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− | The '''World SCRABBLE'''®''' Championship''' ('''WSC''') | + | The '''World SCRABBLE'''®''' Championship''' ('''WSC''') was |
− | + | the world’s top international [[SCRABBLE]] championship | |
− | + | tournament. Although it ceased to be held under this name in 2011, | |
− | + | this page also lists its successor events, which continue to fill the | |
− | + | same role within the global competitive SCRABBLE community. | |
− | |||
− | The [[ | + | The tournament rules and word list for current events are set |
+ | by the [[World English-Language Scrabble Players' Association]] (WESPA). | ||
+ | The direct involvement of [[NASPA]] is limited to selecting the American and Canadian teams. | ||
− | + | For more information about the next event, see | |
+ | [[2019 WESPA Championship]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == History == | ||
+ | |||
+ | The first WSC was organized by [[Philip Nelkon]] of [[Mattel]] in London in 1991 and won | ||
+ | by [[Peter Morris]], a Canadian residing in the United States, who defeated | ||
+ | American [[Brian Cappelletto]] in a best-of-three finals. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Two years later in 1993, the [[National SCRABBLE Association]] under [[John D. Williams, Jr.]] organized the next event, sponsored by [[Hasbro]] and directed by [[Michael R. Wise]] in New York City. | ||
+ | It was won by [[Mark Nyman]] of England. | ||
+ | |||
+ | From then until 2003, the WSC was organized and sponsored in biennial alternation by [[Hasbro]] and [[Mattel]], | ||
+ | during which period Americans and Canadians won two more titles each, and | ||
+ | and Thailand one. | ||
+ | |||
+ | From 2005 to 2011, the event was organized and sponsored by Nelkon and Mattel. | ||
+ | |||
+ | In 2013 and 2014, Mattel licensed [[Mind Sports International]] (MSI) to hold an open | ||
+ | [[2013 SCRABBLE Champions Tournament|2013 World SCRABBLE Championship]] | ||
+ | in place of the traditionally invitational WSC. | ||
+ | |||
+ | In 2015, Mattel withdrew support for the SCRABBLE Champions Tournament, and | ||
+ | [[WESPA]] staged instead their first WESPA Championship, returning to the | ||
+ | invitational format. | ||
+ | |||
+ | In 2016, MSI held the “MSI World Championships”. | ||
+ | |||
+ | In 2017, both MSI and Mattel staged events. | ||
+ | |||
+ | In 2018, TMA International (formerly known as DB Subscriptions Ltd), doing business as Mindsports Academy, staged the “Mattel World Scrabble Championships”. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == [[2014 World SCRABBLE Championship|2014 SCRABBLE Champions Tournament]] == | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Date | ||
+ | |November 19–23 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Place | ||
+ | |ExCeL London Exhibition and Convention Centre, London, England | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Winner | ||
+ | |[[Craig Beevers]] (Eng) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Runner-Up | ||
+ | |[[Chris Lipe]] (USA) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Winning Teams | ||
+ | |Sri Lanka (singleton), Canada (multiplayer) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Winner’s Prize | ||
+ | |£3,000 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Prize Pool | ||
+ | |£7,000 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Players | ||
+ | |108 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|National Teams | ||
+ | |32 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Format | ||
+ | |24 rounds followed by best-of-3 quarterfinals, best-of-5 semifinals and best-of-5 finals | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Sponsor | ||
+ | |[[Mattel]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Organizer | ||
+ | |[[MSI]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Director | ||
+ | |[[John Chew]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | * This was the first event held in an even-numbered year. | ||
+ | * This was the first event to feature quarterfinals. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == [[2013 SCRABBLE Champions Tournament]] == | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[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 World SCRABBLE Championship]] == | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[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|Runner-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 | ||
+ | |[[Wilma Vialle]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 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. | ||
+ | * First event to be held under [[WESPA]] rules (Version 2) | ||
+ | |||
+ | == [[2009 World SCRABBLE Championship]] == | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[File:2009-wsc-champ.jpg|320px|photo of 2009 WSC champion]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Date | ||
+ | |November 26–29 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Place | ||
+ | |Zon Regency Hotel, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Winner | ||
+ | |[[Pakorn Nemitrmansuk]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Runner-Up | ||
