The '''World SCRABBLE'''®''' Championship''' ('''WSC''') is
an the world’s top international [[SCRABBLE]] championship tournament , and has been held biennially since 1991.
It is currently sponsored solely by [[Mattel]], Inc.
The tournament rules and word list are set
by the [[World English-Language Scrabble Players' Association]] (WESPA).
The involvement of [[NASPA]] is limited to selecting the American and Canadian teamsand to the participation of Copresident [[John Chew]] as event director. For more information about the next event, see [[2014 World SCRABBLE Championship]]. == History == The first WSC was organized by [[Philip Nelkon]] of [[Mattel]] in London in 1991 and wonby [[Peter Morris]], a Canadian residing in the United States, who defeatedAmerican [[Brian Cappelletto]] in a best-of-three finals. Until 2003, the WSC was then organized and sponsored in biennial alternation by [[Hasbro]] and [[Mattel]],during which period Americans and Canadians won two more titles each, and Englandand Thailand one each. From 2005 to 2011, the event was organized and sponsored by Nelkon and Mattel. In 2013, Mattel licensed [[Mind Sports International]] (MSI) to hold the[[2013 SCRABBLE Champions Tournament|2013 World SCRABBLE Championship]] in place of the WSC. In 2014, [[MSI]] announced that it would be holding its [[Mind Sports International World Championship|2014 World SCRABBLE Championship]] in London. == [[2013 SCRABBLE Champions Tournament|2013 World SCRABBLE Championship ]] == [[File:2013-wsc-champ.jpg|320px|photo of 2013 WSC champion]] {||-!align=right|Date|December 4–8|-!align=right|Place|andel’s Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic|-!align=right|Winner|[[Nigel Richards]] (NZL)|-!align=right|Runner-Up|[[Komol Panyasophonlert]] (THA)|-!align=right|Winning Teams|Israel (singleton), Australia (multiplayer)|-!align=right|Winner’s Prize|$10,000|-!align=right|Prize Pool|$22,500|-!align=right|Players|110|-!align=right|National Teams|38|-!align=right|Format|31 rounds followed by best-of-5 semifinals and best-of-5 finals|-!align=right|Sponsor|[[Mattel]]|-!align=right|Organizer|[[MSI]]|-!align=right|Director|[[John Chew]]|} * Nigel Richards became the first player to win the title for a third time.* Nigel Richards became the first champion to successfully defend the title.* This was the first event in this series organized by [[MSI]].* This was the first event in this series to be called the SCRABBLE Champions Tournament.* This was the first event in this series to include a Last Chance Qualifier.* This was the first event in this series to include official side events: [[Clabbers]], [[Duplicate]], [[Speed]], three Opens, Czech, German, Norwegian and Polish. == 2011 == [[File:2011-wsc-champ.jpg|320px|photo of 2011 WSC champion]] {||-!align=right|Date|October 11–16|-!align=right|Place|Hilton Hotel, Warsaw, Poland|-!align=right|Winner|[[Nigel Richards]]|-!align=right|Runners-Up|[[Andrew Fisher]]|-!align=right|Winning Team|Northern Ireland|-!align=right|Winner’s Prize|$20,000|-!align=right|Prize Pool|$50,000|-!align=right|Players|106|-!align=right|National Teams|39|-!align=right|Format|34 rounds followed by best-of-5 finals|-!align=right|Sponsor|[[Mattel]]|-!align=right|Organizer|[[Philip Nelkon]]|-!align=right|Director|[[John Chew]]|} * Nigel Richards became the first two-time champion.* In Round 7, [[Edward Martin]] and [[Chollapat Itthi-Aree]] discovered that a “G” tile was missing from their game. The incident was widely reported in the news media, but the tile was eventually found later on in the event under innocuous circumstances. == 2009 == * Information to follow == 2007 == * Information to follow == 2005 == * Information to follow == 2003 == * Information to follow == 2001 == * Information to follow == 1999 == * Information to follow == 1997 == * Information to follow == 1995 == * Information to follow == 1993 == * Information to follow == 1991 ==
The [[2011 World SCRABBLE Championship]] took place on October 12–16 in Warsaw, Poland. The winner was [[Nigel Richards]].* Information to follow
[[Category: World SCRABBLE Championship]]