World Youth Scrabble Championships

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The first World Youth Scrabble Championships were held in Wollongong, Australia 2006. Competitors from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, England, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates and United States have competed in the annual tournament so far. WYSC is open to anyone under the age of 18 on 1 January of the year of each tournament. The tournament used to be held at the start of December but was brought forward to August for 2014. [1] So far the WYSC tournament has been held in Malaysia five times, Australia twice, Dubai twice and the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom once each. [2]

Contents

List of finals

YearWinner1st Runner-up2nd Runner-upLocationEntrants
2024 Flag of Pakistan.svg Affan Salman Flag of India.svg Suyash Manchali Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Adheesha Dissanayake Kalutara, Sri Lanka 136
2023 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Hivin Dilmith Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Adheesha Dissanayake Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Kavindu Malawaraarachchi Trang province, Thailand 142
2022 Flag of Pakistan.svg Ali Salman Flag of India.svg Madhav Gopal Kamath Flag of Pakistan.svg Hasham Hadi Khan woogles.io 86
2021 Flag of Pakistan.svg Syed Imaad Ali Flag of India.svg Madhav Gopal Kamath Flag of Thailand.svg Napat Vatjaranurathorn woogles.io 70
2019 Flag of Thailand.svg Tarin Pairor Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Janul De Silva Flag of India.svg Yash Potnis Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 190
2018 Flag of Pakistan.svg Syed Imaad Ali Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Janul De Silva Flag of Thailand.svg Napat Vatjaranurathorn Dubai, United Arab Emirates 116
2017 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Aabid Ismail Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Janul De Silva Flag of Pakistan.svg Abdullah Abbasi Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 176
2016 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sanchit Kapoor Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Thavalakshman Yoganathan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Aabid Ismail Lille, France 107
2015 Flag of Singapore.svg Nicholas Hong Flag of Pakistan.svg Abdullah Abbasi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Durand Perth, Australia 106
2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Durand Flag of Singapore.svg Yong Jian Rong Flag of Pakistan.svg Mariam Arif Colombo, Sri Lanka 120
2013 Flag of Pakistan.svg Moiz Ullah Baig Flag of Pakistan.svg Javeria Baig Flag of Thailand.svg Nuttapong Pholthip Dubai, United Arab Emirates 136
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael McKenna Flag of Malaysia.svg Cheong Yi Wei Flag of Malaysia.svg William Kang Birmingham, United Kingdom 60
2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anand Bharadwaj Flag of Singapore.svg Victor Gwee Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael McKenna Johor Bahru, Malaysia 84
2010 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ker Jen Ho Flag of Thailand.svg Preedee Khongthanara Flag of Malaysia.svg William Kang Manila, Philippines 82
2009 Flag of Malaysia.svg Suanne Ong Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Alastair Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael McKenna Johor Bahru, Malaysia 81
2008 Flag of Thailand.svg Charnrit Khongthanarat Flag of Malaysia.svg Darren Khoo Beng Way Flag of Malaysia.svg Scott Chung Penang, Malaysia 59
2007 Flag of Singapore.svg Toh Weibin Flag of Malaysia.svg Sean Chung Chin Shiu Flag of Malaysia.svg Suanne Ong Johor Bahru, Malaysia 54
2006 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Eldar Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Austin Shin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Will Nediger Wollongong, Australia 51

Championships by country

CountryTitles [1]
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 2
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1


World Youth Scrabble Cup 2025 : Malaysia

WYSC 2025 which is the 20th edition of the World Youth Scrabble Champion will be held from 30 September to 1 October 2025 at Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

World Youth Scrabble Cup 2024 : Sri Lanka

The World Youth Scrabble Championship was held from 6 - 8 September 2024 at Citrus Waskaduwa, Kalutara in Sri Lanka. Mr. Ashok Bhandarkar was the tournament director. Affan Salman was gibsonised, i.e. declared the winner of the World Youth Scrabble Cup before the last round.

