Sam Kantimathi [#79] at WSC 2003

October 21-24, 2003

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Sam Kantimathi [#79] at WSC 2003

Congratulations to the new World Champion, Panupol Sujjayakorn. Panupol beat Pakorn Nemitrmansuk in an exciting best-of-five series, 418-380, 384-495, 470-514, 446-433 and 444-387.

Background Information

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Given name(s): Sam
Surname(s): Kantimathi
Home: El Dorado Hills, CA, United States
Age: 49
Awards: $10,000 First Prize Manila; Won 3 USA tourneys in a row late 2001; 2001-10 Wisconsin Dells, WI; 2001-10 Campbell, CA; 2001-12 Tucson, AZ; 2003-02 Tampa Bay, FL
Hobbies: Hiking, Worldwide Travel, Photography, Chess Endgame Studies
Occupation: Owner Aerospace Engineering Consultancy, Clockmaker
WSC 2003 Team: United States

Rank Diagram

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See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 523 Average for: 405 Average against: 402
		In round Round 1, Kantimathi played #06 Andrew Golding (Montreal QC) and lost 444 to 520 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 0-1, -76.
		In round Round 2, Kantimathi played #30 Helen Gipson (England) and lost 390 to 394 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-2, -80.
		In round Round 3, Kantimathi played #07 Andy Kurnia (Singapore) and lost 338 to 442 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-3, -184.
		In round Round 4, Kantimathi played #48 Mushtak Esmail (Tanzania) and won 523 to 269 (a spread of 254). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-3, +70.
		In round Round 5, Kantimathi played #29 Herve Bohbo (France) and won 420 to 396 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-3, +94.
Larger photo available		In round Round 6, Kantimathi played #85 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (South Africa) and won 382 to 357 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-3, +119.
		In round Round 7, Kantimathi played #23 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 410 to 435 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-4, +94.
		In round Round 8, Kantimathi played #86 Terry Kirk (England) and lost 379 to 424 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-5, +49.
		In round Round 9, Kantimathi played #10 Bennet Kpentey (Ghana) and won 390 to 347 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-5, +92.
		In round Round 10, Kantimathi played #60 Paul Stephen Cleary (Australia) and lost 324 to 507 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-6, -91.
Larger photo available		In round Round 11, Kantimathi played #77 Steven Gruzd (South Africa) and lost 353 to 525 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-7, -263.
Larger photo available		In round Round 12, Kantimathi played #52 Michael Arthur Quao (Ghana) and won 516 to 324 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-7, -71.
		In round Round 13, Kantimathi played #70 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and lost 378 to 401 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-8, -94.
		In round Round 14, Kantimathi played #49 Michael Gongolo (Kenya) and won 424 to 385 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-8, -55.
		In round Round 15, Kantimathi played #78 Stewart Holden (England) and lost 419 to 498 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-9, -134.
		In round Round 16, Kantimathi played #76 Rogelio Talosig (New Zealand) and won 479 to 301 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-9, +44.
		In round Round 17, Kantimathi played #38 John O'Laughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 359 to 368 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-10, +35.
		In round Round 18, Kantimathi played #86 Terry Kirk (England) and lost 381 to 466 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-11, -50.
		In round Round 19, Kantimathi played #47 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (Sri Lanka) and won 381 to 364 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-11, -33.
Larger photo available		In round Round 20, Kantimathi played #62 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (Zambia) and won 424 to 350 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-11, +41.
		In round Round 21, Kantimathi played #03 Aaron Chong (Malaysia) and lost 343 to 374 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-12, +10.
		In round Round 22, Kantimathi played #20 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 456 to 350 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-12, +116.
		In round Round 23, Kantimathi played #03 Aaron Chong (Malaysia) and lost 438 to 450 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-13, +104.
		In round Round 24, Kantimathi played #59 Pui Cheng Wui (Malaysia) and lost 375 to 390 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-14, +89.

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