On this page, you will find information about
Alastair Richards, who is competing
at the 2012 Prague Mind Sports Festival SCRABBLE Main Event.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 17-7, +1467, and is ranked
#2.
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.
Round by Round |
High score: 637 Average for: 453 Average against: 392 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Mary Doyle]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/d/doyle_mary.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Richards played #38 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 474 to 326 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +148. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Graham Haigh]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/h/haigh_graham.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Richards played #21 Graham Haigh (Eng) and won 473 to 383 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +238. |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Elie Dangoor]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/d/dangoor_elie.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Richards played #15 Elie Dangoor (Eng) and won 391 to 321 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +308. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Sam Kantimathi]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/kantimathi_sam_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Richards played #10 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 374 to 458 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +224. |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Neil Green]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/green_neil_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/wal.gif) Wales | Richards played #14 Neil Green (Wal) and won 637 to 397 (a spread of 240). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-1, +464. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/b/bassett-bouchard_conrad_5.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Richards played #1 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (USA) and won 520 to 393 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +591. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Yi En Gan]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/gan_yi_en.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/deu.gif) Germany, Federal Republic of | Richards played #19 Yi En Gan (DEU) and won 494 to 364 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +721. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Michael McKenna]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/mckenna_michael.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Richards played #16 Michael McKenna (AUS) and won 447 to 288 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +880. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Nigel Richards]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/r/richards_nigel.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/nzl.gif) New Zealand | Richards played #2 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 419 to 486 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-2, +813. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Helen Gipson]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/gipson_helen.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Richards played #4 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 334 to 453 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-3, +694. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Adam Logan]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/l/logan_adam.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/can.gif) Canada | Richards played #3 Adam Logan (CAN) and won 553 to 330 (a spread of 223). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-3, +917. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Weibin Toh]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/t/toh_weibin_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sgp.gif) Singapore | Richards played #7 Weibin Toh (SGP) and won 506 to 423 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-3, +1000. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 13 | ![[photo of Edward Martin]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/martin_edward_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Richards played #8 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 415 to 350 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +1065. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Wojtek Usakiewicz]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/usakiewicz_wojciech.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/pol.gif) Poland | Richards played #27 Wojtek Usakiewicz (POL) and lost 387 to 394 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-4, +1058. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 15 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/nir.gif) Northern Ireland | Richards played #11 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and lost 419 to 437 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-5, +1040. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Tony Sim]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/sim_tony_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sgp.gif) Singapore | Richards played #12 Tony Sim (SGP) and won 468 to 431 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-5, +1077. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 17 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/nir.gif) Northern Ireland | Richards played #11 Rik Kennedy (NIr) again and won 467 to 332 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-5, +1212. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Adam Logan]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/l/logan_adam.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/can.gif) Canada | Richards played #3 Adam Logan (CAN) again and lost 357 to 403 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-6, +1166. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Kevin McMahon]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/mcmahon_kevin.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Richards played #6 Kevin McMahon (IRL) and won 435 to 409 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-6, +1192. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Nigel Richards]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/r/richards_nigel.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/nzl.gif) New Zealand | Richards played #2 Nigel Richards (NZL) again and lost 425 to 461 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-7, +1156. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Kevin McMahon]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/mcmahon_kevin.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/irl.gif) Ireland | Richards played #6 Kevin McMahon (IRL) again and won 473 to 428 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-7, +1201. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Sam Kantimathi]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/kantimathi_sam_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Richards played #10 Sam Kantimathi (USA) again and won 468 to 363 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-7, +1306. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits). |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Weibin Toh]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/t/toh_weibin_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sgp.gif) Singapore | Richards played #7 Weibin Toh (SGP) again and won 439 to 397 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-7, +1348. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Siu Hean Cheah]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/c/cheah_siu_hean.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sgp.gif) Singapore | Richards played #9 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 506 to 387 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-7, +1467. 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 commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits). |