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WESPAC 2023: Paul Richards [#98]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul 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 14-18, -799, and is ranked #113.

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 WESPA Championship 2023 Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 508 Average for: 399 Average against: 424
Round 1	Uganda	Richards played #89 Denis Owor (UGA) and won 401 to 397 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-0, +4.
Round 2	Ghana	Richards played #78 Christian Mensah (GHA) and won 366 to 347 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-0, +23.
Round 3	United States	Richards played #122 Tim Weiss (USA) and lost 371 to 373 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-1, +21.
Round 4	Singapore	Richards played #115 Weibin Toh (SGP) and lost 396 to 495 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-2, -78.
Round 5	United Arab Emirates	Richards played #60 Eric Kinderman (ARE) and lost 343 to 480 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-3, -215.
Round 6	Kenya	Richards played #4 Wenwa Akinyi (KEN) and won 433 to 408 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-3, -190.
Round 7	Nigeria	Richards played #132 Sanya Adebola (NGA) and won 447 to 355 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-3, -98.
Round 8	Nigeria	Richards played #88 Ojiru Onota (NGA) and lost 407 to 504 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-4, -195.
Round 9	Zambia	Richards played #136 Patrick Mulemena Mpundu (ZMB) and lost 414 to 416 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 4-5, -197.
Round 10	United States	Richards played #70 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 307 to 507 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4-6, -397.
Round 11	England	Richards played #19 Jason Carney (Eng) and lost 342 to 499 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 4-7, -554.
Round 12	Sri Lanka	Richards played #7 Hasindu Arumapperuma (LKA) and lost 360 to 536 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 4-8, -730.
Round 13	Australia	Richards played #97 Karen Richards (AUS) and lost 370 to 420 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 4-9, -780.
Round 14	Malta	Richards played #75 Josephine Mayo (MLT) and won 454 to 326 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 5-9, -652.
Round 15	Canada	Richards played #117 Jason Ubeika (CAN) and won 418 to 415 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 6-9, -649.
Round 16	Malta	Richards played #77 Maureen McDonald (MLT) and lost 384 to 425 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 6-10, -690.
Round 17	Nigeria	Richards played #50 Curtis John (NGA) and lost 370 to 592 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 6-11, -912.
Round 18	Australia	Richards played #64 Adam Kretschmer (AUS) and won 431 to 366 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 7-11, -847.
Round 19	Poland	Richards played #124 Zbigniew Wieckowski (POL) and lost 371 to 471 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 7-12, -947.
Round 20	Australia	Richards played #114 Jane Taylor (AUS) and lost 284 to 500 (a spread of -216). Current ranking: #127. Current record: 7-13, -1163.
Round 21	Canada	Richards played #56 Abdul Majid Khan (CAN) and won 430 to 319 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 8-13, -1052.
Round 22	Philippines	Richards played #105 Hilario Serrano (PHL) and won 405 to 320 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 9-13, -967.
Round 23	Singapore	Richards played #113 Tay Yi An (SGP) and won 508 to 397 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 10-13, -856.
Round 24	Canada	Richards played #24 Roger Cullman (CAN) and lost 366 to 414 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 10-14, -904.
Round 25	Australia	Richards played #69 Graeme Lock Lee (AUS) and won 484 to 274 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 11-14, -694.
Round 26	Uganda	Richards played #81 Chris Ntege (UGA) and lost 357 to 529 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 11-15, -866.
Round 27	Australia	Richards played #74 Sally Martin (AUS) and won 506 to 352 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 12-15, -712.
Round 28	Sierra Leone	Richards played #140 Ibrahim Deen Swaray (SLE) and won 505 to 346 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 13-15, -553.
Round 29	United States	Richards played #123 David Whitley (USA) and lost 358 to 474 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 13-16, -669.
Round 30	Canada	Richards played #18 Jason Broersma (CAN) and lost 369 to 507 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 13-17, -807.
Round 31	England	Richards played #44 Stewart Houten (Eng) and lost 354 to 464 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 13-18, -917.
Round 32	Qatar	Richards played #143 Maria Christine Caoile (QAT) and won 459 to 341 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 14-18, -799.

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