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2019 BRAND's Championship: Jesse Day [#44]

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On this page, you will find information about Jesse Day, who is competing at the 2019 BRAND'S International Crossword Game Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 21-7, +1699, and is ranked #1.

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

[photo of Jesse Day]

Given name(s): Jesse
Surname(s): Day
Home: New York, NY, United States
Awards: former best of the bay
Hobbies: languages, ultimate
Occupation: Data Scientist
2019 BRAND'S International Crossword Game Championship Team: United States

Round by Round

High score: 709
Average for: 472
Average against: 411

Round 1

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Singapore

Day played #30 Eden Choo (SGP) and won 425 to 352 (a spread of 73).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 1-0, +73.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (21 hits).

Round 2

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Indonesia

Day played #28 Ricky Purnomo (IDN) and won 483 to 425 (a spread of 58).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 2-0, +131.

Round 3

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New Zealand

Day played #23 Nigel Richards (NZL) and won 513 to 458 (a spread of 55).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 3-0, +186.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 4

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Australia

Day played #2 John Holgate (AUS) and won 503 to 378 (a spread of 125).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 4-0, +311.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 5

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Philippines

Day played #25 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 503 to 355 (a spread of 148).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 5-0, +459.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 6

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Thailand

Day played #50 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 370 to 301 (a spread of 69).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 6-0, +528.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 7

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Malaysia

Day played #22 Yeo Kien Hung (MYS) and won 549 to 350 (a spread of 199).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 7-0, +727.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 8

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Singapore

Day played #37 Wee Ming Hui Hubert (SGP) and won 518 to 495 (a spread of 23).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 8-0, +750.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 9

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Thailand

Day played #51 Jakkrit Klaphajone (THA) and won 509 to 408 (a spread of 101).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 9-0, +851.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 10

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United Arab Emirates

Day played #41 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and won 504 to 384 (a spread of 120).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 10-0, +971.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

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United States

Day played #45 Puneet Sharma (USA) and won 554 to 356 (a spread of 198).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 11-0, +1169.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 12

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Malaysia

Day played #20 Cedric Lewis (MYS) and won 709 to 274 (a spread of 435).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 12-0, +1604.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 13

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Thailand

Day played #59 Tarin Pairor (THA) and lost 396 to 494 (a spread of -98).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 12-1, +1506.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 14

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Pakistan

Day played #24 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 450 to 427 (a spread of 23).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 13-1, +1529.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

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Scotland

Day played #27 Helen Gipson (Sco) and won 549 to 399 (a spread of 150).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 14-1, +1679.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 16

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Thailand

Day played #60 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and won 409 to 408 (a spread of 1).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 15-1, +1680.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

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Thailand

Day played #59 Tarin Pairor (THA) again and won 445 to 357 (a spread of 88).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 16-1, +1768.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 18

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United Arab Emirates

Day played #41 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) again and lost 362 to 489 (a spread of -127).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 16-2, +1641.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 19

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United Arab Emirates

Day played #41 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) for the third time and lost 430 to 494 (a spread of -64).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 16-3, +1577.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 20

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Thailand

Day played #62 Worasit Suksansumran (THA) and won 458 to 369 (a spread of 89).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 17-3, +1666.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 21

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Singapore

Day played #40 Yong Jian Rong (SGP) and lost 394 to 456 (a spread of -62).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 17-4, +1604.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 22

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New Zealand

Day played #23 Nigel Richards (NZL) again and lost 428 to 442 (a spread of -14).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 17-5, +1590.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 23

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New Zealand

Day played #23 Nigel Richards (NZL) for the third time and lost 482 to 488 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 17-6, +1584.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 24

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Thailand

Day played #51 Jakkrit Klaphajone (THA) again and won 410 to 409 (a spread of 1).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 18-6, +1585.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 25

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Singapore

Day played #40 Yong Jian Rong (SGP) again and won 476 to 352 (a spread of 124).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 19-6, +1709.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 26

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Pakistan

Day played #24 Waseem Khatri (PAK) again and won 537 to 409 (a spread of 128).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 20-6, +1837.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 27

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New Zealand

Day played #23 Nigel Richards (NZL) for the fourth time and lost 378 to 525 (a spread of -147).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 20-7, +1690.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 28

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New Zealand

Day played #23 Nigel Richards (NZL) for the fifth time and won 464 to 455 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 21-7, +1699.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 29   

Day recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points.

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 21-7, +1699.

Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

After the Tournament   

Day is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).


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