	The 24th Brand’s Crossword Game King’s Cup
	June 17–20, 2010

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2010 King's Cup: Nigel Richards [#1]

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On this page, you will find information about Nigel Richards, who is competing at the 2010 BRAND's International 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 18-9, +1496, 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
2010 BRAND's International Crossword Game King's Cup Team: New Zealand

Round by Round
High score: 543 Average for: 447 Average against: 391
Round 1	Malaysia	Richards played #15 Michael Tang (MYS) and won 534 to 346 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +188. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2	Australia	Richards played #9 Matte Dunn (AUS) and won 515 to 376 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +327. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	Singapore	Richards played #20 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 490 to 383 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +434. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	Thailand	Richards played #37 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 365 to 440 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-1, +359. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	Australia	Richards played #4 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 384 to 439 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-2, +304. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 6	Thailand	Richards played #53 Thanapong Kukiettikulchai (THA) and won 459 to 241 (a spread of 218). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-2, +522. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 7	England	Richards played #11 Gerald Carter (Eng) and lost 453 to 471 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-3, +504. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8	Philippines	Richards played #18 Antonio Malonzo (PHL) and won 484 to 309 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-3, +679. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 9	Thailand	Richards played #52 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and lost 382 to 483 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-4, +578. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10	Australia	Richards played #3 Chris May (AUS) and lost 380 to 510 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-5, +448. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	Philippines	Richards played #19 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and lost 374 to 505 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-6, +317.
Round 12	United States	Richards played #61 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 354 to 407 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-7, +264. 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 #47 Phuttaphong Moolasarn (THA) and won 456 to 422 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-7, +298.
Round 14	Australia	Richards played #6 John Barker (AUS) and won 543 to 336 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-7, +505. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	Australia	Richards played #10 Olga Visser (AUS) and won 492 to 336 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-7, +661.
Round 16	Thailand	Richards played #48 Pichai Limprasert (THA) and lost 405 to 433 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-8, +633.
Round 17	Singapore	Richards played #23 Tony Sim (SGP) and won 442 to 404 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-8, +671.
Round 18	Thailand	Richards played #27 Apirat Choomai (THA) and won 448 to 392 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-8, +727. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19	Malaysia	Richards played #14 Jagan Narayanan (MYS) and won 519 to 281 (a spread of 238). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-8, +965.
Round 20	Malaysia	Richards played #16 Kian Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 500 to 411 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-8, +1054.
Round 21	Indonesia	Richards played #13 Ricky Purnomo (IDN) and won 462 to 395 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-8, +1121.
Round 22	Thailand	Richards played #33 Chollapat Itthi-Aree (THA) and won 527 to 397 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-8, +1251. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	Thailand	Richards played #35 Jakkrit Klaphajone (THA) and won 423 to 336 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-8, +1338. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	Singapore	Richards played #21 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and won 402 to 391 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-8, +1349. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 25	Thailand	Richards played #40 Marut Siriwangso (THA) and won 409 to 364 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-8, +1394. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 26	Australia	Richards played #4 David Eldar (AUS) again and won 487 to 297 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-8, +1584. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Round 27	Australia	Richards played #4 David Eldar (AUS) for the third time and lost 369 to 457 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-9, +1496. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
After the Tournament		Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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