Nigel Richards at 2026 4th of July Tournament in Albany New York

Round 18 match between Nigel Richards and Charles Reinke at 2026 4th of July, Albany New York

WESPA Word Wars, Nigel Richards vs. Adam Logan

Event: WESPA Word Wars
Venue: Albany, New York, USA

Date: June 30 to July 01, 2026

Format: One-on-One Best-of -15 Match

WWW Clash Flyer from WESPA

Nigel Richards and Adam Logan at the WESPA Word Wars in Albany, New York

2026 Causeway Challenge at Bangkok

Event: Causeway Challenge 2026
Venue: Grand Miracle Convention Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

Date: May 29 to June 01, 2026

Total No. of Participants: 435 Divided into 5 Divisions

Format: Swiss Pairing for the first 30 Rounds, then Straight King of the Hill Onwards

Causeway Challenge 2026 Participants

Final Standings:

 

 Top 3 Finishers, David Eldar, Josh Castellano and Harshan L. with Michael Tang

Nigel Richards at 2026 Causeway Scrabble Challenge

 

Ronald Credo at 2026 Causeway Scrabble Challenge

 

Welcome to Causeway Challenge 2026

Round 1 and 34 Opponent: Keith Teo from Singapore

Round 2 Opponent: Eberechukwu Ajayi from Nigeria

Round 3 Opponent: Rezal Fahlefi from Indonesia

Round 4 & 23 Opponent: Waseem Baig from Pakistan

Round 5 & 25 Opponent: Danish Shahna from India

Round 6 & 20 Opponent: Sreepathy Iyer from Malaysia

Round 7 Opponent: Imeth de Silva from Sri Lanka

Round 8 Opponent: Charles Uzamere from Nigeria

Round 9 & 13 Opponent: Vignesh Pushpa from India

Round 10 Opponent: Joy Ola from Nigeria

Round 11 & 32 Opponent: Terry Kang from USA

Round 12 & 30 Opponent: Sumbul Siddiqui from Great Britain

Round 14 Opponent: Sandali Vithanage from Sri Lanka

Round 15 Opponent: Asanka Amarasinghe from Great Britain

Round 16 Opponent: Ayodele Odekunle from USA

Round 17 & 26 Opponent: Javed Shamim from Pakistan

Round 18 & 24 Opponent: Phongsaphak Chueadee from Thailand

Round 19 Opponent: Kritsada Sunthornwutthikrai from Thailand

Round 21 Opponent: Priya Fernando from Sri Lanka

Round 22 Opponent: Jeremy Wong from Singapore

Round 27 Opponent: Muhammad Rashad from Indonesia

Round 28 Opponent: Pasindu Wijewarfena from Sri Lanka

Round 29 Opponent: Karen Richards from Australia

Round 31 Opponent: Fred Magu from Kenya

Round 33 Opponent: Shaikh Ahmed from India

Round 35 Opponent: Kavindu Malawaraarac from Sri Lanka

Round 36 Opponent: Win Inthara from Thailand

Here are our completed boards, round by round.

Round 1 at Board 6:

Me: 332, Keith: 383

Stats:

Bingos:

Me: AcETATE, Keith: None

Goodies:

Me: X?, Keith: ZJQ?SSSS

Tiles Drawn/Used:

Me: 51, Keith: 47 + 2 unplayed

Challenges: None for both

Phoneys: None for both

Counting Accuracy: 100% for both

Exchanges: None for both

Round 2 at Board 23:

E. Ajayi 487, Me 439

Stats:

Bingos:

Me: DANGLED, ELISION, Opp: FORTIES, NUMERATE

Goodies:

Me:?JZSS, Opp: S?QXS

Tiles Drawn/Used

Me: 52, Opp: 45 + 3 unplayed

Challenges:

Me: 1 (unsuccessful), Opp: None

Phonies: None for both

Counting Accuracy: 100% for both

Exchanges: None for both

Round 3 at Board 35:

Rezal 353, Me 476

Stats:

Bingos:

Me: GUNNERAS, NERVIEsT, Opp: None

Goodies:

Me: SZSXQS?, Opp: JS?

