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Kendall Boyd (#13) at WSC 2001

Background Information

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Given name(s): Kendall
Surname(s): Boyd
Home: Dunedin, New Zealand
Age: 34
Awards: 1996 N.Z. Masters Championship
Hobbies: golf
Occupation: hunter
WSC 1997 Rank: 6
WSC 1999 Rank: 12
WSC 2001 Team: New Zealand

 

Tournament Ups and Downs

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Round-by-Round

High score: 526
Average for: 420
Average against: 410

Before Round 1  

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

Round 1

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Boyd played #57 Isaac Apindi Adhero Lang'o (Tanzania) and won 450 to 416 (a spread of 34) .

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 1-0, +34.

Round 2

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Boyd played #35 Howard Warner (New Zealand) and won 526 to 345 (a spread of 181) .

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 2-0, +215.

Round 3

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Boyd played #18 Peter Elbourne (Malta) and won 456 to 304 (a spread of 152) .

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 3-0, +367.

Round 4

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Boyd played #76 Joey Mallick (United States) and won 501 to 381 (a spread of 120) .

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 4-0, +487.

Round 5

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Boyd played #38 Steve Polatnick (United States) and lost 378 to 446 (a spread of -68) .

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 4-1, +419.

Boyd is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).

Round 6

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Boyd played #80 Andrew Perry (England) and lost 353 to 360 (a spread of -7) .

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 4-2, +412.

Boyd is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).

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

Round 7

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Boyd played #33 Roland Filio (Philippines) and lost 360 to 396 (a spread of -36) .

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 4-3, +376.

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

Round 8

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Boyd played #44 Jim Geary (United States) and won 462 to 339 (a spread of 123) .

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 5-3, +499.

Round 9

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Boyd played #12 Andrew Fisher (England) and lost 343 to 400 (a spread of -57) .

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 5-4, +442.

Round 10

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Boyd played #40 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 325 to 458 (a spread of -133) .

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 5-5, +309.

Round 11

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Boyd played #77 Joshua Otieno Manase (Kenya) and won 512 to 384 (a spread of 128) .

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 6-5, +437.

Round 12

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Boyd played #05 Matt Graham (United States) and lost 383 to 507 (a spread of -124) .

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 6-6, +313.

Round 13

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Boyd played #37 James A. Cherry (Canada) and won 480 to 387 (a spread of 93) .

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 7-6, +406.

Round 14

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Boyd played #11 Gareth Williams (Wales) and lost 336 to 456 (a spread of -120) .

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 7-7, +286.

Round 15

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Boyd played #52 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (South Africa) and won 438 to 426 (a spread of 12) .

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 8-7, +298.

Round 16

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Boyd played #71 Ron Hoekstra (Canada) and won 419 to 378 (a spread of 41) .

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 9-7, +339.

Round 17

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Boyd played #16 David Acton (England) and won 494 to 308 (a spread of 186) .

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 10-7, +525.

Round 18

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Boyd played #26 Femi Awowade (Nigeria) and lost 372 to 486 (a spread of -114) .

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 10-8, +411.

Round 19

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Boyd played #32 Tony Sim (Singapore) and lost 414 to 443 (a spread of -29) .

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 10-9, +382.

Round 20

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Boyd played #82 Michael Arthur Quao (Ghana) and lost 388 to 391 (a spread of -3) .

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 10-10, +379.

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

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

Round 21

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Boyd played #21 Suresh Thevakumar Samuel Chinnaiyah (Sri Lanka) and lost 399 to 484 (a spread of -85) .

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 10-11, +294.

Round 22

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Boyd played #03 David William Boys (Canada) and won 501 to 449 (a spread of 52) .

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 11-11, +346.

Round 23

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Boyd played #18 Peter Elbourne (Malta) and lost 398 to 425 (a spread of -27) .

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 11-12, +319.

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

Round 24

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Boyd played #03 David William Boys (Canada) and lost 391 to 466 (a spread of -75) .

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 11-13, +244.


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