The 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament (Invitational)

December 4–8, 2013

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SCTI 2013: Nigel Richards [#81]

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On this page, you will find information about Nigel 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 22-9, +1498, and is ranked #2.

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): Nigel
Surname(s): Richards
Home: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Awards: 1997 NZ NSC; 1999 NZ Masters; 2007 WSC
SCTI 2013 Team: World Champion

Round by Round

High score: 621
Average for: 464
Average against: 415

Round 1

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Scotland

Richards played #40 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 519 to 387 (a spread of 132).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 1-0, +132.

Round 2

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Thailand

Richards played #17 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 399 to 479 (a spread of -80).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 1-1, +52.

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

Round 3

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Trinidad and Tobago

Richards played #19 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 410 to 388 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 2-1, +74.

Round 4

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Northern Ireland

Richards played #39 Paul Gallen (NIr) and won 566 to 449 (a spread of 117).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 3-1, +191.

Round 5

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United States

Richards played #13 Brian Bowman (USA) and won 621 to 401 (a spread of 220).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 4-1, +411.

Round 6

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Last Chance Qualifier

Richards played #30 Elie Dangoor (LCQ) and won 545 to 422 (a spread of 123).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 5-1, +534.

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

Round 7

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Singapore

Richards played #105 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 399 to 450 (a spread of -51).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 5-2, +483.

Round 8

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Canada

Richards played #26 Robin Pollock Daniel (CAN) and won 458 to 426 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 6-2, +515.

Round 9

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England

Richards played #44 Martin Harrison (Eng) and lost 456 to 540 (a spread of -84).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 6-3, +431.

Round 10

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United States

Richards played #59 Chris Lipe (USA) and won 504 to 365 (a spread of 139).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 7-3, +570.

Round 11

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Canada

Richards played #102 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 384 to 457 (a spread of -73).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 7-4, +497.

Round 12

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Thailand

Richards played #55 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and won 516 to 386 (a spread of 130).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 8-4, +627.

Round 13

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Australia

Richards played #80 Alastair Richards (AUS) and won 451 to 439 (a spread of 12).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 9-4, +639.

Round 14

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Ireland

Richards played #66 Kevin McMahon (IRL) and won 461 to 354 (a spread of 107).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 10-4, +746.

Round 15

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England

Richards played #104 David Webb (Eng) and won 466 to 392 (a spread of 74).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 11-4, +820.

Round 16

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United States

Richards played #106 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 422 to 311 (a spread of 111).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 12-4, +931.

Round 17

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Thailand

Richards played #75 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 468 to 511 (a spread of -43).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 12-5, +888.

Round 18

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United States

Richards played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 508 to 390 (a spread of 118).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 13-5, +1006.

Round 19

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Last Chance Qualifier

Richards played #71 Sammy Okosagah (LCQ) and won 484 to 412 (a spread of 72).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 14-5, +1078.

Round 20

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England

Richards played #93 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 428 to 454 (a spread of -26).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 14-6, +1052.

Round 21

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Canada

Richards played #61 Adam Logan (CAN) and won 499 to 412 (a spread of 87).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 15-6, +1139.

Round 22

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Australia

Richards played #72 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 473 to 395 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 16-6, +1217.

Round 23

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England

Richards played #5 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 479 to 393 (a spread of 86).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 17-6, +1303.

Round 24

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Last Chance Qualifier

Richards played #32 Piotr Andronowski (LCQ) and won 506 to 407 (a spread of 99).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 18-6, +1402.

Round 25

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England

Richards played #10 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 380 to 448 (a spread of -68).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 18-7, +1334.

Round 26

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Last Chance Qualifier

Richards played #71 Sammy Okosagah (LCQ) again and lost 285 to 356 (a spread of -71).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 18-8, +1263.

Round 27

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Northern Ireland

Richards played #39 Paul Gallen (NIr) again and won 448 to 411 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 19-8, +1300.

Round 28

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Thailand

Richards played #75 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) again and won 506 to 419 (a spread of 87).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 20-8, +1387.

Round 29

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England

Richards played #62 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and won 454 to 356 (a spread of 98).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 21-8, +1485.

Round 30

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United States

Richards played #106 Dave Wiegand (USA) again and lost 389 to 488 (a spread of -99).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 21-9, +1386.

Round 31

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Thailand

Richards played #75 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) for the third time and won 490 to 378 (a spread of 112).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 22-9, +1498.

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


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