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2011 King's Cup Commentary: Round 24

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Julian McKail (AUS) ties this year's record for high loss, with a 491-503 loss to Alex Tan (MYS).

If Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) beats Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) at Board 1 this round and Thacha Koowirat (THA) loses to Siu Hean Cheah (SGP), then Komol will be Gibsonized, because he'll be four wins ahead of third place and have clinched a place in the two-player finals.

It does in fact play out that way, with Komol winning 420-377 and Cheah winning 431-355. Cheah now has to worry about staying ahead of the three players who are two games behind him at 16-8: Alastair Richards (AUS), Nigel Richards (NZL) and Thacha Koowirat (THA).

It's not impossible that we'll have two players Gibsonized before the end of the tournament, which will make Amnuay happy because we'll be able to start the finals early.

Komol has such a wide lead on the field that he is in fact leading the handicap standings as well, tied at 40 points with 19th-ranked Jin Chor Tan (MYS). In Komol's case, that's 40 points the hard way: 20 wins; Tan is 14 wins and +14 handicap. Behind them are third-ranked Alastair (who will be ineligible for the prize if he stays third overall), Russell Honeybun (AUS), Thacha and Thanapong Kukiettikulchai (THA) at 38 and Thitipol Barameemuang (THA) at 37. Half ot the top ten handicapped are now foreigners.