+ | |[[Nigel Richards]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Winning Teams<br>(mean team member rank) | ||
+ | |India (singleton), Thailand (multiplayer) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Winner’s Prize | ||
+ | |$15,000 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Prize Pool | ||
+ | |$30,500 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Players | ||
+ | |108 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|National Teams | ||
+ | |39 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Format | ||
+ | |24 rounds followed by best-of-5 finals | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Sponsor | ||
+ | |[[Mattel]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Organizer | ||
+ | |[[Philip Nelkon]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Director | ||
+ | |[[Wilma Vialle]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | * First event to be held under [[WESPA]] rules (Version 1) | ||
+ | |||
+ | == [[2007 World SCRABBLE Championship]] == | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[File:2007-wsc-champ.jpg|320px|photo of 2007 WSC champion]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Date | ||
+ | |November 9–12 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Place | ||
+ | |Taj President Hotel, Mumbai, India | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Winner | ||
+ | |[[Nigel Richards]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Runner-Up | ||
+ | |[[Ganesh Asirvatham]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Winning Teams<br>(mean team member rank) | ||
+ | |U.A.E. (singleton), Malaysia (multiplayer) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Winner’s Prize | ||
+ | |$15,000 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Prize Pool | ||
+ | |$30,500 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Players | ||
+ | |104 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|National Teams | ||
+ | |38 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Format | ||
+ | |24 rounds followed by best-of-5 finals | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Sponsor | ||
+ | |[[Mattel]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Organizer | ||
+ | |[[Philip Nelkon]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Director | ||
+ | |[[Wilma Vialle]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == [[2005 World SCRABBLE Championship]] == | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Date | ||
+ | |November 16–20 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Place | ||
+ | |Marriott Regent’s Park, London, England | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Winner | ||
+ | |[[Adam Logan]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Runner-Up | ||
+ | |[[Pakorn Nemitrmansuk]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Winning Teams<br>(mean team member rank) | ||
+ | |Qatar (singleton), Australia (multiplayer) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Winner’s Prize | ||
+ | |$15,000 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Prize Pool | ||
+ | |$30,500 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Players | ||
+ | |102 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|National Teams | ||
+ | |39 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Format | ||
+ | |24 rounds followed by best-of-5 finals | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Sponsor | ||
+ | |[[Mattel]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Organizer | ||
+ | |[[Philip Nelkon]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !align=right|Director | ||
+ | |[[Wilma Vialle]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == 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 == | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Information to follow | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Category: World SCRABBLE Championship]] |
The World SCRABBLE® Championship (WSC) was the world’s top international SCRABBLE championship tournament. Although it ceased to be held under this name in 2011, this page also lists its successor events, which continue to fill the same role within the global competitive SCRABBLE community.
The tournament rules and word list for current events are set by the World English-Language Scrabble Players' Association (WESPA). The direct involvement of NASPA is limited to selecting the American and Canadian teams.
For more information about the next event, see 2019 WESPA Championship.
The first WSC was organized by Philip Nelkon of Mattel in London in 1991 and won by Peter Morris, a Canadian residing in the United States, who defeated American Brian Cappelletto in a best-of-three finals.
Two years later in 1993, the National SCRABBLE Association under John D. Williams, Jr. organized the next event, sponsored by Hasbro and directed by Michael R. Wise in New York City. It was won by Mark Nyman of England.
From then until 2003, the WSC was organized and sponsored in biennial alternation by Hasbro and Mattel, during which period Americans and Canadians won two more titles each, and and Thailand one.
