On this page, you will find information about
Paul 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 5.5-25.5, -2321, and is ranked
#46 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.
Round by Round |
High score: 459 Average for: 370 Average against: 449 |
Round 1 | | Richards played #23 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 318 to 490 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-1, -172. |
Round 2 | | Richards played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 257 to 541 (a spread of -284). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-2, -456. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 3 | | Richards played #11 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 391 to 565 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-3, -630. |
Round 4 | | Richards played #40 Ricky Purnomo (Singapore) and lost 364 to 466 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-4, -732. |
Round 5 | | Richards played #27 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 384 to 404 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-5, -752. |
Round 6 | | Richards played #31 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 421 to 401 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-5, -732. |
Round 7 | | Richards played #32 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and lost 335 to 482 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-6, -879. |
Round 8 | | Richards played #52 Jane Taylor (Australia) and won 459 to 407 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-6, -827. |
Round 9 | | Richards played #30 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 296 to 406 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-7, -937. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 10 | | Richards played #34 Curtis John (Nigeria) and lost 363 to 385 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-8, -959. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 11 | | Richards played #29 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 392 to 461 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-9, -1028. |
Round 12 | | Richards played #22 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 365 to 480 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-10, -1143. |
Round 13 | | Richards played #18 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 340 to 492 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-11, -1295. |
Round 14 | | Richards played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and lost 382 to 394 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-12, -1307. |
Round 15 | | Richards played #54 Stu Harkness (Scotland) and tied at 457. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2.5-12.5, -1307. |
Round 16 | | Richards played #12 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 341 to 382 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2.5-13.5, -1348. |
Round 17 | | Richards played #50 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and lost 296 to 409 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2.5-14.5, -1461. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 18 | | Richards played #39 Rik Kennedy (Northern Ireland) and lost 368 to 545 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2.5-15.5, -1638. |
Round 19 | | Richards played #25 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 424 to 514 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2.5-16.5, -1728. |
Round 20 | | Richards played #20 Stefan Kac (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 287 to 463 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2.5-17.5, -1904. |
Round 21 | | Richards played #48 Andy Kurnia (Singapore) and lost 303 to 447 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2.5-18.5, -2048. |
Round 22 | | Richards played #24 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 410 to 510 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2.5-19.5, -2148. |
Round 23 | | Richards recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3.5-19.5, -2098. |
Round 24 | | Richards played #56 Bright Idahosa (Nigeria) and lost 360 to 442 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3.5-20.5, -2180. |
Round 25 | | Richards played #32 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) again and lost 363 to 503 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3.5-21.5, -2320. |
Round 26 | | Richards played #52 Jane Taylor (Australia) again and lost 384 to 386 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3.5-22.5, -2322. |
Round 27 | | Richards played #19 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 426 to 344 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4.5-22.5, -2240. |
Round 28 | | Richards played #30 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) again and lost 391 to 435 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4.5-23.5, -2284. |
Round 29 | | Richards played #8 Joanne Craig (New Zealand) and won 409 to 360 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5.5-23.5, -2235. |
Round 30 | | Richards played #31 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) again and lost 379 to 452 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5.5-24.5, -2308. |
Round 31 | | Richards played #34 Curtis John (Nigeria) again and lost 439 to 452 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5.5-25.5, -2321. |