	The 24th Brand’s Crossword Game King’s Cup
	June 25–28, 2009

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2009 King's Cup: Helen Gipson [#12]

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On this page, you will find information about Helen Gipson, who is competing at the 2009 Brand's 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 17-10, +431, and is ranked #10.

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): Helen Surname(s): Gipson Home: Duns, Berwickshire, United Kingdom Awards: 1998 BMSC; 2006 2007 Scottish Open; 2007 Summer Matchplay Hobbies: Gardening Occupation: Lady of leisure WSC 1999 Rank: 49 WSC 2003 Rank: 11 WSC 2005 Rank: 29 2009 Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 520 Average for: 447 Average against: 431
Round 1	Thailand	Gipson played #66 Pichai Limprasert (THA) and lost 394 to 585 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 0-1, -191.
Round 2	Thailand	Gipson played #45 Arun Methaset (THA) and won 463 to 343 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, -71.
Round 3	Nigeria	Gipson played #23 Olobatoke Aka (NGA) and won 369 to 334 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-1, -36.
Round 4	Singapore	Gipson played #38 Hubert Wee (SGP) and won 472 to 466 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-1, -30.
Round 5	Thailand	Gipson played #48 Charae Worapojpisut (THA) and won 404 to 391 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-1, -17.
Round 6	India	Gipson played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and lost 414 to 546 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, -149.
Round 7	Thailand	Gipson played #61 Noppadon Dechatiwong Na Ayutthaya (THA) and lost 438 to 546 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-3, -257.
Round 8	Thailand	Gipson played #85 Preedee Kongthanarat (THA) and lost 416 to 475 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-4, -316.
Round 9	Nigeria	Gipson played #31 Ayorinde Saidu (NGA) and won 506 to 300 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-4, -110.
Round 10	Singapore	Gipson played #39 Michael Tang (SGP) and won 482 to 374 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-4, -2.
Round 11	Australia	Gipson played #2 Christopher May (AUS) and lost 425 to 503 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-5, -80.
Round 12	Malaysia	Gipson played #19 Jin Chor Tan (MYS) and won 499 to 366 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, +53.
Round 13	Philippines	Gipson played #35 Peter Arreola (PHL) and won 498 to 410 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +141.
Round 14	Thailand	Gipson played #51 Chollapat Itthi-aree (THA) and won 461 to 410 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +192.
Round 15	Thailand	Gipson played #53 Jakkrit Klaphajone (THA) and won 455 to 446 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +201. Gipson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16	Romania	Gipson played #36 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 434 to 429 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +206.
Round 17	Malaysia	Gipson played #18 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 495 to 352 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +349. Gipson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gipson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Thailand	Gipson played #49 Charnrit Khongthanarat (THA) and won 509 to 331 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +527. Gipson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	Thailand	Gipson played #63 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 367 to 536 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-6, +358. Gipson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	United States	Gipson played #81 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 455 to 447 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +366. Gipson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gipson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21	Thailand	Gipson played #50 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 373 to 495 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +244. Gipson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gipson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	New Zealand	Gipson played #22 Nigel Richards (NZL) and won 504 to 368 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-7, +380. Gipson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gipson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	Nigeria	Gipson played #30 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and lost 376 to 520 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-8, +236. Gipson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24	Nigeria	Gipson played #30 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) again and won 520 to 366 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +390.
Round 25	Nigeria	Gipson played #30 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) for the third time and lost 443 to 484 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-9, +349.
Round 26	Thailand	Gipson played #64 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 408 to 419 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-10, +338.
Round 27	Malaysia	Gipson played #18 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) again and won 501 to 408 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-10, +431.

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