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The National Scrabble Championships is organised by Mattel, the Scrabble trademark owners, and has had a variety of formats over its years of existence. The current format involves six regional stages where players play over 7 games in one day; the number of qualifying places available varies according to the number and strength of players in the region. The 60 qualifiers then play a 14-game semi-final stage, with the top two finishers qualifying for a best-of-five head to head final in London towards the end of the year.
The British Matchplay Scrabble Championships (BMSC) is the flagship event of the ABSP. Consisting of 19 games played over the August Bank Holiday weekend, it was held in Nottingham until 2001, moved to Birmingham for 2002-2004 but has more recently found a home at Yarnfield Conference Centre in Staffordshire.
The ABSP Masters is an elite invitational event for the 16 best players in the UK. It is usually a 'round robin' event (i.e. everyone plays everyone else once), currently held on the first weekend in July in Staffordshire.
|
National Champion |
BMSC |
ABSP Masters |
|
1987 |
|
Allan Simmons |
|
1988 |
|
Allan Simmons |
|
1989 |
Russell Byers |
Gareth Williams |
|
1990 |
Philip Nelkon |
Phil Appleby |
|
1991 |
Phil Appleby |
Allan Simmons |
|
1992 |
Philip Nelkon |
Mark Nyman |
Di Dennis |
1993 |
Allan Saldanha |
Andrew Fisher |
Phil Appleby |
1994 |
Mike Willis |
Russell Byers |
Allan Simmons |
1995 |
|
Allan Saldanha |
Mark Nyman |
1996 |
Andrew Fisher |
Mark Nyman |
Gareth Williams |
1997 |
Andrew Cook |
Andrew Davis |
Mark Nyman |
1998 |
Mark Nyman |
Helen Gipson |
Andrew Fisher |
1999 |
Evan Simpson |
Andrew Perry |
Andrew Davis |
2000 |
Brett Smitheram |
David Acton |
Mark Nyman |
2001 |
Mark Nyman |
Andrew Cook |
Andrew Davis |
2002 |
Mark Nyman |
Mark Nyman |
Andrew Davis |
2003 |
Harshan Lamabadusuriya |
Brett Smiterham |
Mark Nyman |
2004 |
Mark Nyman |
Brett Smitheram |
Mark Nyman |
2005 |
Wale Fashina |
Harshan Lamabadusuriya |
Brett Smitheram |
2006 |
Jake Jacobs |
Brett Smitheram |
David Webb |
2007 |
Paul Allan |
Paul Allan |
Allan Simmons |
2008 |
Allan Simmons |
Allan Simmons |
Harshan Lamabadusuriya |
2009 |
Craig Beevers |
Mark Nyman |
Jared Robinson |
2010 |
|
Brett Smitheram |
Lewis Mackay |
Other Major Events
The first five tournaments below are considered to be the 'Majors' of Scrabble.
The UK Open was introduced in 2008 and is the longest event of the year, comprising a mammoth 38 games over 5 days in early January. The Spring Matchplay was originally held at Durham University but moved to Daventry in 2008, also increasing from 13 to 25 rounds over the early May Bank Holiday weekend. The Easter Matchplay is held in Exeter over the Easter weekend and comprises 19 rounds, as does the Festival of Scrabble (formerly known as Summer Matchplay) in Edinburgh in June. The Winter Matchplay is 12 rounds played in Milton Keynes in late November each year.
The British Elimination Scrabble Tournament (BEST) is a knockout competition which lasts over six months. Played as a series of face-to-face knockout matches at regional and then national level, the winner typically plays more than 70 games over six months to lift the trophy. The event has its own website with past results.
|
UK Open |
Spring Matchplay |
Easter Matchplay |
|
1988 |
|
Mark Nyman |
|
1989 |
|
Barrie Knox |
|
1990 |
|
Pete Finley |
|
1991 |
|
Simon Gillam |
|
1992 |
|
Andrew Fisher |
|
1993 |
|
Mark Nyman |
John Grayson |
1994 |
|
Helen Grayson |
Mark Nyman |
1995 |
|
Mike Willis |
Terry Kirk |
1996 |
|
Clive Spate |
Andrew Fisher |
1997 |
|
Clive Spate |
Terry Kirk |
1998 |
|
Peter Preston |
Phil Appleby |
1999 |
|
Rob Dowse |
Andrew Perry |
2000 |
|
Mike Willis |
Allan Simmons |
2001 |
|
Paul Allan |
Gareth Williams |
2002 |
|
David Acton |
Andrew Fisher |
2003 |
|
Allan Simmons |
Femi Awowade |
2004 |
|
Adam Philpotts |
Phil Appleby |
2005 |
|
Adam Logan |
Ed Martin |
2006 |
|
Wayne Kelly |
Brett Smitheram |
2007 |
|
Ed Martin |
Elie Dangoor |
2008 |
Nigel Richards |
Martin Harrison |
Brett Smitheram |
2009 |
Helen Gipson |
Austin Shin |
Phil Robertshaw |
2010 |
Nigel Richards |
Martin Harrison |
Wayne Kelly |
|
Festival of Scrabble |
Winter Matchplay |
BEST |
|
1989 |
Darryl Francis |
|
|
1990 |
Mark Nyman |
|
|
1991 |
Mark Nyman |
Mark Nyman |
|
1992 |
Gareth Williams |
Mark Nyman |
|
1993 |
Andrew Fisher |
Evan Simpson |
|
1994 |
Clive Spate |
Mark Nyman |
|
1995 |
Russell Byers |
Andrew Cook |
|
1996 |
Martin Fowkes |
Joyce Cansfield |
|
1997 |
David Acton |
Bob Violett |
|
1998 |
Karl Khoshnaw |
Jackie McLeod |
|
1999 |
Joyce Cansfield |
Andrew Perry |
|
2000 |
Paul Allan |
Andrew Cook |
|
2001 |
Paul Allan |
Andrew Cook |
Andrew Fisher |
2002 |
Robert Richland |
Shanker Menon |
Paul Allan |
2003 |
Martin Thompson |
Pete Finley |
Phil Appleby |
2004 |
Lewis Mackay |
Pete Finley |
Adam Logan |
2005 |
Stewart Holden |
Austin Shin |
|
2006 |
Paul Allan |
Craig Beevers |
Phil Appleby |
2007 |
Helen Gipson |
Femi Awowade |
|
2008 |
Mikki Nicholson |
Austin Shin |
Harshan Lamabadusuriya |
2009 |
Martin Harrison |
Azu Ogbogu |
David Webb |
2010 |
|
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For details of all of these tournaments and others, have a look at the Calendar.