Singapore Open Scrabble Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Scrabble |
| Location | Singapore |
| Established | 1998 |
| Format | 16 rounds |
| Current champion | |
| Nigel Richards | |
The Singapore Open Scrabble Championship is an international Scrabble tournament held each year in Singapore, established in 1998. The field of players is considerably large and it is not an invitational event. World Scrabble champion Nigel Richards has the most Singapore Open wins, with eleven between 2000 and 2014.
Winners
The winner of the championship's inaugural edition was Michael Tang in 1998. The player with the most Singapore Open victories is New Zealander Nigel Richards, who has won eleven times between 2000 and 2014. No other person has won the tournament more than once.[1]
| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Nigel Richards (11) ( New Zealand) |
Alastair Richards |
| 2013 | Cancelled due to lack of venue |
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| 2012 | Nigel Richards (10) ( New Zealand) |
Aaron Chong |
| 2011 | Aaron Chong | Hubert Wee Ming Hui |
| 2010 | Nigel Richards (9) ( New Zealand) |
Cheah Siu Hean |
| 2009 | Nigel Richards (8) ( New Zealand) |
Hubert Wee Ming Hui |
| 2008 | Nigel Richards (7) ( New Zealand) |
Hubert Wee Ming Hui |
| 2007 | Nigel Richards (6) ( New Zealand) |
Shim Yen Nee |
| 2006 | Tony Sim | Marlon Prudencio |
| 2005 | Andy Kurnia | Hubert Wee Ming Hui |
| 2004 | Nigel Richards (5) ( New Zealand) |
Cheah Siu Hean |
| 2003 | Nigel Richards (4) ( New Zealand) |
Ricky Purnomo |
| 2002 | Nigel Richards (3) ( New Zealand) |
Tony Sim |
| 2001 | Nigel Richards (2) ( New Zealand) |
Quek Sim Ho |
| 2000 | Nigel Richards (1) ( New Zealand) |
Femi Awowade ( England) |
| 1999 | A Ganesh | Tengku Asri |
| 1998 | Michael Tang | Ador Ruiz |
- Contestants are from Singapore unless otherwise noted
References
- ↑ "Archives". Scrabble Association Singapore.
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