Final Standings of WYSC 2024
PlacePlayer nameCountry
1Affan SalmanPakistan
2Suyash ManchaliIndia
3Adheesha DissanayakeSri Lanka
4Madhav Gopal KamathIndia
5Samuel CrispinEngland
6Bilal AsherPakistan
7Kritsanaphong BoonkeThailand
8Ibrahim MansoorPakistan
9Ho Xuan LeiSingapore
10Aehzam AhmedPakistan

Age Group Winners

CategoryPlayer (age in bracket)Country
U10Nathan Tan (9)Malaysia
U12Inam Irshad (11)Sri Lanka
U14Bilal Asher (12)Pakistan
U16Suyash Manchali (15)India

Category Winners

CategoryPlayerCountry
Best Female PlayerAlexis KohMalaysia
Best NoviceSamuel CrispinEngland

WESPA Youth Cup 2023 : Trang, Thailand

The WESPA Youth Cup 2023 was held from 1 - 3 December 2023 at Thumrin Thana Hotel in Mueang Trang district, Trang Province in Thailand. 142 players participated representing Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Kingdom and the United States.

Hivin Dilmith (Sri Lanka) was crowned the World Youth Scrabble Champion 2023.

PlacePlayerCountry
1stHivin DilmithSri Lanka
2ndAdheesha DissanayakeSri Lanka
3rdKavindu MalawaraarachchiSri Lanka
4thAli SalmanPakistan
5thMadhav Gopal KamathIndia
6thBilal AsherPakistan
7thAffan SalmanPakistan
8thAhmed SalmanPakistan
9thAhmad Aqmarul HarrazMalaysia
10thSuyash ManchaliIndia


The Youth Scrabble Team of Sri Lanka achieved a remarkable milestone at the World Youth Scrabble Championship 2023, securing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places among 142 competitors from 17 nations. This historic accomplishment also earned Sri Lanka the Best Team Title for the second consecutive year.

Sixteen-year-old Hivin Dilmith of Mahinda College, Galle, has reached a remarkable pinnacle by being named the World Youth Scrabble Champion at the WYC 2023. Fifteen-year-old Adheesha Dissanayake of Gateway College, Colombo claimed the 1st runner-up position in the championship. Seventeen-year-old Kavindu Malawaraarachchi of Royal College, Colombo, achieved the 2nd runner-up spot, marking the first-ever clean sweep of the top three positions in the tournament's history.

Age Group Winners

CategoryChampion1st Runner-Up2nd Runner-up
U8Paul Mavichak (Thailand)Affan Sohail (Pakistan)Divyashri Sarthavall (United Kingdom)
U10Nathan Tan (Malaysia)Samuel Fok (Hong Kong)Raven Wu (Hong Kong)
U12Bilal Asher (Pakistan)Samarth Manchali (India)Inam Irshad (Sri Lanka)
U14Madhav Gopal Kamath (India)Ahmed Salman (Pakistan)Ahana Goyal (India)
U16Adheesha Dissanayake (Sri Lanka)Affan Salman (Pakistan)Suyash Manchali (India)

Category Winners

CategoryPlayerCountry
Youngest Player in Top 25Nathan Tan (8 years old / 16th place)Malaysia
Best Novice (1st WYC F2F)Hivin DilmithSri Lanka
Best Lady PlayerAhana GoyalIndia
High GameImad Irshad (708 pts)Sri Lanka
High WordSehaan Owais

TOOLKITS 203 points

Pakistan
Best Team*Team Sri Lanka (55 wins, +3915)

1. Hivin Dilmith

2. Adheesha Dissanayake

3. Kavindu Malawaraarachchi d

Sri Lanka

*based on wins and spreads of top 3 players

WESPA Youth Cup 2022 : Virtual (woogles.io)

The WESPA Youth Cup 2022 (formerly known as the World Youth Scrabble Championship) was hosted by Pakistan Scrabble Association through the online woogles.io platform from 15 October 2022 – 30 October 2022

List of Championship Prize winners are as follows: [3]

