SPC 2025: Nigel Richards [1-01]

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On this page, you will find information about Nigel Richards, who is competing at the 2025 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 21.5-9.5, +987, and is ranked #3 in Division 1.

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): Nigel Surname(s): Richards Home: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Awards: 1997 NZ NSC; 1999 NZ Masters; 2007 WSC

Round by Round
High score: 567 Average for: 427 Average against: 396
Round 1		Richards played #52 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 483 to 363 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +120.
Round 2		Richards played #36 Brandon Randall (New Haven, CT) and won 420 to 327 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +213.
Round 3		Richards played #17 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and lost 341 to 360 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-1, +194.
Round 4		Richards played #48 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 443 to 330 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +307.
Round 5		Richards played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and lost 449 to 487 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-2, +269. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Richards played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 369 to 370 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-3, +268.
Round 7		Richards played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 407 to 319 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-3, +356.
Round 8		Richards played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and lost 349 to 448 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-4, +257.
Round 9		Richards played #3 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and won 424 to 394 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-4, +287.
Round 10		Richards played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 356 to 461 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-5, +182.
Round 11		Richards played #24 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) and won 366 to 365 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-5, +183.
Round 12		Richards played #25 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and won 440 to 408 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-5, +215.
Round 13		Richards played #53 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and won 447 to 310 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-5, +352.
Round 14		Richards played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 480 to 353 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-5, +479.
Round 15		Richards played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and won 458 to 391 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-5, +546.
Round 16		Richards played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and lost 421 to 461 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-6, +506.
Round 17		Richards played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and won 475 to 399 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-6, +582.
Round 18		Richards played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and tied at 411. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11.5-6.5, +582.
Round 19		Richards played #2 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) and won 567 to 426 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12.5-6.5, +723.
Round 20		Richards played #9 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) and won 455 to 420 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13.5-6.5, +758.
Round 21		Richards played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and lost 394 to 503 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13.5-7.5, +649.
Round 22		Richards played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) again and won 466 to 365 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14.5-7.5, +750.
Round 23		Richards played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) and won 408 to 380 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15.5-7.5, +778.
Round 24		Richards played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) again and lost 300 to 474 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15.5-8.5, +604.
Round 25		Richards played #2 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) again and won 453 to 352 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16.5-8.5, +705.
Round 26		Richards played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) again and won 507 to 343 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17.5-8.5, +869.
Round 27		Richards played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) again and won 436 to 351 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18.5-8.5, +954.
Round 28		Richards played #12 Nigel Peltier (Beaverton, OR) again and lost 417 to 457 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18.5-9.5, +914.
Round 29		Richards played #9 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) again and won 426 to 407 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19.5-9.5, +933.
Round 30		Richards played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 444 to 440 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20.5-9.5, +937.
Round 31		Richards recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21.5-9.5, +987.

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