World Scrabble Championship 1995

The World Scrabble Championship 1995 was the third World Scrabble Championship. The winner was David Boys of Canada.[1]

World Scrabble Championship 1995
2 November 1995 – 5 November 1995
WinnerDavid Boys (Scrabble)|David Boys
Number of players64
LocationLondon
SponsorMattel

A fifteen round, Swiss-paired preliminary event was used to determine initial placement. The top four players then played a three-game round-robin (with the results of the first 15 games carrying over) to determine the finalists, who played a best-of-five final.

The first game of the finals was a close one with Sherman winning 431–421. Sherman missed a bingo (pENTROOF) but at that point, the game was already in the bag.

In the second game, many felt that Sherman blundered in his opening play while Boys cruised to an easy 404–278 victory despite missing ABOmASA early on.

Sherman and Boys traded wins again in games three and four, setting up a single game to decide the championship.

The final game was a bit of an anti-climax with Boys winning easily 432–300 (after challenging off Sherman's early phony TWINNERS) to take the World Championship. With two tiles in the bag, Boys chose to bypass a 98-point bingo (LADYBUGS) to block a triple-triple line that Sherman had a 1-in-18 chance of using for the game-winning 212-point PEJORATE. The blocking play left Sherman with no chance to win and left Boys as World Champion.

Complete results
Position Name Country Win–loss Spread Prize (USD)[1]
1 Boys, DavidCanada17–6+115411,000
2 Sherman, JoelUnited States17–6+6798,000
3 Grant, JeffNew Zealand12–7+4533,500
4 Lipton, BobUnited States11–8+6452,000
5 Edley, JoeUnited States12–6+668950
6 Gruzd, StevenSouth Africa12–6+422800
7 Thobani, ShafiqueKenya12–6+381650
8 Logan, AdamCanada10–8+149550
9 Saldanha, AllanUnited Kingdom12–6+389450
10 Nderitu, Patrick GitongaKenya11–7+734350
11 Cappelletto, BrianUnited States11–7+477300
12 Appleby, PhilEngland9–9+193250
13 Onyeonwu, IfeanyiNigeria12–6+701225
14 Daniel, Robin PollockCanada11–7+484200
15 Wapnick, JoelCanada10–8+264175
16 Felt, RobertUnited States9–9-35150
17 Nyman, MarkWorld Champion11–7+256
18 Rosenthal, JoanAustralia11–7-206
19 Sigley, MichaelNew Zealand10–8+11
20 Fisher, AndrewUnited Kingdom10–8-92
21 Warusawitharana, MissakaSri Lanka10–8+705
22 Okosagah, SammyNigeria10–8+451
23 Fernando, Naween TharangaSri Lanka10–8-500
24 Scott, NeilScotland9–9+426
25 Simmons, AllanEngland10–8+377
26 Bhandarkar, AkshayBahrain10–8+48
27 Addo, JoshuaGhana9–9+117
28 Placca, ChrysGhana9–9-155
29 Sim, TonySingapore10–8+94
30 Byers, RussellEngland10–8-114
31 Tan, Teong-ChuanMalaysia9–9-146
32 Elbourne, PeterMalta9–9-266
33 Willis, MikeEngland10–8+367
34 Williams, GarethWales9–9+444
35 Widergren, JeffUnited States8–10+294
36 Blom, RogerAustralia7–11+112
37 Jackman, BobAustralia9–9+272
38 Polatnick, SteveUnited States9–9+238
39 Khoshnaw, KarlKurdistan-Iraq9–9+133
40 Orbaum, SamIsrael7–11-301
41 Awowade, FemiEngland9–9-168
42 Avrin, PaulUnited States9–9-334
43 Thorogood, BlueNew Zealand8–10-69
44 Norr, RitaUnited States8–10-110
45 Leader, ZeligIsrael9–9-325
46 Spate, CliveUnited Kingdom8–10+102
47 Nevarez, JohnnyUnited States7–11+55
48 Paolella, LiberoCanada7–11+25
49 Holgate, JohnAustralia8–10-69
50 Hale, GlennisNew Zealand8–10-131
51 Lao, ArmandoPhilippines8–10-247
52 Siddiqui, AnwarPakistan6–12-255
53 Lobo, SelwynUnited Arab Emirates8–10-5
54 Romany, RodneyTrinidad and Tobago7–11-349
55 Hossy, DebbeSouth Africa7–11-659
56 Springer, RobertFrance6–12-979
57 Arreola, PepitoSaudi Arabia7–11-503
58 Harrison, TrevorUnited Kingdom7–11-549
59 Kuroda, KunihikoJapan6–12-1026
60 Samarasundera, WimalOman6–12-1405
61 Perez, GerardoKuwait6–12-545
62 Holmes, MichaelSeychelles6–12-1044
63 Yeh, WinnieHong Kong5–13-923
64 Broderick, ChrisIreland3–15-810
  • FINALS:
  • Game 1: Sherman 431 – Boys 421
  • Game 2: Boys 404 – Sherman 278
  • Game 3: Sherman 443 – Boys 398
  • Game 4: Boys 495 – Sherman 393
  • Game 5: Boys 432 – Sherman 300

References
  1. WSC 1995 results at cross-tables.com
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