PlacePlayerCountry
1stAli SalmanPakistan
2ndMadhav KamathIndia
3rdHasham Hadi KhanPakistan
4thRonnie BennettAustralia
5thAdheesha DissanayakeSri Lanka
6thPramit RaoIndia
7thAffan SalmanPakistan
8thSandali VithanageSri Lanka
9thChaiyottha ManachaisitThailand
10thEirfan RazmanMalaysia

Age Group Winners

CategoryPlayer (age in bracket)Country
U8 ChampionNathan Tan (7)Malaysia
U10 ChampionSamarth Manchali (9)India
U12 ChampionJeffrey Lam (11)Australia
U14 ChampionMadhav Gopal Kamath (12)India
U16 ChampionAdheesha Dissanayake (14)Sri Lanka

Category Winners

CategoryPlayerCountry
Best Female PlayerSandali VithanageSri Lanka
Youngest Player in Top 25Jeffrey Lam (11 years old / 24th place)Australia
High Game and High WordShane Abbas

Highest game 721 vs Jake Haidar;

Highest word: AZURINES 212 points

Pakistan
Best Team*Team Sri Lanka

(76.5, +5195)

Top 3 Players:

1. Adheesha Dissanayake

2. Sandali Vithanage

3. Hivin Dilmith

Sri Lanka

*based on wins and spreads of top 3 players


There were 85 players from 15 countries that took part in this 2022 edition:

ContinentCountryNumber of Players
OceaniaAustralia6
EuropeGermany2
United Kingdom2
AsiaHong Kong7
India10
Indonesia3
Malaysia11
Nepal1
Pakistan15
Philippines4
Singapore2
Sri Lanka10
Thailand7
AfricaNigeria2
North AmericaUnited States of America4

WESPA Youth Cup 2021 : Virtual (woogles.io)

List of Championship Prize winners are as follows: [4] [5]

PlacePlayerCountry
1stSyed Imaad AliPakistan
2ndMadhav Gopal KamathIndia
3rdNapat VatjaranurathornThailand
4thHasham Hadi KhanPakistan
5thSandali VithanageSri Lanka
6thNattapat Nak-inThailand
7thThomson Law Long YinHong Kong
8thSuyash ManchaliIndia
9thNoah SlatkoffCanada
10thRonnie BennettAustralia

Age Group Winners

CategoryPlayer (age in bracket)Country
U10 ChampionJeffrey Lam (9)Australia
U12 ChampionMadhav Gopal Kamath (11)India
U14 ChampionSuyash Manchali (12)India
U16 ChampionNoah Slatkoff (15)Canada

Category Winners

CategoryPlayerCountry
Best Female PlayerSandali VithanageSri Lanka
Youngest Player in Top 20Dresden Lim Zhan LeMalaysia
High Game and High WordNapat Vatjaranurathorn

Highest game 690 vs Dresden Lim Zhan Le;

Highest word: EXPENDERS 221 points

Thailand
Best Team*Team Pakistan (76-32, +6734)
Spirit of Virtual ScrabbleTeam India

*based on wins and spreads of top 3 players


WESPA Youth Cup 2020 : Virtual

The 2020 edition of the WESPA was held amidst the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic, and took the form of Team tournament instead of individual competition.

2020 Championship Winners [6] :

PlaceCountry
1stThailand
2ndPakistan
3rdSri Lanka
4thIndia

Player of the Tournament

Player of the Tournament was awarded to Thailand's Napat Vatjaranurathorn for displaying wonderful playing skills throughout the tournament.

