Pakistan wins ‘Asia Cup Youth Scrabble Championship’ by defeating India
Defending Pakistani scrabble star Hisham Hadi Khan became the Asian Champion again after defeating his Indian opponent in the Youth Scrabble Championship held in New Delhi, India.
Hisham successfully defended his title defeating India’s Madhav Gopal Kamath in the final.
By reaching to the final round of the 3-day event, Hisham took the lead from the second day of play with a two-day score of 1420.
In the team championship, Pakistan’s Monis Khan also scored a highest individual score of 760 against a Malaysian player.
60 players from eleven countries competed in the Asian Championship. Six players from Pakistan were in the top ten.
Hisham Hadi Khan stood first, India’s Madhav Gopal Kamath second and Affan Salman was third.
Apart from this, Pakistan’s Monis Khan won the U-16 title and Ahmed Salman won the U-12 title.
