The 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament (Invitational)

December 4–8, 2013

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SCTI 2013: Alastair Richards [#80]

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On this page, you will find information about Alastair Richards, who is competing at the 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament: Invitational. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 19-12, +660, and is ranked #13.

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): Alastair
Surname(s): Richards
Home: Australia
SCTI 2013 Team: Australia

Round by Round

High score: 544
Average for: 433
Average against: 412

Round 1

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Romania

Richards played #86 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 544 to 342 (a spread of 202).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 1-0, +202.

Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 2

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South Africa

Richards played #29 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 437 to 506 (a spread of -69).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 1-1, +133.

Round 3

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India

Richards played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 443 to 342 (a spread of 101).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 2-1, +234.

Round 4

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United States

Richards played #54 David Koenig (USA) and lost 377 to 487 (a spread of -110).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 2-2, +124.

Round 5

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United Arab Emirates

Richards played #96 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and lost 349 to 454 (a spread of -105).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 2-3, +19.

Round 6

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England

Richards played #53 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 400 to 397 (a spread of 3).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 3-3, +22.

Round 7

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Last Chance Qualifier

Richards played #79 Muhammad Shabaz (LCQ) and won 442 to 290 (a spread of 152).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 4-3, +174.

Round 8

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Scotland

Richards played #41 Helen Gipson (Sco) and won 454 to 450 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 5-3, +178.

Round 9

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United States

Richards played #69 John OLaughlin (USA) and won 420 to 411 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 6-3, +187.

Round 10

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Singapore

Richards played #12 Kian Boon Liew (SGP) and lost 406 to 409 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 6-4, +184.

Round 11

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Australia

Richards played #72 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 432 to 425 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 7-4, +191.

Round 12

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England

Richards played #62 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 432 to 465 (a spread of -33).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 7-5, +158.

Round 13

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World Champion

Richards played #81 Nigel Richards (Wsc) and lost 439 to 451 (a spread of -12).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 7-6, +146.

Round 14

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Canada

Richards played #26 Robin Pollock Daniel (CAN) and lost 423 to 429 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 7-7, +140.

Round 15

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Canada

Richards played #74 Max Panitch (CAN) and lost 347 to 450 (a spread of -103).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 7-8, +37.

Round 16

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United Arab Emirates

Richards played #60 Selwyn Lobo (ARE) and won 451 to 368 (a spread of 83).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 8-8, +120.

Round 17

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Trinidad and Tobago

Richards played #19 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 484 to 332 (a spread of 152).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 9-8, +272.

Round 18

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Sweden

Richards played #6 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and won 390 to 356 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 10-8, +306.

Round 19

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New Zealand

Richards played #24 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 447 to 441 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 11-8, +312.

Round 20

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United States

Richards played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 380 to 500 (a spread of -120).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 11-9, +192.

Round 21

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United States

Richards played #27 Jesse Day (USA) and won 499 to 402 (a spread of 97).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 12-9, +289.

Round 22

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Thailand

Richards played #67 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and won 457 to 452 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 13-9, +294.

Round 23

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New Zealand

Richards played #103 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 365 to 536 (a spread of -171).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 13-10, +123.

Round 24

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Canada

Richards played #61 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 472 to 477 (a spread of -5).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 13-11, +118.

Round 25

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England

Richards played #44 Martin Harrison (Eng) and won 465 to 314 (a spread of 151).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 14-11, +269.

Round 26

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United States

Richards played #13 Brian Bowman (USA) and won 405 to 404 (a spread of 1).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 15-11, +270.

Round 27

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United States

Richards played #59 Chris Lipe (USA) and won 526 to 453 (a spread of 73).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 16-11, +343.

Round 28

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Australia

Richards played #76 Esther Perrins (AUS) and won 445 to 287 (a spread of 158).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 17-11, +501.

Round 29

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England

Richards played #5 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 460 to 298 (a spread of 162).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 18-11, +663.

Round 30

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Northern Ireland

Richards played #39 Paul Gallen (NIr) and lost 451 to 464 (a spread of -13).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 18-12, +650.

Round 31

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WSC Runner-Up

Richards played #36 Andrew Fisher (Wscru) and won 386 to 376 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 19-12, +660.


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