WSC 2007: Nigel Richards [#82]

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WSC 2007: Nigel Richards [#82]

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On this page, you will find information about Nigel Richards, who is competing at the 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 19-5, +1594, 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: New Zealand Awards: 1997 NZ NSC; 1999 NZ Masters NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 2/132, 22-9 +1633 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 3/172, 21-9 +1712 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 7/87, 18-10 +659 WSC 1999 Rank: 8 WSC 2005 Rank: 47 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: New Zealand

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

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Round by Round
High score: 579 Average for: 462 Average against: 395
Round 1	Canada	Richards played #88 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and won 433 to 368 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-0, +65. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2	United States	Richards played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 432 to 361 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +136.
Round 3	England	Richards played #102 David Webb (Eng) and won 444 to 329 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-0, +251. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4	Canada	Richards played #100 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 458 to 398 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-0, +311. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	United Arab Emirates	Richards played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and won 501 to 429 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-0, +383. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	Malaysia	Richards played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and lost 408 to 517 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +274. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	Nigeria	Richards played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and won 369 to 340 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-1, +303. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 8	Thailand	Richards played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 508 to 352 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +459. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	Scotland	Richards played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and won 472 to 370 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +561. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	Thailand	Richards played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and won 579 to 333 (a spread of 246). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +807. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11	United States	Richards played #63 Rod MacNeil (USA) and won 505 to 358 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-1, +954. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (20 hits).
Round 12	Singapore	Richards played #103 Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 408 to 432 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-2, +930. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	Australia	Richards played #74 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 432 to 298 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-2, +1064. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 14	Malaysia	Richards played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 356 to 551 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-3, +869. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	United States	Richards played #72 John O'Laughlin (USA) and won 535 to 408 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-3, +996. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16	Thailand	Richards played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 431 to 413 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-3, +1014. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17	Philippines	Richards played #83 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 492 to 386 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-3, +1120. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	England	Richards played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and won 518 to 415 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-3, +1223. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	Australia	Richards played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 530 to 382 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-3, +1371. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	New Zealand	Richards played #101 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 476 to 393 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-3, +1454. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21	United States	Richards played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 546 to 414 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-3, +1586. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	Malaysia	Richards played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) again and lost 350 to 479 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-4, +1457. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 23	Singapore	Richards played #103 Hubert Wee (SGP) again and lost 399 to 411 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-5, +1445. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	Nigeria	Richards played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) again and won 502 to 353 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-5, +1594. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Final Round 1		Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Final Round 2		Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Final Round 3		Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (48 hits).
After the Finals		Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (20 hits).

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