World Youth Scrabble Championships

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]

## List of finals

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Year  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Location  | Entrants  | Winner's prize  | Total prize pool  | Sponsor

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2006 |  David Eldar |  Austin Shin | Wollongong, Australia | 48  | US$10,000[3] | US$19,000[3] | Spears
2007 |  Toh Weibin |  Sean Chung Chin Shiu | Plaza Hotel, Johor Baru, Malaysia | 64  | US$10,000[4] | US$24,950[4] | Hasbro
2008 |  Charnrit Khongthanarat |  Darren Khoo Beng Way | Park Lane Hotel, Georgetown, Malaysia | 64  | US$11,000[5] | US$29,550[5] | Mattel
2009 |  Suanne Ong |  Matt Alastair | Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., United States | 80  | US$25,000[6] | US$50,100[6] | Hasbro
2010 |  Ker Jen Ho |  Preedee Khongthanara | Carlton Crest Hotel, Manila, Philippines | 98  | US$15,000[7] | US$34,200[7] | Mattel
2011 |  Anand Bharadwaj |  Victor Gwee | Venetian Hotel, Birmingham, England | 88  | US$25,000[8] | US$50,100[8] | Hasbro
2012 |  Michael McKenna |  Cheong Yi Wei | Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 90  | US$17,500[9] | US$40,000[9] | Mattel
2013 |  Moiz Ullah Baig |  Javeria Baig | Marriott Regent's Park Hotel, London, United Kingdom | 102  | US$15,000[10] | US$30,500[10] | Mattel
2018 |  Syed Imaad Ali (1)  |  Janul De Silva | Taj President Hotel, Mumbai, India | 104  | US$15,000[11] | US$30,500[11] | Mattel
2021 |  Syed Imaad Ali[12] |  Madhav Gopal Kamath[13] | Zon Regency Hotel, Johor Bahru, Malaysia[14] | 108  | US$15,000[15] | US$30,500[15] | Mattel
2022 |  Ali Salman |  Madhav Gopal Kamath | Hilton Hotel, Warsaw, Poland[16] | 106  | US$20,000[17] | US$50,000[17] | Mattel
2024 |  Affan Salman |  Madhav Kamath | Andel's Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic | 110  | US$10,000[18] | US$25,000[19] | Mattel, MSI

## See also

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* World Scrabble Championship
* Canadian Scrabble Championship
* Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup
* National Scrabble Championship
* National School Scrabble Championship

## References

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1. ^ "2014 World Youth Scrabble Championship". Youthscrabble.org. 14 February 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
2. ^ "Youth Scrabble". Youth Scrabble. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
3. ^ a b WSC 1991 results at cross-tables.com
4. ^ a b WSC 1993 results at cross-tables.com
5. ^ a b WSC 1995 results at cross-tables.com
6. ^ a b John J. Chew III. "WSC 1997 Prizes". Wscgames.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
7. ^ a b WSC 1999 results at cross-tables.com
8. ^ a b "2001 World SCRABBLE® Championship". Scrabble-assoc.com. 3 May 2001. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
9. ^ a b "Scrabble Masters". Wscgames.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
10. ^ a b John J. Chew III. "2005 WSC Prizes". Wscgames.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
11. ^ a b John J. Chew III. "2007 WSC Prizes". Wscgames.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
12. ^ "WSC 2009 Standings: Round 24". live.wscgames.com. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
13. ^ John J. Chew III. "WSC 2009: Finals". Live.wscgames.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
14. ^ John J. Chew III. "2009 WSC Venue". Wscgames.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
15. ^ a b John J. Chew III. "2009 WSC Prizes". Wscgames.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
16. ^ John J. Chew III. "2011 WSC Venue". Wscgames.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
17. ^ a b John J. Chew III. "2011 WSC Prizes". Wscgames.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
18. ^ "Prize Table". Event.poslfit.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
19. ^ Cite error: The named reference `msi2013` was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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