Room for improving: Australia’s Scrabblers fight for a crack at world title
by Matilda Boseley from World news | The Guardian on (#6AN6D)
Showdown in Melbourne sees a new single word record score of 194 as Naween Fernando sees off former world champion David Eldar
Upstairs at the Windy Hill bistro in Essendon, some of the world's best Scrabble players have been battling it out in a three-day tournament for a $1,000 cash prize and a coveted spot in the world cup.
We have a very high quality of players [here]," says Carol Johnsen, the secretary of the World English Speaking Scrabble Association and organiser of the weekend's event.
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