Team named for world scrabble events
KARACHI: The Pakistan Scrabble Association (PSA) announced the Pakistan team for the World Scrabble Championship (WSC) and Junior World Scrabble Championship (JWSC) on Tuesday. Addressing a crowded press conference at a local hotel, PSA’s Director Youth Programme Tariq Pervez informed that JWSC will be played at Torquay in England from Oct 20 to 22 while […]
‘Pakistan set to become finest scrabble playing country’
KARACHI: “Pakistan is well set to become the finest scrabble playing country. I expect a world champion to emerge from Pakistan in the near future as Pakistan is consistently producing world champions at the youth level,” said Dave Brannan, chairman of Mind Sports International, who flew in from England to meet with the officials of […]
Scrabble event concludes
KARACHI: The two-day 18th Horlicks Inter-school Scrabble Championship concluded at the BVS Parsi School here on Sunday with the remaining categories being played. With another 635 players contesting on day two, the tournament attracted a total of 1,394 players, easily the largest gathering of wordsmiths in Pakistan and probably the largest in the world. The tournament’s participation […]
Waseem wins National Scrabble Championship for eighth time
KARACHI: The Signature 28th National Scrabble Championship came to a most dramatic finish at the Beach Luxury Hotel here on Sunday when Pakistan’s No. 1 Waseem Khatri staged a remarkable comeback to clinch the title for the eighth time in his young career. The result was an utter heartbreak for the former world youth champion […]
Scrabble begins today
KARACHI: The Signature 28th National Scrabble Championship (masters) will kick off at Beach Luxury hotel on Friday. The three-day tournament comprises 27 gruelling matches. The top 50 players in the country, based on national rating, are eligible to take part. Waseem Khatri will be attempting to win a record eighth national title. This year he […]
Scrabble team’s achievements at world events lauded
KARACHI: The Pakistan Scrabble Association (PSA) held a press conference at the Beach Luxury Hotel on Friday to celebrate the achievements of the national team that returned from Australia after taking part in a number of international tournaments there. Addressing a crowded press conference, PSA’s director Youth Programme Tariq Pervez said: “Pakistan’s performance was phenomenal. […]
Record-breaking participation in Pakistan Scrabble Championship
KARACHI: As many as 764 players participated in the Horlicks 27th Pakistan Scrabble Championship at the Expo Centre here on Sunday, making it a record-breaking event. It was the biggest scrabble tournament in Southeast Asia and the second largest scrabble tournament in the world. It was also the largest tournament of any single sport in […]
Brain games: Scrabble anyone?
By Mirza Abbas Baig MBAQANGA! Many of you must’ve been confused after reading this first word. Well, ask a Scrabble player and he’ll know it. Surprised? Scrabble is a board game portrayed to us as a game which consists of words. True, but not entirely. Its major part is making words but it requires game […]
Waseem Khatri crowned Pakistan scrabble champion
KARACHI, June 23: Waseem Khatri proved his supremacy over his rivals by clinching the silver jubilee edition of Pakistan Scrabble Championship here at Beach Luxury Hotel here on Sunday. Waseem faced extremely stiff competition from not only some senior players but also a few teenagers who have improved their game immensely over the last few […]
Pakistan Scrabble Championship begins today
KARACHI, June 20: The 25th Pakistan Scrabble Championship commences at the Beach Luxury Hotel here on Friday. The internationally-rated championship will feature about 35 of the top scrabble players in Pakistan. The silver jubilee edition of the national championship starts with games for the Masters’ category, which will be a three-day event ending on Sunday. […]