NSC 2013: Nigel Richards [#1]

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On this page, you will find information about Nigel Richards, who is competing at the 2013 National 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 24-7, +1934, and is ranked #1 in Division 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: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Awards: 1997 NZ NSC; 1999 NZ Masters; 2007 WSC

Round by Round
High score: 568 Average for: 443 Average against: 381
Before the Tournament		Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 1		Richards played #94 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 370 to 373 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-1, -3. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Richards played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 388 to 372 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-1, +13.
Round 3		Richards played #51 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 458 to 386 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-1, +85. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Richards played #57 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 544 to 374 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +255. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Richards played #17 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 420 to 350 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +325.
Round 6		Richards played #9 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 568 to 405 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-1, +488. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Richards played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 433 to 427 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +494.
Round 8		Richards played #65 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 524 to 391 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +627.
Round 9		Richards played #3 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 487 to 386 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +728.
Round 10		Richards played #28 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 502 to 399 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +831. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Richards played #55 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and won 521 to 330 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-1, +1022.
Round 12		Richards played #47 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 438 to 346 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-1, +1114. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Richards played #5 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 372 to 396 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-2, +1090. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Richards played #6 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and won 427 to 353 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-2, +1164. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Richards played #53 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and won 381 to 363 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-2, +1182.
Round 16		Richards played #23 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 424 to 375 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-2, +1231. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 17		Richards played #10 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 405 to 414 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-3, +1222.
Round 18		Richards played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 441 to 402 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-3, +1261. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 19		Richards played #29 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and won 459 to 388 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-3, +1332.
Round 20		Richards played #60 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and won 463 to 271 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-3, +1524.
Round 21		Richards played #33 Rob Robinsky (Hopkins, MN) and won 476 to 342 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-3, +1658. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22		Richards played #31 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 349 to 340 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-3, +1667. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 23		Richards played #6 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) again and lost 331 to 471 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-4, +1527. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 24		Richards played #10 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and won 537 to 384 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-4, +1680. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 25		Richards played #5 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) again and lost 386 to 423 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-5, +1643. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 26		Richards played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) again and won 484 to 339 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-5, +1788. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Richards played #47 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) again and won 486 to 293 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-5, +1981. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Richards played #6 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) for the third time and won 488 to 422 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-5, +2047. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 29		Richards played #29 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) again and lost 334 to 469 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-6, +1912. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Round 30		Richards played #5 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) for the third time and won 428 to 385 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 24-6, +1955. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Round 31		Richards played #29 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) for the third time and lost 421 to 442 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 24-7, +1934. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
After the Tournament		Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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