Nigel Richards [#81] at WSC 2005

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On this page, you will find information about Nigel Richards, who is a contestant in at the 2005 World SCRABBLE® Championship, held November 17–20 in London. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. Richards currently has a record of 12-12, +294, and is ranked #47.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, 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: New Zealand Awards: 1997 NZ NSC; 1999 NZ Masters WSC 1999 Rank: 8 WSC 2005 Team: New Zealand

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 561 Average for: 428 Average against: 415
Round 1	Nigeria	Richards played #47 Anthony Ikolo (NGA) and won 465 to 450 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-0, +15.
Round 2	United States	Richards played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and won 430 to 358 (a spread of 72) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-0, +87.
Round 3	United States	Richards played #65 Joey Mallick (USA) and won 455 to 328 (a spread of 127) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-0, +214.
Round 4	Canada	Richards played #84 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 439 to 284 (a spread of 155) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +369. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 5	Canada	Richards played #63 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 420 to 497 (a spread of -77) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-1, +292. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 6	Malaysia	Richards played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 340 to 368 (a spread of -28) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +264.
Round 7	Kuwait	Richards played #94 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and won 503 to 328 (a spread of 175) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +439.
Round 8	Nigeria	Richards played #73 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and won 487 to 364 (a spread of 123) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-2, +562.
Round 9	Australia	Richards played #32 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 458 to 477 (a spread of -19) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +543.
Round 10	Malta	Richards played #19 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 475 to 450 (a spread of 25) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +568.
Round 11	World Champion	Richards played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Wsc) and lost 413 to 445 (a spread of -32) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +536. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	England	Richards played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and won 561 to 377 (a spread of 184) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, +720.
Round 13	Australia	Richards played #24 Paul Cleary (AUS) and won 435 to 341 (a spread of 94) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +814. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 14	Australia	Richards played #35 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 397 to 514 (a spread of -117) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +697. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15	United States	Richards played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and lost 376 to 386 (a spread of -10) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-6, +687.
Round 16	Nigeria	Richards played #74 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and won 418 to 378 (a spread of 40) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-6, +727.
Round 17	United States	Richards played #71 John O'Laughlin (USA) and lost 392 to 537 (a spread of -145) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-7, +582.
Round 18	Scotland	Richards played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 423 to 495 (a spread of -72) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-8, +510.
Round 19	Singapore	Richards played #38 Jiang Pern Goh (SGP) and won 493 to 304 (a spread of 189) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-8, +699.
Round 20	United States	Richards played #87 Joel Sherman (USA) and lost 408 to 464 (a spread of -56) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-9, +643.
Round 21	England	Richards played #59 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 416 to 467 (a spread of -51) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-10, +592.
Round 22	England	Richards played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 312 to 495 (a spread of -183) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-11, +409.
Round 23	United States	Richards played #72 Lisa Odom (USA) and lost 307 to 434 (a spread of -127) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-12, +282.
Round 24	Oman	Richards played #62 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and won 437 to 425 (a spread of 12) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-12, +294.

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