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词条 Wellington Jighere
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  1. Achievements

  2. References

  3. External links

Wellington Jighere (born {{circa|1982}} in Umolo-Olomu, Delta State, Nigeria), is a professional Nigerian scrabble player who won the inaugural WESPA Championship in 2015 to become the first African player to be crowned World Scrabble Champion.[1] He defeated Lewis MacKay in four straight wins to become the first African to win the championship.[2][3]

Achievements

  • World Scrabble Championships
  • 2007 – 3rd place
  • 2009 – 11th place
  • 2015 – winner

World Scrabble Championship 2017; 4th place

  • Two times African Scrabble Championship winner (2008 & 2010)

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/nov/09/nigerias-wellington-jighere-almost-lost-for-words-after-scrabble-world-title-triumph|title=Nigeria's Wellington Jighere almost lost for words after Scrabble world title triumph|work=The Guardian|last=Wahlquist|first=Calla|date=9 November 2015|accessdate=16 December 2015}}
2. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/11/10/meet-wellington-jighere-the-unlikely-first-african-winner-of-the-world-scrabble-championship/|title=With the word ‘felty,’ for 36 points, Wellington Jighere becomes the first African world Scrabble champion|work=The Washington Post|last=Wang|first=Yanan|date=10 November 2015|accessdate=16 December 2015}}
3. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/11984610/Nigerian-man-becomes-first-African-to-win-the-English-Language-World-Scrabble-Championships.html|title=Nigerian man becomes first African to win the English-Language World Scrabble Championships|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=9 November 2015|accessdate=16 December 2015}}

External links

  • {{cross-tables player|pid=17689|pname=Wellington Jighere }}
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6 : World Scrabble Championship winners|Living people|1983 births|People from Edo State|University of Benin (Nigeria) alumni|Nigerian Scrabble players

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