Spanish World Scrabble Championship
The Spanish World Scrabble Championship (Spanish: Campeonato del mundo de Scrabble en español) is an international Scrabble tournament organised by the Federación Internacional de Scrabble en Español (FISE). The competition takes place each year in a different city in a Spanish-speaking country. The first championship was held in Madrid in Spain. The number of players has varied, from 32 players in 1997 to 120 in 2018.
Players only play with two players at a board, never more, and the tournament uses a Swiss tournament system to decide who plays against whom. In 2007, the players played 18 games with the winner being Benjamín Olaizola of Venezuela with 14 wins from 18 games. Since then, the number of games has gradually increased, reaching 24 in 2016. Internationally, the players are rated by the Elo system.
List of winners
[edit]Year | Host City | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
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1997 | ![]() |
Joan R. Manchado | ![]() |
Josep M. Martí | ![]() |
1998 | ![]() |
Blai Figueras | ![]() |
Claudia Amaral | ![]() |
1999 | ![]() |
Amanda Gauna | ![]() |
Joan R. Manchado | ![]() |
2000 | ![]() |
Roberto Aguilar | ![]() |
Miguel Rivera | ![]() |
2001 | ![]() |
Benjamín Olaizola | ![]() |
Carlos González | ![]() |
2002 | ![]() |
Carlos González | ![]() |
Rocco Laguzzi | ![]() |
2003 | ![]() |
Joan R. Manchado | ![]() |
Carlos González | ![]() |
2004 | ![]() |
Claudia Amaral | ![]() |
Héctor Klíe | ![]() |
2005 | ![]() |
Antonio Álvarez | ![]() |
Enric Hernández | ![]() |
2006 | ![]() |
Enric Hernández | ![]() |
Rocco Laguzzi | ![]() |
2007 | ![]() |
Benjamín Olaizola | ![]() |
Airán Pérez | ![]() |
2008 | ![]() |
Enric Hernández | ![]() |
Airán Pérez | ![]() |
2009 | ![]() |
Luis Picciochi | ![]() |
Claudia Amaral | ![]() |
2010 | ![]() |
Luis Picciochi | ![]() |
Blai Figueras | ![]() |
2011 | ![]() |
Diego F. González | ![]() |
Benjamín Olaizola | ![]() |
2012 | ![]() |
Rocco Laguzzi | ![]() |
Benjamín Olaizola | ![]() |
2013 | ![]() |
Airán Pérez | ![]() |
Enric Hernández | ![]() |
2014 | ![]() |
Jesús Ortega | ![]() |
Luis Acevedo | ![]() |
2015 | ![]() |
Airán Pérez | ![]() |
Enric Hernández | ![]() |
2016 | ![]() |
José Fernández | ![]() |
Luis Picciochi | ![]() |
2017 | ![]() |
Selene Delgado | ![]() |
Claudia Amaral | ![]() |
2018 | ![]() |
Luis Picciochi | ![]() |
Enric Hernández | ![]() |
2019 | ![]() |
Serge Emig | ![]() |
Jesús Ortega | ![]() |
Multiple winners
[edit]- (3) Luis Picciochi
Argentina: 2009, 2010, 2018 – Only person to win 3 titles.
- (2) Joan R. Manchado
Spain : 1997, 2003
- (2) Benjamín Olaizola
Venezuela: 2001, 2007
- (2) Enric Hernández
Spain: 2006, 2008
- (2) Airán Pérez
Venezuela: 2013, 2015
Winners by country
[edit]Spain : 7 wins
Argentina : 7 wins
Venezuela : 5 wins
Honduras : 1 win
Mexico : 1 win
Uruguay : 1 win
France : 1 win
References
[edit]- (in Spanish) Spanish World Scrabble Championships on the official site of the Federación internacional de Scrabble en español
- (in French) Spanish World Scrabble Championships on LeSablier.be
- (in French) Spanish World Scrabble Championships on Ortograf.com