NASC 2015: Paul Richards [CSW-37]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Richards, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 16-15, +40, and is ranked #26 in Division CSW.

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): Paul Surname(s): Richards Home: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 625 Average for: 400 Average against: 399
Round 1		Richards played #2 John O'Laughlin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 353 to 556 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-1, -203. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Richards played #21 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and lost 353 to 550 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 0-2, -400.
Round 3		Richards played #26 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 327 to 452 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-3, -525.
Round 4		Richards played #39 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and won 402 to 368 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-3, -491. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Richards played #49 Betty Eriksen (New Zealand) and lost 356 to 395 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-4, -530.
Round 6		Richards played #28 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 452 to 369 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-4, -447.
Round 7		Richards played #42 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 447 to 311 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-4, -311.
Round 8		Richards played #8 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 338 to 406 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-5, -379.
Round 9		Richards played #22 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 401 to 402 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-6, -380.
Round 10		Richards played #27 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 388 to 415 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-7, -407.
Round 11		Richards played #38 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 399 to 396 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-7, -404.
Round 12		Richards played #36 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 370 to 349 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-7, -383. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Richards played #34 Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL) and lost 341 to 453 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-8, -495.
Round 14		Richards played #40 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 463 to 440 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-8, -472.
Round 15		Richards played #45 Bob Jackman (Australia) and won 393 to 366 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-8, -445.
Round 16		Richards played #44 Sharon Sorensen (Australia) and won 379 to 354 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-8, -420.
Round 17		Richards played #19 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 388 to 396 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-9, -428.
Round 18		Richards played #32 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 429 to 348 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-9, -347.
Round 19		Richards played #25 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 459 to 342 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-9, -230.
Round 20		Richards played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 417 to 455 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-10, -268.
Round 21		Richards played #14 Cecilia Le (San Francisco, CA) and won 419 to 412 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-10, -261.
Round 22		Richards played #48 Pat Schuberg (Australia) and won 454 to 438 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-10, -245.
Round 23		Richards played #41 Liam Hopfensperger (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 383 to 396 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-11, -258.
Round 24		Richards played #6 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 310 to 486 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-12, -434.
Round 25		Richards played #31 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 456 to 365 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-12, -343. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Richards played #46 Liz Jackman (Australia) and lost 322 to 323 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-13, -344.
Round 27		Richards played #11 Ben Berger (Germany, Federal Republic of) and lost 388 to 466 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-14, -422.
Round 28		Richards played #43 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 625 to 275 (a spread of 350). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-14, -72.
Round 29		Richards played #33 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 439 to 350 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-14, +17.
Round 30		Richards played #23 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 349 to 389 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-15, -23.
Round 31		Richards played #41 Liam Hopfensperger (Chapel Hill, NC) again and won 407 to 344 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-15, +40.

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