Mattel, is delighted to announce that the World Scrabble Championships 2018 and the World Junior Scrabble Championships 2018, will be held at The Riviera International Conference Centre (ERC)  located in the heart of the English Riviera, in Torquay, England.

The event will consist of the World Junior Scrabble Championships and World Scrabble Championships, taking place at The Riviera International Conference Centre (ERC) from 20^th October 2018 to 28^th October 2018.

Mattel is working closely with our partner and event organisers TMA International to ensure the smooth running and success of the championships.

The first Diaspora Invitational Scrabble tournament for Nigerians in Diaspora was held on the 22nd of April 2012 in U.K . The event was organized by the President of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation Toke Aka. The President emphasized the need for Nigeria Scrabble players in Diaspora to play regularly  as a means of staying match fit and ready for International events. Nine (9) players were in attendance and competed in the NSF and ABSP rated tournament:

1. Wale Fashina
2. Azu Ogbogu
3. Adekoyejo Adegbesan
4. Olabatoke Aka
5. Fidelis Bruce Olotu
6. Clement Ikolo
7. Olakunle Ajayi
8. Abiodun Adeyemi
9. Sanmi Odelana

After nine 9 games the result were as follows:

• 1. Ogbogu Azu scored 7 points with a spread of 818
• 2. Aka Toke scored 7 points with a spread of 530
• 3. Clement Ikolo scored 6 points with a spread of 353
• 4. Adeyemi Abiodun scored 4 points with a spread of -193
• 5. Wale Fasina scored 3 points with a spread of -29
• 6. Ajayi Kunle scored 3 points with a spread of -443
• 7. Adegbesan Koyejo scored 2 points with a spread of -126
• 8. Bruce-olotu Fidel scored 2 points with a spread of -286
• 9. Sanmi Odelana scored 2 points with a spread of -624