Hervé Bohbot
Encyclopedia
Herve Bohbot is a French
Scrabble
player who competes annually in both French and English language Scrabble competitions. He is also an administrator on the online Scrabble site Internet Scrabble Club
, the president of the French matchplay Scrabble committee and an official on the International Scrabble Federation.
In English he has represented France on two occasions at the World Scrabble Championship
in 2003 and 2005, finishing 87th and 93rd with 8 wins out of 24 in 2003 and 9 wins out of 24 in 2005. The highlight of these two championships was almost certainly his victory against former World Champion Joel Wapnick
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France
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Scrabble
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 competes annually in both French and English language Scrabble competitions. He is also an administrator on the online Scrabble site Internet Scrabble Club
Internet Scrabble Club
The Internet Scrabble Club is an online website which allows players from all around the world to play Scrabble. Players can join the ISC by registering a handle , then downloading WordBiz, a free software that allows the player to view the interface.-Using ISC:Players start games either by...
, the president of the French matchplay Scrabble committee and an official on the International Scrabble Federation.
Biography
Bohbot was ranked 100th in the FISF French World Scrabble ratings at the end of the 2005-2006 season only July 1. He is a member of the première série - the top 1% of all Scrabble players. Bohbot finished second in the 2004 French matchplay championship, first in 2005 and second in 2006. He competed in the inaugural Coupe du monde de Scrabble classique at the 2006 World Championship and finished 15th out of 54 competitors.In English he has represented France on two occasions at the World Scrabble Championship
World Scrabble Championship
The World Scrabble Championship is the most prestigious title in competitive English-language Scrabble. It has been held every second year since 1991. The current World Scrabble Champion is Nigel Richards...
in 2003 and 2005, finishing 87th and 93rd with 8 wins out of 24 in 2003 and 9 wins out of 24 in 2005. The highlight of these two championships was almost certainly his victory against former World Champion Joel Wapnick
Joel Wapnick
Joel Wapnick is a Scrabble player from Montreal, Canada, best known for winning the 1999 World Scrabble Championship .Wapnick reached the WSC finals in 1993 and 2001...
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Notable Achievements
- French matchplay championship winner (2005)
- French matchplay championship second place (2004, 2006, 2007)
- World Scrabble Championship 2003 87th place (8 wins 16 losses)
- World Scrabble Championship 2005 93rd place (9 wins 15 losses)
- World Scrabble Championship 2007 94th place (9 wins 15 losses)
- French language Scrabble World CupFrench World Scrabble ChampionshipsThe French World Scrabble Championships is an annual Scrabble tournament that takes place in a different French-speaking country every year. Created in 1972 by Hippolyte Wouters, it was the first of the three World Scrabble Championships to be created, with the English version being created in...
15th place (7 wins 5 losses)