Media Resources
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current media archive, and used with credit to
NASPA.
Current Year
- August 3, 2003: New York Times features 2 articles on Scrabble dictionary - including quotes from Mina Le, Cesar Del Solar, Will Anderson, and NASPA CEO John Chew.
- NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas - 2023 WESPA Championship (WESPAC)
- July 30, 2023: ABC News (Australia) interviews David Eldar about his win.
- July 27, 2023: The Guardian (Nigeria) reported briefly and generally about final standings at WESPAC.
- July 27, 2023: Blueprint (Nigeria) reports on how Nigeria performed at WESPAC.
- July 27, 2023: Sports 247 (Nigeria) reports on Nigeria's individual and team losses at WESPAC.
- July 26, 2023: Times of Karachi reports on the WESPAC late bird.
- July 26, 2023: The News (Pakistan) reports on how Pakistanis and expatriates performed at WESPAC, with video of an award ceremony.
- July 26, 2023: GeoSuper TV (Pakistan) reports on how Pakistanis and expatriates performed at WESPAC.
- July 26, 2023: Dunya News (Pakistan) reports on Mohammad Inayatullah winning the WESPAC Clubs Challenge, and on WESPAC results overall.
- July 26, 2023: GeoSuper TV (Pakistan) reports on Hammad Hadi Khan being Gibsonized in Division 1 of the WESPAC Diamonds Challenge.
- July 26, 2023: The News Guru (Nigeria) reports on Wellington Jighere's fourth-place finish at WESPAC.
- July 26, 2023: Idoma Voice (Nigeria) reports on Wellington Jighere's fourth-place finish at WESPAC.
- July 26, 2023: Associated Press of Pakistan reports on [Mohammad Inayatullah] winning the WESPAC Clubs Challenge.
- July 26, 2023: Geo News (Pakistan) reports on [Mohammad Inayatullah] winning the WESPAC Clubs Challenge.
- July 26, 2023: press release announcing winner
- July 26, 2023: Sporting Life (Nigeria) gave a mid-tournament update on Nigeria's performance at WESPAC.
- July 25, 2023: The Eagle (Nigeria) reports on WESPAC standings after Day 2.
- July 25, 2023: Samaa (Pakistan) reported on Hammad Hadi Khan's Diamond Challenge victory in a story about recent Pakistani victories in international competitions.
- July 24, 2023: Voice of Nigeria reports on the first day of WESPAC.
- July 23, 2023: The News Guru (Nigeria) reported on first-day standings at WESPAC.
- July 15, 2023: The Guardian (Nigeria) reports on the arrival of the Nigerian team in the United States.
- July 13, 2023: The Nation reported that Nigerian Senate President Godswill Akpabio met with Nigerian team members and charged them to make their country proud of them at WESPAC.
- July 12, 2023: Yahoo News reposted an earlier article from The Guardian about the Australian qualification process for WESPAC.
- July 9, 2023: The Guardian (Nigeria) reports on difficulties Nigerian players face in obtaining U.S. visas.
- July 3, 2023: Daily Trust (Nigeria) reports on Nigerian team preparations for WESPAC.
- July 1, 2023: The Nation (Nigeria) reports on Nigerian team preparations for WESPAC.
- July 1, 2023: The Independent (Nigeria) reported on Oluwatimilehin Doko being denied a U.S. visa to participate in WESPAC.
- July 24, 2023: BarrieToday profiles Barrie NASPA Club #606.
- NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas - 2023 Scrabble Players Championship (SPC)
- July 26, 2023: The Montreal Gazette interviewed Joshua Sokol about his win.
- July 24, 2023: The Guardian (Nigeria) reports on Wellington Jighere winning the CSW division.
- July 24, 2023: The Tide reports on Wellington Jighere winning the CSW division.
- July 22, 2023: The Street Journal (Nigeria) reports on [Wellington Jighere]'s victory.
- July 22, 2023: Métro Québec reported on Joshua Sokol’s victory, using quotes from the CTV News interview.
- July 22, 2023: Radio Canada interviews Joshua Sokol on winning the championship.
- July 21, 2023: KamloopsNow listed Joshua Sokol’s victory among their “5 things you need to know” for the day.
- July 20, 2023: CJAD interviews Joshua Sokol.
- July 19, 2023: CTV News interviews Joshua Sokol on winning the championship.
- July 19, 2023: NASPA announces the winners of the Scrabble Players Championship.
- July 14, 2023: NPR interviews defending champion Michael Fagen on the eve of the event.
- July 13, 2023: NASPA issues a press release on the eve of the NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas.
- April 13, 2023: NASPA issues a press release about the upcoming NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas.
- March 26, 2023: SaskToday.ca interviews John Chew about the Scrabble for Literacy fundraiser held on March 9.
- Canadian Scrabble Classic - Kingston (ON) - February 16 to 20, 2023
- Winchester (VA) Scrabble Tournament - February 11, 2023
- February 13, 2023: The documentary Thailand's Unlikely Scrabble Rebels profiles 3 youth players from Thailand - including Napat Vatjaranurathorn who placed 5th in the Collins division at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship.
Previous Years