2018 Cape Town International Scrabble Tournament

January 31 - February 4, 2018

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CTI 2018: Karen Richards [#13]

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On this page, you will find information about Karen Richards, who is competing at the 2018 Cape Town International Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 26-16, +1217, and is ranked #10.

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 2018 Cape Town International Scrabble Tournament Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 564 Average for: 424 Average against: 395
Round 1	South Africa	Richards played #31 Joy Palm (ZAF) and won 436 to 378 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +58. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	South Africa	Richards played #42 Amien Jacobs (ZAF) and won 509 to 308 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +259. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3	South Africa	Richards played #18 Debbe Hossy (ZAF) and won 435 to 408 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +286. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4	South Africa	Richards played #19 Gerald Davids (ZAF) and lost 389 to 459 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +216. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	Zambia	Richards played #9 Isaac Mwape (ZMB) and lost 370 to 446 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-2, +140. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	South Africa	Richards played #40 Cecil Petersen (ZAF) and won 515 to 364 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-2, +291. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7	South Africa	Richards played #20 Fern Wheelwright (ZAF) and lost 381 to 409 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-3, +263.
Round 8	South Africa	Richards played #27 Gwen Rea (ZAF) and won 399 to 362 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-3, +300.
Round 9	Israel	Richards played #15 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 424 to 325 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-3, +399. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10	South Africa	Richards played #28 Angela Cohen (ZAF) and lost 391 to 504 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-4, +286.
Round 11	South Africa	Richards played #3 Trevor Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 279 to 633 (a spread of -354). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-5, -68. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 12	South Africa	Richards played #39 Raquel Lightley (ZAF) and won 377 to 329 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-5, -20.
Round 13	Nigeria	Richards played #1 Philips Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and lost 435 to 552 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-6, -137. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 14	Israel	Richards played #14 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and won 387 to 358 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-6, -108.
Round 15	Zambia	Richards played #32 Levy Moonga (ZMB) and lost 319 to 430 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-7, -219.
Round 16	Kenya	Richards played #30 Wamucii Irungu (KEN) and lost 385 to 424 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-8, -258.
Round 17	South Africa	Richards played #25 Rajen Pillay (ZAF) and won 381 to 375 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-8, -252.
Round 18	South Africa	Richards played #24 Pam Field (ZAF) and lost 376 to 384 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-9, -260.
Round 19	South Africa	Richards played #41 Peter Robinson (ZAF) and won 463 to 320 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-9, -117.
Round 20	Nigeria	Richards played #6 Mpakaboari Jack (NGA) and lost 408 to 428 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-10, -137. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 21	South Africa	Richards played #36 Zubeida Brey (ZAF) and lost 370 to 379 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-11, -146.
Round 22	South Africa	Richards played #23 Duncan Keet (ZAF) and lost 366 to 399 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-12, -179.
Round 23	South Africa	Richards played #29 Ata Sonday (ZAF) and won 506 to 266 (a spread of 240). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-12, +61.
Round 24	Zambia	Richards played #22 Justin Chansa (ZMB) and won 492 to 381 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-12, +172.
Round 25	South Africa	Richards played #7 Denise Le Bron (ZAF) and won 466 to 319 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-12, +319. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26	South Africa	Richards played #10 Llewellin Jegels (ZAF) and won 444 to 339 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-12, +424.
Round 27	South Africa	Richards played #17 Diana Mason (ZAF) and won 392 to 386 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-12, +430.
Round 28	South Africa	Richards played #16 Andrew Goldberg (ZAF) and won 445 to 358 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-12, +517.
Round 29	Nigeria	Richards played #4 Oyebola Alli (NGA) and won 429 to 391 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-12, +555.
Round 30	Israel	Richards played #2 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 331 to 463 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-13, +423.
Round 31	South Africa	Richards played #11 Ashley Willenberg (ZAF) and won 556 to 340 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-13, +639. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 32	South Africa	Richards played #38 Sheba Bagg (ZAF) and won 564 to 241 (a spread of 323). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 19-13, +962. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 33	South Africa	Richards played #21 Howard Rayner (ZAF) and lost 332 to 461 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 19-14, +833.
Round 34	Australia	Richards played #26 Susan Ensor (AUS) and won 452 to 382 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 20-14, +903. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 35	South Africa	Richards played #37 Stephen Peter (ZAF) and won 429 to 409 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 21-14, +923.
Round 36	South Africa	Richards played #21 Howard Rayner (ZAF) again and won 465 to 382 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 22-14, +1006. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 37	South Africa	Richards played #10 Llewellin Jegels (ZAF) again and won 494 to 406 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 23-14, +1094. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 38	South Africa	Richards played #23 Duncan Keet (ZAF) again and lost 414 to 446 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 23-15, +1062.
Round 39	South Africa	Richards played #34 Riyaz Hoosain (ZAF) and won 481 to 352 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 24-15, +1191.
Round 40	South Africa	Richards played #18 Debbe Hossy (ZAF) again and won 501 to 477 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 25-15, +1215. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 41	Israel	Richards played #15 Naomi Landau (ISR) again and lost 370 to 403 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 25-16, +1182. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 42	South Africa	Richards played #23 Duncan Keet (ZAF) for the third time and won 447 to 412 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 26-16, +1217. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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