The best 16 Scrabble teams in the world
Will your country be one of the sixteen to compete in the Alchemist Cup 2028? If your country believes that they can send a team of five top players, please let Michael Tang know. The decision about which teams will be chosen will be made at some date, taking into account the average WESPA rating of the five players at Decision Date.
The figure here shows how some of the top countries stack up at August 2026. It uses WESPA ratings of the top five active players in the countries, omitting players who have few WESPA rated games. Bear in mind that much can change in the many months ahead. Some retired players may reappear, some young hotshots may zoom up in ratings and some top players may not elect to attend.
| 1 | THA | 2088.6 | 2103,2102,2095,2080,2063 |
| 2 | USA | 2063.0 | 2088,2074,2070,2054,2029 |
| 3 | AUS | 2039.6 | 2177,2050,2002,1987,1982 |
| 4 | NGA | 2032.8 | 2049,2035,2032,2031,2017 |
| 5 | SGP | 2009.6 | 2050,2033,1999,1997,1969 |
| 6 | ENG | 2000.6 | 2051,2034,1997,1961,1960 |
| 7 | CAN | 1996.4 | 2070,2015,2002,1973,1922 |
| 8 | IND | 1994.2 | 2072,1991,1981,1966,1961 |
| 9 | NZL | 1992.6 | 2119,2009,2007,1928,1900 |
| 10 | PAK | 1957.2 | 1995,1976,1945,1944,1926 |
| 11 | MYS | 1935.0 | 2000,1957,1939,1891,1888 |
| 12 | LKA | 1917.6 | 2015,1961,1942,1866,1804 |
| 13 | KEN | 1913.2 | 1965,1915,1911,1894,1881 |
| 14 | SCO | 1902.6 | 1981,1893,1884,1879,1876 |
| 15 | HKG | 1898.6 | 2009,1919,1917,1881,1767 |
| 16 | IRL | 1882.2 | 1979,1954,1919,1800,1759 |
| 17 | UGA | 1850.4 | 1984,1871,1814,1806,1777 |
| 18 | PHL | 1839.6 | 1898,1849,1826,1814,1811 |
| 19 | NIR | 1838.4 | 2046,1989,1916,1632,1609 |
| 20 | GHA | 1812.4 | 1883,1868,1842,1758,1711 |
Click player names to see more info from WESPA.
1 Thailand
2103,2102,2095,2080,2063
- 2103 Panupol Sujjayakorn IM
- 2102 Thacha Koowirat GM
- 2095 Napat Vatjaranurathorn GM
- 2080 Komol Panyasoponlert GM
- 2063 Chollapat Itthiaree GM
- 2005 Chaiyottha Manachaisit IM
- 2003 Nattapat Nak-in IM
- 1987 Jakkrit Klaphajone IM
- 1967 Atiruth Sakdiyakorn IM
2 United States
2088,2074,2070,2054,2029
- 2088 Alec Sjoholm M
- 2074 David Wiegand GM
- 2070 Joshua Castellano GM
- 2054 Will Anderson GM
- 2029 Austin Shin GM
- 2020 Ben Schoenbrun GM
- 2010 Samson Okosagah IM
- 2001 Jesse Day GM
- 1997 Jason Keller IM
3 Australia
2177,2050,2002,1987,1982
- 2177 David Eldar GM
- 2050 Andrew Fisher GM
- 2002 Peter Kougi IM
- 1987 Cameron Farlow IM
- 1982 Naween Fernando IM
- 1979 Edward Okulicz IM
- 1933 Josh Watt M
- 1927 Trevor Halsall IM
- 1922 Esther Perrins IM
4 Nigeria
2049,2035,2032,2031,2017
- 2049 Jimoh Abdulmumin IM
- 2035 Ayorinde Saidu IM
- 2032 Dennis Ikekeregor IM
- 2031 Wellington Jighere GM
- 2017 Enoch Nwali IM
- 1993 Olatunde Oduwole IM
- 1978 Doko Oluwatimilehin IM
- 1976 Eta Karo IM
- 1940 Rex Ogbakpa IM
5 Singapore
2050,2033,1999,1997,1969
- 2050 Hubert Wee GM
- 2033 Toh Weibin GM