Full closing ceremony was broadcast live on World English-Language Scrabble Players Association (WESPA) Facebook [7]

WESPA Youth Cup 2019 : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tournament report can be found here. [8]

List of all prize winners can be found here. [9]

PlacePlayerCountry
1stTarin PairorThailand
2ndJanul De SilvaSri Lanka
3rdYash PotnisIndia
4thJoshua Law Bing HanSingapore
5thSyed Imaad AliPakistan
6thVignesh PirapaharanSri Lanka
7thLiao YiSingapore
8thBrian PoHong Kong
9thJarrett Tan Yan KeatSingapore
10thEirfan RazmanMalaysia

Thailand's Tarin Pairor won the 2019 Wespa Youth Cup, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 29 November to 1 December of that year. (Completing a meteoric rise through youth Scrabble by the 15-year old, who finished 74th as a rookie in 2017 and 7th in Dubai in 2018.) Defending champion Syed Imaad Ali of Pakistan finished 5th while Janul De Silva of Sri Lanka ended in second place for the third consecutive year.[ citation needed ]

Thailand took home the award for the best national team, i.e. the team with the highest cumulative score among its top three players: Pairor and teammates Napat Vatjaranurathorn (who finished 12th overall) and Thanyanat Niratsungnoen (31st). This is the first year since 2008 that the WESPA Youth champion was Thai. The game of Scrabble is a popular competitive activity for schoolchildren in Thailand (where it is known as 'Crossword') and the country produced several premier adult players over the previous two decades.[ citation needed ]

WESPA Youth Cup 2018 : Dubai

Tournament report can be found here. [10]

List of all prize winners can be found here. [11]

PlacePlayerCountry
1stSyed Imaad AliPakistan
2ndJanul de SilvaSri Lanka
3rdNapat VatjaranurathornThailand
4thAabid IsmailSri Lanka
5thSohaib SanaullahPakistan
6thBrian PoHong Kong
7thTarin PairorThailand
8thVraj JainIndia
9thThomson Law Long YinHong Kong
10thRadinka DissanayakeSri Lanka

In the 2018 youth cup, held in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Syed Imaad Ali of Pakistan overcame Sri Lanka's Janul Del Silva to take the championship. Ali, Sohaib Sanaullah and Ali Rashid Khan earned Pakistan the award for the best national team in the tournament. Del Silva's second-place finish marked the second year in a row he had taken silver in this world championship. His Sri Lankan teammate Aabid Ismail, champion in 2017 and third in 2016, finished 4th in Dubai.[ citation needed ]

WESPA Youth Cup 2017 : Subang Jaya, Malaysia

The 2017 edition was renamed as "WESPA Youth Cup". Originally scheduled to be held in Johor Baru, it was later moved to Subang Jaya. Aabid Ismail from Sri Lanka was crowned the World Youth Scrabble Champion 2017.

PlacePlayerCountry
1stAabid IsmailSri Lanka
2ndJanul de SilvaSri Lanka
3rdAbdullah AbbasiPakistan
4thHasham Hadi KhanPakistan
5thSohaib SanaulahPakistan
6thNititorn LaimekThailand
7thDaniyal SanaullahPakistan
8thVignesh PirapaharanSri Lanka
9thNapat VatjaranurathoThailand
10thPansub DirekwatanaThailand
The top 10 prize winners from WESPA Youth Cup 2017 WESPA Youth Cup 2017 the top 10.jpg
The top 10 prize winners from WESPA Youth Cup 2017

Aabid Ismail became the first Sri Lankan World Youth Scrabble Champion. Second place went to Aabid's schoolmate Janul de Silva who also won the under 16 World Scrabble title which was previously held by Aabid. [12] Abdullah Abbasi who was runner up in 2015 secured third place. [13] Sri Lanka secured the team title for the third year in succession on the strength of Aabid and Janul's performances along with that of Vignesh Pirapaharan who secured eighth place. Adheesha Dissanayake also of Sri Lanka won the under ten title. [14] The under twelve title was secured by Napat Narinsuksanti, the under fourteen title by Hasham Hadi Khan and the under eight title by Madhav Gopal Kamath.

All the first ten places were filled by players from Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Thailand. This year two special awards were given out, the Amnuay award went to Akkarapol Kwhansak an official from Thailand and the WESPA Chair award to Abdullah Abbasi.

