ISLAMABAD, Jul 23 (APP): Waseem Khatri of Pakistan made a scintillating start at the Scrabble Players Championship (formerly North American Scrabble Championship) at South Bend, USA.
At the halfway mark of the four-day championship Waseem is currently No. 1 with 11 wins and a spread of 1095. Alec Sjoholm of USA is 2nd while Joshua Castallano of Canada is 3rd, said a press release.
Another Pakistani, former world youth champion Moiz Baig returning to competitive scrabble after a gap of one year is also in tremendous form, currently lying 4th ahead of many stalwarts.
Waseem, the 2022 runner-up at this championship is averaging an incredible 487 points per game; the highest among all.
The two young Pakistanis are placed in the top division along with some of the best scrabble players in the world. The field includes a former world champion, a former world youth champion, 5 former North American champions, one Canadian champion and one British champion.
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