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Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup

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The Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup is the Thai national Scrabble competition in the English language. It has also been known as the Thailand International in the past. The tournament has been honoured to accept a trophy from His Majesty the King to award to the winning player in the most prestigious division.[1] It is the largest tournament in the world, in terms of the number of players, drawing as many as 8,000 players.

In Thailand, Scrabble is promoted like a sport and as a way to learn English. The international players are honoured by the king.[2] As a result, Thailand has produced two world champions as well as many top international players.

Results

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Year Winner Runner up
2019 Nigel Richards (15) ( New Zealand) Jesse Day ( United States)
2018 Nigel Richards (14) ( New Zealand) Panupol Sujjayakorn ( Thailand)
2017 Komol Panyasophonlert (1) ( Thailand) Adam Logan ( Canada)
2016 Nigel Richards (13) ( New Zealand)[3] Pichai Limprasert ( Thailand)
2015 Nigel Richards (12) ( New Zealand)[4] Ming Hui Hubert Wee ( Singapore)
2014 Nigel Richards (11) ( New Zealand)[5] Panupol Sujjayakorn ( Thailand)
2013 Nigel Richards (10) ( New Zealand)[6] Komol Panyasophonlert ( Thailand)
2012 Helen Gipson (1) ( Scotland)[7] Thacha Koowirat ( Thailand)
2011 Nigel Richards (9) ( New Zealand)[8] Komol Panyasophonlert ( Thailand)
2010 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (4) ( Thailand) David Eldar ( Australia)
2009 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (3) ( Thailand) Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn ( Thailand)
2008 Ong Suanne (1) ( Malaysia) Nigel Richards ( New Zealand)
2007 Nigel Richards (8) ( New Zealand) Komol Panyasophonlert ( Thailand)
2006 Nigel Richards (7) ( New Zealand) Femi Awowade ( England)
2005 Panupol Sujjayakorn (1) ( Thailand) Nigel Richards ( New Zealand)
2004 Nigel Richards (6) ( New Zealand) Andrew Fisher ( Australia)
2003 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (2) ( Thailand) Ganesh Asirvatham ( Malaysia)
2002 Nigel Richards (5) ( New Zealand) Femi Awowade ( England)
2001 Nigel Richards (4) ( New Zealand) Paul Cleary ( Australia)
2000 Nigel Richards (3) ( New Zealand) Jakkrit Klaphajone ( Thailand)
2000† Nigel Richards (2) ( New Zealand) Jakkrit Klaphajone ( Thailand)
1999 Nigel Richards (1) ( New Zealand) Naween Tharanga Fernando ( Australia)
1999† Mark Nyman (1) ( England) Nigel Richards ( New Zealand)
1998 Joel Sherman (1) ( United States) Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn ( Thailand)
1997 Jakkrit Klaphajone (2) ( Thailand) Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn ( Thailand)
1996 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (1) ( Thailand) Jakkrit Klaphajone ( Thailand)
1995 Jakkrit Klaphajone (1) ( Thailand) Sam Kantimathi ( United States)
1994 Sam Kantimathi (1) ( United States) Pakorn Nemitrmansuk ( Thailand)
1993 Ong-Arj Charuwan ( Thailand) Sam Kantimathi ( United States)
1992 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (1) ( Thailand) Mark Nyman ( England)
1991 Mark Nyman (1) ( England) Pakorn Nemitrmansuk ( Thailand)
1990 Charles Goldstein (1) ( United States) Mark Nyman ( England)
1989 Apichit Vichitjitkul (1) ( Thailand) John Ozag ( United States)
  • The Thai International tournaments are generally held around late June to early July
  • † These two tournaments were held in January under different sponsorship

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Samantha Brown - Writing on lifestyle in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia Archived May 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Wordsmiths of the world find their own paradise in Thailand -> Pattaya Daily News : pattaya daily update news[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Richards keeps King's Cup title". 5 July 2016.
  4. ^ "2015 BRAND's International Crossword Game King's Cup".
  5. ^ "Scrabble: 29th Brand Crossword Game King's Cup 2014". 13 July 2014.
  6. ^ "2013 BRAND's International Crossword Game King's Cup".
  7. ^ 27th King's Cup (2012) website
  8. ^ 26th King's Cup (2011) website