The Malta Scrabble Club in conjunction with the KMS organised two international tournaments which came to an end last Sunday.

There were numerous high-ranked overseas players, numbering over 100, who came from 14 different countries, including those from Malta.

The winner of the first event, the European Scrabble Championship, was Nikki Nicholson, followed by Graig Beevers, both from England, with Sin Hean Cheah of Singapore in third place.

Maltese participants Cecil Muscat and Nicky Vella Laurenti placed first and second respectively in Class ‘B’, while in Class ‘C’ Nuala O’Rourke (N. Ireland) was first and Englishman Dave Hoskisson was second.

The Malta International Open Championship was won by Nigerian Chinadu Okwelogu, followed by Sin Hean Cheah (Singapore) and Evan Cohen of Israel. Other honours went to Charles Micallef (Malta), Andy Gray (England), Mario Saliba (Malta), Daniel Milton (England) and Alroy Nancy of Israel.

The events, held at the Paradise Hotel, were sponsored by the Malta Tourism Authority, Intercomp (Dell Computers), Vascas Jewellers and Tile Fish.