Hasham Hadi Khan, a young member of Pakistan team participating in ‘6th International Scrabble Championship’ creates a world record beating Matheesha De Silva of Sri Lanka.
Around 80 of the world’s best players were in the arena of the spectacular show of vocabulary and tactical skills where the Hasham Hadi Khan, just 9-year old, emerged as the next big thing in the world of Scrabble, media reported.
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. While Hasham Hadi Khan beat him by scoring 878 points against Matheesha De Silva of Sri Lanka.
Hasham Khan will be playing his first ever international tournament and will represent Pakistan at the ‘World Youth Scrabble Championship’ which starts on Aug 29.
Pakistani nation is very hopeful and proud of our young talents like Hasham Hadi Khan.
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