KUALA LUMPUR: Youngest member of Pakistani team Hasham Hadi Khan has made a world record by scoring 878 points in 6th International Scrabble championship.
The 9 year-old Hasham achieved this milestone against Sri Lankan opponent Matheesha De Silva.
Around 80 of the world’s best players are taking part in the Scrabble completion.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the highest score ever recorded in a scrabble match was made by Toh Wei Bin of Singapore who scored 850 against Rick Kennedy of Scotland in 2012.
Until now, no score of 800 plus had been witnessed in an international tournament of Scrabble.
Hasham’s scores included a triple-triple play for his word “GRUNTLES” and three bingos; SHERIAT, RETSINA and HEADERS.
Hasham playing his first ever international tournament will represent Pakistan at the World Youth Scrabble Championship which starts from August 29.
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