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
	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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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