Twelve years after the Philippines hosted the first-ever international scrabble championships, the Centennial Word Builders Tournament kicked off at the Baguio Country Club last Sept. 17–20.
The first international tournament held in the country was in the Sulu Hotel in 1997, where American Sam Kantimathi won the title.
With a final list of 34 registered participants from the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, and Saudi Arabia, the word experts went through 33 rounds of match ups, testing their vocabulary and tactics in word placement across the board. Said Huub Luyk, Baguio Benguet Word Builders Cup president, of the Centennial Tournament, “This is the most ambitious undertaking yet.”
Competitors included man-to-beat Nigel Richards, defending World Scrabble Championship and National Scrabble Championship (North America) titlist, and Chris May from New South Wales, who is Australia’s fifth ranked player. Others in the roster included Marlon Prudencio (a Filipino now based in Singapore), Odette Rio (Philippines, National Scrabble Champion in 2004), and Pakorn Nemitrmansuk and Taewan Suththasin of Thailand.
Top players from Malaysia include Vannitha Balasingam and Yao Kian Hung; Singapore had Tony Sim; Saudi Arabia had lone competitor Ricardo Gonzalez.
The $7,000 event was backed by Axa Philippines, Smart, Baguio Mayor Reinaldo Bautista, Baguio Rep. Mauricio Domogan, Total, and Baguio Centennial Commission.
After four days of tile shuffling, Philippines’ Theodore Martus bagged the crown and took home the $4,000.00 prize, scoring a total of 14,721 points, a narrow five point lead over Pakorn Nemitrmansuk, who competed in the 2007 Panagbenga Cup. Vannitha Balasingam of Malaysia clinched the third place. Rounding up the top five were favorites Nigel Richards and Chris May.
For a complete list of details, log on to http://bbwbc.freecp.net/events.html or contact the secretariat through Abe Gogoling at mobile number (63) 918-3188253 or send and e-mail to abe_gogoling@yahoo.com. You may also contact Huub Luyk via mobile number (63) 918-9593464 or e-mail 51be52hu@skyinet.net.
The first international tournament held in the country was in the Sulu Hotel in 1997, where American Sam Kantimathi won the title.
With a final list of 34 registered participants from the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, and Saudi Arabia, the word experts went through 33 rounds of match ups, testing their vocabulary and tactics in word placement across the board. Said Huub Luyk, Baguio Benguet Word Builders Cup president, of the Centennial Tournament, “This is the most ambitious undertaking yet.”
Competitors included man-to-beat Nigel Richards, defending World Scrabble Championship and National Scrabble Championship (North America) titlist, and Chris May from New South Wales, who is Australia’s fifth ranked player. Others in the roster included Marlon Prudencio (a Filipino now based in Singapore), Odette Rio (Philippines, National Scrabble Champion in 2004), and Pakorn Nemitrmansuk and Taewan Suththasin of Thailand.
Top players from Malaysia include Vannitha Balasingam and Yao Kian Hung; Singapore had Tony Sim; Saudi Arabia had lone competitor Ricardo Gonzalez.
The $7,000 event was backed by Axa Philippines, Smart, Baguio Mayor Reinaldo Bautista, Baguio Rep. Mauricio Domogan, Total, and Baguio Centennial Commission.
After four days of tile shuffling, Philippines’ Theodore Martus bagged the crown and took home the $4,000.00 prize, scoring a total of 14,721 points, a narrow five point lead over Pakorn Nemitrmansuk, who competed in the 2007 Panagbenga Cup. Vannitha Balasingam of Malaysia clinched the third place. Rounding up the top five were favorites Nigel Richards and Chris May.
For a complete list of details, log on to http://bbwbc.freecp.net/events.html or contact the secretariat through Abe Gogoling at mobile number (63) 918-3188253 or send and e-mail to abe_gogoling@yahoo.com. You may also contact Huub Luyk via mobile number (63) 918-9593464 or e-mail 51be52hu@skyinet.net.
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