World Youth Scrabble Championships

The first World Youth Scrabble Championships were held in Wollongong, Australia 2006. Competitors from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, England, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka. Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates and United States have competed in the annual tournament so far. WYSC is open to anyone under the age of 18 on January 1 of the year of each tournament.The tournament is has always been held towards the start of December

Top 10 Finishers of WYSC 2006

WYSC 2006 took place at Wollongong University, Wollongong, Australia

Top 10 Finishers of WYSC 2007

The 2007 WYSC took place on December 4-6 2007 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Top 10 Finishers of WYSC 2008

WYSC 2008 took place in Georgetown Penang, Malaysia

Top 10 Finishers of WYSC 2009

The 2009 WYSC was held in the Zon Regency Hotel, Johor Bahru as part of the Iskandar Malaysia World Festival of Scrabble. Unlike previous years of WYSC which featured 22 games over 3 days and a best out of 5 play-off; the 2009 WYSC was a 24 game tournament held over 3 days without any final play-off. The World Youth Scrabble Championships of 2009 was held from Tuesday, December 8 to Thursday, December 10. 2009 WYSC had a record number of entrants of over 80. Members of the Malaysian monarchy were present for the prize giving ceremony. The Princess of Malaysia personally congratulated each of the prize winners.In the pre-tournament trivia...
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