2027 WORLD SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Selection by major titles

A maximum of two eligible players are selected by tournament success, namely

(1) The winner of the 2026 Australian Masters. ♚
(2) The highest placed eligible Australian in the 2027 Australian Championship.♛

Players who qualify this way must also play 40 games recognised by ASPA during the qualifying period.

If any of these berths is unfilled for any reason, the place is taken by another player selected via ratings as described below.

Selection by ratings

The primary criterion for ranking candidates is the Q statistic

Details

• Subperiods are Jul to Oct 2026, Nov to Feb and Mar to Jun 2027.
• The Qstat: The qualifying statistic is Q = (P1 + P2 + 2 x P3)/4 , which is a weighted average of peak ratings in the three subperiods.
• Third peak: You cannot earn the peak in the third subperiod until you have played 40 games rated by ASPA in the qualification period.
• Penalty: If you do not earn a peak in a subperiod , your peak in that subperiod is equal to the last rating minus 200. This may be applied more than once.
• Incomplete tournament: If you miss a game for any reason other than an assigned bye, you cannot count a peak attained in that tournament for any qualification purposes. Games played will count towards games quotas. Ratings will be calculated as usual, with byes and forfeits not rated.
• Games: You must have played at least 40 games in the qualifying period.
• Tie breaker: If two players have the same Q statistic, the one with the greater number of games in the qualification period is ranked higher.