The 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament

November 19–23, 2014

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SCT 2014: Nigel Richards [#80]

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On this page, you will find information about Nigel 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 15-9, +1147, and is ranked #11.

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): Nigel Surname(s): Richards Home: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Awards: 1997 NZ NSC; 1999 NZ Masters; 2007 WSC SCT 2014 Team: New Zealand

Round by Round
High score: 551 Average for: 453 Average against: 405
Round 1	Poland	Richards played #42 Ewa Kondracka (POL) and won 480 to 371 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +109. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2	Malaysia	Richards played #108 Jin Chor Tan (MYS) and won 491 to 358 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-0, +242.
Round 3	Sri Lanka	Richards played #20 Suresh Thevakumar Samuel Chinnaiyah (LKA) and lost 360 to 513 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-1, +89.
Round 4	Thailand	Richards played #18 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 427 to 458 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-2, +58.
Round 5	England	Richards played #58 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and won 414 to 404 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-2, +68.
Round 6	Trinidad and Tobago	Richards played #85 Rodney Romany (TTO) and won 509 to 276 (a spread of 233). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-2, +301. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7	England	Richards played #5 Paul Allan (Eng) and lost 434 to 469 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, +266. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 8	England	Richards played #40 Graham Haigh (Eng) and lost 474 to 475 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-4, +265. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	England	Richards played #71 Matthew Pinner (Eng) and won 431 to 356 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-4, +340.
Round 10	Scotland	Richards played #89 Neil Scott (Sco) and lost 375 to 395 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-5, +320.
Round 11	Pakistan	Richards played #9 Moizullah Baig (PAK) and lost 435 to 449 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-6, +306.
Round 12	United States	Richards played #45 Scott Jackson (USA) and won 476 to 398 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-6, +384.
Round 13	Northern Ireland	Richards played #68 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 540 to 377 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-6, +547.
Round 14	Canada	Richards played #61 Jesse Matthews (CAN) and lost 416 to 472 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-7, +491.
Round 15	Romania	Richards played #87 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 438 to 254 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-7, +675. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	United States	Richards played #73 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 551 to 364 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-7, +862. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	Philippines	Richards played #81 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 439 to 375 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-7, +926.
Round 18	Canada	Richards played #13 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and won 487 to 434 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +979.
Round 19	Northern Ireland	Richards played #49 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and won 480 to 412 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-7, +1047.
Round 20	United States	Richards played #26 Jesse Day (USA) and lost 387 to 443 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +991.
Round 21	England	Richards played #83 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 495 to 452 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-8, +1034. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	United States	Richards played #52 David Koenig (USA) and won 474 to 426 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +1082.
Round 23	England	Richards played #93 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 413 to 469 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-9, +1026.
Round 24	Canada	Richards played #101 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 436 to 315 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-9, +1147.
Quarterfinal Round 2		Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Quarterfinal Round 3		Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).

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