2010 Malta International Scrabble Open: May 14-16

May 14–16, 2010

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MOST 2010: Nigel Richards [#1]

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On this page, you will find information about Nigel Richards, who is competing at the 2010 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-6, +1883, and is ranked #3.

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, MYS Awards: 1997 NZ NSC; 1999 NZ Masters; 2007 WSC 2010 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: New Zealand

Round by Round
High score: 594 Average for: 463 Average against: 374
Round 1	Malta	Richards played #70 Angele Andrews (MLT) and won 585 to 303 (a spread of 282). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +282. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 2	England	Richards played #44 George Newman (Eng) and won 507 to 334 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +455. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 3	Israel	Richards played #18 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and lost 384 to 431 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +408.
Round 4	Israel	Richards played #43 Gila Blits (ISR) and won 518 to 313 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +613.
Round 5	England	Richards played #60 Ian Kendall (Eng) and won 429 to 313 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +729.
Round 6	England	Richards played #11 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 594 to 319 (a spread of 275). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +1004.
Round 7	Malta	Richards played #19 David Delicata (MLT) and won 399 to 385 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +1018. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8	United States	Richards played #13 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 446 to 423 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +1041. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	England	Richards played #24 Chris Keeley (Eng) and won 413 to 283 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +1171. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	New Zealand	Richards played #6 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 438 to 357 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +1252.
Round 11	England	Richards played #3 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 399 to 500 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-2, +1151.
Round 12	Israel	Richards played #10 Evan Cohen (ISR) and won 481 to 319 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-2, +1313. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 13	England	Richards played #4 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 399 to 403 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +1309.
Round 14	Pakistan	Richards played #9 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) and lost 370 to 431 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +1248. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15	Malta	Richards played #20 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and won 534 to 313 (a spread of 221). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +1469. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	England	Richards played #15 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and won 440 to 343 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-4, +1566.
Round 17	Scotland	Richards played #27 Amy Byrne (Sco) and won 567 to 389 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-4, +1744. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 18	England	Richards played #4 Craig Beevers (Eng) again and lost 423 to 472 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-5, +1695. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	Pakistan	Richards played #9 Mohammad Sulaiman (PAK) again and won 455 to 384 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-5, +1766. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 20	England	Richards played #7 Jared Robinson (Eng) and lost 456 to 472 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +1750. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21	England	Richards played #7 Jared Robinson (Eng) again and won 496 to 363 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +1883. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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