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

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2009 King's Cup: Nigel Richards [#22]

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On this page, you will find information about Nigel 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 19-8, +1248, 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

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Given name(s): Nigel
Surname(s): Richards
Home: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Awards: 1997 NZ NSC; 1999 NZ Masters; 2007 WSC
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
2009 Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup Team: New Zealand

Round by Round
High score: 555 Average for: 449 Average against: 405
Before the Tournament		Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Singapore	Richards played #37 Aloysious Conzaga (SGP) and won 511 to 274 (a spread of 237). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +237.
Round 2	Australia	Richards played #4 John Barker (AUS) and won 543 to 402 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +378.
Round 3	Thailand	Richards played #51 Chollapat Itthi-aree (THA) and lost 388 to 453 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +313.
Round 4	England	Richards played #11 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and won 503 to 471 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +345. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	England	Richards played #9 Gerald Carter (Eng) and lost 421 to 483 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-2, +283.
Round 6	Indonesia	Richards played #14 Ricky Purnomo (IDN) and won 498 to 341 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +440.
Round 7	Thailand	Richards played #48 Charae Worapojpisut (THA) and won 382 to 331 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +491. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8	Thailand	Richards played #63 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 411 to 441 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +461. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9		Richards recorded a bye with a spread of 100 points. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, +561. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 10	Thailand	Richards played #57 Manop Phiphatboonserm (THA) and won 446 to 324 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +683.
Round 11	Thailand	Richards played #85 Preedee Kongthanarat (THA) and won 555 to 419 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +819. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	Thailand	Richards played #49 Charnrit Khongthanarat (THA) and won 515 to 337 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +997. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	Thailand	Richards played #58 Marut Siriwangso (THA) and won 518 to 413 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +1102. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14	United States	Richards played #81 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 320 to 473 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +949. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 15	Nigeria	Richards played #30 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) and won 431 to 274 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +1106. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16	Thailand	Richards played #60 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 430 to 453 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-5, +1083.
Round 17	Thailand	Richards played #73 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and won 463 to 395 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-5, +1151. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Thailand	Richards played #50 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 364 to 445 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-6, +1070. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	Singapore	Richards played #41 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 393 to 524 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-7, +939.
Round 20	United States	Richards played #80 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and won 498 to 404 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +1033. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21	Australia	Richards played #2 Christopher May (AUS) and won 405 to 321 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +1117. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22	England	Richards played #12 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 368 to 504 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +981. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	Thailand	Richards played #64 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 512 to 347 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-8, +1146. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	Thailand	Richards played #49 Charnrit Khongthanarat (THA) again and won 512 to 479 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +1179.
Round 25	Nigeria	Richards played #31 Ayorinde Saidu (NGA) and won 413 to 375 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-8, +1217. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26	Nigeria	Richards played #30 Lukeman Owolabi (NGA) again and won 432 to 403 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-8, +1246. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 27	Singapore	Richards played #41 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) again and won 439 to 437 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +1248. 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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