World Scrabble Championship 2001
November 13, 2001 November 17, 2001
WinnerBrian Cappelletto
Number of players88
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
SponsorHasbro

The World Scrabble Championship 2001 was the sixth World Scrabble Championship. The winner was Brian Cappelletto of the United States.[1]

The event took place at The Venetian on the Las Vegas Strip, USA. The eighty-eight players played eight games on each of the first three days, in a Swiss tournament. As usual, the top two players then competed in a best-of-five final to decide who would become world champion.

Results

After the Swiss tournament, the top two players were Brian Cappelletto representing the United States, with 18 wins and winning spread of +921, and Joel Wapnick, defending champion from 1999, with 17 wins and winning spread +1006. These two players thus contested the final.

In the first game of the final, Wapnick played first. Both players began by changing tiles, then exchanged straightforward bingos (ANALYSE and IRATELY respectively). Further highlights included Wapnick's WHEEP and BAJU and Cappelletto's INDUSIA. In the final move, trailing 482-464 and with only the O remaining on his rack, Cappelletto needed to score 16 points to force a draw. Unfortunately for him, there was no such move available and, while he played the best available move (ZO for 13), Wapnick took the game 482-479.

The second game was less high-scoring, with only two bonuses; Wapnick's DRESSING and CONDOLER. Despite this, Cappelletto won the game 410-372 to level the match at 1-1.

In the third game, Wapnick began the game with a bonus (LOURINg for 64), but Cappelletto won a claustrophobic game 400-352, and lead the match 2-1. Notably, he finished with just six seconds left, and his opponent had only four seconds remaining.

The fourth game proved decisive, as Cappelletto again won by a comfortable margin, 444 to 338.

By three games to one, Brian Cappelletto was declared World Scrabble Champion 2001.

Complete Results

Position Name Country Win–loss Spread Prize (USD)[1]
1 Cappelletto, BrianUnited States18-6+92125,000
2 Wapnick, JoelWorld Champion17-7+100610,000
3 Kramer, JimUnited States17-7+5975,000
4 Polatnick, SteveUnited States16½-7½+5333,000
5 Fisher, AndrewEngland16-8+10432,000
6 Lipton, BobUnited States16-8+7351,000
7 Smitheram, BrettEngland16-8+656800
8 Okosagah, SammyNigeria16-8-64600
9 Wiegand, DavidUnited States15½-8½+1085400
10 Logan, AdamCanada15-9+801300
11 Fernando, Naween TharangaSri Lanka15-9+772250
12 Sinton, PeterNew Zealand15-9+674250
13 Gongolo, MichaelKenya15-9+528250
14 Geary, JimUnited States15-9+364250
15 Mallick, JoeyUnited States15-9+314250
16 Nemitrmansuk, PakornThailand15-9-271150
17 Sim, TonySingapore14-10+717150
18 Awowade, FemiEngland14-10+628150
19 Warner, HowardNew Zealand14-10+379150
20 Edley, JoeUnited States14-10+371150
21 Simmons, AllanEngland14-10+272
22 Perry, AndrewEngland14-10+243
23 Okulicz, EdwardAustralia14-10+228
24 Credo, RonaldPhilippines14-10-118
25 Luebkemann, JohnUnited States13½-10½+630
26 Felt, RobertUnited States13-11+1022
27 Davis, AndrewEngland13-11+631
28 Chinnaiyah, SureshSri Lanka13-11+545
29 Klaphajone, JakkritThailand13-11+355
30 Manase, Joshua OtienoKenya13-11+344
31 Mead, JeremiahUnited States13-11+268
32 Sykes, ChristopherCanada13-11+259
33 Grant, JeffNew Zealand13-11+113
34 Williams, GarethWales13-11+87
35 Quao, Michael ArthurGhana13-11+62
36 Asirvatham, GaneshMalaysia13-11-7
37 Elbourne, PeterMalta13-11-557
38 Hirai, KeiichiroJapan12-12+676
39 Boys, DavidCanada12-12+465
40 Holgate, JohnAustralia12-12+414
41 Simpson, EvanEngland12-12+231
42 Daniel, Robin PollockCanada12-12+194
43 Hersom, RandyUnited States12-12+167
44 Kaufman, ZevCanada12-12+135
45 Hoekstra, RonCanada12-12+122
46 Graham, MattUnited States12-12+3
47 Gruzd, StevenSouth Africa12-12-54
48 Eichler, MaorIsrael12-12-201
49 Khoshnaw, KarlKurdistan-Iraq12-12-279
50 Talbot, RodneyAustralia12-12-297
51 Sherman, JoelUnited States12-12-349
52 Hovelmeier, Trevor MarkSouth Africa12-12-654
53 Boyd, KendallNew Zealand11-13+244
54 Apindi, IsaacTanzania11-13+216
55 Filio, RolandPhilippines11-13+177
56 Lamabadusuriya, HarshanSri Lanka11-13+136
57 Cherry, JamesCanada11-13+62
58 Tang, MichaelMalaysia11-13-16
59 Chunkath, Mohan VergheseIndia11-13-158
60 Acton, DavidEngland11-13-196
61 Cheah, Siu HeanSingapore11-13-380
62 Poku, KwameGhana11-13-435
63 De Souza, Margarida AnaTrinidad and Tobago11-13-600
64 Assesa, DixonKenya10½-13½-70
65 Ranasuriya, Mario ShalendraBahrain10½-13½-753
66 Clottey, AaronGhana10½-13½-776
67 Litunya, PatrickKenya10-14+131
68 Webb, DavidEngland10-14+125
69 Cleary, Paul StephenAustralia10-14-81
70 Arreola, PepitoSaudi Arabia10-14-262
71 Khan, Rashid AteeqPakistan10-14-378
72 Tanee, Samuel FomumCameroon10-14-757
73 Kalumba, Paul YandishaZambia9½-14½-496
74 Delicata, DavidMalta9½-14½-974
75 Grayson, JohnWales9-15+134
76 Sutthasin, TaewanThailand9-15-296
77 Abordo, ChrisBahrain9-15-377
78 Sinclair, AlanScotland9-15-412
79 Hemachandra, SanathOman9-15-809
80 Cree, ChrisUnited States9-15-1118
81 Chakravarthy, RanganathanIndia8½-15½-82
82 Singh, LewisGuyana8-16-834
83 Prabhu, Cecil FernandesGulf Champion8-16-1124
84 Sandu, Dan LaurentiuRomania8-16-1759
85 Miranda, MarioPhilippines7½-16½-872
86 Costello, CatherineIreland7-17-691
87 Cotejo, DannyQatar5-19-1287
88 Wright, James CharlesGibraltar4-20-1971
  • FINALS:
  • Game 1: Wapnick 482 – Cappelletto 479
  • Game 2: Cappelletto 410 – Wapnick 372
  • Game 3: Cappelletto 400 – Wapnick 352
  • Game 4: Cappelletto 444 – Wapnick 338

References

  1. 1 2 "2001 World SCRABBLE® Championship". Archived from the original on 2001-02-15.
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