The 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament

November 19–23, 2014

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SCT 2014: Karen Richards [#79]

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On this page, you will find information about Karen Richards, who is competing at the 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-12, -77, and is ranked #52.

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): Karen Surname(s): Richards Home: Australia SCT 2014 Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 501 Average for: 414 Average against: 418
Round 1	England	Richards played #102 David Webb (Eng) and lost 355 to 501 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-1, -146.
Round 2	United States	Richards played #103 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 271 to 558 (a spread of -287). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-2, -433.
Round 3	England	Richards played #71 Matthew Pinner (Eng) and lost 313 to 395 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-3, -515.
Round 4	United States	Richards played #39 Cornelia Guest (USA) and won 422 to 307 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-3, -400.
Round 5	Italy	Richards played #75 Mauro Pratesi (ITA) and won 450 to 389 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-3, -339.
Round 6	Romania	Richards played #87 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 429 to 398 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-3, -308.
Round 7	England	Richards played #43 David Holmes (Eng) and won 428 to 281 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-3, -161.
Round 8	Pakistan	Richards played #1 Abdullah Abbasi (PAK) and won 382 to 378 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-3, -157. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 9	Thailand	Richards played #18 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 360 to 455 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-4, -252.
Round 10	United States	Richards played #21 Evans Clinchy (USA) and lost 483 to 485 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-5, -254. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	England	Richards played #70 Steve Perry (Eng) and lost 363 to 468 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-6, -359.
Round 12	Bahrain	Richards played #91 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and won 409 to 378 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-6, -328.
Round 13	United States	Richards played #30 Becky Dyer (USA) and won 500 to 383 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-6, -211.
Round 14	United States	Richards played #105 Ben Withers (USA) and won 501 to 334 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-6, -44.
Round 15	South Africa	Richards played #107 Ze Tristan (ZAF) and lost 393 to 496 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-7, -147.
Round 16	England	Richards played #58 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and won 492 to 447 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-7, -102.
Round 17	England	Richards played #51 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 406 to 431 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-8, -127.
Round 18	United States	Richards played #109 Cecilia Le (USA) and lost 421 to 463 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-9, -169.
Round 19	Canada	Richards played #101 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 403 to 441 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-10, -207. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	England	Richards played #38 Barry Grossman (Eng) and won 480 to 352 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-10, -79.
Round 21	Sierra Leone	Richards played #46 Mohamed Kamara (SLE) and lost 412 to 415 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-11, -82.
Round 22	Poland	Richards played #42 Ewa Kondracka (POL) and won 349 to 325 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-11, -58. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	Nigeria	Richards played #3 Toke Aka (NGA) and won 445 to 340 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-11, +47.
Round 24	Scotland	Richards played #89 Neil Scott (Sco) and lost 480 to 604 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-12, -77. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Quarterfinal Round 3		Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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