WSC 2009: Nigel Richards [#86]

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WSC 2009: Nigel Richards [#86]

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On this page, you will find information about Nigel Richards, who is competing at the 2009 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 18-6, +1854, 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

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Given name(s): Nigel
Surname(s): Richards
Home: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Awards: 1997 NZ NSC; 1999 NZ Masters; 2007 WSC
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
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: World Champion

Round by Round
High score: 599 Average for: 483 Average against: 406
Before the Tournament		Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Thailand	Richards played #58 Pichai Limprasert (THA) and lost 396 to 453 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 0-1, -57. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 2	United States	Richards played #49 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 522 to 347 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-1, +118. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	Romania	Richards played #100 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and won 556 to 375 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +299.
Round 4	Tanzania	Richards played #24 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 475 to 411 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +363. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 5	Canada	Richards played #93 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and won 403 to 381 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +385.
Round 6	Australia	Richards played #26 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 544 to 400 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-1, +529.
Round 7	United States	Richards played #109 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 401 to 510 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-2, +420. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 8	Canada	Richards played #106 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 514 to 415 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +519. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	Thailand	Richards played #98 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 599 to 454 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +664. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	Thailand	Richards played #79 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and won 490 to 411 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-2, +743. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	England	Richards played #3 Paul Allan (Eng) and lost 466 to 492 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +717. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	United States	Richards played #103 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 527 to 394 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-3, +850. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	Canada	Richards played #14 David Boys (CAN) and lost 400 to 471 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +779. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 14	Australia	Richards played #27 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 429 to 437 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +771. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	Nigeria	Richards played #44 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and won 584 to 360 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-5, +995.
Round 16	England	Richards played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 438 to 356 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-5, +1077. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17	Thailand	Richards played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 430 to 437 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +1070. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 18	Kenya	Richards played #33 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and won 468 to 418 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-6, +1120. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	United States	Richards played #10 Nathan Benedict (USA) and won 589 to 241 (a spread of 348). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-6, +1468. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	Thailand	Richards played #97 Marut Siriwangso (THA) and won 455 to 398 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-6, +1525. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21	United States	Richards played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 481 to 381 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +1625. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	United States	Richards played #48 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 492 to 474 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-6, +1643. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	Canada	Richards played #14 David Boys (CAN) again and won 509 to 319 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-6, +1833. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	United States	Richards played #109 Dave Wiegand (USA) again and won 435 to 414 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-6, +1854. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (40 hits).
Final Round 1		Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Final Round 2		Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Final Round 3		Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (40 hits).
Final Round 4		Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (56 hits).
After the Finals		Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).

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