Pakorn Nemitrmansuk
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Pakorn Nemitrmansuk is one of Thailand
's top Scrabble
players and the 2009 World Scrabble Champion
. An architect
and resident of Bangkok
, Thailand
, Nemitrmansuk has competed at World Scrabble Championship
six times between 1999–2011 and was the runner-up in 2003
and 2005
.
At World Scrabble Championship 2009
in Malaysia in November, 2009, Nemitrmansuk won 18 games in the first 24 rounds, earning him a spot in the best-of-five final against the reigning champion Nigel Richards
, where Nemitrmansuk won the championship by three games to one.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
's top 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...
players and the 2009 World Scrabble Champion
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...
. An architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
and resident of Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Nemitrmansuk has competed at 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...
six times between 1999–2011 and was the runner-up in 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...
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...
.
At World Scrabble Championship 2009
World Scrabble Championship 2009
The World Scrabble Championship 2009 was held in the Zon Regency Hotel, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, between November 26 to November 29. The tournament format was 24 rounds for all players, followed by best-of-five finals between the top two players...
in Malaysia in November, 2009, Nemitrmansuk won 18 games in the first 24 rounds, earning him a spot in the best-of-five final against the reigning champion Nigel Richards
Nigel Richards (Scrabble)
Nigel Richards is a Scrabble player who represents New Zealand in international competition. He is the reigning World Champion and a three-time U.S. National Champion, the only player to have held both titles concurrently...
, where Nemitrmansuk won the championship by three games to one.
Achievements
- World Scrabble Championships
- 1999World Scrabble Championship 1999The World Scrabble Championship 1999 was the fifth World Scrabble Championship and was held at the Carlton Crest Hotel, Melbourne, Australia....
40th place - 2001World Scrabble Championship 2001The World Scrabble Championship 2001 was the sixth World Scrabble Championship. The winner was Brian Cappelletto of the United States.The event took place at The Venetian on the Las Vegas Strip, USA. The eighty-eight players played eight games on each of the first three days, in a Swiss tournament...
16th place - 2003World Scrabble Championship 2003The 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...
runner-up - 2005World Scrabble Championship 2005The 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...
runner-up - 2009World Scrabble Championship 2009The World Scrabble Championship 2009 was held in the Zon Regency Hotel, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, between November 26 to November 29. The tournament format was 24 rounds for all players, followed by best-of-five finals between the top two players...
winner - 2011World Scrabble Championship 2011The 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...
3rd place
- 1999
- Four time winner of the Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup