World Scrabble Championship

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World Scrabble Championship
SportScrabble
Founded1991
Most recent
championTemplate:Pluralize from text		Adam Logan (2nd title)
(2025)
SponsorTemplate:Pluralize from textMattel, MSA

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The World Scrabble Championship (WSC) is played to determine the world champion in competitive English-language Scrabble. It was held in every odd year from 1991 to 2013; from 2013 onwards, it became an annual event.

The most successful player in world championship history is Nigel Richards from New Zealand, who won a record five titles between 2007 and 2019.

History

Sponsorship of the World Scrabble Championship (WSC) formerly alternated between Hasbro and Mattel, the North American and global owners of the Scrabble trademark, respectively. However, after Hasbro declined to sponsor WSC 2005, Mattel has organized and sponsored all championships. Mind Sports International (MSI) began sponsoring the event in 2013 after successfully organizing their own major Scrabble tournament in Prague in 2012. As of 2018, it has been sponsored by Mindsports Academy.

On 17 May 2013, Mattel announced[1] that the event would be renamed the Scrabble Champions Tournament, and the tournament would be held annually as part of Mind Sports International's Prague Mind Sports Festival. MSI introduced a 'Last Chance Qualifier' tournament, giving players a last opportunity to qualify for 5 places in the main event if they failed to achieve a place on their national team. A four-way knockout stage was introduced for the top four finishers, which consisted of a best-of-3 semi-final followed by a best-of-5 final. Nigel Richards became World Champion here, making him the first player to defend his world title.

In 2014 the Scrabble Champions Tournament continued in London, but it became an open event, with all players invited to compete. A quarter-final stage was added, meaning that the top 8 progressed to the knockout stages. Craig Beevers won the event, making him the first British World Scrabble Champion since Mark Nyman in 1993.

In 2015, following cancellation of the SCT, Mattel and MSI agreed to allow WESPA to organize the 2015 WESPA Championship (WESPAC). It was held in Perth, Australia and followed the invitational format of pre-MSI WSC events. 130 players qualified to play. Wellington Jighere of Nigeria emerged as WESPA Champion after beating Lewis Mackay 4–0 in the final.

In 2016, the tournament was split into two divisions based on players' rankings. MSI also hosted world championships in other languages, including French, German, Spanish and Catalan, alongside the French Duplicate Championship.

The 2017 MSI World Championships followed the same format as the 2016 event. This was won by Australian David Eldar.

The 2018 World Scrabble Championship was organised by Mindsports Academy. The main event was held in Torquay, Devon, but the best-of-5 final was held in London to celebrate the game's 70th anniversary. The event was won by Nigel Richards.

In 2019 Nigel Richards went on to defend his title (and win his fifth championship) against David Eldar at the Riviera International Centre in Torquay.

After 2019, unofficial world championships are held at WESPAC because WESPA has been denied permission from Mattel and/or Hasbro to be called an official world championship.

