The Brand's Crossword Game King's Cup is the
Thai national
Scrabble
''Scrabble'' is a word game in which two to four players score points by placing tiles, each bearing a single letter, onto a Board game, game board divided into a 15×15 grid of squares. The tiles must form words that, in crossword fashion, re ...
competition in the
English language
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. It has also been known as the Thailand International in the past. Since 2024 it is known as the Bangkok International Crossword Game Championship.
The tournament has been honoured to accept a trophy from His Majesty the King to award to the winning player in the most prestigious division. It is the largest Scrabble tournament in the world, in terms of the number of players, drawing as many as 8,000 players.
In Thailand, Scrabble is promoted like a sport and as a way to learn English. The international players are honoured by the king.
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Results
* The Thai International tournaments are generally held around late June to early July
* † These two tournaments were held in January under different sponsorship
See also
*World Scrabble Championship
The World Scrabble Championship (WSC) is played to determine the world champion in competitive English-language Scrabble. It was held in every odd year from 1991 to 2013; from 2013 onwards, it became an annual event.
The most successful player i ...
*World Youth Scrabble Championships
The first World Youth Scrabble Championships were held in Wollongong, Australia 2006. Competitors from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, England, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qat ...
*Canadian Scrabble Championship
The Canadian National Scrabble Championship (CNSC) is the Canadian national Scrabble competition in the English language, open by invitation and special qualification only to the top rank of Canadian players. All CNSC events have been held in Toro ...
*National Scrabble Championship
The Scrabble Players Championship (formerly the North American Scrabble Championship, and earlier the National Scrabble Championship) is the largest ''Scrabble'' competition in North America. The event is currently held every year, and from 2004 t ...
*National School Scrabble Championship
The North American School Scrabble Championship, formerly the National School Scrabble Championship, is a Scrabble tournament for 3rd grade to 8th grade students, held annually in North America since 2003.
History
In 2018, 3rd graders were allo ...
References
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Competitions in Thailand
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