The 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament (Invitational)

December 4–8, 2013

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SCTI 2013: William Kang [#48]

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On this page, you will find information about William Kang, who is competing at the 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament: Invitational. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-16, +93, and is ranked #67.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information

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Given name(s): William
Surname(s): Kang
Home: Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
SCTI 2013 Team: Malaysia

Round by Round

High score: 538
Average for: 403
Average against: 402

Round 1

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Scotland

Kang played #73 Lukeman Owolabi (Sco) and lost 360 to 395 (a spread of -35).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 0-1, -35.

Round 2

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Canada

Kang played #102 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 386 to 457 (a spread of -71).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 0-2, -106.

Round 3

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Australia

Kang played #63 Chris May (AUS) and lost 368 to 479 (a spread of -111).

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 0-3, -217.

Round 4

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Czech Republic

Kang played #84 Tomas Rodr (CZE) and won 538 to 294 (a spread of 244).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 1-3, +27.

Round 5

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Japan

Kang played #57 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 406 to 391 (a spread of 15).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 2-3, +42.

Round 6

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France

Kang played #11 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and lost 347 to 389 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 2-4, +0.

Round 7

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New Zealand

Kang played #92 Peter Sinton (NZL) and lost 365 to 409 (a spread of -44).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 2-5, -44.

Round 8

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Northern Ireland

Kang played #70 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 437 to 360 (a spread of 77).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 3-5, +33.

Round 9

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New Zealand

Kang played #99 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and won 426 to 383 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 4-5, +76.

Round 10

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Scotland

Kang played #40 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 440 to 303 (a spread of 137).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 5-5, +213.

Round 11

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Scotland

Kang played #41 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 349 to 491 (a spread of -142).

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 5-6, +71.

Round 12

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New Zealand

Kang played #24 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 469 to 306 (a spread of 163).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 6-6, +234.

Round 13

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Sweden

Kang played #6 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and won 519 to 339 (a spread of 180).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 7-6, +414.

Round 14

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Northern Ireland

Kang played #51 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and won 427 to 395 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 8-6, +446.

Round 15

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United Arab Emirates

Kang played #96 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and lost 354 to 418 (a spread of -64).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 8-7, +382.

Round 16

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Poland

Kang played #28 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and lost 419 to 460 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 8-8, +341.

Round 17

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Singapore

Kang played #12 Kian Boon Liew (SGP) and lost 396 to 492 (a spread of -96).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 8-9, +245.

Round 18

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India

Kang played #78 Nakul Prabhu (IND) and lost 254 to 421 (a spread of -167).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 8-10, +78.

Round 19

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Australia

Kang played #31 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 380 to 479 (a spread of -99).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 8-11, -21.

Round 20   

Kang recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 9-11, +29.

Round 21

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Oman

Kang played #45 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and lost 365 to 393 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 9-12, +1.

Round 22

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Last Chance Qualifier

Kang played #3 Tim Adamson (LCQ) and lost 361 to 478 (a spread of -117).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 9-13, -116.

Round 23

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Last Chance Qualifier

Kang played #79 Muhammad Shabaz (LCQ) and lost 410 to 412 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 9-14, -118.

Round 24

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Germany, Federal Republic of

Kang played #34 Peggy Fehily (DEU) and won 457 to 294 (a spread of 163).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 10-14, +45.

Round 25

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Slovakia

Kang played #94 Viliam Snabel (SVK) and won 474 to 380 (a spread of 94).

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 11-14, +139.

Round 26

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Malaysia

Kang played #98 Jin Chor Tan (MYS) and won 471 to 425 (a spread of 46).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 12-14, +185.

Round 27

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Pakistan

Kang played #47 Mohammad Inayatullah (PAK) and lost 333 to 458 (a spread of -125).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 12-15, +60.

Round 28

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United Arab Emirates

Kang played #60 Selwyn Lobo (ARE) and won 370 to 344 (a spread of 26).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 13-15, +86.

Round 29

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Thailand

Kang played #97 Taewan Sutthasin (THA) and lost 429 to 492 (a spread of -63).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 13-16, +23.

Round 30

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Thailand

Kang played #17 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 418 to 394 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 14-16, +47.

Round 31

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United States

Kang played #77 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 363 to 317 (a spread of 46).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 15-16, +93.


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