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2012 King's Cup Commentary: Round 11

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Director's call: three-piece tile failure.

Director's call: three-piece tile failure.

Director's call: if you draw a third of a tile out of the bag and the director reassembles it, does the repaired tile go back in the bag or to you?

Ruling: In the bag.

Second ruling, following consultation with Thai colleague: to you.

Hypothetical call: If you overdraw by a third of a tile, what is the adjustment procedure?

Director's call: table collapse. Games not in play, but 100 tiles dumped on floor.

Director's call: mid-game underdraw.

Ruling: no harm, no foul.

Director's call: -1:50 overtime = ...?

Ruling: 20-point penalty.

Director's call: table collapse. Games not in play, but 100 tiles dumped on floor.

Alastair Richards (AUS) scored a 627-257 win over Marut Siriwangso (THA). Under Thai rules, only the first 350 points of his 370-point victory counts, and the adjustment is automatically performed by the TSH pairing software.

Tea time, with sandwiches.