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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, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates and United States have competed in the annual tournament so far. WYSC is open to anyone under the age of 18 on 1 January of the year of each tournament.
The tournament used to be held at the start of December but was brought forward to August for 2014.[1] So far the WYSC tournament has been held in Malaysia five times, Australia twice, Dubai twice and the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom once each.[2]
| Year
|
Winner
|
Runner-up
|
Location
|
Entrants
|
| 2024
|
 Affan Salman
|
 Suyash Manchali
|
Kalutara, Sri Lanka
|
136
|
| 2023
|
 Hivin Dilmith
|
Adheesha Dissanayake
|
Trang province, Thailand
|
142
|
| 2022
|
Ali Salman
|
Madhav Gopal Kamath
|
woogles.io
|
86
|
| 2021
|
Syed Imaad Ali
|
Madhav Gopal Kamath
|
woogles.io
|
70
|
| 2020
|
 Thailand
|
Pakistan
|
woogles.io
|
96
|
| 2019
|
Tarin Pairor
|
Janul De Silva
|
Kuala Lampur, Malaysia
|
190
|
| 2018
|
Syed Imaad Ali
|
Janul De Silva
|
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|
116
|
| 2017
|
Aabid Ismail
|
Janul De Silva
|
Kuala Lampur, Malaysia
|
176
|
| 2016
|
 Sanchit Kapoor
|
Thavalakshman Yoganathan
|
Lille, France
|
107
|
| 2015
|
 Nicholas Hong
|
Abdullah Abbasi
|
Perth, Australia
|
106
|
| 2014
|
 Jack Durand
|
Yong Jian Rong
|
Colombo, Sri Lanka
|
120
|
| 2013
|
Moiz Ullah Baig
|
Javeria Baig
|
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|
136
|
| 2012
|
 Michael McKenna
|
 Cheong Yi Wei
|
Birmingham, United Kingdom
|
60
|
| 2011
|
Anand Bharadwaj
|
Victor Gwee
|
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
|
84
|
| 2010
|
Ker Jen Ho
|
Preedee Khongthanara
|
Manila, Philippines
|
82
|
| 2009
|
Suanne Ong
|
Matt Alastair
|
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
|
81
|
| 2008
|
Charnrit Khongthanarat
|
Darren Khoo Beng Way
|
Penang, Malaysia
|
59
|
| 2007
|
Toh Weibin
|
Sean Chung Chin Shiu
|
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
|
54
|
| 2006
|
David Eldar
|
Austin Shin
|
Wollongong, Australia
|
51
|
