Thailand International
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The Thailand International is the Thai national Scrabble competition in the English language. It has also been known as the Kings Cup since 1998, where the tournament has been honoured to accept a trophy from His Majesty the King to award to the winning player in the most prestigious division.[1] It is the largest tournament in the world, in terms of the number of players, drawing as many as 8000 players.[2]
In Thailand, Scrabble is promoted like a sport and as a way to learn English. The international players are honoured by the king.[3] As a result, Thailand has produced one world champion as well as many top international players.
[edit] Results
| Year | Winner | Runner up |
| 1989 | Apichit Vichitjitkul (1) ( Thailand) |
John Ozag ( United States) |
| 1990 | Charles Goldstein (1) ( United States) |
Mark Nyman ( England) |
| 1991 | ||
| 1992 | Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (1) ( Thailand) |
Mark Nyman ( England) |
| 1993 | Ong-Arj Charuwan ( United States) |
Sam Kantimathi ( United States) |
| 1994 | Sam Kantimathi (1) ( United States) |
Pakorn Nemitrmansuk ( Thailand) |
| 1995 | Jakkrit Klaphajone (1) ( Thailand) |
Sam Kantimathi ( United States) |
| 1996 | Charnwit Sumrattanaporn (1) ( Thailand) |
Jakkrit Klaphajone ( Thailand) |
| 1997 | Jakkrit Klaphajone (2) ( Thailand) |
Charnwit Sumrattanaporn ( Thailand) |
| 1998 | Joel Sherman (1) ( United States) |
Charnwit Sumrattanaporn ( Thailand) |
| 1999† | Mark Nyman (1) ( England) |
Nigel Richards ( New Zealand) |
| 1999 | Nigel Richards (1) ( New Zealand) |
Naween Tharanga Fernando ( Australia) |
| 2000† | Nigel Richards (2) ( New Zealand) |
Jakkrit Klaphajone ( Thailand) |
| 2000 | Nigel Richards (3) ( New Zealand) |
Jakkrit Klaphajone ( Thailand) |
| 2001 | Nigel Richards (4) ( New Zealand) |
Paul Cleary ( Australia) |
| 2002 | Nigel Richards (5) ( New Zealand) |
Femi Awowade ( England) |
| 2003 | Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (2) ( Thailand) |
Ganesh Asirvatham ( Malaysia) |
| 2004 | Nigel Richards (6) ( New Zealand) |
Andrew Fisher ( Australia) |
| 2005 | Panupol Sujjayakorn (1) ( Thailand) |
Nigel Richards ( New Zealand) |
| 2006 | Nigel Richards (7) ( New Zealand) |
Femi Awowade ( England) |
| 2007 | Nigel Richards (8) ( New Zealand) |
Komol Panyasoponlert ( Thailand) |
- The Thai International tournaments are generally held around late June to early July
- † These two tournaments were held in January under different sponsorship
[edit] See also
- World Scrabble Championship
- World Youth Scrabble Championships
- Canadian Scrabble Championship
- National Scrabble Championship
- National School Scrabble Championship
