- SCT 2013 Details
- Complete Results after 31 Rounds
- Summary of Semifinal Matches
- Best of Five Finals
Venue: Andel's Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
Dates: Dec. 4-8, 2013
No. of Players: 110
Dictionary: CSW12
Challenge Rule: 5-Point Penalty
Challenge Rule: 5-Point Penalty
Winner: Nigel Richards
Runner-Up: Komol Panyasoponlert
Runner-Up: Komol Panyasoponlert
Top Prize: $10,000
Format:
31 rounds preliminary using modified Swiss pairing. After this, top 4 players (player #1 vs #4 and player #2 vs #3) play best-of-five semifinal to determine the finalists. Semifinalist winners advance to play best-of-five finals.
The SCT was organized as part of the Prague Mind Sports Festival by leading events management consultancy Mind Sports International Ltd in partnership with Mattel, Inc., owners of the Scrabble brand outside North America. The elite division of the SCT takes over from the erstwhile World Scrabble Championship, which was held biennially from 1991-2011, and featured 110 of the world's best Scrabble players, invited to compete through their respective national and regional associations. For the first time this year, a last chance qualifier was held on the eve of the tournament, allowing 4 more players to join the fray after beating out 36 other hopefuls over the course of 8 games.
Complete Results after 31 Rounds:
The SCT was organized as part of the Prague Mind Sports Festival by leading events management consultancy Mind Sports International Ltd in partnership with Mattel, Inc., owners of the Scrabble brand outside North America. The elite division of the SCT takes over from the erstwhile World Scrabble Championship, which was held biennially from 1991-2011, and featured 110 of the world's best Scrabble players, invited to compete through their respective national and regional associations. For the first time this year, a last chance qualifier was held on the eve of the tournament, allowing 4 more players to join the fray after beating out 36 other hopefuls over the course of 8 games.
Complete Results after 31 Rounds:
| Rank | Name | Home | W-L | Spread |
| 1 | Sammy Okosagah | Last Chance Qualifier | 22.0-9.0 | 2052 |
| 2 | Nigel Richards | World Champion | 22.0-9.0 | 1498 |
| 3 | Dave Wiegand | United States | 22.0-9.0 | 791 |
| 4 | Komol Panyasophonlert | Thailand | 21.0-10.0 | 1215 |
| 5 | Craig Beevers | England | 20.0-11.0 | 983 |
| 6 | Jim Kramer | United States | 20.0-11.0 | 953 |
| 7 | Paul Gallen | Northern Ireland | 20.0-11.0 | 819 |
| 8 | Brett Smitheram | England | 20.0-11.0 | 725 |
| 9 | Sherwin Rodrigues | India | 19.0-12.0 | 1128 |
| 10 | Adam Logan | Canada | 19.0-12.0 | 994 |
| 11 | Lewis Mackay | England | 19.0-12.0 | 861 |
| 12 | Esther Perrins | Australia | 19.0-12.0 | 714 |
| 13 | Alastair Richards | Australia | 19.0-12.0 | 660 |
| 14 | Chris May | Australia | 19.0-12.0 | 495 |
| 15 | Evan Cohen | Israel | 19.0-12.0 | -172 |
| 16 | Edward Okulicz | Australia | 18.5-12.5 | 211 |
