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
	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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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