WSC History

The World SCRABBLE® Championship has been held every second year since 1991, sponsored either by Mattel Inc. or Hasbro.

Past Championships

[photos of all past winners]

See also our list of players arranged by past WSC performance.

Year Dates Place Players Winner
1991 27–30 September London 48 Peter Morris (USA)
1993 27–30 August New York 64 Mark Nyman (UK)
1995 02–05 November London 64 David Boys (Canada)
1997 20–24 November Washington 80 Joel Sherman (USA)
1999 04–07 November Melbourne 98 Joel Wapnick (Canada)
2001 13–17 December Las Vegas 88 Brian Cappelletto (USA)
2003 21–24 October Kuala Lumpur 90 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand)
2005 17–20 November London 102 Adam Logan (Canada)
2007 9–12 November Mumbai ? ?

National Allocations

Since 1997, a formula has been in place for determining sizes of national teams. Countries that have competed before have an established quota, and are categorized as “A”, “B” or “C” countries if they have respectively 6 or more, 3–5 or 1–2 representatives. Any “A” country that has at least ½ of its players in the top 25%, and no more than one player in the bottom 25%, gets an extra player for the next Championship. Any “B” country that has at least three of its players in the top 33%, and no more than one player in the bottom 25%, gets an extra player for the next Championship. Any “C” country that has all of its players in the top 50% gets an extra player for the next Championship.