| 17 | Andrew Fisher | WSC Runner-Up | 18.0-13.0 | 1515 |
| 18 | Kevin McMahon | Ireland | 18.0-13.0 | 1090 |
| 19 | Ming Hui Hubert Wee | Singapore | 18.0-13.0 | 746 |
| 20 | Vannitha Balasingam | Malaysia | 18.0-13.0 | 649 |
| 21 | Wayne Kelly | England | 18.0-13.0 | 505 |
| 22 | Matthew Tunnicliffe | Canada | 18.0-13.0 | 381 |
| 23 | Thacha Koowirat | Thailand | 18.0-13.0 | 190 |
| 24 | Conrad Bassett-Bouchard | United States | 18.0-13.0 | 155 |
| 25 | Paul Allan | England | 18.0-13.0 | -118 |
| 26 | Martin Harrison | England | 17.5-13.5 | 738 |
| 27 | Pakorn Nemitrmansuk | Thailand | 17.0-14.0 | 1121 |
| 28 | David Koenig | United States | 17.0-14.0 | 783 |
| 29 | David Eldar | Australia | 17.0-14.0 | 582 |
| 30 | Robin Pollock Daniel | Canada | 17.0-14.0 | 476 |
| 31 | Jesse Day | United States | 17.0-14.0 | 466 |
| 32 | Howard Warner | New Zealand | 17.0-14.0 | 454 |
| 33 | Evans Clinchy | United States | 17.0-14.0 | 433 |
| 34 | Naween Fernando | Australia | 17.0-14.0 | 369 |
| 35 | Orlet Bullock | Barbados | 17.0-14.0 | 192 |
| 36 | Neil Scott | Scotland | 17.0-14.0 | -34 |
| 37 | Kian Boon Liew | Singapore | 17.0-14.0 | -93 |
| 38 | Cameron Farlow | Australia | 17.0-14.0 | -98 |
| 39 | Joanne Craig | New Zealand | 17.0-14.0 | -130 |
| 40 | Peter Armstrong | United States | 17.0-14.0 | -348 |
| 41 | Brian Bowman | United States | 16.5-14.5 | 561 |
| 42 | John OLaughlin | United States | 16.5-14.5 | 128 |
| 43 | Zhi Yuan Wong | Singapore | 16.0-15.0 | 993 |
| 44 | Waseem Khatri | Pakistan | 16.0-15.0 | 734 |
| 45 | Marty Gabriel | United States | 16.0-15.0 | 714 |
| 46 | Chris Lipe | United States | 16.0-15.0 | 679 |
| 47 | Theresa Brousson | Malta | 16.0-15.0 | 549 |
| 48 | Phil Robertshaw | England | 16.0-15.0 | 391 |
| 49 | David Webb | England | 16.0-15.0 | 255 |
| 50 | Leslie Charles | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.0-15.0 | 159 |
| 51 | Siu Hean Cheah | Singapore | 16.0-15.0 | 128 |
| 52 | Piotr Andronowski | Last Chance Qualifier | 16.0-15.0 | 75 |
| 53 | Allan Simmons | Scotland | 16.0-15.0 | 71 |
| 54 | Abigail McDonald | Guyana | 16.0-15.0 | 21 |
| 55 | Rik Kennedy | Northern Ireland | 16.0-15.0 | -91 |
| 56 | Joel Wapnick | Canada | 16.0-15.0 | -144 |
| 57 | Trevor Hovelmeier | South Africa | 16.0-15.0 | -148 |
| 58 | Trevor Halsall | Australia | 16.0-15.0 | -274 |
| 59 | Peter Sinton | New Zealand | 16.0-15.0 | -486 |
| 60 | Terry Kirk | England | 15.5-15.5 | 1081 |
| 61 | Jin Chor Tan | Malaysia | 15.5-15.5 | 113 |
| 62 | Tony Leah | Canada | 15.0-16.0 | 932 |
| 63 | Max Panitch | Canada | 15.0-16.0 | 646 |
| 64 | Apirat Choomai | Thailand | 15.0-16.0 | 449 |
| 65 | Howard Wilde | England | 15.0-16.0 | 217 |
| 66 | Muhammad Shabaz | Last Chance Qualifier | 15.0-16.0 | 146 |
| 67 | William Kang | Malaysia | 15.0-16.0 | 93 |
| 68 | Taewan Sutthasin | Thailand | 15.0-16.0 | -67 |
| 69 | Selwyn Lobo | United Arab Emirates | 15.0-16.0 | -84 |
| 70 | Lakshan Wanniarachchi | Sri Lanka | 15.0-16.0 | -149 |