List of finals

Year Winner Score Runner-up Location Entrants Winner's prize Total prize pool Sponsor
1991 Template:Flagicon Peter Morris 2–1 Template:Flagicon Brian Cappelletto Template:Flagicon London, United Kingdom 48 Template:Currency[2] Template:Currency[2] Spears
1993 Template:Flagicon Mark Nyman 3–2 Template:Flagicon Joel Wapnick Template:Flagicon Plaza Hotel, New York City, United States 64 Template:Currency[3] Template:Currency[3] Hasbro
1995 Template:Flagicon David Boys 3–2 Template:Flagicon Joel Sherman Template:Flagicon Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom 64 Template:Currency[4] Template:Currency[4] Mattel
1997 Template:Flagicon Joel Sherman 3–1 Template:Flagicon Matt Graham Template:Flagicon Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., United States 80 Template:Currency[5] Template:Currency[5] Hasbro
1999 Template:Flagicon Joel Wapnick 3–1 Template:Flagicon Mark Nyman Template:Flagicon Carlton Crest Hotel, Melbourne, Australia 98 Template:Currency[6] Template:Currency[6] Mattel
2001 Template:Flagicon Brian Cappelletto 3–1 Template:Flagicon Joel Wapnick Template:Flagicon Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, United States 88 Template:Currency[7] Template:Currency[7] Hasbro
2003 Template:Flagicon Panupol Sujjayakorn 3–2 Template:Flagicon Pakorn Nemitrmansuk Template:Flagicon Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 90 Template:Currency[8] Template:Currency[8] Mattel
2005 Template:Flagicon Adam Logan (1) 3–0 Template:Flagicon Pakorn Nemitrmansuk Template:Flagicon Marriott Regent's Park Hotel, London, United Kingdom 102 Template:Currency[9] Template:Currency[9] Mattel
2007 Template:Flagicon Nigel Richards (1) 3–2 Template:Flagicon Ganesh Asirvatham Template:Flagicon Taj President Hotel, Mumbai, India 104 Template:Currency[10] Template:Currency[10] Mattel
2009 Template:Flagicon Pakorn Nemitrmansuk[11] 3–1 Template:Flagicon Nigel Richards[12] Template:Flagicon Zon Regency Hotel, Johor Bahru, Malaysia[13] 108 Template:Currency[14] Template:Currency[14] Mattel
2011 Template:Flagicon Nigel Richards (2) 3–2 Template:Flagicon Andrew Fisher Template:Flagicon Hilton Hotel, Warsaw, Poland[15] 106 Template:Currency[16] Template:Currency[16] Mattel
2013 Template:Flagicon Nigel Richards (3) 3–2 Template:Flagicon Komol Panyasophonlert Template:Flagicon Andel's Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic 110 Template:Currency[17] Template:Currency[1] Mattel, MSI
2014 Template:Flagicon Craig Beevers 3–1 Template:Flagicon Chris Lipe Template:Flagicon ExCeL Arena, London, United Kingdom 108 Template:Currency Template:Currency[18] Mattel, MSI
2015 Template:Flagicon Wellington Jighere[19] 4–0 Template:Flagicon Lewis Mackay Template:Flagicon Gloucester Park, Perth, Australia 130 Template:Currency Template:Currency WESPA (1)
2016 Template:Flagicon Brett Smitheram 3–0 Template:Flagicon Mark Nyman Template:Flagicon Grand Palais, Lille, France 72 €7,000 €40,000 Mattel, MSI
2017 Template:Flagicon David Eldar (1) 3–0 Template:Flagicon Harshan Lamabadusuriya Template:Flagicon Nottingham, United Kingdom 77 Template:Currency[20] Mattel, MSI
2018 Template:Flagicon Nigel Richards (4) 3–1 Template:Flagicon Jesse Day Template:Flagicon Torquay (final in Westfield London), United Kingdom 75 Template:Currency Template:Currency[21] Mattel, MSA
2019 Template:Flagicon Nigel Richards (5) 3–1 Template:Flagicon David Eldar Template:Flagicon Riviera International Centre, Torquay, United Kingdom 46 $8,000 Mattel, MSA
2023 Template:Flagicon David Eldar (2) 4–3 Template:Flagicon Harshan Lamabadusuriya Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, United States 134 $10,000 WESPA
2025 Template:Flagicon Adam Logan (2) 4–2 Template:Flagicon Nigel Richards Template:Flagicon The Palms by Eagles, Airport City, Accra, Ghana 129 $10,000 $34,000 WESPA

From 1993 to 2023, New Zealand, represented by Nigel Richards with his 5 victories, is the most successful country participating in the World Scrabble Championship. This accounts for 27.8% of the total wins. Canada has 4 victories. The United States of America and England each secured 3 victories, placing them in third place.[22]

Championships by country

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File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 5
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 4
File:Flag of the United States.svg USA 3
File:Flag of England.svg England 3
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 2
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 1

See also

References

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  3. ^ a b WSC 1993 results at cross-tables.com
  4. ^ a b WSC 1995 results at cross-tables.com
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  6. ^ a b WSC 1999 results at cross-tables.com
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