	The 24th Brand’s Crossword Game King’s Cup
	June 25–28, 2009

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2009 King's Cup: Alastair Richards [#1]

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On this page, you will find information about Alastair Richards, who is competing at the 2009 Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-13, +660, and is ranked #30.

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): Alastair Surname(s): Richards Home: Australia 2009 Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 540 Average for: 428 Average against: 407
Round 1	Thailand	Richards played #64 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 411 to 443 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 0-1, -32.
Round 2	Nigeria	Richards played #26 Allen Egbe (NGA) and won 539 to 285 (a spread of 254). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +222.
Round 3	Thailand	Richards played #72 Tepparit Vichayasiri (THA) and won 439 to 385 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +276.
Round 4	England	Richards played #10 Graham Buckingham (Eng) and won 536 to 331 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +481.
Round 5	Thailand	Richards played #77 Weera Saengsit (THA) and won 431 to 404 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +508.
Round 6	Thailand	Richards played #58 Marut Siriwangso (THA) and lost 419 to 428 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-2, +499. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 7	Thailand	Richards played #60 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 311 to 529 (a spread of -218). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-3, +281.
Round 8	Singapore	Richards played #39 Michael Tang (SGP) and won 436 to 350 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-3, +367.
Round 9	Singapore	Richards played #38 Hubert Wee (SGP) and won 446 to 368 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-3, +445.
Round 10		Richards recorded a bye with a spread of 100 points. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +545.
Round 11	Thailand	Richards played #50 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 475 to 507 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-4, +513.
Round 12	Thailand	Richards played #53 Jakkrit Klaphajone (THA) and lost 438 to 532 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-5, +419.
Round 13	Thailand	Richards played #44 Apirat Choomai (THA) and lost 422 to 426 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-6, +415.
Round 14	Australia	Richards played #5 Julian McKail (AUS) and lost 382 to 433 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-7, +364.
Round 15	Nigeria	Richards played #24 Olajide Akinyemi (NGA) and lost 412 to 500 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-8, +276.
Round 16	Thailand	Richards played #78 Worasit Suksansumran (THA) and lost 391 to 512 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-9, +155.
Round 17	Thailand	Richards played #66 Pichai Limprasert (THA) and won 508 to 461 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-9, +202.
Round 18	Thailand	Richards played #48 Charae Worapojpisut (THA) and lost 357 to 393 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-10, +166.
Round 19	Malta	Richards played #21 David Delicata (MLT) and won 540 to 402 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-10, +304.
Round 20	Thailand	Richards played #62 Pachara Tritipthanakul (THA) and won 414 to 356 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-10, +362.
Round 21	Thailand	Richards played #57 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and lost 316 to 379 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-11, +299.
Round 22	Thailand	Richards played #59 Monthien Cholthichanun (THA) and lost 351 to 378 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-12, +272.
Round 23	Malaysia	Richards played #16 Jocelyn Lor (MYS) and won 389 to 345 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-12, +316.
Round 24	Nigeria	Richards played #32 Sanmi Odelana (NGA) and won 436 to 272 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-12, +480.
Round 25	Thailand	Richards played #85 Preedee Kongthanarat (THA) and won 475 to 371 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-12, +584.
Round 26	Thailand	Richards played #74 Thanapong Kukiettikulchai (THA) and won 477 to 323 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-12, +738.
Round 27	Thailand	Richards played #49 Charnrit Khongthanarat (THA) and lost 380 to 458 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-13, +660.

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