WYSC 2016 : Lille, France

In 2016, the World English-Language Scrabble Players Association (WESPA) Youth Committee cooperated with the Mindsports Academy to organise the Championship in Lille, France. Sanchit Kapoor from the United Arab Emirates was crowned the World Youth Scrabble Champion 2016. [15]

PlacePlayerCountry
1stSanchit KapoorUnited Arab Emirates
2ndThavalakshman YoganathanSri Lanka
3rdAabid IsmailSri Lanka
4thSiriwat SuttapintuThailand
5thAditya IyengarIndia
6thJack DurandUnited Kingdom
7thHasham Hadi KhanPakistan
8thQays SanganiSri Lanka
9thKevin BowermanUnited States
10thSyed Imaad AliPakistan

Sri Lanka retained the team title they won in Perth Australia. [16] The high game award went to Okiki Hector Fowobaje of Nigeria for scoring 653 points. The high word award was shared between three players Shohaib Sanaullah, Hansi Weerasooriya and Aabid Ismail all of whom scored 158 points for BASCINET, FILAMENT, OBEDIENT respectively.

Aabid Ismail, Hasham Hadi Khan, Syed Imaad Ali and Monis Khan emerged as World 16 Scrabble Champion, the World Under 14 Scrabble Champion, the World Under 12 Scrabble Champion and the World Under 10 Scrabble Champion respectively. Thus Pakistan secured three of the four age group prizes on offer. [17]

For the first time in the tournament's history, there were no contestants from the host country.

WYSC 2015 : Perth Australia

The tenth edition of the WYSC was held in Perth, Australia from 31 October at the University of Western Australia. [18] Nicholas Hong of Singapore emerged as the overall winner [19] while Sri Lanka won the team title. By virtue of winning the WYSC, Hong qualified to take part in the WESPA Championships (formerly World Scrabble Championship) held after WYSC 2015. [20]

PlacePlayerCountry
1stNicholas Hong Singapore
2ndAbdullah Abbasi Pakistan
3rdJack Durand England
4thJanul De Silva Sri Lanka
5thTim MasonAustralia
6thThirandi De Silva Sri Lanka
7thSanchit Kapoor United Arab Emirates
8thLambotharan Yoganathan Sri Lanka
9thJohn McNaughtonNew Zealand
10thSamrath Singh BhatiaIndia

The defending champion Jack Durand secured 3rd place.

WYSC 2014 : Colombo, Sri Lanka

PlacePlayerCountry
1stJack Durand England
2ndYong Jian Rong Singapore
3rdMariam Arif Pakistan
4thVictor Gwee Singapore
5thSanchit Kapoor United Arab Emirates
6thGayanath Chandrasena Sri Lanka
7thLewis HawkinsNew Zealand
8thPoh Ying Ming Singapore
9thAbdullah Abbasi Pakistan
10thViggnah Selvaraj Sri Lanka

Based on the scores of the top three from that country, Singapore emerged as the best team. [21]

Although the tournament is usually held in December, it was held in August in 2014 to coincide with the Colombo Scrabble Festival. The festival began with the Sri Lanka International Scrabble Championship on 22 August while the WYSC took place on the 29th. In between, the WESPA Seniors' tournament was held on the 26th. Since both the WYSC and the WESPA Seniors event had a side tournament, participants had the opportunity to take part in three consecutive international tournaments at the same venue.

Jack Durand emerged as the winner [22] of WYSC 2014 at the end of Round 23.

WYSC 2013 : Dubai

PlacePlayerCountry
1st Moiz Ullah Baig Pakistan
2ndJaveria Mirza Pakistan
3rdNuttapong Pholthip Thailand
4thNavya Zaveri UAE
5thJack DurandUnited Kingdom
6thSanchit Kapoor UAE
7thAnand BharadwajAustralia
8thMariam Arif Pakistan
9thTim BryantUnited States
10thTim MasonAustralia

Moiz Ullah Baig of Pakistan became the World Youth Scabble Champion while compatriot Javeria Mirza secured the second place. [23] Maria Arif also from Pakistan secured 8th place and ensured that Pakistan won the award for the best team as well. Players from Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore were conspicuously missing from the top ten. There has been at least one player from these countries in the top ten in past events.

