World Scrabble Championship 1993

The World Scrabble Championship 1993 was the second World Scrabble Championship. The winner was Mark Nyman,[1] representing the United Kingdom, as this was before the countries of the UK were given individual representation.

World Scrabble Championship 1993
27 August 1993 — 30 August 1993
WinnerMark Nyman
Number of players64
LocationNew York
SponsorHasbro

The first 15 rounds used modified Swiss pairing. After this, players #1 and #3 and players #2 and #4 played a best-of-five semifinal to determine the finalists while the remaining 64 players played three more games. The semifinals were followed by a best-of-five finals while the two other semifinalists played a best-of-five match to determine third and fourth place.

The first game of the finals looked like it would go Nyman's way when he bingoed with MUTAGENIC from an MU on his second play and then challenged off Wapnick's DOX. But Nyman later played a phony of his own (VERGINGS) and then got stuck with the Q while Wapnick drew both blanks and won by 38.

In game two, Wapnick drew both blanks again and won by almost 100 points, aided by the 102-point DYSURIC.

Game three was tight until Nyman played two successive bingos and went on to a 530-victory. The fourth game again started close, until Wapnick scored 212 points on three successive turns (though he missed a 107-point bingo in the process) and took a seemingly insurmountable 174-point lead. A few turns later, Wapnick had the opportunity to take a 212 point lead with HELMING, but the play would have opened a triple-triple line with both blanks unseen so he opted for a more conservative 41-point play and still led by 170. Against the odds, Nyman came back with a 50-point X play and bingos with both blanks and went on to a devastating 9-point victory.

The key point in the final game came when Wapnick, holding a blank, played STUM instead of SMUR (of which he was unsure). Nyman then bingoed with BEDAWIN setting up an S-hook on the O column. Unable to play a bingo ending in S because of his STUM play, Wapnick instead played GROANERs when he could have blocked the O column with ORANGiER. Sure enough, Nyman drew an S and played VELURES for 91 points then coasted to an easy win to become the first non-North American to win the world championship.

Complete Results
Position Name Country Win-Loss Spread Prize (USD)[1]
1 Nyman, MarkEngland18-7+77910,000
2 Wapnick, JoelCanada17-8+12006,000
3 Gibson, DavidUnited States16-9+5033,000
4 Williams, GarethWales15-10+4041,500
5 Saldanha, AllanUnited Kingdom13-5+951900
6 Felt, RobertUnited States12-6+642750
7 Sigley, MichaelNew Zealand12-6+467600
8 Schoenman, BobUnited States12-6+131500
9 Spate, CliveUnited Kingdom11-7+530400
10 Sherman, JoelUnited States11-7+526300
11 Logan, AdamCanada11-7+477250
12 Morris, PeterWorld Champion11-7+421200
13 Nelkon, PhilUnited Kingdom11-7+336175
14 Lund, RichieUnited States11-7+224150
15 Odom, LisaUnited States11-7+221125
16 Catto, JohnUnited Kingdom10-8+557100
17 Greenspan, RandyUnited States10-5+541
18 Edley, JoeUnited States10-5+495
19 Dennis, DiEngland10-5+399
20 Thorogood, BlueNew Zealand10-5+326
21 Byers, RussellEngland10-5+215
22 Day, DarrellUnited States10-5+204
23 Lipton, BobUnited States10-5+196
24 Grant, JeffNew Zealand10-5+188
25 Kaufman, ZevCanada10-5+26
26 Ploysangngam, AmnuayThailand10-5-433
27 Nderitu, Patrick GitongaKenya9-6+743
28 Graham, MattUnited States9-6+319
29 Jaruwan, Ong-ArjThailand9-6+274
30 Cappelletto, BrianUnited States9-6+272
31 Ballard, NickUnited States9-6+168
32 Elbourne, PeterMalta9-6+52
33 Warusawitharana, MissakaSri Lanka9-6+34
34 Luebkemann, JohnUnited States9-6-141
35 Sim, TonySingapore9-6-164
36 Finley, PeterEngland9-6-230
37 Nevarez, JohnnyUnited States9-6-293
38 Gruzd, StevenSouth Africa9-6-362
39 Daniel, Robin PollockCanada8-7+463
40 Rosenthal, JoanAustralia8-7+62
41 Khoshnaw, KarlKurdistan-Iraq8-7-34
42 Filio, RolandPhilippines8-7-48
43 Cohen, EvanIsrael8-7-113
44 Grayson, JohnWales8-7-177
45 Wright, GeoffAustralia8-7-379
46 Chishty, IshtiaqSaudi Arabia8-7-482
47 Heaton, KenUnited Kingdom8-7-737
48 Raychbart, PalomaIsrael7½-7½-259
49 Onani, MagwangaKenya7½-7½-391
50 Butler, LynneNew Zealand7-8+190
51 Neuberger, JimUnited States7-8-123
52 Clenaghan, NualaIreland7-8-245
53 Benjamin, LarrySouth Africa7-8-331
54 Lerman, JerryUnited States7-8-424
55 Holgate, JohnAustralia7-8-617
56 Jackman, BobAustralia6½-8½-525
57 Filio, CandidoPhilippines6½-8½-588
58 Norr, RitaUnited States6-9-372
59 Koroda, KunihikoJapan6-9-913
60 Meghan, EileenÉire6-9-950
61 Abdullah, Raja FuadinMalaysia6-9-1205
62 Alimohamed, AmiraliUnited Arab Emirates5-10-1237
63 Roff, LynnSouth Africa5-10-867
64 Yeh, WinnieHong Kong3-12-896
  • Semifinals
  • Mark Nyman 3 - David Gibson 2
  • Joel Wapnick 3 - Gareth Williams 2
  • Consolation Match
  • David Gibson 3 - Gareth Williams 2
  • Finals
  • Game 1: Wapnick 446 - Nyman 408
  • Game 2: Wapnick 443 - Nyman 357
  • Game 3: Nyman 530 - Wapnick 374
  • Game 4: Nyman 469 - Wapnick 460
  • Game 5: Nyman 417 - Wapnick 369

References
  1. WSC 1993 results at cross-tables.com
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