- 1999 Jeremy Khoo IM
- 1997 Yong Jian Rong IM
- 1969 Ricky Purnomo IM
- 1934 Cheah Siu Hean IM
- 1927 Ryan Wee IM
- 1925 Liew Kian Boon IM
- 1903 Wolfram Poh M
6 England
2051,2034,1997,1961,1960
- 2051 Harshan Lamabadusuriya GM
- 2034 Lewis Mackay GM
- 1997 Mark Nyman GM
- 1961 Samuel Crispin IM
- 1960 Phil Robertshaw IM
- 1917 Jack Moran IM
- 1914 David Webb IM
- 1903 Andrew Goodwin M
- 1891 Natalie Zolty M
7 Canada
2070,2015,2002,1973,1922
- 2070 Adam Logan GM
- 2015 Matthew Tunnicliffe GM
- 2002 Josh Sokol IM
- 1973 Noah Slatkoff M
- 1922 Joel Wapnick IM
- 1894 Dean Saldanha M
- 1852 Chris Tallman
- 1851 Tony Leah M
- 1822 Jeremy Hildebrand M
8 India
2072,1991,1981,1966,1961
- 2072 Madhav Gopal Kamath GM
- 1991 Aditya Iyengar IM
- 1981 Sherwin Rodrigues GM
- 1966 Varisht Hingorani IM
- 1961 Suyash Manchali IM
- 1949 Udayan Grover IM
- 1930 Ranganathan Chakrav M
- 1904 Samrath Singh Bhatia M
- 1886 A Krishnan M
9 New Zealand
2119,2009,2007,1928,1900
- 2119 Nigel Richards GM
- 2009 Howard Warner IM
- 2007 Alastair Richards GM
- 1928 Dylan Early IM
- 1900 Joanne Craig IM
- 1878 Lewis Hawkins M
- 1825 Blue Thorogood M
- 1812 Andrew Bradley
- 1783 Stanley Ngundi
10 Pakistan
1995,1976,1945,1944,1926
- 1995 Waseem Khatri GM
- 1976 Hasham Hadi Khan IM
- 1945 Ahmed Salman M
- 1944 Hassan Hadi Khan IM
- 1926 Ali Salman IM
- 1919 Hammad Hadi Khan IM
- 1915 Affan Salman IM
- 1839 Aehzam Ahmed M
- 1828 Bilal Asher M
11 Malaysia
2000,1957,1939,1891,1888
- 2000 Khoo Beng Way IM
- 1957 Vannitha Balasingam IM
- 1939 William Kang IM
- 1891 Chang Ching Wei M
- 1888 Tan Zi Kang M
- 1851 Alex Tan M
- 1845 Leon Ng Shi Liang
- 1844 Kong Chock Heng M
- 1828 Ramaraj Sundraraj
12 Sri Lanka
2015,1961,1942,1866,1804
- 2015 Adheesha Dissanayake IM
- 1961 Suresh Chinnaiyah IM
- 1942 Dineth Fernando M
- 1866 Jayaska Baranage M
- 1804 Indunil Amarasinghe
- 1780 Udhev Prasath
- 1768 Thulnith De Silva
- 1762 Imeth De Silva
- 1745 Shaila Amalean
13 Kenya
1965,1915,1911,1894,1881
- 1965 Allan Oyende IM
- 1915 Michael Gongolo IM
- 1911 Willy Mwangi IM
- 1894 Gitonga Nderitu IM
- 1881 Richard Okechi M
- 1851 Martins Mutahi IM
- 1843 Philip Mutinda M
- 1841 Nicholas Mbugua
- 1834 Bernard Koyyoko M
14 Scotland
1981,1893,1884,1879,1876
- 1981 Paul Allan IM
- 1893 Neil Scott IM
- 1884 Chris Cummins M
- 1879 Ronan Dance M
- 1876 James Burley M
- 1844 Ross Mackenzie M
- 1774 Vincent Boyle M
- 1771 Simon Gillam
- 1742 Barry Grossman
15 Hong Kong
2009,1919,1917,1881,1767
- 2009 Brian Po IM
- 1919 Thomson Law Long Yin M
- 1917 Euclid Hui IM
- 1881 Carson Ip M
- 1767 Wong Tsz Sen
- 1729 Jason Tsang Wai Yin
- 1717 Ernest So Yat Long
- 1711 Kheiron Lam
- 1704 Kingsly Kang
16 Ireland
1979,1954,1919,1800,1759
- 1979 Kevin McMahon IM
- 1954 Feargal Weatherhead IM
- 1919 Lukeman Owolabi IM
- 1800 Ademola Ajayi
- 1759 Oisin Dilger
- 1746 Orla Judge
- 1714 Sam Normanhenney
- 1616 Shane Parkes
- 1614 Eoin Jackson