World Scrabble Championship 2003
21 October 2003 – 24 October 2003
WinnerPanupol Sujjayakorn
Number of players90
LocationKuala Lumpur
SponsorMattel

The World Scrabble Championship 2003 was held in the Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The winner was Panupol Sujjayakorn of Thailand.[1]

The format was notably different from previous WSCs. The tournament began with the Australian Draw system, with each player playing sixteen games over two days. On the third day the players played eight games in a King Of the Hill format. After this, the top two players competed in a best-of-five final to decide who would be the seventh World Scrabble Champion.

Prize money started at $17,500 for the winner, with all the top twenty players receiving prizes down to $200.

Results

The winner was Panupol Sujjayakorn of Thailand. This was the first time that a player won the WSC while representing a country for which English is not the first language.

Complete Results

Position Name Country Win–loss Spread Prize (USD)[1]
1 Sujjayakorn, PanupolThailand18-6+146117,500
2 Nemitrmansuk, PakornThailand17-7+13838,500
3 Perry, AndrewEngland17-7+12024,000
4 Nyman, MarkEngland16-8+9752,500
5 Kramer, JimUnited States16-8+7121,750
6 Panyasophonlert, KomolThailand16-8+4181,000
7 Davis, AndrewEngland16-8+188750
8 Fernando, Naween TharangaSri Lanka15-9+613600
9 Allan, PaulScotland15-9+532500
10 Adamson, TimUnited States15-0+438400
11 Helen GipsonEngland15-9+317300
12 Geary, JimUnited States15-9+198300
13 Grant, JeffNew Zealand15-9-58300
14 Appleby, PhilEngland14½-9½+424300
15 Litunya, PatrickKenya14-10+1043300
16 Boys, DavidCanada14-10+843200
17 Wapnick, JoelCanada14-10+690200
18 Sanni, Moshood OlasunkanmiNigeria14-10+581200
19 Cleary, Paul StephenAustralia14-10+436200
20 Warner, HowardNew Zealand14-10+316200
21 Bhandarkar, AkshayBahrain14-10+315
22 Asirvatham, GaneshMalaysia14-10+144
23 Sim, TonySingapore14-10-9
24 Lipton, BobUnited States13½-10½+541
25 Carter, PatrickNew Zealand13½-10½+229
26 Hersom, RandyUnited States13-11+738
27 Dennis, DiEngland13-11+537
28 O'Laughlin, JohnUnited States13-1+360
29 Fisher, AndrewAustralia13-11+286
30 Kurnia, AndySingapore13-11+270
31 Linn, RobertUnited States13-11+251
32 Williams, GarethWales13-11+132
33 Delicata, DavidMalta13-11+80
34 Balogun, Rasheed OlajideNigeria13-11-55
35 Capuno, LeonardoPhilippines13-11-161
36 Lobo, RalphOman13-11-195
37 Golding, AndrewCanada13-11-357
38 Polatnick, SteveUnited States12½-11½+226
39 Jackman, BobAustralia12-12+666
40 Placca, ChrysGhana12-12+569
41 Ikekeregor, DennisNigeria12-12+515
42 Willingham, WalkerUnited States12-12+248
43 Iqbal, WajidPakistan12-12+168
44 Ndungu, Stanley NjorogeKenya12-12+126
45 Berofsky, EvanCanada12-12+58
46 Kirk, TerryEngland12-12+11
47 Khoshnaw, KarlKurdistan-Iraq12-12-173
48 Finley, PeterEngland12-12-267
49 Anthonius, FerdyIndonesia12-12-304
50 Quao, Michael ArthurGhana12-12-350
51 Withers, BenUnited States12-12-757
52 Hirai, KeiichiroJapan12-12-794
53 Hovelmeier, Trevor MarkSouth Africa11½-12½+929
54 Lam, JohnMalaysia11½-12½+120
55 Wiegand, DavidUnited States11-13+367
56 Pui, Cheng WuiMalaysia11-13+198
57 Chong, AaronMalaysia11-13+30
58 Mamadou, WoneKuwait11-13-209
59 Chakrabarti, AmitUnited States11-13-243
60 Credo, RonaldPhilippines11-13-257
61 Hoekstra, RonCanada11-13-297
62 Holden, StewartEngland11-13-328
63 Lobo, SelwynUnited Arab Emirates11-13-342
64 Abordo, ChrisBahrain11-13-453
65 Lloyd, DavidAustralia11-13-841
66 Kenas, MarkUnited States11-13-947
67 Gruzd, StevenSouth Africa10½-13½-270
68 Talosig, RogelioNew Zealand10½-13½-480
69 Kamath, PramitIndia10½-13½-698
70 Gongolo, MichaelKenya10-14+675
71 Kantimathi, SamUnited States10-14+89
72 Baker, RichUnited States10-14-92
73 Saldanha, DeanCanada10-14-272
74 Recedes, MarioPhilippines10-14-467
75 Gonzalez, Ricardo VGulf Champion10-14-469
76 Manase, Joshua OtienoKenya10-14-542
77 Kpentey, BennetGhana9½-14½-449
78 Kalumba, Paul YandishaZambia9-15-45
79 John, Robin K.T.Trinidad and Tobago9-15-125
80 Wanniarachchi, LakshanSri Lanka9-15-232
81 Chicoine, EmanuelCanada9-15-468
82 Abela, KevinMalta9-15-844
83 Chishty, IshtiaqSaudi Arabia9-15-958
84 Kuroda, KunihikoJapan8-16-1201
85 Sandu, Dan LaurentiuRomania8-16-651
86 Abordo, FerrerBahrain8-16-799
87 Bohbot, HerveFrance8-16-844
88 Saeyorn, SivanesanSri Lanka8-16-989
89 Esmail, MushtakTanzania7½-16½-190
90 Kenny, BronaghIreland2-22-3166
  • FINALS:
  • Game 1: Panupol 418 – Pakorn 380
  • Game 2: Pakorn 495 – Panupol 384
  • Game 3: Pakorn 514 – Panupol 470
  • Game 4: Panupol 446 – Pakorn 433
  • Game 5: Panupol 444 – Pakorn 387

References

  1. 1 2 "Scrabble Masters".
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