2018 Malta International Scrabble Open: Late Bird

May 3–4, 2018

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MISO 2018 LB: Paul Richards [B-01]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul 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 13-3, +1343, and is ranked #1 in Division B.

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

[photo of Paul Richards]

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

Round by Round

High score: 567
Average for: 444
Average against: 360

Round 1

[photo of Anna Borg]

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Malta

Richards played #8 Anna Borg (MLT) and won 421 to 377 (a spread of 44).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 1-0, +44.

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

Round 2

[photo of Anne Goldstein]

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New Zealand

Richards played #12 Anne Goldstein (NZL) and won 481 to 367 (a spread of 114).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 2-0, +158.

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

Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 3

[photo of Joe Caruana]

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Malta

Richards played #7 Joe Caruana (MLT) and won 498 to 352 (a spread of 146).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 3-0, +304.

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

Round 4

[photo of Sumbul Siddiqui]

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England

Richards played #15 Sumbul Siddiqui (Eng) and lost 434 to 484 (a spread of -50).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 3-1, +254.

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

Round 5

[photo of Brid Ni Bhriain]

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Ireland

Richards played #2 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and won 437 to 354 (a spread of 83).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 4-1, +337.

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

Round 6

[photo of Josephine Mayo]

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Malta

Richards played #3 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and won 414 to 412 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 5-1, +339.

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

Round 7

[photo of Caroline McLaughlin]

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England

Richards played #5 Caroline McLaughlin (Eng) and won 415 to 389 (a spread of 26).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 6-1, +365.

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

Round 8

[photo of Mary Doyle]

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Ireland

Richards played #6 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 567 to 285 (a spread of 282).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 7-1, +647.

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

Round 9

[photo of Albert Zammit]

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Malta

Richards played #14 Albert Zammit (MLT) and lost 323 to 391 (a spread of -68).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 7-2, +579.

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

Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Cheryl Melvin]

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United States

Richards played #11 Cheryl Melvin (USA) and lost 402 to 413 (a spread of -11).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 7-3, +568.

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

Round 11

[photo of Dominic Borg]

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Malta

Richards played #10 Dominic Borg (MLT) and won 445 to 276 (a spread of 169).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 8-3, +737.

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

Round 12

[photo of Anne Goldstein]

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New Zealand

Richards played #12 Anne Goldstein (NZL) again and won 512 to 308 (a spread of 204).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 9-3, +941.

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

Round 13

[photo of Albert Zammit]

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Malta

Richards played #14 Albert Zammit (MLT) again and won 432 to 425 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 10-3, +948.

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

Round 14

[photo of Eileen Meghen]

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Ireland

Richards played #4 Eileen Meghen (IRL) and won 382 to 273 (a spread of 109).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 11-3, +1057.

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

Round 15

[photo of Sumbul Siddiqui]

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England

Richards played #15 Sumbul Siddiqui (Eng) again and won 503 to 370 (a spread of 133).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 12-3, +1190.

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

Round 16

[photo of Betty Eriksen]

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New Zealand

Richards played #13 Betty Eriksen (NZL) and won 442 to 289 (a spread of 153).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 13-3, +1343.

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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