Tiles Drawn/ Used:

Me: 53, Opp: 44 + 3 unplayed

Challenges:

Me: None, Opp: 2 (unsuccessful)

Phoneys:

Me: 1-unchallenged, Opp: None

Counting Accuracy:

Me: -1 (99.79%), Opp: 100%

Exchanges: None for both

Round 4 at Board 34:

Waseem 284, Me 451

Stats:

Bingos:

Me: INSERTeD, TOASTER, PAISAnS, Opp: None

Goodies:

Me: XJS?SZS?S lucksack!, Opp: Q

Tiles Drawn/ Used:

Me: 54, Opp: 44 + 2 unplayed

Challenges:

Me: 1 (successful), Opp: 1 (unsuccessful)

Phoneys:

Me: None, Opp: 1 (WEAT*) lost turn

Counting Accuracy:

Me: 100%, Opp: -4 (98.61%)

Exchanges: None for both

Round 5 at Board 30:

Me 446, Danish 282

Stats:

Bingos:

Me: MITOSIS (both missed the front hook), MATUrItY (missed the 4-timer), Opp: None

Round 6 at Board 20:

Sreepathy 365, Me 451

Round 7 at Board 8:

Me 357, Imeth 497

Round 8 at Board 7:

Me 417, Charles 367

Round 9 at Board17:

Me: 503, Vignesh 375

Round 10 at Board 11:

Me 325, Joy 442

Round 11 at Board 12:

Terry 364, Me 415

Round 12 at Board 11:

Sumbul 390, Me 382

Round 13 at Board 10:

Me 360, Vignesh 370

Round 14 at Board 10:

Me: 366, Sandali 373

Round 15 at Board 19:

Me 351, Amarasinghe 487

Round 16 at Board 19:

Ayodele 413, Me 363

Round 17 at Board 24:

Javed 458, Me 394

Round 18 at Board 29:

Me 403, Phongsaphak 423

Round 19 at Board 33:

Me 430, Kritsada 433

Round 20 at Board 35:

Sreepathy 341, Me 424

Round 21 at Board 35:

Priya 369, Me 589

Round 22 at Board 34:

Me 479, Jeremy 404

Round 23 at Board 32:

Waseem 499, Me 410

Round 24 at Board 29:

Me: 495, Phongsaphak 331

Round 25 at Board 28:

Danish 380, Me 385

Round 26 at Board 27:

Me: 472, Javed 430

Round 27 at Board 24:

Me: 419, Muhd Rashad 282

Round 28 at Board 21:

Me: 466, Pasindu 331

Stats:

Bingos:

Me: TUNIEST, REMAILED, Opp: SANGeETS

Goodies:

Me: SSSJQ?, Opp: XZS?

Tiles Drawn/Used:

Me: 58, Opp: 41+2 unplayed

Challenges: None for both

Phonies:

Me: 1 (unchallenged), Opp: 1 (unchallenged)

Counting Accuracy:

Me: -1 (99.79 %), Opp: 100%

Exchanges: None for both

Round 29 at Board 22:

Karen 373, Me 453

Stats:

Bingos:

Me: OVERPLAN, DETUNING, BEAdIER, LIGATUrE, Opp: None

Goodies:

Me:??J, Opp: SSSQXZS

Tiles Drawn/Used:

Me: 56, Opp: 41 +3 unplayed

Challenges:

Me: None, Opp: 1 (unsuccessful)

Phonies:

Me: None, Karen: 1 (unchallenged)

Counting Accuracy:

Me: +2 (99.56%), Karen: 100%

Exchanges: None for both

Round 30 at Board 15:

Sumbul 273, Me 475

Stats:

Bingos:

Me: FORENSIc, Opp: None

Goodies:

Me: Z?QS?S, Opp: XSJS

Tiles Drawn/Used:

Me: 58, Opp: 38 +4 unplayed

Challenges:

Me: 1 (successful), Opp: None

Phonies:

Me: None, Opp: 1 - SOLID/UNCUTS* (loss turn)

