point, Nigel was already ahead 533-380. Nigel had four bingos, VARIATED, FANCIErS, STEEVER and mOONIES, while Femi only got down ANISEED.




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