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Whether you are a beginner or a serious Scrabble player, this is the starting point for all you need to know about Scrabble in India. The Scrabble Association of India unites Scrabble players across the country and conducts regular events and tournaments in different cities.
At present, we have our members concentrated in centres such as Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Goa, Vadodara and Kolkata. However, we are always looking at spreading across different cities in India through promotion and events.
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Newly-crowned world youth Scrabble champion Madhav Gopal Kamath shares about his remarkable win and his approach towards the game. Backed by Essar Foundation at the World Youth Scrabble Championship in Malaysia, 14-year-old Madhav is now ranked fifth in the world - the highest global ranking achieved by an Indian Scrabble player.![]()
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Historic win for young Madhav at the WYSC. Thank you ESSAR Foundation for supporting the Indian team in their travel to KL, Malaysia.
Historic Win: 14-Year-Old Madhav Kamath Is India's First World Youth Scrabble Champion
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This is a report on a historic moment for Indian Scrabble. 14-year-old Madhav Gopal Kamath from Delhi has won the 2025 World Youth Scrabble Championship in K...
India’s Madhav Gopal Kamath Crowned World Youth Scrabble Champion 2025 | WION
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In a historic moment for Indian Scrabble, 14-year-old Madhav Gopal Kamath from Delhi has won the 2025 World Youth Scrabble Championship (WYSC), becoming the ...
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An Indian player has won the World Youth Scrabble Championship (WYSC) for the first time in the history of the tournament, as 14-year-old Scrabble wunderkind Madhav Gopal Kamath, India’s highest ranked Scrabble player in the world rankings and the reigning national Scrabble champion, emerged victorious among 218 under-18 Scrabble players from 18 countries at the 20th edition of the annual tournament that was held from 30th August to 1st September in Selangor, Malaysia.![]()
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Madhav won the tournament in the penultimate round, finishing with an imposing 21 wins from 24 rounds. The Delhi boy’s sensational rise in the world of competitive Scrabble is evident from his performances in the last few years, and the WYSC victory is the latest addition to his profile.![]()
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In May this year, Madhav clinched the 25th National Scrabble Championship to become India’s youngest national champion, and is currently ranked eighth in the world rankings across all ages. Having come close to winning the WYSC as well as the Asia Cup Youth Championship in the last three years, Madhav has now achieved this historic first – his as well as India’s first global title win – indeed, a truly well-deserved accolade for the world’s best youth Scrabble player.![]()
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Madhav started his Scrabble journey when he was only six, and has since gone on to become the face of youth Scrabble in India with his mastery and ingenuity over the board. He has always displayed an exceptional aptitude for Scrabble, which has rapidly catapulted him to global honours across all age levels.![]()
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Like every year, India sent a strong contingent to the WYSC, comprising the country’s 12 best youth Scrabble players – seven boys and five girls – and mentored by Neeta Bhatia. Suyash Manchali, who finished second at last year’s edition in Sri Lanka (which was India’s highest finish until this year), finished in fifth place with 17 wins.![]()
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As Scrabble strives to be recognised as a sport in its own right in India, Madhav’s WYSC title win is a massive boost for the Indian Scrabble scene, particularly youth Scrabble in the country, which has shown a great upswing in recent years. Kudos to him for a fabulous achievement!![]()
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