Jighere Wellington has qualified to play in the final of the highly prestigious World Scrabble Championship going on in Perth, Australia.

Wellington will be slugging it over 7 games with Lewis Mackay from UK.

Wish him well.

nice
I knw stuffs like this Kent make FP only Tonto's back or auntie Tiwa's cleaves that makes it

Good news...I'll get there, someday!

I never knew we have somebody that is that good in scrabble. Congratulations to him.

Elisean:
nice

I knw stuffs like this Kent make FP
only Tonto's back or auntie Tiwa's cleaves that makes it

FP or what did you say?
Nooooo. It will never hit first page.
It is too serious for those cleavage loving MODs.

This is the epic game that took Jighere to the epoch making final.
So much to play for tomorrow, so much to hope for

SCRABBLEBOARD:

FP or what did you say? Nooooo. It will never hit first page. It is too serious for those cleavage loving MODs.

of course

Games about to start.
Say a prayer for a compatriot

Wellington Jighere on fire,one game up

keeping vigil
Wellington is up by 2 games
Yippieeeeee

The Nigerian Won.

Jighere Wellington is the world champion.

We won

We triumphed

Yippieeee

Joy unmeasurable

The World Champ shortly after winning

Hey, that T shirt is his NYSC Tee. he just recently finished serving.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/jighere-wellington-of-nigeria-emerges-world-scrabble-champion/Jighere Wellington of Nigeria emerges world scrabble championNovember 08, 2015 at 10:55 am inSports

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Lagos – Mr Jighere Wellington of Nigeria on Sunday morning emerged the new Scrabble champion of the world after defeating Lewis Mackay 4-0 in a Best of Seven series in Perth Australia.

The duel which was monitored online kicked off at 2 a.m. Nigerian time with the winner set to emerge after coming tops in seven games.

Jighere Wellington of Nigeria emerges world scrabble champion

But Wellington, who had already finished first in a 32-Game Scrabble marathon to qualify for the two-man finals and defeated his English opponent in just four games and thus becomes the new World Scrabble Champion.

Wellington also placed 3rd at the World Scrabble Championship in 2007.

Nigeria also emerged as the best team of the championship as five of its six representatives finished in top 50 players of the tournament with Ayorinde Saidu and Emmanuel Umujose placing 16th and 17th, respectively.

With this victory Nigeria will gain more slots in terms of representations at subsequent world tournaments.

The President of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), Suleiman Garba, in a phone interview attributed the victory to hard work and dedication.

“It is a testimony of the potential of Nigeria as a country and the sacrifice and hard work of the board under my leadership.

“We started preparation about a year ago with seven camps which we christened Scrabble Meets to put our team in shape for the world championship and it has paid off.

“I am very proud of the Nigerian team and

SCRABBLEBOARD:
keeping vigil Wellington is up by 2 games Yippieeeeee

Hello there , are you a professional scrabble player for Lagos ?

neoapocalypse:


Hello there , are you a professional scrabble player for Lagos ?

Yes. I am

SCRABBLEBOARD:

Yes. I am

I should know you then , do you know baba Ude and which club do you belong to ?

neoapocalypse:



I should know you then , do you know baba Ude and which club do you belong to ?

I'm Shegetz
You should know me.

SCRABBLEBOARD:

I'm Shegetz
You should know me.

HAAA!!! My chairman sir , I no know say na you o , twale oga mi. If not for say as e be na you suppose go represent us for Australia

neoapocalypse:



HAAA!!! My chairman sir , I no know say na you o , twale oga mi. If not for say as e be na you suppose go represent us for Australia

I hail o.
Greetings sir.
Would be nice to know you too but, i wouldn't like to blow open your NL cover.

SCRABBLEBOARD:


I hail o.
Greetings sir.
Would be nice to know you too but, i wouldn't like to blow open your NL cover.

I'll get back to you on Nigerian scrabble friends or Scrabble snippetz