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WESPAC 2023: Karen Richards [#97]

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On this page, you will find information about Karen Richards, who is competing at the World English-language Scrabble Players Association Championship 2023. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13-19, -2, and is ranked #120.

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 WESPA Championship 2023 Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 684 Average for: 421 Average against: 421
Round 1	Ghana	Richards played #131 Victor Amartey (GHA) and won 455 to 372 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-0, +83.
Round 2	United States	Richards played #85 Samson Okosagah (USA) and lost 422 to 471 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-1, +34.
Round 3	Malaysia	Richards played #127 Yeo Kien Hung (MYS) and lost 351 to 542 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-2, -157.
Round 4	England	Richards played #8 John Ashmore (Eng) and won 394 to 372 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-2, -135.
Round 5	Australia	Richards played #64 Adam Kretschmer (AUS) and lost 341 to 496 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 2-3, -290.
Round 6	Thailand	Richards played #118 Norases Vesdapunt (THA) and lost 307 to 437 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 2-4, -420.
Round 7	England	Richards played #110 Donna Stanton (Eng) and lost 387 to 473 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 2-5, -506.
Round 8	United States	Richards played #70 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 411 to 421 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 2-6, -516.
Round 9	Nigeria	Richards played #50 Curtis John (NGA) and lost 374 to 422 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #126. Current record: 2-7, -564.
Round 10	Pakistan	Richards played #59 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 380 to 548 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #127. Current record: 2-8, -732.
Round 11	Malta	Richards played #77 Maureen McDonald (MLT) and won 471 to 338 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 3-8, -599.
Round 12	United States	Richards played #134 Terry Kang (USA) and won 506 to 292 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 4-8, -385.
Round 13	Australia	Richards played #98 Paul Richards (AUS) and won 420 to 370 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5-8, -335.
Round 14	Singapore	Richards played #93 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and won 497 to 405 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 6-8, -243.
Round 15	England	Richards played #128 Natalie Zolty (Eng) and lost 464 to 484 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-9, -263.
Round 16	Nigeria	Richards played #135 Mpakaboari Jack (NGA) and lost 421 to 432 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 6-10, -274.
Round 17	Australia	Richards played #69 Graeme Lock Lee (AUS) and lost 369 to 429 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 6-11, -334.
Round 18	Canada	Richards played #18 Jason Broersma (CAN) and won 432 to 409 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 7-11, -311.
Round 19	Trinidad and Tobago	Richards played #51 Patricia John (TTO) and lost 302 to 410 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 7-12, -419.
Round 20	Hong Kong	Richards played #67 Thomson Law (HKG) and lost 460 to 484 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 7-13, -443.
Round 21	Poland	Richards played #124 Zbigniew Wieckowski (POL) and lost 361 to 458 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #126. Current record: 7-14, -540.
Round 22	Singapore	Richards played #113 Tay Yi An (SGP) and lost 406 to 408 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #127. Current record: 7-15, -542.
Round 23	Canada	Richards played #56 Abdul Majid Khan (CAN) and won 453 to 402 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 8-15, -491.
Round 24	Philippines	Richards played #105 Hilario Serrano (PHL) and won 390 to 283 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 9-15, -384.
Round 25	United Arab Emirates	Richards played #60 Eric Kinderman (ARE) and won 684 to 389 (a spread of 295). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 10-15, -89.
Round 26	Trinidad and Tobago	Richards played #29 Varouna Dookie (TTO) and won 503 to 474 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 11-15, -60.
Round 27	Nigeria	Richards played #88 Ojiru Onota (NGA) and lost 427 to 477 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 11-16, -110.
Round 28	Scotland	Richards played #40 Stu Harkness (Sco) and lost 379 to 437 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 11-17, -168.
Round 29	Qatar	Richards played #143 Maria Christine Caoile (QAT) and won 446 to 299 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 12-17, -21.
Round 30	Sierra Leone	Richards played #63 Yusuf Koroma (SLE) and lost 408 to 414 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 12-18, -27.
Round 31	Sweden	Richards played #17 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and won 493 to 304 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 13-18, +162.
Round 32	Uganda	Richards played #89 Denis Owor (UGA) and lost 371 to 535 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 13-19, -2.

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