WYSC 2012 : Birmingham, England

PlacePlayerCountry
1stMichael McKennaAustralia
2ndCheong Yi Wei Malaysia
3rdWilliam Kang Malaysia
4thNavya Zaveri UAE
5thYeshan Jayasuriya Sri Lanka
6thYasiru Fernando Sri Lanka
7thTim ByrantUnited States
8thSompong Phosai Thailand
9thJessica PratesiUnited Kingdom
10thSinatarn Pattanasuwanna Thailand

WYSC 2012 took place at the UK Britannia Hotel in Birmingham, England from Friday, 7 December to Sunday, 9 December. [24] There are expected to be 99 entries in 2012 making it the most populous WYSC event yet but only 60 managed to get there mostly due to visa problems. Michael McKenna sealed his victory at the tournament with a game to spare- he won game 23 to lead of 1.5 wins going into the final round. This win now means that Australia is home to more WYSC than any other nation. Australia has three, Malaysia has two and Singapore and Thailand have one apiece.

Michael McKenna has also attended six out of the seven WYSC events (2007-2012). Past WYSC events have held trivia tournaments, however, 2012 held a warmup tournament. Navya Zaveri of the UAE won the Under 16 title and Migara Jayasinghe of Sri Lanka the Under 14 title. The youngest ever WYSC player Ronnie Bennet won the under 8 title. The under 10 and under 12 titles were secured by Pese Alo and Shrinidi Prakash.

High Word went to Javeria Mirza (Pakistan), SHUNTERS (158) High Game went to Sinatarn Pattanasuwanna for 640.

WYSC 2011 : Johor Baru, Malaysia

PlacePlayerCountry
1stAnand BharadwajAustralia
2ndVictor Gwee Singapore
3rdMichael McKennaAustralia
4thYeshan Jayasuriya Sri Lanka
5thPremkumar Nimalan Sri Lanka
6thOliver GarnerUnited Kingdom
7thSinatarn Pattanasuwanna Thailand
8thMohd Bin Abdul Suma Philippines
9thJessica PratesiUnited Kingdom
10thSomphong Phosai Thailand

WYSC 2011 took place in the same location as 2007 and 2009: The Zon Regency Hotel, Malaysia. This year produced the youngest ever WYSC champion, Anand Bharadwaj who was a mere 11 years old at the time. [25] In the process Australia became the second country to have had a representative win WYSC more than once (2006/2011) the other country being Malaysia (2009/2010). Michael McKenna (Australia) placed 3rd, making it his second 3rd placing in his years at WYSC (2009/2011). Jessica Pratesi placed in 9th position for the second year running, Mohd Suma retained his 8th position from 2010. Anand also stayed in the first position for longer than any other player, leading the tournament for eleven rounds. 2011 was the first year that there were no competitors who had played in every single WYSC. The pre-WYSC trivia tournament that ran in 2009 and 2010 did not run in 2011.

WYSC 2010 : Manila, Philippines

PlacePlayerCountry
1stKer Jen Ho Malaysia
2ndPreedee Khongthanarat Thailand
3rdWilliam Kang Malaysia
4thOluwafemi Akinlosotu Nigeria
5thKitty-Jean LaginhaAustralia
6thTawan Paepolsiri Thailand
7thVinnith Ramamurti Malaysia
8thMohd Bin Abdul Suma Philippines
9thJessica Pratesi England
10thLooi Yih Feng Malaysia

Ker Jen Ho of Malaysia became the second player from Malaysia to win the championship. Compatriot William Kang became second runner up and under 16 champion. [26] Malaysia had four players in the top 10 while Cheong Yi Hua also of Malaysia, finished in 19th position and received the encouragement award for her well-above-expectation result. Irwin Goh of Malaysia received the Paulette Yeoh Award for his strong behind-the-scenes helping of the tournament. The pre-tournament trivia competition ran again in 2010 and the winning team was "SAM GUN" which consisted of Kim Rubina (Philippines), Arvinran Rajendran (Malaysia) and Shahroz Zamir (Pakistan).

