WYSC
A huge event in Kuala Lumpur, the World Youth Scrabble Championship has over 200 players from many countries. We are excited to have 14 bright and eager Australians competing.
See WYSC website
A huge event in Kuala Lumpur, the World Youth Scrabble Championship has over 200 players from many countries. We are excited to have 14 bright and eager Australians competing.
See WYSC website
The Queensland Championship was held in Townsville over 16 rounds in two days. 60 players including 10 from New Zealand played in the posh venue at the Grand Chancellor Hotel. The nice attendance figures were due to this being the culminating event of the Townsville Festival of Scrabble. Townsville and nearby Magnetic Island have great weather at this time of year, and there is a relaxed vibe.
Cameron Farlow was a clear winner this year, taking the title of Queensland Champion for the eighth time in a row. Second place was tightly contested. John Hamilton was pleased that the stars aligned to give him second place.
1 14 +1120 Cameron Farlow 2 11 +821 John Hamilton 3 11 +802 Bob Jackman 4 11 +603 Julie Brice 5 11 +515 Val Mills 6 11 +357 Murray Rogers 7 11 +281 Fadlan Satria
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The Australian Women's Championship was held in Townsville over 16 rounds in two days. Women from all around Australia took part as well as eight from New Zealand. (New Zealand plans to have a Women's Championship in Auckland in January 2026).
The top five places
1 12 +1030 Sally Martin 2 12 +771 Liz Fagerlund 3 12 +313 Carmel Dodd 4 11.5 +154 Val Mills 5 11 +848 Joanne Craig
This is the first of several events in Townsville this August.
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The good news is that the next Australian Women's Championship will be held in Canberra on April 1 and 2 2026.
The top five places
1 18 +2129 David Eldar 2 12 +894 Josh Watt 3 12 +42 Tony Hunt 4 11 +874 Edward Okulicz 5 11 +541 John Holgate
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Some of these young Scrabblers will be travelling to Malaysia at the end of August to compete in the World Youth Scrabble Championship where they will undoubdtedly make friends with other likeminded youth from all around the world.
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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.
Some of the unusual words played included:
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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.