WSC 2011 - interesting facts (4)

An average WESPA rating of WSC 2011 players is 1879 (median: 1910)

The highest ranked player is Paul Gallen from Northern Ireland (2124)

The lowest ranked player is Toyo Kitua from Tanzania (1318)

6 players have no WESPA rating.

The top 10 national teams are:

1. Northern Ireland (2019)

2. Australia (2011)

3. England (2002)

4. USA (1957)

5. Nigeria (1952)

6. Philippines (1938)

7. Thailand (1934)

8. New Zealand (1926)

9. India (1916)

10. Canada (1914)

WSC 2011 - interesting facts (3)

90% of all registered players are male.

WSC 2011 - interesting facts (2)

And here comes fact no 2:

Average age of WSC contestants is 39.

Most players are 31 or 32 years old.

The youngest player is 16 and the oldest is 68.

WSC 2011 - interesting facts (1)

This is the beginning of a series of posts about the forthcoming World Scrabble Championship 2011 to be held in Warsaw between October 12th-16th.

The information presented herein will be based on the data from two main sources:

1. World Scrabble Championship site: www.wscgames.com

2. World English Scrabble Player's Association (WESPA): www.wespa.org

So here comes fact no 1

98% (or 114) of all 117 eligible players have signed up for the WSC 2011.

The missing three players are from Guyana, Qatar and Uganda.