Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup

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 8000 players.[2]

In Thailand, Scrabble is promoted like a sport and as a way to learn English. The international players are honoured by the king.[3] 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
2011 Nigel Richards (9) ( New Zealand) 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
1990 Charles Goldstein (1) ( United States) Mark Nyman ( England)
1989 Apichit Vichitjitkul (1) ( Thailand) John Ozag ( United States)

See also

References