From 2005 to 2011, the event was organized and sponsored by Nelkon and Mattel.
In 2013 and 2014, Mattel licensed Mind Sports International (MSI) to hold an open 2013 World SCRABBLE Championship in place of the traditionally invitational WSC.
In 2015, Mattel withdrew support for the SCRABBLE Champions Tournament, and WESPA staged instead their first WESPA Championship, returning to the invitational format.
In 2016, MSI held the “MSI World Championships”.
In 2017, both MSI and Mattel staged events.
In 2018, TMA International (formerly known as DB Subscriptions Ltd), doing business as Mindsports Academy, staged the “Mattel World Scrabble Championships”.
Date | November 19–23 |
---|---|
Place | ExCeL London Exhibition and Convention Centre, London, England |
Winner | Craig Beevers (Eng) |
Runner-Up | Chris Lipe (USA) |
Winning Teams | Sri Lanka (singleton), Canada (multiplayer) |
Winner’s Prize | £3,000 |
Prize Pool | £7,000 |
Players | 108 |
National Teams | 32 |
Format | 24 rounds followed by best-of-3 quarterfinals, best-of-5 semifinals and best-of-5 finals |
Sponsor | Mattel |
Organizer | MSI |
Director | John Chew |
Date | December 4–8 |
---|---|
Place | andel’s Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic |
Winner | Nigel Richards (NZL) |
Runner-Up | Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) |
Winning Teams | Israel (singleton), Australia (multiplayer) |
Winner’s Prize | $10,000 |
Prize Pool | $22,500 |
Players | 110 |
National Teams | 38 |
Format | 31 rounds followed by best-of-5 semifinals and best-of-5 finals |
Sponsor | Mattel |
Organizer | MSI |
Director | John Chew |
Date | October 11–16 |
---|---|
Place | Hilton Hotel, Warsaw, Poland |
Winner | Nigel Richards |
Runner-Up | Andrew Fisher |
Winning Team | Northern Ireland |
Winner’s Prize | $20,000 |
Prize Pool | $50,000 |
Players | 106 |
National Teams | 39 |
Format | 34 rounds followed by best-of-5 finals |
Sponsor | Mattel |
Organizer | Philip Nelkon |
Director | Wilma Vialle |
Date | November 26–29 |
---|---|
Place | Zon Regency Hotel, Johor Bahru, Malaysia |
Winner | Pakorn Nemitrmansuk |
Runner-Up | Nigel Richards |
Winning Teams (mean team member rank) |
India (singleton), Thailand (multiplayer) |
Winner’s Prize | $15,000 |
Prize Pool | $30,500 |
Players | 108 |
National Teams | 39 |
Format | 24 rounds followed by best-of-5 finals |
Sponsor | Mattel |
Organizer | Philip Nelkon |
Director | Wilma Vialle |
Date | November 9–12 |
---|---|
Place | Taj President Hotel, Mumbai, India |
Winner | Nigel Richards |
Runner-Up | Ganesh Asirvatham |
Winning Teams (mean team member rank) |
U.A.E. (singleton), Malaysia (multiplayer) |
Winner’s Prize | $15,000 |
Prize Pool | $30,500 |
Players | 104 |
National Teams | 38 |
Format | 24 rounds followed by best-of-5 finals |
Sponsor | Mattel |
Organizer | Philip Nelkon |
Director | Wilma Vialle |
Date | November 16–20 |
---|---|
Place | Marriott Regent’s Park, London, England |
Winner | Adam Logan |
Runner-Up | Pakorn Nemitrmansuk |
Winning Teams (mean team member rank) |
Qatar (singleton), Australia (multiplayer) |
Winner’s Prize | $15,000 |
Prize Pool | $30,500 |
Players | 102 |
National Teams | 39 |
Format | 24 rounds followed by best-of-5 finals |
Sponsor | Mattel |
Organizer | Philip Nelkon |
Director | Wilma Vialle |
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