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Amnuay Ploysangngam [#59] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Amnuay Ploysangngam, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Ploysangngam currently has a record of 13-15, -762, and is ranked #57 in Division 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

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Given name(s): Amnuay
Surname(s): Ploysangngam
Home: Bangkok, Thailand
Awards: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994 Thailand Grand Prix Champion
Hobbies: Golf, Football
Occupation: Businessman
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 46/149, 15-12 -1
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 57/176, 15-12 +55
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 87/176, 13.5-13.5 +203
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 91/134, 12-15 +172
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 79/108, 12-15 -450
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 91/126, 14-17 -385
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 46/98, 16-15 -128
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 33/132, 18-13 +6
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 77/172, 15.5-14.5 -534
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 73/87, 12-16 -682
WSC 1993 Rank: 26
WSC 1999 Rank: 37

 

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event21-25 (0.457) 
Past 1-12 monthsno games
Past 13-24 months4-9 (0.308)LLLL W LL W LL W L W
Past 25-36 months2-4 (0.333)LLLL WW
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 months4-4 (0.500)L W LL W L WW
Past 61-72 months11-8 (0.579)L W L WW L WWW LLL WWW LL WW
Past 73-84 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 433
Average for: 371
Average against: 398

Round 1

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Ploysangngam played #35 Mark Landsberg (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 418 to 421 (a spread of -3).

The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Landsberg in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: L.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 0-1, -3.

Round 2

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Ploysangngam played #72 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 421 to 291 (a spread of 130).

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Wapnick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: L.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: L.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 1-1, +127.

Round 3

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Ploysangngam played #34 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 350 to 494 (a spread of -144).

Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Kramer in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 1-2, -17.

Round 4

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Ploysangngam played #30 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and lost 431 to 478 (a spread of -47).

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Kaplan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: W.
Past 61-72 months: L.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 1-3, -64.

Round 5

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Ploysangngam played #80 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 399 to 363 (a spread of 36).

Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Tier in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 2-3, -28.

Round 6

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Ploysangngam played #74 Jeff Widergren (Morgan Hill, CA) and won 389 to 368 (a spread of 21).

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Widergren in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: W.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 3-3, -7.

Round 7

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Ploysangngam played #60 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 318 to 307 (a spread of 11).

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Poder in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: L.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 4-3, +4.

Round 8

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Ploysangngam played #61 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 433 to 340 (a spread of 93).

The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Polatnick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: L.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 5-3, +97.

Round 9

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Ploysangngam played #16 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 342 to 475 (a spread of -133).

The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Edley in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: L.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 5-4, -36.

Round 10

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Ploysangngam played #64 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 410 to 330 (a spread of 80).

The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Rowland in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: W.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 6-4, +44.

Round 11

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Ploysangngam played #66 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 410 to 357 (a spread of 53).

Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 7-4, +97.

Round 12

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Ploysangngam played #71 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 298 to 455 (a spread of -157).

Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Thevenot in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 7-5, -60.

Round 13

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Ploysangngam played #41 Rod MacNeil (Wilmington, DE) and won 388 to 344 (a spread of 44).

The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV

Ploysangngam’s record vs. MacNeil in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: W.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 8-5, -16.

Round 14

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Ploysangngam played #26 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 423 to 429 (a spread of -6).

Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Hill in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 8-6, -22.

Ploysangngam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 15

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Ploysangngam played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 404 to 318 (a spread of 86).

The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Baron in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: W.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 9-6, +64.

Round 16

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Ploysangngam played #45 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 386 to 469 (a spread of -83).

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Matsumoto in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: W.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 9-7, -19.

Round 17

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Ploysangngam played #7 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 297 to 399 (a spread of -102).

The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: W.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 9-8, -121.

Round 18

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Ploysangngam played #30 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) again and won 391 to 390 (a spread of 1).

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Kaplan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: W.
Past 61-72 months: L.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 10-8, -120.

Round 19

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Ploysangngam played #35 Mark Landsberg (Laguna Woods, CA) again and lost 279 to 466 (a spread of -187).

The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Landsberg in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: L.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 10-9, -307.

Round 20

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Ploysangngam played #77 Trey Wright (Van Nuys, CA) and lost 316 to 556 (a spread of -240).

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Wright in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: L.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 10-10, -547.

Round 21

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Ploysangngam played #8 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and won 394 to 292 (a spread of 102).

The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Carol in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: W.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 11-10, -445.

Round 22

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Ploysangngam played #33 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 320 to 390 (a spread of -70).

Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Kenas in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 11-11, -515.

Round 23

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Ploysangngam played #77 Trey Wright (Van Nuys, CA) again and lost 350 to 412 (a spread of -62).

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Wright in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: L.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 11-12, -577.

Round 24

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Ploysangngam played #3 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and won 428 to 370 (a spread of 58).

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Armstrong in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: L.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 12-12, -519.

Round 25

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Ploysangngam played #70 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 283 to 419 (a spread of -136).

The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Sujjayakorn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: L.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 12-13, -655.

Round 26

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Ploysangngam played #43 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and won 336 to 322 (a spread of 14).

Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Mancine in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 13-13, -641.

Round 27

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Ploysangngam played #68 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 351 to 382 (a spread of -31).

The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Sherman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: L.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 13-14, -672.

Round 28

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Ploysangngam played #28 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 412 to 502 (a spread of -90).

The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Ploysangngam’s record vs. Hoekstra in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: L.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 13-15, -762.


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