The Pakistan team for the World Scrabble Championship (WESPAC) 2023 was announced today.

The Pakistan team for the World Scrabble Championship (WESPAC) 2023 was announced today.

The championship will be played at Westgate Resort, Las Vegas in the USA from 22nd to 25th July. About 300 of the world’s finest players are expected to take part

Tariq Pervez will lead the team that comprises Pakistan’s No. 1 Waseem Khatri, Muhammad Inayatullah, Hassan Hadi Khan, Hammad Hadi Khan and Hasham Hadi Khan

Four of Pakistan’s top players were unable to participate as their visa could not be issued on time. The championship played every two years has reserved seats for the world youth champions of the last two years. Incidentally the winners of the 2021 and 2022 world youth championship are both from Pakistan (S. Imaad Ali and Ali Salman) but the youngsters were unable to participate due to their tough study schedule

Team leader Tariq Pervez expressed disappointment at the loss of key players ahead of the world championship but hoped that the remaining players will still do well as four of the five players have won international tournaments in the past

This will be the first in-person world championship being held after the COVID outbreak. The 2021 championship was played online and hosted by Pakistan