On this page, you will find information about
Paul Richards, who is competing
at the 2016 Malta International Scrabble Open Main Event.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 14-11, +404, and is ranked
#13 in Division A.
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.
Round by Round |
High score: 497 Average for: 412 Average against: 396 |
Before the Tournament | |   | Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 1 | | Malta | Richards played #4 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 434 to 459 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 0-1, -25. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 2 | | England | Richards played #17 Phil Kelly (Eng) and won 487 to 349 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-1, +113. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 3 | | England | Richards played #18 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and won 428 to 344 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-1, +197. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 4 | | Malta | Richards played #20 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 403 to 327 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-1, +273. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 5 | | Malta | Richards played #9 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and won 495 to 436 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-1, +332. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 6 | | Australia | Richards played #22 Carol Johnsen (AUS) and lost 352 to 418 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-2, +266. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 7 | | Poland | Richards played #5 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and lost 340 to 479 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-3, +127. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 8 | | England | Richards played #3 Alec Webb (Eng) and lost 412 to 444 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-4, +95. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 9 | | Israel | Richards played #15 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and won 427 to 415 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-4, +107. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 10 | | Malta | Richards played #29 Sammy Mangion (MLT) and won 377 to 357 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-4, +127. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 11 | | Australia | Richards played #26 John Barker (AUS) and won 497 to 340 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-4, +284. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 12 | | Malta | Richards played #12 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 334 to 474 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-5, +144. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 13 | | Israel | Richards played #2 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 344 to 407 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-6, +81. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 14 | | Scotland | Richards played #6 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and lost 356 to 528 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-7, -91. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 15 | | England | Richards played #1 David Webb (Eng) and lost 308 to 442 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-8, -225. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 16 | | Malta | Richards played #25 Moira Fenech (MLT) and lost 361 to 426 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-9, -290. |
Round 17 | | England | Richards played #32 George Newman (Eng) and won 485 to 382 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-9, -187. |
Round 18 | | Ireland | Richards played #33 Mary Morgan (IRL) and won 447 to 313 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-9, -53. |
Round 19 | | New Zealand | Richards played #21 Cicely Bruce (NZL) and won 435 to 364 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-9, +18. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 20 | | Australia | Richards played #23 Angela Pearse (AUS) and lost 409 to 426 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-10, +1. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 21 | | England | Richards played #28 Teresa Lyes (Eng) and won 464 to 354 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-10, +111. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 22 | | England | Richards played #30 Jim Lyes (Eng) and won 445 to 298 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-10, +258. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 23 | | Austria | Richards played #31 Pam Morris (AUT) and won 415 to 390 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-10, +283. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 24 | | Australia | Richards played #14 Karen Richards (AUS) and lost 376 to 414 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-11, +245. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 25 | | New Zealand | Richards played #21 Cicely Bruce (NZL) again and won 473 to 314 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-11, +404. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |