The 2012 Prague Mind Sports Festival SCRABBLE Main Event

December 1, 2012

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2012 Prague MSF SCRABBLE ME: Sam Kantimathi [#10]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Kantimathi, who is competing at the 2012 Prague Mind Sports Festival SCRABBLE Main Event. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-9, +440, and is ranked #5.

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 Sam Kantimathi]

Given name(s): Sam
Surname(s): Kantimathi
Home: Sacramento, CA, United States
Awards: 1994 Thai Cup; (27th) 1995 Superstars; 1997 $10,000 Manila; (22nd) 2003 All*Stars; Guinness world record holder for highest-scoring opening move (BEZIQUE, 124); Brilliancy Prize, Chicago NSC
Hobbies: safaris, hiking, photography, meditation
2012 Prague Mind Sports Festival SCRABBLE Main Event Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 533 Average for: 414 Average against: 396
Round 1	Australia	Kantimathi played #40 Rangi Collins (AUS) and won 471 to 292 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +179. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	Romania	Kantimathi played #25 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 509 to 353 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +335. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3	Wales	Kantimathi played #14 Neil Green (Wal) and lost 371 to 425 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-1, +281.
Round 4	Australia	Kantimathi played #5 Alastair Richards (AUS) and won 458 to 374 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-1, +365.
Round 5	Poland	Kantimathi played #27 Wojtek Usakiewicz (POL) and lost 377 to 419 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-2, +323.
Round 6	Scotland	Kantimathi played #4 Helen Gipson (Sco) and won 533 to 399 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-2, +457. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 7	Canada	Kantimathi played #3 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 262 to 555 (a spread of -293). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-3, +164.
Round 8	Singapore	Kantimathi played #7 Weibin Toh (SGP) and won 425 to 375 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-3, +214.
Round 9	England	Kantimathi played #8 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 410 to 406 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-3, +218.
Round 10	Ireland	Kantimathi played #6 Kevin McMahon (IRL) and lost 344 to 464 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-4, +98.
Round 11	United States	Kantimathi played #1 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (USA) and lost 392 to 457 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-5, +33.
Round 12	Northern Ireland	Kantimathi played #28 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 390 to 387 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-5, +36.
Round 13	England	Kantimathi played #21 Graham Haigh (Eng) and lost 369 to 480 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-6, -75.
Round 14	Singapore	Kantimathi played #9 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 440 to 455 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-7, -90.
Round 15	England	Kantimathi played #15 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and won 446 to 319 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-7, +37.
Round 16	Australia	Kantimathi played #22 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 453 to 352 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-7, +138.
Round 17	Canada	Kantimathi played #13 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 483 to 388 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-7, +233.
Round 18	Singapore	Kantimathi played #31 Zhi Yuan Wong (SGP) and won 494 to 218 (a spread of 276). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-7, +509. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	Northern Ireland	Kantimathi played #11 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and won 391 to 369 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-7, +531. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	Singapore	Kantimathi played #7 Weibin Toh (SGP) again and won 380 to 377 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-7, +534. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21	United States	Kantimathi played #1 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (USA) again and lost 351 to 479 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-8, +406.
Round 22	Australia	Kantimathi played #5 Alastair Richards (AUS) again and lost 363 to 468 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-9, +301. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Round 23	Germany, Federal Republic of	Kantimathi played #19 Yi En Gan (DEU) and won 414 to 294 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-9, +421.
Round 24	Singapore	Kantimathi played #7 Weibin Toh (SGP) for the third time and won 420 to 401 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-9, +440. Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		Kantimathi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (20 hits).

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