Andrew Fisher (Scrabble)
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Andrew Fisher is an international Scrabble
player who represented England
in international competition but now lives in and represents Australia
having emigrated in 2002. He was the World Scrabble Championship 2011
runner-up, the UK National Scrabble Champion in 1996 and the Australian National Scrabble Champion in 2006 and 2009. He co-wrote a book called How to Win at Scrabble
with David Webb, and was the champion of series one of Letters and Numbers
. He is a chartered accountant by profession.
Scrabble
Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board marked with a 15-by-15 grid. The words are formed across and down in crossword fashion and must appear in a standard dictionary. Official reference works provide a list...
player who represented England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in international competition but now lives in and represents Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
having emigrated in 2002. He was the World Scrabble Championship 2011
World Scrabble Championship 2011
The World Scrabble Championship 2011 was held in the Hilton Hotel, Warsaw, Poland, from 12 October to 16 October 2011. The format was a 34-round preliminary tournament and a best-of-five final. The top two players after the preliminary tournament, Nigel Richards and Andrew Fisher, played a...
runner-up, the UK National Scrabble Champion in 1996 and the Australian National Scrabble Champion in 2006 and 2009. He co-wrote a book called How to Win at Scrabble
How To Win At Scrabble
How To Win At Scrabble is a book by Andrew Fisher and David Webb which is aimed at introducing beginners at the game of Scrabble to entry-level tournament play...
with David Webb, and was the champion of series one of Letters and Numbers
Letters and Numbers
Letters and Numbers is an Australian game show, currently airing weeknights at 6pm on SBS One. It is hosted by Richard Morecroft, and co-hosted by David Astle and Lily Serna. It is based on the French format Des chiffres et des lettres, and the UK version of the show, Countdown...
. He is a chartered accountant by profession.