Helen Gipson
Encyclopedia
Helen Gipson is a Scrabble
player. On December 4, 2005, her ABSP rating peaked at third in Britain, making her the highest rated woman, and she is consistently rated as the top female player in the world . In January 2009 she won the UK Open beating a strong field including the world champion Nigel Richards
.
A software engineer by trade, Gipson represented England
in the World Scrabble Championship 1999
(where she finished 49th), 2003
(11th), and 2005
(29th and again the top-rated woman).
Her titles also include British Matchplay Scrabble Championship in 1998.
She currently lives in Scotland.
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. On December 4, 2005, her ABSP rating peaked at third in Britain, making her the highest rated woman, and she is consistently rated as the top female player in the world . In January 2009 she won the UK Open beating a strong field including the world champion Nigel Richards
Nigel Richards
Nigel Richards may refer to:*Nigel Richards , English actor and singer*Nigel Richards New Zealand Scrabble player*Nigel Richards Anglo - Mauritian Social Scientist...
.
A software engineer by trade, Gipson 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 the World Scrabble Championship 1999
World Scrabble Championship 1999
The World Scrabble Championship 1999 was the fifth World Scrabble Championship and was held at the Carlton Crest Hotel, Melbourne, Australia....
(where she finished 49th), 2003
World Scrabble Championship 2003
The World Scrabble Championship 2003 was held in the , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The winner was Panupol Sujjayakorn of Thailand.The format was notably different from previous WSCs. The tournament began with the Australian Draw system, with each player playing sixteen games over two days. On the third...
(11th), and 2005
World Scrabble Championship 2005
The World Scrabble Championship 2005 was held in the , London, England between 16 November and 20 November. The winner was Adam Logan of Canada.As in previous years, the tournament began with a 24-round Swiss tournament over three days...
(29th and again the top-rated woman).
Her titles also include British Matchplay Scrabble Championship in 1998.
She currently lives in Scotland.