2018 Malta International Scrabble Open: Late Bird

May 3–4, 2018

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MISO 2018 LB: Karen Richards [A-14]

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On this page, you will find information about Karen Richards, who is competing at the 2018 Malta International Scrabble Open Late Bird. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 8-8, +134, and is ranked #15 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.

Background Information

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Given name(s): Karen
Surname(s): Richards
Home: Australia
2018 Malta International Scrabble Open Late Bird Team: Australia

Round by Round

High score: 592
Average for: 414
Average against: 405

Round 1

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Malta

Richards played #11 Charles Micallef (MLT) and won 592 to 304 (a spread of 288).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 1-0, +288.

Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 2

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India

Richards played #3 Goutham Jayaraman (IND) and lost 309 to 467 (a spread of -158).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 1-1, +130.

Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Round 3

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New Zealand

Richards played #21 Liz Fagerlund (NZL) and lost 407 to 497 (a spread of -90).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 1-2, +40.

Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 4

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Canada

Richards played #15 Randall Thomas (CAN) and lost 361 to 468 (a spread of -107).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 1-3, -67.

Round 5

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England

Richards played #13 Bob Violett (Eng) and won 406 to 386 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 2-3, -47.

Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 6

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Northern Ireland

Richards played #18 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and lost 399 to 416 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 2-4, -64.

Round 7

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Ireland

Richards played #23 Kevin Synnott (IRL) and lost 436 to 525 (a spread of -89).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 2-5, -153.

Round 8

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England

Richards played #9 Steve Perry (Eng) and lost 420 to 437 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 2-6, -170.

Round 9

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Canada

Richards played #22 Abdul Majid Khan (CAN) and won 351 to 348 (a spread of 3).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 3-6, -167.

Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 10

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Ireland

Richards played #23 Kevin Synnott (IRL) again and won 449 to 291 (a spread of 158).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 4-6, -9.

Round 11

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United States

Richards played #20 Terry Kang Rau (USA) and lost 402 to 405 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 4-7, -12.

Round 12

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Scotland

Richards played #1 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and won 470 to 407 (a spread of 63).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 5-7, +51.

Round 13

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Australia

Richards played #25 John Barker (AUS) and lost 330 to 423 (a spread of -93).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 5-8, -42.

Round 14

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England

Richards played #6 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and won 427 to 399 (a spread of 28).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 6-8, -14.

Round 15

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Malta

Richards played #26 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 445 to 366 (a spread of 79).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 7-8, +65.

Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 16

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Malta

Richards played #8 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and won 412 to 343 (a spread of 69).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 8-8, +134.

Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).


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