World Scrabble Championship
- World Scrabble Championship
:"This article is about the tournament in English. For other uses, see World Scrabble Championships."The World Scrabble Championship is the most prestigious title in competitive English-language Scrabble. It has been held every second year since 1991. The current World Scrabble Champion is Nigel Richards. Richards won the title at the 2007 event held in Mumbai, India.
Sponsorship formerly alternated between Hasbro and Mattel, respectively the owners of the Scrabble trademark in North America and the rest of the world. However, Hasbro declined to sponsor WSC 2005, and instead Mattel organised and sponsored WSC 2005.
The number of players invited to the tournament has risen steadily over time, from 48 in 1991 to 104 in 2007. A set number of places is allocated to each competing country and it is then up to individual countries' national associations to determine which of their players will represent them. This is typically done by means of a national ratings system or qualifier tournaments or some combination of the two. A good performance by a national team according to specific criteria will earn further permanent places for that country.
The dictionary used is colloquially known as SOWPODS, which is the word authority used in the majority of English-language Scrabble-playing countries.
World Scrabble Championships
ee also
*World Youth Scrabble Championships
*Canadian Scrabble Championship
*Thailand International
*National Scrabble Championship
*National School Scrabble Championship
External links
* [http://www.wscgames.com WSC Official Website]
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World Scrabble Championship — Championnat du monde de Scrabble anglophone Pour les articles homonymes, voir Championnats du monde de Scrabble. Le championnat du monde de Scrabble anglophone (en anglais World Scrabble Championship) est un tournoi de Scrabble disputé tous les… … Wikipédia en Français
World Scrabble Championship 1991 — The World Scrabble Championship 1991 was the first World Scrabble Championship. The winner was Peter Morris, a Canadian, representing the United States.Plans for a World Scrabble Championship had formed as early as 1986/87. After Coleco bought… … Wikipedia
World Scrabble Championship 1997 — FormatThe World Scrabble Championship 1997 was held in the Stouffer Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, Washington, and was the second to be held in the United States. Eighty players played a Swiss tournament of twenty one games each, with each player… … Wikipedia
World Scrabble Championship 1995 — The World Scrabble Championship 1995 was the third World Scrabble Championship. The winner was David Boys of Canada.A fifteen round, Swiss paired preliminary event was used to determine initial placement. The top four players then played a three… … Wikipedia
World Scrabble Championship 1993 — The World Scrabble Championship 1993 was the second World Scrabble Championship. The winner was Mark Nyman, representing the United Kingdom, as this was before the countries of the UK were given individual representation.The first 15 rounds used… … Wikipedia
World Scrabble Championship 1999 — The World Scrabble Championship 1999 was the fifth World Scrabble Championship and was held at the Carlton Crest Hotel, Melbourne, Australia. The winner was Joel Wapnick of Canada. This was the second time a player representing Canada has won,… … Wikipedia
World Scrabble Championship 2001 — The World Scrabble Championship 2001 took place at The Venetian on the Las Vegas Strip, USA. The eighty eight players played eight games on each of the first three days, in a Swiss tournament. As usual, the top two players then competed in a best … Wikipedia
World Scrabble Championship 2003 — The World Scrabble Championship 2003 was held in the [http://www.corushotelkl.com/ Corus Hotel] , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.The format was notably different from previous WSCs. The tournament began with the Australian Draw system, with each player… … Wikipedia
World Scrabble Championship 2007 — The World Scrabble Championship 2007 was held in the [http://www.tajhotels.com/Business/Taj%20President%20Hotel,MUMBAI/ Taj President Hotel] , Mumbai, India between 9 November and 12 November. The tournament began with a 24 round Swiss tournament … Wikipedia
World Scrabble Championship 2005 — The World Scrabble Championship 2005 was held in the [http://marriott.com/property/propertypage.mi?marshaCode=LONRP Marriott Regent s Park Hotel] , London, England between 16 November and 20 November. As in previous years, the tournament began… … Wikipedia
