Amnuay Ploysangngam [#42] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Amnuay Ploysangngam, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Ploysangngam currently has a record of 15.5-15.5, -571, and is ranked #44 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

[photo of Amnuay Ploysangngam]

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 1988 Division: 1
NSC 1988 Rank: 91/200, 14-13 +58
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
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 57/76, 13-15 -762
WSC 1993 Rank: 26
WSC 1999 Rank: 37

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	15-20 (0.429)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	8-7 (0.533)	LLL WWWWW LLLL WWW
Past 25-36 months	4-6 (0.400)	LLLL W LL WWW
Past 37-48 months	2-5 (0.286)	LLLL WW L
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 466 Average for: 384 Average against: 405
Round 1		Ploysangngam played #66 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 412 to 381 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Phillips in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-0, +31.
Round 2		Ploysangngam played #86 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 292 to 393 (a spread of -101). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ploysangngam’s record vs. Zxqkj in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, -70.
Round 3		Ploysangngam played #6 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 343 to 425 (a spread of -82). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Mallick in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-2, -152.
Round 4		Ploysangngam played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 325 to 453 (a spread of -128). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Ploysangngam’s record vs. Wapnick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-3, -280.
Round 5		Ploysangngam played #48 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and won 414 to 391 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Frentz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-3, -257.
Round 6		Ploysangngam played #76 Keith Cejmer (Stevensville, MI) and lost 445 to 533 (a spread of -88). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Cejmer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-4, -345.
Round 7		Ploysangngam played #30 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 358 to 413 (a spread of -55). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Ploysangngam’s record vs. Hill in the 8 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-5, -400.
Round 8		Ploysangngam played #32 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 408 to 453 (a spread of -45). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Ploysangngam’s record vs. Saldanha in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-6, -445.
Round 9		Ploysangngam played #81 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and lost 324 to 444 (a spread of -120). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Del Solar in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-7, -565.
Round 10		Ploysangngam played #69 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 378 to 419 (a spread of -41). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Shreve in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-8, -606.
Round 11		Ploysangngam recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-8, -556.
Round 12		Ploysangngam played #40 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and won 431 to 400 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Faria in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-8, -525.
Round 13		Ploysangngam played #90 Mike Whiteoak (United Kingdom) and won 364 to 275 (a spread of 89). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Whiteoak in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-8, -436.
Round 14		Ploysangngam played #34 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 362 to 356 (a spread of 6). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Schwartzman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-8, -430.
Round 15		Ploysangngam played #17 Mark McCraw (Croton, NY) and won 417 to 332 (a spread of 85). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played McCraw in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-8, -345. Ploysangngam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 16		Ploysangngam played #51 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and won 441 to 402 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Pellinen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-8, -306.
Round 17		Ploysangngam played #83 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 454 to 435 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Heidler in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-8, -287.
Round 18		Ploysangngam played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 465 to 345 (a spread of 120). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Early in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-8, -167.
Round 19		Ploysangngam played #19 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 273 to 469 (a spread of -196). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Appel in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-9, -363.
Round 20		Ploysangngam played #61 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 333 to 463 (a spread of -130). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Gaspard in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-10, -493.
Round 21		Ploysangngam played #75 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and lost 403 to 417 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Reeves in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-11, -507.
Round 22		Ploysangngam played #63 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and won 390 to 348 (a spread of 42). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Grob in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-11, -465.
Round 23		Ploysangngam played #80 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 438 to 391 (a spread of 47). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Fiszbein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-11, -418.
Round 24		Ploysangngam played #18 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 351 to 434 (a spread of -83). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Swift in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-12, -501.
Round 25		Ploysangngam played #47 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 291 to 437 (a spread of -146). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ploysangngam’s record vs. Kaufman in the 8 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-13, -647.
Round 26		Ploysangngam played #53 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and won 433 to 331 (a spread of 102). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Higby in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-13, -545.
Round 27		Ploysangngam played #24 Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ) and won 407 to 336 (a spread of 71). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Geary in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-13, -474.
Round 28		Ploysangngam played #35 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and tied at 434. Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Sykes in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14.5-13.5, -474.
Round 29		Ploysangngam played #79 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 358 to 423 (a spread of -65). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Lipe in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14.5-14.5, -539. Ploysangngam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Ploysangngam played #56 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 324 to 504 (a spread of -180). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Ploysangngam’s record vs. Polatnick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14.5-15.5, -719.
Round 31		Ploysangngam played #44 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 466 to 318 (a spread of 148). Before this event, Ploysangngam had not played Linn in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15.5-15.5, -571.

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