Victor Gwee of Singapore became the Under 14 World Scrabble Champion while Migara Jayasinghe of Sri Lanka and Jessie Hannah David of Qatar became the under 12 and under 10 champions respectively. [27]

This was the first WYSC to have more than 1 female finish in the top ten Kitty-Jean Laginha (Australia) and Jessica Pratesi (England). Jessica also shared the high word award with Pranav Kaarthik. Host country the Philippines had a player in the top ten for the first time. (Mohd Bin Abdul Suma). 4 ladies made it to play at Table 1 during the tournament. They were: Sirinapa Srinornil (Thailand), Natasha Podesser (Australia), Kitty-Jean Laginha (Australia) and Jessica Pratesi (England). This the first time more than one female had played on table 1 with the exclusion of Game 1.

Finally, Natasha Podesser of Australia was the only player to have played in all 4 previous WYSC tournaments. However, being 17 years old, she will be too old to compete in any further WYSC's. Oluwafemi Akinlosotu of Nigeria held the lead of the tournament for the first thirteen games.

WYSC 2009 : Johor Baru, Malaysia

PlacePlayerCountry
1stSuanne Ong Malaysia
2ndAlastair RichardsAustralia
3rdMichael McKennaAustralia
4thPreedee Khongthanarat Thailand
5thCharnrit Khongthanarat Thailand
6thOluwaseun Oyeleke Nigeria
7thWong Zhi Yuan Singapore
8thWanchana Jirapitikul Thailand
9thGoutham Jayaraman Singapore
10thCharas Worapotpisut Thailand

The 2009 WYSC was held in the Zon Regency Hotel, Johor Bahru as part of the Iskandar Malaysia World Festival of Scrabble. Unlike previous years of WYSC which featured 22 games over 3 days and a best out of 5 playoffs; the 2009 WYSC was a 24-game tournament held over 3 days without any final play-off. The World Youth Scrabble Championships of 2009 was held from Tuesday, 8 December to Thursday, 10 December. 2009 WYSC had a record number of entrants of over 80. Members of the Malaysian monarchy were present for the prize giving ceremony. The Princess of Malaysia personally congratulated each of the prize winners.

Suanne Ong of Malaysia became the first girl to win the World Youth Scrabble Championship. [28] As at 2017, she remains the only girl to have held the title.

WYSC 2008 : Georgetown, Malaysia

PlacePlayerCountry
1stCharnrit Khongthanarat Thailand
2ndDarren Khoo Beng Way Malaysia
3rdScott Chung Malaysia
4thRamaraj Sundraraj Malaysia
5thSuanne Ong Malaysia
6thMohsin AhmedIndia
7thWanchana Jirapitikul Thailand
8thSamitha Amarasinghe Sri Lanka
9thAlastair RichardsAustralia
10thAkaradech Suppapitta Thailand

WYSC 2008 took place in Georgetown Penang, Malaysia

WYSC 2007 : Johor Baru, Malaysia

PlacePlayerCountry
1stToh Weibin Singapore
2ndSean Chung Chin Shiu Malaysia
3rdOng Suanne Malaysia
4thLiew Kian Boon Singapore
5thPasit Natearpha Thailand
6thBenjamin Chow Singapore
7thIan Tay Zhi Xian Malaysia
8thCharas Worrapotpisut Thailand
9thLee Guan Hui Singapore
10thImron Sawamipak Thailand

The 2007 WYSC took place on 4–6 December 2007 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Inaugural WYSC (2006) : Wollongong, Australia

PlacePlayerCountry
1st David Eldar Australia
2ndAustin Shin England
3rdWill NedigerCanada
4thJoshua Sng Singapore
5thBenjamin Chow Singapore
6thToh Weibin Singapore
7thThacha Koowirat Thailand
8thTanasak Supaphibunk Thailand
9thSherwin RodriguesIndia
10thLee Guan Hui Singapore

David Eldar of Australia became the first World Youth Scrabble Champion when he won the inaugural event that look place at Wollongong University, Wollongong, Australia in 2006. [29]

See also

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