SPC 2023: Karen Richards [CSW1-22]

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On this page, you will find information about Karen Richards, who is competing at the 2023 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 10-21, -809, and is ranked #42 in Division CSW1.

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: 644 Average for: 408 Average against: 434
Round 1		Richards played #30 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 450 to 468 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 0-1, -18.
Round 2		Richards played #10 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and lost 360 to 530 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-2, -188.
Round 3		Richards played #2 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 411 to 412 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-3, -189.
Round 4		Richards played #7 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and lost 353 to 517 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-4, -353.
Round 5		Richards played #52 Jane Taylor (Australia) and won 422 to 353 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-4, -284.
Round 6		Richards played #32 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and won 502 to 272 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-4, -54.
Round 7		Richards played #27 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 423 to 397 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-4, -28. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Richards played #48 Andy Kurnia (Singapore) and lost 346 to 394 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-5, -76.
Round 9		Richards played #34 Curtis John (Nigeria) and won 461 to 430 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-5, -45.
Round 10		Richards played #51 Opeyemi Oloro (NGA) and lost 310 to 460 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-6, -195.
Round 11		Richards played #42 Oshevire Avwenagha (Nigeria) and lost 366 to 483 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-7, -312.
Round 12		Richards played #33 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 480 to 365 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-7, -197.
Round 13		Richards played #31 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and lost 383 to 429 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-8, -243.
Round 14		Richards played #14 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 287 to 538 (a spread of -251). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-9, -494.
Round 15		Richards played #40 Ricky Purnomo (Singapore) and lost 403 to 424 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-10, -515.
Round 16		Richards played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and lost 400 to 464 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-11, -579.
Round 17		Richards played #54 Stu Harkness (Scotland) and lost 352 to 518 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-12, -745.
Round 18		Richards played #29 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 515 to 382 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-12, -612.
Round 19		Richards played #12 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 356 to 530 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-13, -786.
Round 20		Richards played #23 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 459 to 364 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-13, -691.
Round 21		Richards played #56 Bright Idahosa (Nigeria) and lost 400 to 453 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-14, -744.
Round 22		Richards played #39 Rik Kennedy (Northern Ireland) and lost 401 to 515 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-15, -858.
Round 23		Richards played #19 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 360 to 465 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-16, -963.
Round 24		Richards played #18 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 421 to 426 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-17, -968.
Round 25		Richards played #30 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) again and won 644 to 344 (a spread of 300). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-17, -668. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Richards played #31 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) again and won 485 to 389 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-17, -572.
Round 27		Richards played #20 Stefan Kac (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 386 to 522 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-18, -708.
Round 28		Richards played #23 Carmel Dodd (Australia) again and won 430 to 398 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-18, -676.
Round 29		Richards played #25 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 384 to 416 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-19, -708.
Round 30		Richards played #32 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) again and lost 346 to 385 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-20, -747.
Round 31		Richards played #52 Jane Taylor (Australia) again and lost 345 to 407 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-21, -809.

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