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Siu Hean Cheah (#60) at WSC 2001

Background Information

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Given name(s): Siu Hean
Surname(s): Cheah
Home: Singapore
Age: 37
Awards: 2nd 1999 2001 Singapore NC; ranked #1 in Singapore, #2 in Malaysia
Hobbies: Used to collect perforated initials when I still had time.
Occupation: Corporate Office, Apex Healthcare Berhad
WSC 2001 Team: Singapore

 

Tournament Ups and Downs

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Round-by-Round

High score: 593
Average for: 413
Average against: 429

Before Round 1  

Cheah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

Round 1

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Cheah played #16 David Acton (England) and won 484 to 378 (a spread of 106) .

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 1-0, +106.

Round 2

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Cheah played #82 Michael Arthur Quao (Ghana) and won 410 to 363 (a spread of 47) .

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 2-0, +153.

Round 3

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Cheah played #31 Ronald Credo (Philippines) and won 434 to 413 (a spread of 21) .

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 3-0, +174.

Cheah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 4

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Cheah played #75 Patrick Litunya (Kenya) and won 447 to 427 (a spread of 20) .

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 4-0, +194.

Round 5

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Cheah played #44 Jim Geary (United States) and won 460 to 400 (a spread of 60) .

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 5-0, +254.

Cheah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 6

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Cheah played #74 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Sri Lanka) and lost 340 to 482 (a spread of -142) .

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 5-1, +112.

Round 7

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Cheah played #06 Joe Edley (United States) and lost 404 to 475 (a spread of -71) .

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 5-2, +41.

Round 8

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Cheah played #28 Zev Kaufman (Canada) and won 492 to 397 (a spread of 95) .

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 6-2, +136.

Round 9

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Cheah played #35 Howard Warner (New Zealand) and lost 363 to 484 (a spread of -121) .

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 6-3, +15.

Round 10

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Cheah played #04 Brian Cappelletto (United States) and lost 359 to 446 (a spread of -87) .

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 6-4, -72.

Round 11

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Cheah played #10 Bob Lipton (United States) and lost 412 to 532 (a spread of -120) .

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 6-5, -192.

Round 12

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Cheah played #15 John Holgate (Australia) and won 432 to 375 (a spread of 57) .

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 7-5, -135.

Round 13

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Cheah played #25 Mohan Verghese Chunkath (India) and lost 333 to 411 (a spread of -78) .

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 7-6, -213.

Round 14

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Cheah played #19 Robin Pollock Daniel (Canada) and lost 357 to 425 (a spread of -68) .

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 7-7, -281.

Round 15

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Cheah played #45 Rashid Khan (Pakistan) and lost 413 to 498 (a spread of -85) .

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 7-8, -366.

Round 16

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Cheah played #86 Christopher Sykes (Canada) and won 466 to 408 (a spread of 58) .

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 8-8, -308.

Round 17

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Cheah played #85 Alan Sinclair (Scotland) and lost 347 to 422 (a spread of -75) .

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 8-9, -383.

Round 18

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Cheah played #36 Randy Hersom (United States) and lost 383 to 466 (a spread of -83) .

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 8-10, -466.

Round 19

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Cheah played #23 Jakkrit Klaphajone (Thailand) and won 472 to 471 (a spread of 1) .

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 9-10, -465.

Round 20

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Cheah played #52 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (South Africa) and lost 332 to 400 (a spread of -68) .

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 9-11, -533.

Cheah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 21

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Cheah played #61 Aaron Clottey (Ghana) and won 593 to 364 (a spread of 229) .

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 10-11, -304.

Round 22

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Cheah played #67 Maor Eichler (Israel) and lost 387 to 412 (a spread of -25) .

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 10-12, -329.

Round 23

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Cheah played #81 Kwame Poku (Ghana) and won 444 to 430 (a spread of 14) .

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 11-12, -315.

Round 24

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Cheah played #39 Karl Khoshnaw (Kurdistan-Iraq) and lost 344 to 409 (a spread of -65) .

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 11-13, -380.

Cheah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).


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