Counting Accuracy:

Me: -2 (99.58%), Opp: -4 (98.56%)

Exchanges: None for both

Round 31 at Board 9:

Fred: 362, Me: 389

Stats:

Bingos:

Me: YEaSTED, Opp: none

Goodies:

Me: ?SXSS, Opp: ZJQ?S

Tiles Drawn/Used:

Me: 49+1 unplayed, Opp: 50

Challenges:

Me: None, Opp: 1 (unsuccessful)

Phonies: None for both

Counting Accuracy:

Me: -1 (99.74%), Opp: 100%

Exchanges:

Me: 1 turn (3 tiles), Opp: None

Round 32 at Board 7:

Me: 398, Terry: 394

Stats:

Bingos:

Me: OUTHEARD, POSTURED, LARIATS; Opp: UNWILLED (2 blanks)

Goodies:

Me: SJSSS, Opp:??ZXQ

Tiles Drawn/Used:

Me: 52, Opp: 45 + 3 unplayed

Challenges:

Me: None, Opp: 1 (successful)

Phonies:

Me: 2 (1-unchallenged EWT/EY* (both players noticed only after I drew tiles, sorry for that), 1-TWEAD* loss turn), Opp: None

Counting Accuracy:

Me: -3 (99.25%), Opp: 100%

Exchanges: None for both

Round 33 at Board 3:

Shaikh 397, Me: 453

Stats:

Bingos:

Me: TErGITE, UNSECRET; Opp: WARDENs, ARTSMEN

Goodies:

Me: Z?XQ, Opp: JS?SSS

Tiles Drawn/Used:

Me: 55, Opp: 42 + 3 unplayed

Challenges:

Me: None, Opp: 2 (unsuccessful)

Phonies:

Me: 1 (unchallenged), Opp: 1- ASPRIN* (loss turn)

Counting Accuracy:

Me: 100%, Opp: +10 (97.48%)

Exchanges: None for both

Round 34 at Board 4:

Me 399, Keith 371

Stats:

Bingos:

Me: REQuOTE, VAURIENS, Opp: rELOANED (missing LEmONADE)

Goodies:

Me: Q?SSSS, Opp:?ZJX

Tiles Drawn/Used:

Me: 53, Opp: 42 +5 unplayed

Challenges: None for both

Phonies: None for both

Counting Accuracy:

Me: 100%, Opp: +3 (99.19%)

Exchanges: None for both

Round 35 at Board 3:

Kavindu: 435, Me: 488

Stats:

Bingos:

Me: DILDOES, ANTISERA; Opp: GELATION, SPEARING, TrOLLIED

Goodies:

Me: SJSSZX?; Opp: S?Q

Tiles Drawn/Used:

Me: 52, Opp: 47 +1 unplayed

Challenges:

Me: 1 (unsuccessful) , Opp: 6 (unsuccessful)

Phonies:

Me: None, Opp: None

Counting Accuracy:

Me: +3 (99.39%), Opp: 100%

Exchanges:

Me: None, Opp: 1 turn (3 tiles)

Round 36 at Board 2:

Me 468, Win 378

Stats:

Bingos:

Me: INFUSES, LEANEST; Opp: SUEDING

Goodies:

Me: SSSQXZ, Opp: S??J

Tiles Drawn/Used:

Me: 52 +5 unplayed, Opp: 43

Challenges:

Me: 2 (1-successful & 1-unsuccessful), Opp: 3 unsuccessful

Phonies:

Me: None, Opp: 1 (AROWS*) lost turn

Counting Accuracy:

Me: +1 (99.79%), Opp: 100%

Exchanges:

Me: None, Opp: 1 turn (2 tiles)

Yours Truly Receiving the 2nd Runner-up Prize

At the Lobby

At the Lobby

Snapshots with the World Scrabble Champs

Team Philippines at Causeway Challenge 2026

My Memorable 2nd Runner-up Trophy

Won a Free Airfare Ticket for the next Causeway Challenge to be held in Genting Highlands, Malaysia