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| World Scrabble Championship won by Craig Beevers | World Scrabble Championship won by Craig Beevers |
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| A British man has won the final of the World Scrabble Championship in London. | A British man has won the final of the World Scrabble Championship in London. |
| Craig Beevers, 33, from Guisborough, beat Chris Lipe, 34, from Clinton, New York, three games to one in the final at the Excel Centre. | Craig Beevers, 33, from Guisborough, beat Chris Lipe, 34, from Clinton, New York, three games to one in the final at the Excel Centre. |
| He won the final game by 440 points to 412 with the word "talaq", which scored 42 points and means a Muslim form of divorce. | He won the final game by 440 points to 412 with the word "talaq", which scored 42 points and means a Muslim form of divorce. |
| More than 100 competitors from 25 countries tested themselves in 36 games over five days. | More than 100 competitors from 25 countries tested themselves in 36 games over five days. |
| Other words in the final game included "ventrous" - meaning adventurous - which scored 65 points, and "diorite", which saw Mr Beevers awarded 69 points and means igneous rock. | |
| Mr Beevers, who has been playing for 12 years and was the 2009 UK champion, won £3,000. | Mr Beevers, who has been playing for 12 years and was the 2009 UK champion, won £3,000. |
| He said: "I am absolutely thrilled to have won. | He said: "I am absolutely thrilled to have won. |
| "It was a closely fought championship and Chris was a very impressive opponent to play." | "It was a closely fought championship and Chris was a very impressive opponent to play." |