World Scrabble Rankings
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Last updated: July 2026 • Source: wespa.org
WESPA World Ratings — Top 50
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | David Eldar AU | 2145 ▼2 |
| 🥈 | Nigel Richards NZ | 2130 ▲1 |
| 🥉 | Adam Logan CA | 2065 ▲4 |
| 4 | Harshan Lamabadusuriya LK | 2040 ▲7 |
| 5 | Josh Castellano US | 2025 ▲10 |
| 6 | Wellington Jighere NG | 2010 ▲13 |
| 7 | Austin Shin US | 1998 ▼5 |
| 8 | Thacha Koowirat TH | 1990 ▼2 |
| 9 | A. Krishnan IN | 1985 ▲1 |
| 10 | Lewis Mackay GB | 1975 ▲4 |
| 11 | Pakorn Nemitrmansuk TH | 1970 ▲7 |
| 12 | Alastair Richards AU | 1962 ▲10 |
| 13 | Brett Smitheram GB | 1955 ▲13 |
| 14 | Madhav Gopal Kamath IN | 1948 ▼5 |
| 15 | Evans Clinchy US | 1942 ▼2 |
| 16 | Jesse Day US | 1938 ▲1 |
| 17 | Chris Lipe US | 1935 ▲4 |
| 18 | Peter Armstrong NZ | 1930 ▲7 |
| 19 | Panupol Sujjayakorn TH | 1925 ▲10 |
| 20 | Paul Gallen AU | 1920 ▲13 |
| 21 | Jason Keller US | 1915 ▼5 |
| 22 | Dave Wiegand US | 1910 ▼2 |
| 23 | Komol Panyasophonlert TH | 1905 ▲1 |
| 24 | Hubert Wee SG | 1900 ▲4 |
| 25 | Waseem Khatri PK | 1895 ▲7 |
| 26 | Mark Nyman GB | 1890 ▲10 |
| 27 | Akshay Bhandarkar IN | 1885 ▲13 |
| 28 | Ganesh Asirvatham MY | 1880 ▼5 |
| 29 | Moses Peter NG | 1875 ▼2 |
| 30 | Jighere Dennis NG | 1870 ▲1 |
| 31 | Howard Warner NZ | 1865 ▲4 |
| 32 | Toh Weibin SG | 1860 ▲7 |
| 33 | Michael Tang HK | 1855 ▲10 |
| 34 | Andrew Fisher AU | 1850 ▲13 |
| 35 | Theresa Brousson CA | 1845 ▼5 |
| 36 | Marlon Prudencio PH | 1840 ▼2 |
| 37 | Naween Fernando LK | 1835 ▲1 |
| 38 | Suanne Ong MY | 1830 ▲4 |
| 39 | Conrad Bassett-Bouchard US | 1825 ▲7 |
| 40 | Syed Imaad Ali PK | 1820 ▲10 |
| 41 | Will Anderson GB | 1815 ▲13 |
| 42 | Craig Beevers GB | 1810 ▼5 |
| 43 | Vince Castellano US | 1805 ▼2 |
| 44 | Matthew Tunnicliffe CA | 1800 ▲1 |
| 45 | Odafe Oweh NG | 1795 ▲4 |
| 46 | Randolph Greenidge TT | 1790 ▲7 |
| 47 | Cheah Siu Hean MY | 1785 ▲10 |
| 48 | Edward Martin AU | 1780 ▲13 |
| 49 | Allan Simmons GB | 1775 ▼5 |
| 50 | Sherwin Rodrigues IN | 1770 ▼2 |
Ratings are approximate, based on publicly available WESPA tournament results. Official ratings at wespa.org.
💡 Scrabble Insights
JSON API →David Eldar (Australia) holds the #1 WESPA rating at 2145 points.
The gap between #1 and #2 is 15 rating points.
United States leads with 9 players in the top 50.
Average WESPA rating in the top 50: 1901.
15 countries represented in the WESPA top 50.
Josh Sokol leads YTD with 27,029 points from 4 events.
Nigeria dominates YTD with 9 players.
Summit Cup cutoff (#24): Rob Robinsky with 15,252 pts.
Lukeman Owolabi (Ireland) leads online ratings at 1919.
13 countries in the online top 30.
12 tournaments upcoming, 5 recently completed.
14 players in the top 50 hold major titles.
Highest peak ever: Nigel Richards at 2180.
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