Post by Archibald on Nov 20, 2005 17:32:42 GMT -5
My politcal or world news driven CBC.ca posts are rarely well recieved. But good thing Canadians are producing some hilarious and entertaining news within the last few weeks.
First the hoarding Postal Service workers, and now the World Scrabble Championship winner.
What a country! ;D
Montreal man takes 'twistier' path to world Scrabble crown
Last Updated Sun, 20 Nov 2005 14:13:17 EST
CBC News
A Canadian has won the fiercely contested 2005 World Scrabble Championships in London.
Adam Logan, a 30-year-old multilingual mathematician from Montreal and the Canadian National Scrabble Champion, rose to the top of the international tournament, where 105 players from 41 countries competed.
Logan won three consecutive games against 30-year-old architect Pakorn Nemitrmansuk of Thailand in the best-out-of-five final round.
In the first game, Logan turned what looked like defeat into an overwhelming victory with the word twistier, derived from twisty, to score 140 points.
In the third game, he earned 52 points with the word qanat, meaning an underground irrigation system.
Logan wins $15,000 US, while the runner-up takes home $6,000 US.
Nemitrmansuk came second in the competition two years ago. Logan ended up in fourth place in 1999 and has finished in the top 10 three other times.
Logan played in his first Scrabble tournament at age nine and has been an active competitive player of the word game ever since.
I found his bio on the official World Scrabble Championship website haha. Six other Canadians competed.
Given name(s): Adam
Surname(s): Logan
Home: Montréal, QC, Canada
Age: 30
WSC Record: Has qualified to play in 2005, and has registered. Placed 10th in 2001. Placed 4th in 1999. Placed 9th in 1997. Placed 8th in 1995. Placed 11th in 1993.
Awards: 1993, 1998 Waltham Premier; 1996 NSC; 1996, 2005 CNSC; 2004 British Elimination ST; 2005 Durham (11-0); etc.
Hobbies: Walking, reading, classical music
Occupation: Mathematician
www.wscgames.com/2005/roster_long_geo.html
First the hoarding Postal Service workers, and now the World Scrabble Championship winner.
What a country! ;D
Montreal man takes 'twistier' path to world Scrabble crown
Last Updated Sun, 20 Nov 2005 14:13:17 EST
CBC News
A Canadian has won the fiercely contested 2005 World Scrabble Championships in London.
Adam Logan, a 30-year-old multilingual mathematician from Montreal and the Canadian National Scrabble Champion, rose to the top of the international tournament, where 105 players from 41 countries competed.
Logan won three consecutive games against 30-year-old architect Pakorn Nemitrmansuk of Thailand in the best-out-of-five final round.
In the first game, Logan turned what looked like defeat into an overwhelming victory with the word twistier, derived from twisty, to score 140 points.
In the third game, he earned 52 points with the word qanat, meaning an underground irrigation system.
Logan wins $15,000 US, while the runner-up takes home $6,000 US.
Nemitrmansuk came second in the competition two years ago. Logan ended up in fourth place in 1999 and has finished in the top 10 three other times.
Logan played in his first Scrabble tournament at age nine and has been an active competitive player of the word game ever since.
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I found his bio on the official World Scrabble Championship website haha. Six other Canadians competed.
Given name(s): Adam
Surname(s): Logan
Home: Montréal, QC, Canada
Age: 30
WSC Record: Has qualified to play in 2005, and has registered. Placed 10th in 2001. Placed 4th in 1999. Placed 9th in 1997. Placed 8th in 1995. Placed 11th in 1993.
Awards: 1993, 1998 Waltham Premier; 1996 NSC; 1996, 2005 CNSC; 2004 British Elimination ST; 2005 Durham (11-0); etc.
Hobbies: Walking, reading, classical music
Occupation: Mathematician
www.wscgames.com/2005/roster_long_geo.html
