Nigel Richards [#73] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Nigel Richards, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Richards currently has a record of 18-10, +659, and is ranked #7 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: Christchurch, New Zealand Awards: 1997 NZ NSC; 1999 NZ Masters WSC 1999 Rank: 8

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	33-11 (0.750)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	18-4 (0.818)	WWWWW L WWWWW L WW L WW L WWWW
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	15-7 (0.682)	L W L WWWW L WW LL WWWW L WWW L W
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 549 Average for: 409 Average against: 386
Round 1		Richards played #30 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and won 417 to 350 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Richards had not played Hahn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-0, +67. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		Richards played #64 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and won 395 to 385 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Richards had not played Payne in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-0, +77. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 3		Richards played #88 Gail Wolford (Portland, OR) and lost 334 to 393 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Richards had not played Wolford in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-1, +18. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4		Richards played #7 Rich Baker (Eureka, CA) and won 448 to 389 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Richards had not played Baker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, +77. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 5		Richards played #59 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 316 to 519 (a spread of -203) . Before this event, Richards had not played Odom in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-2, -126. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Richards played #31 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and lost 423 to 424 (a spread of -1) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Richards’s record vs. Hersom in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-3, -127.
Round 7		Richards played #32 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 431 to 413 (a spread of 18) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Richards’s record vs. Hill in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-3, -109.
Round 8		Richards played #36 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 392 to 457 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Richards had not played Kantimathi in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-4, -174.
Round 9		Richards played #45 Chris Lennon (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 482 to 333 (a spread of 149) . Before this event, Richards had not played Lennon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, -25. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 10		Richards played #69 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 405 to 309 (a spread of 96) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Richards’s record vs. Ploysangngam in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-4, +71.
Round 11		Richards played #63 Komol Panyasoponlert (Thailand) and lost 383 to 458 (a spread of -75) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Richards’s record vs. Panyasophonlert in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-5, -4.
Round 12	Larger photo available	Richards played #27 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 405 to 400 (a spread of 5) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Richards’s record vs. Graham in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-5, +1.
Round 13		Richards played #50 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 421 to 443 (a spread of -22) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Richards’s record vs. Mallick in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-6, -21.
Round 14		Richards played #25 Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ) and won 390 to 306 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Richards had not played Geary in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-6, +63. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Richards played #81 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 391 to 295 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Richards had not played Tangredi in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +159.
Round 16		Richards played #74 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 368 to 282 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Richards had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-6, +245.
Round 17		Richards played #50 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 330 to 431 (a spread of -101) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Richards’s record vs. Mallick in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-7, +144.
Round 18		Richards played #36 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 323 to 467 (a spread of -144) . Before this event, Richards had not played Kantimathi in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-8, +0.
Round 19		Richards played #22 Kevin Fraley (Madera, CA) and won 385 to 363 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Richards had not played Fraley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-8, +22.
Round 20		Richards played #68 Mark Pistolese (Hilo, HI) and won 505 to 348 (a spread of 157) . Before this event, Richards had not played Pistolese in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +179.
Round 21		Richards played #18 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 464 to 462 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Richards had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-8, +181. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Richards played #91 Jeff Widergren (Los Gatos, CA) and won 414 to 316 (a spread of 98) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Richards’s record vs. Widergren in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-8, +279.
Round 23		Richards played #4 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and won 549 to 307 (a spread of 242) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Richards’s record vs. Armstrong in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-8, +521.
Round 24		Richards played #20 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 371 to 418 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Richards had not played Edley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-9, +474.
Round 25		Richards played #3 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 461 to 381 (a spread of 80) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Richards’s record vs. Appel in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-9, +554.
Round 26		Richards played #11 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 452 to 301 (a spread of 151) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Richards’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +705. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 27		Richards played #42 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 441 to 410 (a spread of 31) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Richards’s record vs. Kramer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +736.
Round 28		Richards played #46 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 364 to 441 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Richards had not played Lerman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-10, +659. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

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