Thailand fifth in "World Cup of Scrabble"

 

The victorious Australian team at the "World Cup of Scrabble"

 

The Thai team managed fifth place at an international event dubbed the World Cup of Scrabble.

 

The Alchemist Cup featured teams from ten of the top Scrabble playing nations and regions in the world. The grueling 45 game round robin was played at the G Gurney Hotel in Penang, Malaysia. 

 

Emerging victorious was the Australian team that included 2017 individual World Champion David Eldar and 2013 World runner-up Andrew Fisher. 

 

Second was the United States with a Rest of the World team featuring two UK champions in third and Nigeria in fourth.

 

The Thai team, victorious in a previous edition of the prestigious event, was in first place early on. One of its members Thacha Koowirat was placed third in the individual standings. 

 

The individual winner was Malaysia's Ganesh Asviratham with current reigning world champion and greatest of all time Nigel Richards of New Zealand in second.

 

The next edition will take place at the same venue in December 2020.

 

In a side tournament to the main  event, the inaugural Penang International, long time resident of Bangkok and Thai representative Gerry Carter finished second to Singapore's Cheah Sui Hean with female Thai teen Natchaya also in the prize money in fourth.

 

Scrabble, the world's most played word game, is highly popular in Thailand with high profile tournaments attracting top players, patronage from the Thai Royal Family and sponsorship from big business. 

 

Thailand has had two individual world champions in the past with Panupol Sujjayakorn winning in 2003 and Pakorn Nemitrmansuk triumphant in 2009. They remain the only non-native speaking winners of the official crown in the history of the event that started in 1991. 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-12-11

1 hour ago, webfact said:

and Nigeria in fourth

Oh the ignominy .. 

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Scrabble, the world's most played word game, is highly popular in Thailand with high profile tournaments attracting top players,

Hmmm obviously not top enough

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The grueling 45 game round robin game 

The Self Transcendence 3100 miler of the Scrabble world ..

I've not seen a single Thai student playing scrabble in 20 years.  Clearly a case of being able to spell 'popular', but not fully grasping it's meaning. 

14 minutes ago, Jeremy50 said:

I've not seen a single Thai student playing scrabble in 20 years.  Clearly a case of being able to spell 'popular', but not fully grasping it's meaning. 

What language would they use on the scrabble tiles?

3 minutes ago, 1337markus said:

What language would they use on the scrabble tiles?

Mmmm. 

Does scrabble in Germany have umlauted letters?

24 minutes ago, Jeremy50 said:

I've not seen a single Thai student playing scrabble in 20 years.  Clearly a case of being able to spell 'popular', but not fully grasping it's meaning. 

Me neither. Sound like a load of ****** (18 points)