NASC 2018: Karen Richards [CSW-34]

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On this page, you will find information about Karen Richards, who is competing at the 2018 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, +160, and is ranked #38 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): Karen Surname(s): Richards Home: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 599 Average for: 423 Average against: 418
Round 1		Richards played #47 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 599 to 306 (a spread of 293). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +293. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 2		Richards played #67 Mahboob Khan (Bolingbrook, IL) and won 501 to 267 (a spread of 234). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +527. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 3		Richards played #10 Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) and won 429 to 386 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +570. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Richards played #14 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 435 to 383 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +622. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Richards played #13 Joanne Craig (Australia) and won 435 to 375 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +682. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Richards played #7 Evan Berofsky (Waterford, MI) and lost 388 to 517 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +553. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Richards played #5 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and lost 377 to 419 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +511. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Richards played #50 Daniel Blake (Albany, NY) and won 420 to 379 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +552. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Richards played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 337 to 476 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-3, +413. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Richards played #16 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 378 to 361 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +430. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Richards played #32 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 456 to 485 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-4, +401. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Richards played #4 Evans Clinchy (Tacoma, WA) and lost 364 to 454 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-5, +311. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Richards played #26 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 385 to 462 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-6, +234. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Richards played #30 Lucas Freeman (Nashville, TN) and won 472 to 465 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-6, +241. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Richards played #37 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 387 to 519 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-7, +109. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Richards played #43 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 435 to 376 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-7, +168. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Richards played #45 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 526 to 410 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-7, +284. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Richards played #19 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 409 to 436 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-8, +257. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Richards played #73 Esther Perrins (Australia) and won 413 to 388 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-8, +282. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Richards played #72 Jin Chor Tan (Malaysia) and lost 337 to 421 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-9, +198. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Richards played #22 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 580 to 384 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-9, +394. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Richards played #31 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 290 to 440 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-10, +244.
Round 23		Richards played #11 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Grand Prairie, TX) and lost 370 to 560 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-11, +54.
Round 24		Richards played #69 Michael Tang (Singapore) and won 429 to 397 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-11, +86.
Round 25		Richards played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and won 489 to 359 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-11, +216. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Richards played #36 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and lost 362 to 412 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-12, +166. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Richards played #28 Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) and lost 375 to 513 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-13, +28.
Round 28		Richards played #42 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 471 to 354 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-13, +145. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Richards played #29 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and lost 434 to 478 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-14, +101.
Round 30		Richards played #27 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 368 to 398 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-15, +71.
Round 31		Richards played #37 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) again and won 457 to 368 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 16-15, +160.

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