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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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