NSC 2008: Nigel Richards [#83]

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On this page, you will find information about Nigel Richards, who is competing at the 2008 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 22-6, +1340, 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 NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 2/132, 22-9 +1633 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 3/172, 21-9 +1712 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 7/87, 18-10 +659 WSC 1999 Rank: 8 WSC 2005 Rank: 47

Round by Round
High score: 530 Average for: 427 Average against: 379
Round 1		Richards played #11 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 350 to 432 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-1, -82.
Round 2		Richards played #55 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 399 to 364 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-1, -47.
Round 3		Richards played #78 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 343 to 306 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-1, -10.
Round 4		Richards played #21 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 375 to 417 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-2, -52.
Round 5		Richards played #53 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 475 to 316 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-2, +107.
Round 6		Richards played #106 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 375 to 247 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +235.
Round 7		Richards played #80 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and won 465 to 416 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +284.
Round 8		Richards played #34 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and won 530 to 315 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +499.
Round 9		Richards played #38 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 456 to 356 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +599.
Round 10		Richards played #73 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 392 to 461 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +530.
Round 11		Richards played #48 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 438 to 321 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +647.
Round 12		Richards played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 358 to 324 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +681.
Round 13		Richards played #95 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 483 to 366 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +798.
Round 14		Richards played #32 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 421 to 341 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-3, +878.
Round 15		Richards played #10 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 443 to 453 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +868. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 16		Richards played #103 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 440 to 357 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-4, +951. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Richards played #45 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and won 472 to 435 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-4, +988.
Round 18		Richards played #67 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 371 to 347 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-4, +1012.
Round 19		Richards played #14 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 455 to 388 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-4, +1079. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Richards played #10 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) again and won 434 to 405 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-4, +1108. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Richards played #23 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 377 to 492 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-5, +993.
Round 22		Richards played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) again and won 450 to 411 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-5, +1032. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Richards played #23 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) again and won 507 to 351 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-5, +1188.
Round 24		Richards played #103 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) again and won 447 to 407 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-5, +1228.
Round 25		Richards played #45 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) again and lost 340 to 373 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-6, +1195.
Round 26		Richards played #10 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) for the third time and won 458 to 371 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-6, +1282.
Round 27		Richards played #10 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) for the fourth time and won 477 to 430 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-6, +1329. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Richards played #10 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) for the fifth time and won 412 to 401 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-6, +1340. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Award Ceremony		Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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