2018 BRAND's Championship: Nigel Richards [#33]

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On this page, you will find information about Nigel Richards, who is competing at the 2018 BRAND'S International Crossword Game Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 23-6, +1907, and is ranked #1.

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 2018 BRAND'S International Crossword Game Championship Team: New Zealand

Round by Round
High score: 550 Average for: 466 Average against: 400
Round 1	Australia	Richards played #1 Heather Long (AUS) and won 539 to 455 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +84. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (8 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 2	Singapore	Richards played #45 Cheah Siu Hean (SGP) and lost 439 to 446 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-1, +77.
Round 3	Australia	Richards played #5 Rodney Talbot (AUS) and won 473 to 347 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +203.
Round 4	Malaysia	Richards played #29 Tan Jin Chor (MYS) and won 479 to 308 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +374.
Round 5	Singapore	Richards played #51 Weibin Toh (SGP) and won 508 to 355 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +527. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	England	Richards played #12 David Webb (Eng) and lost 476 to 504 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +499. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	Pakistan	Richards played #38 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 492 to 353 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +638. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8	Malaysia	Richards played #22 Chang Andrew Ching Wei (MYS) and lost 443 to 503 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, +578. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 9	Thailand	Richards played #79 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 467 to 410 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +635.
Round 10	Malaysia	Richards played #30 William Kang (MYS) and won 469 to 402 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +702. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	Canada	Richards played #9 Jason Broersma (CAN) and won 512 to 332 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +882. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	Thailand	Richards played #68 Taewan Sutthasin (THA) and won 463 to 375 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +970. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	Singapore	Richards played #46 Jeremy Khoo (SGP) and won 550 to 427 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +1093. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 14	Malaysia	Richards played #26 Martin Teo (MYS) and won 475 to 390 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-3, +1178. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 15	Singapore	Richards played #49 Wee Ming Hui Hubert (SGP) and won 480 to 364 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-3, +1294. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 16	Thailand	Richards played #82 Akkarapol Khwansak (THA) and won 434 to 374 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-3, +1354. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	Thailand	Richards played #60 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and won 428 to 405 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-3, +1377. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 18	Thailand	Richards played #60 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) again and won 458 to 421 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-3, +1414. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 19	Thailand	Richards played #82 Akkarapol Khwansak (THA) again and lost 389 to 474 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-4, +1329. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	Singapore	Richards played #53 Yong Jian Rong (SGP) and won 452 to 365 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-4, +1416. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 21	England	Richards played #12 David Webb (Eng) again and won 488 to 373 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-4, +1531. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 22	Thailand	Richards played #58 Chollapat Itthi-aree (THA) and won 500 to 371 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-4, +1660. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 23	Thailand	Richards played #58 Chollapat Itthi-aree (THA) again and won 470 to 435 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-4, +1695. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 24	Thailand	Richards played #65 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 419 to 405 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-4, +1709. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (36 hits).
Round 25	Thailand	Richards played #60 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) for the third time and lost 405 to 408 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-5, +1706. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (20 hits).
Round 26	Thailand	Richards played #58 Chollapat Itthi-aree (THA) for the third time and won 456 to 419 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-5, +1743. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 27	Philippines	Richards played #43 Leonora Labog (PHL) and lost 430 to 436 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-6, +1737. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 28	Singapore	Richards played #47 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and won 526 to 369 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-6, +1894. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29	Malaysia	Richards played #27 Ramaraj Sundraraj (MYS) and won 388 to 375 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-6, +1907. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Final Round 1		Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Final Round 2		Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (20 hits).
Final Round 3		Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (32 hits).
After the Tournament		Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (28 hits).

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