NSC 2012: Nigel Richards [#1]

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On this page, you will find information about Nigel Richards, who is competing at the 2012 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 22-9, +1579, and is ranked #1 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: 555 Average for: 439 Average against: 388
Before the Tournament		Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Richards played #65 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 447 to 406 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-0, +41. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Richards played #54 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 465 to 397 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +109.
Round 3		Richards played #35 Randy Greenspan (Delray Beach, FL) and won 530 to 381 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +258. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Richards played #50 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and lost 346 to 436 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +168. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Richards played #43 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 408 to 367 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +209.
Round 6		Richards played #20 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 463 to 352 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-1, +320. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7		Richards played #22 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 404 to 411 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +313.
Round 8		Richards played #2 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 386 to 496 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-3, +203.
Round 9		Richards played #39 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 461 to 441 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +223. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Richards played #14 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 513 to 322 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-3, +414. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Richards played #24 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 357 to 394 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +377. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Richards played #27 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 343 to 413 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-5, +307.
Round 13		Richards played #33 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 524 to 361 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-5, +470.
Round 14		Richards played #44 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 416 to 411 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-5, +475.
Round 15		Richards played #67 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 365 to 363 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +477. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Richards played #15 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and won 518 to 427 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +568.
Round 17		Richards played #4 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 468 to 333 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +703.
Round 18		Richards played #18 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 523 to 285 (a spread of 238). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +941. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Richards played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 426 to 399 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-5, +968.
Round 20		Richards played #26 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 404 to 427 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-6, +945.
Round 21		Richards played #7 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 361 to 415 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +891. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Richards played #18 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) again and won 518 to 335 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +1074.
Round 23		Richards played #7 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) again and won 424 to 365 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-7, +1133.
Round 24		Richards played #4 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) again and won 555 to 369 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-7, +1319.
Round 25		Richards played #26 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) again and won 423 to 403 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-7, +1339. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Richards played #2 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) again and won 438 to 353 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-7, +1424. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 27		Richards played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 464 to 356 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-7, +1532. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Richards played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and lost 413 to 496 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-8, +1449. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Richards played #5 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 415 to 358 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-8, +1506. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Richards played #2 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) for the third time and lost 362 to 466 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-9, +1402. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Richards played #2 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) for the fourth time and won 475 to 298 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-9, +1579. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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