Wellington Jighere
Born1982
Umolo-Olomu, Delta State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Known forScrabble World Champion (2015)

Tournament Wellington Jighere (born c. 1982 in Umolo-Olomu, Delta State, Nigeria), is a professional Nigerian scrabble player who won the inaugural WESPA Championship in 2015 to become the first African player to be crowned World Scrabble Champion.[1] He defeated Lewis MacKay in four straight wins.[2][3]

Jighere began playing Scrabble tournaments in 2002, after winning games versus friends in the tournament scene.[4]

After winning the world championship, Jighere received a congratulatory phone call from Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari.[4]

Achievements

  • World Scrabble Championships[5]
  • 2023 32nd National Championship Finals (CSW) – winner[6]
  • African Scrabble Championship / Pan African Championship[7]
  • 2006 – 7th place
  • 2008 – winner
  • 2010 – winner
  • 2014 – 20th place
  • 2016 – 11th place
  • 2022 – 2nd place
  • West African Scrabble Championship
  • 2022 – 3rd place[8]
  • Nigerian National Scrabble Tournament
  • 2019 – winner[9]
  • Asaf Zadok Nigerian National Championship[7]
  • 2017 – 14th place
  • MGI (Mind Games Incorporated) Scrabble Grand Slam
  • Scrabble In The Jungle Nigeria
  • Lekki scrabble classic championship
  • 2023 – 2nd place[12]
  • Wellington Classics, Nigeria[7]
  • 2017 – winner

References

  1. ↑ Wahlquist, Calla (9 November 2015). "Nigeria's Wellington Jighere almost lost for words after Scrabble world title triumph". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Wang, Yanan (10 November 2015). "With the word 'felty,' for 36 points, Wellington Jighere becomes the first African world Scrabble champion". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Nigerian man becomes first African to win the English-Language World Scrabble Championships". The Daily Telegraph. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 Quist-Arcton, Ofeibea (27 August 2016). "And The No. 1 Scrabble Nation In The World Is ..." WBUR. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Wellington Jighere". WESPA. World English Language Scrabble® Players Association. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "SPC 2023: Finals". scrabbleplayers.org. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 "Wellington Jighere". wespa.org. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Ohanusi, Chinedum. "Eta Karo crowned King of West Africa Scrabble". Radio Nigeria. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "National Champions". Nigeria Scrabble Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "MGI Grand Slam Finals (2022-10-16)". WESPA.org. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  11. ↑ Monye, Alex (1 September 2022). "Jighere wins maiden Scrabble In the Jungle Championship". The Guardian (Nigeria). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  12. ↑ Monye, Alex (3 October 2023). "Enoch Nwali wins Lekki scrabble classic championship". The Guardian (Nigeria). Retrieved 13 December 2023.


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