2015 King's Cup: Michael Tang [#33]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Tang, who is competing at the 2015 BRAND's International Crossword Game King's Cup. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-14, +567, and is ranked #26.

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
	Given name(s): Michael Surname(s): Tang Home: Singapore Awards: 1998 Singapore Scrabble Open Champion Hobbies: Reading Autobiographies 2015 BRAND's International Crossword Game King's Cup Team: Singapore

Round by Round
High score: 557 Average for: 418 Average against: 398
Round 1	Thailand	Tang played #64 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 295 to 487 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-1, -192. Tang is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2	Bangladesh	Tang played #59 Shafique Ahmed (BGD) and won 538 to 317 (a spread of 221). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-1, +29.
Round 3	Australia	Tang played #51 Olga Visser (AUS) and lost 366 to 420 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-2, -25.
Round 4	Canada	Tang played #44 Jason Broersma (CAN) and won 359 to 357 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-2, -23. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Tang is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 5	India	Tang played #29 Sanjoy Gupta (IND) and lost 342 to 500 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-3, -181.
Round 6	Canada	Tang played #43 Sue Tremblay (CAN) and lost 406 to 424 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-4, -199.
Round 7	United States	Tang played #47 Lisa Brown (USA) and won 469 to 405 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-4, -135.
Round 8	Japan	Tang played #57 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 440 to 293 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-4, +12. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	Singapore	Tang played #13 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and lost 370 to 426 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-5, -44.
Round 10	Thailand	Tang played #36 Amnuay Ploysangngam (THA) and lost 399 to 428 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-6, -73.
Round 11	Thailand	Tang played #58 Marites Carreon (THA) and won 433 to 327 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-6, +33.
Round 12	Singapore	Tang played #12 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 398 to 437 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-7, -6.
Round 13	Nigeria	Tang played #19 Femi Awowade (NGA) and lost 386 to 452 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-8, -72.
Round 14	Thailand	Tang played #49 Somphong Phosai (THA) and won 486 to 383 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-8, +31. Tang is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 15	Thailand	Tang played #52 Bundit Chomkularb (THA) and lost 382 to 430 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-9, -17.
Round 16	Australia	Tang played #55 Susan Ensor (AUS) and won 511 to 285 (a spread of 226). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-9, +209. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	Thailand	Tang played #56 Visarut Ariyakajorn (THA) and won 388 to 333 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-9, +264.
Round 18	Thailand	Tang played #20 Taewan Sutthasin (THA) and lost 378 to 486 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-10, +156.
Round 19	Malaysia	Tang played #37 Jin Chor Tan (MYS) and won 493 to 368 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-10, +281.
Round 20	Australia	Tang played #21 Rodney Talbot (AUS) and won 496 to 397 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-10, +380.
Round 21	Australia	Tang played #51 Olga Visser (AUS) again and won 389 to 323 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-10, +446.
Round 22	Thailand	Tang played #50 Arun Methaset (THA) and won 391 to 350 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-10, +487. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	Thailand	Tang played #63 Wanchana Jirapitikul (THA) and won 557 to 300 (a spread of 257). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-10, +744. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24	Thailand	Tang played #34 Thitipol Barameemuang (THA) and won 455 to 424 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-10, +775. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25	Thailand	Tang played #5 Jakkrit Klaphajone (THA) and lost 311 to 483 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-11, +603. Tang is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26	Thailand	Tang played #5 Jakkrit Klaphajone (THA) again and lost 393 to 449 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-12, +547. Tang is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 27	New Zealand	Tang played #8 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 407 to 417 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-13, +537.
Round 28	England	Tang played #24 Gerald Carter (Eng) and lost 430 to 470 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-14, +497. Tang is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29	Malaysia	Tang played #18 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 450 to 380 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-14, +567.

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