The Western Australia Championship was held in Perth on the June long weekend. David Vanzyl won 17 out of 18 games to emerge as the clear winner.Ian Ting came second and Annne Zion third.
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In Adelaide, David Eldar wins the Australian Championship back to back after 2024, as also does Olga Visser.
The top three in each section are:
Bob Jackman has been prominent in organising, promoting and innovating in Scrabble for many years. He has also played in many tournaments in Australia and overseas. In this year;s Australia Day Honours, he was awarded the Order of Australia medal for service to competitive Scrabble.
The nomination was put forward by Joanne Craig with help from John Holgate and Howard Warner. Joanne Craig spoke at CSIM about how he deserved the award because of his many years as President of ASPA NSW and his work in establishing and supporting clubs. He set up a national OzScrabble mailing list, and had acted as rating officer for Australia and also internationally. He started events such as the City of Sydney International Masters and the Trans Tasman.
Bob has represented Australia in international events, including the World Scrabble Championship. He came runner up in the Pan Pacific Scrabble Championship in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.
1 14 +785 Josh Watt
2 13 +999 Cameron Farlow
3 12 +1313 Andrew Fisher
4 12 +590 Joanne Craig
5 12 +496 Ryan Sutton
Several new records for 2025 were made.
Townsville is proud to be hosting both the Australian Women's Scrabble Championship and the Queensland Scrabble Championship in 2025 and there is further fun on beautiful Magnetic Island in between.
Townsville experiences 24 sunny days and an average daily maximum temperature of 26° in August, making it an ideal time to visit.
There are direct flights to Townsville from Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, as well as overnight train trips from the Gold Coast and Brisbane.
The Townsville tournaments will be held in the CBD within walking distance from a range of accommodation and restaurant options.
There is much to see and do in Townsville and around. Make a holiday of it.
Julie Brice can give you further information and advice.
The first World Youth Scrabble Championship was held in Australia in 1995, and our David Eldar won it. Since then the event has been held in many parts of the world.
Date and Location: This year is the 20th WYSC and will be held in Malaysia (at the Sri Kuala Lumpur International School - Primary at Subang Jaya, Selangor). It is a three day event (Aug 30 to Sep 1) with 24 games, but there will also be a Plate section of 15 rounds. Prizes are awarded for overall placings and placings within age groups.
The Aussie team: Our team of six will be selected considering the ratings of the players over a 12 month period. See the selection process. These six will have free entry, but others may also enter. Parents are encouraged to consider travel plans already. We are now marking the intentions as YES, NO or MAYBE to give some certainty to all.
Coaching: Karen Richards has been appointed as Youth Coach for Australia for this event. She has had much experience in this and can provide advice both at an individual level and also in coaching sessions.
WTSC - NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT
It is with profound regret that we announce that the World Team Scrabble Championship (WTSC) originally scheduled to be held in Accra, Ghana has been postponed until further notice. New dates and details of the championship will be communicated in due course. We have had to take the difficult decision to postpone the championship based on the general feedback received from national associations and Scrabble players globally. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by this announcement.
Kind regards Lukeman Owolabi For MGI.