World Scrabble Championship 2011

The World Scrabble Championship 2011 was held in the Hilton Hotel, Warsaw, Poland, from 12 October to 16 October 2011.[1] The format was a 34-round preliminary tournament and a best-of-five final. The top two players after the preliminary tournament, Nigel Richards and Andrew Fisher, played a best-of-five final for the top prize and the title of World Scrabble Champion 2011. There were 114 places allocated to competitors from around the world,[2] with 106 players eventually competing.[2]

World Scrabble Championship 2011
12 October 2011 – 16 October 2011
WinnerNigel Richards (Scrabble)
Number of players106
LocationWarsaw, Poland
SponsorMattel

Results

The winner was Nigel Richards of New Zealand who defeated Andrew Fisher of Australia with three games to two in the best-of-five finals. Richards set the record for being the first two-time World Champion. He repeated this success, winning for a third time in 2013.

Richards won the first game 489–422.[3] Bingos from Fisher included BINGERS and INTERWAR. Bingos from Richards were zENAIDAS, ACEROLA and MOLTERs.

Fisher won the second game with 520–406.[4] Fisher bingoed GONDELAY while Richards struggled with a rack AAAEIIS. Richards had the bingo SOSATIE but there was no available spot. Later in the game, he played RETARDS, which was then replied by Fisher's OUTSPAN. Towards the end of the game, Richards played INSULAR for 83 points, which was again replied, with NEEDIER for 81 points.

At the end of Game 2 of the best-of five finals, both players had 1 win.

Richards pulled one back in the third game, 464–359.[5] He had 4 bingos: DAROGHAS (63), UNFANNEd (64), TOLARJEV (90) and PAROdIES (72) compared to Fisher's only bingo of BOUGHTEN for 67 points.

Game 4 went to Fisher with 562–420 despite him having racks such as AAAABEE and AAAEEIO. Richards' ANGRIeST (70) was replied with JEEZ (81) and his EQUID (75) was immediately replied with TALLIED (79)

At the end of Game 4 of the finals, both players had 2 wins. It was an intense competition between the two.

The fifth game saw Richards take the title of World Champion, winning clearly with 476–333.[6] It was a close game until Richards got OMNIFIED for 95 points, giving him a 100-point lead over Fisher. He then sealed the win with URAnITEs across four hooks for 88 points.

