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2019 BRAND's Championship: Nigel Richards [#23]

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On this page, you will find information about Nigel Richards, who is competing at the 2019 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 20-8, +1455, and is ranked #2.

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): Nigel
Surname(s): Richards
Home: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Awards: 1997 NZ NSC; 1999 NZ Masters; 2007 WSC
2019 BRAND'S International Crossword Game Championship Team: New Zealand

Round by Round

High score: 607
Average for: 467
Average against: 415

Round 1

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Australia

Richards played #4 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 607 to 418 (a spread of 189).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 1-0, +189.

Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (6 hits).

Round 2

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Scotland

Richards played #27 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 396 to 416 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 1-1, +169.

Round 3

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United States

Richards played #44 Jesse Day (USA) and lost 458 to 513 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 1-2, +114.

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

Round 4

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Thailand

Richards played #50 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 388 to 433 (a spread of -45).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 1-3, +69.

Round 5

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Singapore

Richards played #36 Michael Tang (SGP) and won 464 to 345 (a spread of 119).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 2-3, +188.

Round 6

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Singapore

Richards played #34 Tony Sim (SGP) and won 528 to 400 (a spread of 128).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 3-3, +316.

Round 7

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Thailand

Richards played #65 Wittayawut Waiprom (THA) and won 483 to 422 (a spread of 61).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 4-3, +377.

Round 8

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Australia

Richards played #1 Dianne Brumby (AUS) and won 523 to 315 (a spread of 208).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 5-3, +585.

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

Round 9

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Australia

Richards played #2 John Holgate (AUS) and won 497 to 426 (a spread of 71).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 6-3, +656.

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

Round 10

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Thailand

Richards played #62 Worasit Suksansumran (THA) and won 470 to 276 (a spread of 194).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 7-3, +850.

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

Round 11

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Malaysia

Richards played #20 Cedric Lewis (MYS) and lost 405 to 599 (a spread of -194).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 7-4, +656.

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

Round 12

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Philippines

Richards played #25 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 507 to 386 (a spread of 121).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 8-4, +777.

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

Round 13

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Pakistan

Richards played #24 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 475 to 432 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 9-4, +820.

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

Round 14

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Singapore

Richards played #33 Jeremy Khoo (SGP) and won 509 to 496 (a spread of 13).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 10-4, +833.

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

Round 15

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United States

Richards played #43 David Koenig (USA) and won 556 to 334 (a spread of 222).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 11-4, +1055.

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

Round 16

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Thailand

Richards played #51 Jakkrit Klaphajone (THA) and lost 397 to 453 (a spread of -56).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 11-5, +999.

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

Round 17

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Singapore

Richards played #29 Cheah Siu Hean (SGP) and won 456 to 372 (a spread of 84).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 12-5, +1083.

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

Round 18

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Thailand

Richards played #59 Tarin Pairor (THA) and won 472 to 385 (a spread of 87).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 13-5, +1170.

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

Round 19

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Singapore

Richards played #33 Jeremy Khoo (SGP) again and lost 398 to 472 (a spread of -74).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 13-6, +1096.

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

Round 20

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United Arab Emirates

Richards played #41 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and won 442 to 437 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 14-6, +1101.

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

Round 21

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United Arab Emirates

Richards played #41 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) again and won 398 to 359 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 15-6, +1140.

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

Round 22

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United States

Richards played #44 Jesse Day (USA) again and won 442 to 428 (a spread of 14).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 16-6, +1154.

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

Round 23

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United States

Richards played #44 Jesse Day (USA) for the third time and won 488 to 482 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 17-6, +1160.

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

Round 24

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United Arab Emirates

Richards played #41 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) for the third time and won 427 to 367 (a spread of 60).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 18-6, +1220.

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

Round 25

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Thailand

Richards played #51 Jakkrit Klaphajone (THA) again and lost 425 to 458 (a spread of -33).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 18-7, +1187.

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

Round 26

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Thailand

Richards played #51 Jakkrit Klaphajone (THA) for the third time and won 480 to 350 (a spread of 130).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 19-7, +1317.

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

Round 27

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United States

Richards played #44 Jesse Day (USA) for the fourth time and won 525 to 378 (a spread of 147).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 20-7, +1464.

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

Round 28

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United States

Richards played #44 Jesse Day (USA) for the fifth time and lost 455 to 464 (a spread of -9).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 20-8, +1455.

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

Round 29   

Richards recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 20-8, +1455.

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

After the Tournament   

Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).


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