World Scrabble Championship 2011 | |
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12 October 2011 – 16 October 2011 | |
Winner | Nigel Richards (Scrabble) |
Number of players | 106 |
Location | Warsaw, Poland |
Sponsor | Mattel |
The World Scrabble Championship 2011 was held in the Hilton Hotel, Warsaw, Poland, from 12 October to 16 October 2011.[1] The format was a 34-round preliminary tournament and a best-of-five final. The top two players after the preliminary tournament, Nigel Richards and Andrew Fisher, played a best-of-five final for the top prize and the title of World Scrabble Champion 2011. There were 114 places allocated to competitors from around the world,[2] with 106 players eventually competing.[2]