Final standings
Position Name Country Win–loss Spread Prize (USD)
1 Richards, NigelWSC Runner-Up25–9+200820,000
2 Fisher, AndrewAustralia23–11+152110,000
3 Nemitrmansuk, PakornWorld Champion22–12+16955,000
4 Wiegand, DavidUnited States22–12+15554,000
5 May, ChristopherAustralia22–12+10223,000
6 Smitheram, BrettEngland22–12+9492,500
7 Panyasophonlert, KomolThailand22–12+9391,750
8 Gallen, PaulNorthern Ireland21½–12½+6381,500
9 Adam LoganCanada21–13+9391,250
10 Richards, AlastairAustralia21–13+8711,000
11 Beevers, CraigEngland21–13+696
12 Lipe, ChrisUnited States21–13+331
13 Boys, DavidCanada21–13+38
14 Nicholson, MikkiEngland20–14+1480
15 Nyman, MarkEngland20–14+1321
16 Thevenot, GeoffUnited States20–14+842
17 Wee, Ming Hui HubertSingapore20–14+773
18 Gipson, HelenScotland20–14+533
19 Scott, NeilScotland20–14+448
20 Allan, PaulEngland20–14+311
21 Rio, Odette CarminaPhilippines20–14+39
22 Siriwangso, MarutThailand20–14+24
23 Sulaiman, MohammadUnited Arab Emirates19½–14½+569
24 Chong, AaronMalaysia19–15+1097
25 Mackay, LewisEngland19–15+845
26 Warner, HowardNew Zealand19–15+619
27 Hovelmeier, Trevor MarkSouth Africa19–15+546
28 Holden, StewartNorthern Ireland19–15+514
29 Joel ShermanUnited States19–15+380
30 Simmons, AllanScotland19–15+267
31 Kougi, PeterAustralia19–15+237
32 Okulicz, EdwardAustralia19–15-105
33 Toh, WeibinSingapore19–15-156
34 Craig, JoanneNew Zealand18½–15½+765
35 Wapnick, JoelCanada18½–15½+635
36 Delicata, DavidMalta18½–15½-144
37 Kenas, MarkUnited States18½–15½-346
38 Whitmarsh, BradleyUnited States18–16+573
39 Fernando, Naween TharangaAustralia18–16+545
40 Grover, UdayanIndia18–16+384
41 Rosin, SamUnited States18–16+350
42 Leah, TonyCanada18–16+182
43 Kramer, JimUnited States18–16+69
44 Rodrigues, SherwinIndia18–16+40
45 Yeo, Kien HungMalaysia18–16-206
46 Saldanha, DeanCanada18–16-421
47 Thorogood, BlueNew Zealand18–16-465
48 Benedict, NathanUnited States17½–16½+764
49 Sim, TonySingapore17½–16½+32
50 O'Laughlin, JohnUnited States17–17+785
51 Martin, EdwardEngland17–17+496
52 Saldanha, DielleCanada17–17+448
53 Nderitu, Patrick GitongaKenya17–17+390
54 Placca, ChrysGhana17–17+313
55 Dominiczak, RafalPoland17–17+308
56 Halsall, TrevorAustralia17–17+279
57 Weatherhead, FeargalIreland17–17+248
58 Gillam, SimonScotland17–17+22
59 Romany, RodneyTrinidad and Tobago17–17-75
60 Edwards, CalumEngland17–17-300
60 Litunya, PatrickKenya17–17-300
62 Koenig, DavidUnited States17–17-383
63 Bowman, BrianUnited States16½–17½+724
64 Cree, ChrisUnited States16½–17½+47
65 Carter, GeraldThailand16½–17½-280
66 Robertshaw, PhilEngland16–18+1268
67 Brousson, TheresaMalta16–18+785
68 Itthi-Aree, ChollapatThailand16–18+444
69 Purnomo, RickySingapore16–18+414
70 Ker, Jen HoWorld Youth Champion16–18+407
71 Cohen, EvanIsrael16–18+234
72 Ball, NickCanada16–18+190
73 Cohen, LaurieUnited States16–18+133
74 Hirai, KeiichiroJapan16–18+85
75 Webb, DavidEngland16–18+7
76 Gabriel, MartyUnited States16–18+3
77 Koowirat, ThachaThailand16–18-14
78 Wanniarachchi, LakshanSri Lanka16–18-39
79 Early, DylanSouth Africa16–18-110
80 Green, NeilWales16–18-143
81 Bullock, OrletBarbados16–18-447
82 Iqbal, WajidPakistan16–18-585
83 Gruzd, StevenSouth Africa16–18-606
84 Usakiewicz, WojciechPoland16–18-656
85 Williams, GarethWales16–18-666
86 Khongthanarat, CharnritThailand16–18-738
87 Srichawla, DanielThailand16–18-1156
88 Butler, LynneNew Zealand15½–18½-798
89 Wieckowski, ZbigniewPoland15–19+233
90 Landau, NaomiIsrael15–19+148
91 Manase, Joshua OtienoKenya15–19-213
92 Golding, AndrewCanada15–19-248
93 Pieta, BartoszPoland15–19-318
94 Anthonius, FerdyIndonesia15–19-501
95 Siddiqui, IrfanBahrain14–20+135
96 Andersson, GunnarSweden13–21-1194
97 Pantis, MihaiRomania12–22-391
98 Fernandes, MarieOman12–22-506
99 Reshamwala, ShakirKuwait12–22-528
100 Bohbot, HerveFrance11–23-1925
101 Sosseh, Abraham EbiGambia10–24-1332
102 Dundas, SuzanneNetherlands10–24-1876
103 Berger, BenGermany, Federal Republic of8–26-3620
104 Frydenlund, AnlaugNorway5–29-4457
105 Rodr, TomasCzech Republic3–31-4584
106 Pastucha, IvanSlovakia1–33-6100
  • FINALS:
  • Game 1: Richards 489 – Fisher 422
  • Game 2: Fisher 520 – Richards 406
  • Game 3: Richards 464 – Fisher 359
  • Game 4: Fisher 562 – Richards 420
  • Game 5: Richards 476 – Fisher 333

Missing tile incident

In a round seven game between Edward Martin and Chollapat Itthi-Aree, Martin discovered a tile (G) missing at the end of play. (Since players typically bag the letters from a laid-out 10-by-10 grid from which a missing letter would be obvious, it is not normally possible to start a game with an incorrect number of letters,[7] although using a 9-by-11 grid by mistake could mask a missing tile). The tournament director ruled that the letter be replaced, and Martin won the game 402–401. This caused some embarrassment to Martin and hard feelings among the Thai contingent,[7] and it was widely reported that Chollapat Itthi-Aree had suggested that Martin be strip searched,[8][9] but another reporter states that Chollapat did not make such a suggestion.[7]

References
  1. "The Schedule". 2011 World Scrabble Championship website. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  2. "How to Register for the 2011 WSC". 2011 World Scrabble Championship website. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  3. "Unknown Game". 2011 World Scrabble Championship website. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  4. "Unknown Game". 2011 World Scrabble Championship website. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  5. "Unknown Game". 2011 World Scrabble Championship website. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  6. "Unknown Game". 2011 World Scrabble Championship website. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  7. Stefan Fatsis (October 21, 2011). "A G Thing". Slate. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  8. "Demand for strip-search at World Scrabble Championship". The Telegraph. October 17, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  9. Rob Hastings (October 17, 2011). "G for 'guilty'? Lost letter spells trouble at world Scrabble contest". The Independent. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
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