| 71 | George Addo-Quaye | Ghana | 15.0-16.0 | -174 |
| 72 | Odette Carmina Rio | Philippines | 15.0-16.0 | -252 |
| 73 | Mohammad Sulaiman | United Arab Emirates | 15.0-16.0 | -268 |
| 74 | Irfan Siddiqui | Bahrain | 15.0-16.0 | -364 |
| 75 | Fadlan Satria | Indonesia | 15.0-16.0 | -469 |
| 76 | Tim Adamson | Last Chance Qualifier | 15.0-16.0 | -536 |
| 77 | Nuala O'Rourke | Northern Ireland | 15.0-16.0 | -620 |
| 78 | Simon Gillam | Scotland | 15.0-16.0 | -624 |
| 79 | Gunnar Andersson | Sweden | 15.0-16.0 | -713 |
| 80 | Chris Cree | United States | 14.5-16.5 | 613 |
| 81 | Austin Shin | England | 14.5-16.5 | 607 |
| 82 | Lukeman Owolabi | Scotland | 14.5-16.5 | -413 |
| 83 | Blue Thorogood | New Zealand | 14.0-17.0 | 801 |
| 84 | Dylan Early | South Africa | 14.0-17.0 | 651 |
| 85 | Steve Polatnick | United States | 14.0-17.0 | 499 |
| 86 | Chris Abordo | Philippines | 14.0-17.0 | 463 |
| 87 | Michael McKenna | World Youth Champion | 14.0-17.0 | 374 |
| 88 | Gerald Carter | Thailand | 14.0-17.0 | 173 |
| 89 | Elie Dangoor | Last Chance Qualifier | 14.0-17.0 | 71 |
| 90 | Anand Buddhdev | Netherlands | 14.0-17.0 | 10 |
| 91 | Nakul Prabhu | India | 14.0-17.0 | -26 |
| 92 | Geoffrey Newman | Canada | 14.0-17.0 | -133 |
| 93 | Michael Akonor | Ghana | 14.0-17.0 | -147 |
| 94 | Jason Keller | United States | 14.0-17.0 | -196 |
| 95 | Rafal Dominiczak | Poland | 14.0-17.0 | -272 |
| 96 | Helen Gipson | Scotland | 14.0-17.0 | -365 |
| 97 | Gareth Williams | Wales | 14.0-17.0 | -415 |
| 98 | Dan Sandu | Romania | 14.0-17.0 | -645 |
| 99 | Herve Bohbot | France | 14.0-17.0 | -913 |
| 100 | Nicholas Cavenagh | New Zealand | 13.0-18.0 | 318 |
| 101 | Sanjeev Sreejayan | Saudi Arabia | 12.5-18.5 | -651 |
| 102 | Sanath Hemachandra | Oman | 12.0-19.0 | -171 |
| 103 | Mohammad Inayatullah | Pakistan | 12.0-19.0 | -289 |
| 104 | Anlaug Frydenlund | Norway | 11.0-20.0 | -1592 |
| 105 | Kunihiko Kuroda | Japan | 7.0-24.0 | -2386 |
| 106 | Viliam Snabel | Slovakia | 5.0-26.0 | -3643 |
| 107 | Tomas Rodr | Czech Republic | 4.0-27.0 | -3919 |
| 108 | Peggy Fehily | Germany, Federal Republic of | 3.0-28.0 | -3153 |
| 109 | H Hardiyanto | Indonesia | 2.0-29.0 | -5976 |
| 110 | Radana Williamsova | Czech Republic | 0.0-31.0 | -6898 |
Summary of Semifinal Matches:
Semifinal: Komol P. 3 - Sammy O. 1
Semifinal: Nigel N. 3 - Dave W. 0
Best of Five Finals:
Nigel and Komol at SCT2013 (Photo courtesy of John Chew)
Game 1
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Game 2
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Game 3
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Game 4
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Game 5
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Recap:
Game 1: Komol 495 - Nigel 445 (Komol leads, 1-0)
Game 2: Nigel 471 - Komol 319 (Tied at 1-1)
Game 3: Komol 471 - Nigel 433 (Komol leads, 2-1)
Game 4: Nigel 518 - Komol 410 (Tied at 2-2)
Game 5: Nigel 581 - Komol 421 (Nigel wins, 3-2)
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