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Winter Masters

David Eldar wins
Chris May's widow and David Eldar
Prizewinners
First five

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

The Chris May Winter Masters honours the memory of Chris May, a top class Scrabble player from NSW who represented Australia overseas. 18 games were played over two days. David Eldar demonstrated his astounding ability by winning all 18 games, 6 games ahead of second place!
The event was rated not only in Australia, but also internationally. David Eldar's Australian rating is now a definite outlier, over 300 rating points ahead of anyone else in Australia.
See WESPA rating.

See Full results

Australian Junior Scrabble Championship

Oscar Ivanovski winner
Winner: Oscar Ivanovski
Prizewinners
Prizewinners
This was the second Australian Junior Scrabble Championship. 32 players competed in Sydney and there were prizes for age bands. Thank you to all who helped organise and help to make it all happen. It is hoped that this event will go from strength to strength and thus encourage a new generation who love this game and strive for excellence.
  • OVERALL
    • WINNER: Oscar Ivanovski, VIC
    • RUNNER UP: Kelvin Korn NSW
  • U18
    • 1st Ashwin Page, QLD
    • 2nd Nathan Tang, NSW
  • U14
    • 1st Alvin Korn, NSW
    • 2nd Sam Pizzano, ACT
  • U12
    • 1st Ryder Lo, NSW
    • 2nd Jithuni Vidana, VIC
  • U10
    • 1st Lucas Luu, NSW
    • 2nd Oliver Klistorner, NSW
  • High game: Ashwin Page 569
  • High word: Sam Pizzano WHIRLING 94
  • High rating gain: Shukanya Prachi +138

See Full results

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.

Victorian Championship

DELDAR wins
Winner: David Eldar on 14 wins
EHUI second
Euclid Hui came second on 12 wins
ASAI third
Ayorinde Saidu third on 11 wins
This was the 40th anniversary of the Victorian Championship.
42 players took part , including some from overseas and interstate. It was a threepeat for David Eldar (yes it is a Scrabble word), and in a highly contested race, Euclid Hui from Hong Kong came second, and Ayorinde Saidu from Nigeria came third. Awards were
  • 1st - David Eldar
  • 2nd - Euclid Hui
  • 3rd - Ayorinde Saidu
  • 4th - Edward Okulicz
  • 5th - Andrew Fisher
  • Rating Prize - Band to 1150: Jayanthi Viswanathan
  • Rating Prize - Band 1151-1400: Jenny Brysha
  • Rating Prize - Band above 1401: Fadlan Satria
  • Rating Prize - Best Interstate Player: Paul Richards
  • High Word: David Eldar, STAMPEDO, 185
  • High Game: Edward Okulicz, 659

See Full results

2025 Western Australia Championship

David Vanzyl wins
David Vanzyl wins the WA Championship
Ian Ting second
Second Ian Ting
Anne Zion third
Third Anne Zion
Read the report by Geoff Shepheard and Ian Ting.

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:

  • ARABINS - essence of gum arabic
  • SHIVAREE - discordant mock serenade to newlyweds, made with pans, kettles, etc.
  • CLIVERS - cleavers (plant with small white flowers and sticky fruits)
  • DESYATIN - Russian unit of area
  • SHERWANI - long coat closed up to the neck, worn by men in India
  • PENOCHE - a type of fudge

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Events

Selective events

These events are invitational, based on rating.

2025

Australian Masters
& State Challenge
WSC (Ghana)
World Youth (Malaysia

2026

Australian Masters
& State Challenge
Trans Tasman Queensland
World Youth

Townsville

Townsville

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.

All tournaments will use CSW24 and be WESPA rated.

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.

WYSC

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.

Logo for WYSC 2025
WYSC website

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.

2025 WESPA Championship

See wespac.ghanascrabble.com
The 2025 WESPA Championship will be held at The Rock City Resort The Palms by Eagles, Airport City, Accra (Formerly Holiday Inn) Approximately 1km from Accra International Airport, with the airport's Arrival terminal directly across the road Australia is entitled to send 14 players in addition to David Eldar who qualifies because he was World Champion. Selection is by ratings over a twelve month period ending May 31 2025. See full details

World Team Scrabble Championship

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.