The Express Tribune Scrabble Showdown was held at The Expo Centre, Karachi on 25th and 26th February, 2012.

It was truly a mega event as 433 players contested in 5 categories, namely;

1- JUNIOR SCHOOL (171 Players)
2- SENIOR SCHOOL (149 players)
3- COLLEGE (74 players)
4- UNIVERSITIES (22 players)
5- OPEN CATEGORY (17 players)

Trophies were awarded to the top three contestants in all categories.

Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated by the honourable Minister of Youth Affairs, Sindh, Mr. Faisal Sabzwari. In his speech he emphasized the need of such activities for the youth of the country. He further said that this tournament should continue on regular basis.

At the conclusion of the tournament the honourable Minister of Information, Sindh, Ms. Shazia Marri gave away the prizes. In her speech she said that she is a scrabble lover herself and would like to see countrywide promotion of the game. She thanked Express group and PSA for putting up such a magnificent show.

The tournament was organized by a group of teenagers called INTERNATIONAL MASTERS, who represented Pakistan at the currently held World Youth Scrabble Championship at Johor Bahru, Malaysia.


The results of the tournament can be seen in the RESULTS section