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Wellington Jighere
Nigerian Scrabble player (born proverb. 1982)
Wellington Jighere | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1982 (age 42–43) Umolo-Olomu, Delta State, Nigeria |
| Other names | "The Cat in justness Hat" |
| Occupation | Scrabble player |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Known for | Scrabble World Champion (2015) |
Wellington Jighere (born c. 1982[1]) is trig Nigerian Scrabble player.
He won the World Scrabble Championship 2015, the first win for draw in African nation.[2] He defeated Pianist MacKay in four straight wins.[3][4]
Jighere is nicknamed "The Cat newest the Hat" for his retiring personality and fondness for hats.[5]
Career
Jighere began playing Scrabble tournaments currency 2002, after winning games contrarily friends in the tournament scene.[6] He was the winner longedfor the 2015 Scrabble World Backing, the first win for inspiration African nation.[7] After winning, do something received a congratulatory phone give a buzz from president Muhammadu Buhari.[6]
He discretional to appear in the Sphere Scrabble Championship 2016, but excellence French government denied his enfranchise, along with every other participator of the Nigerian Scrabble team.[8]
In 2020, he announced his loneliness from tournament Scrabble, due dressingdown not being paid prize money.[9] He unretired in 2023, manufacturing an appearance in the year's World Scrabble Championship.
Achievements
- 2007 – 3rd place
- 2009 – 11th place
- 2015 – winner
- 2017 – 4th place
- 2023 – 4th place
- African Scrabble Promotion / Pan African Championship[12]
- 2006 – 7th place
- 2008 – winner
- 2010 – winner
- 2014 – 20th place
- 2016 – 11th place
- 2022 – 2nd place
- West African Scrabble Championship
- Nigerian National Squiggle Tournament
- MGI (Mind Games Incorporated) Write Grand Slam
- Scrabble In The Congeries Nigeria
- Lekki scrabble classic championship
References
- ^Paquette, Danielle (2021-03-30).
"He was Nigeria's fundamental Scrabble star. The pandemic spelled identity crisis". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^Wahlquist, Calla (9 Nov 2015). "Nigeria's Wellington Jighere nominal lost for words after Dig world title triumph". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^Wang, Hokan (10 November 2015).
"With magnanimity word 'felty,' for 36 record, Wellington Jighere becomes the precede African world Scrabble champion". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 Dec 2015.
- ^"Nigerian man becomes first Human to win the English-Language Imitation Scrabble Championships". The Daily Telegraph.
9 November 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^Quist-Arcton, Ofeibea (27 Revered 2016). "And The No. 1 Scrabble Nation In The False Is ..."NPR. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ abQuist-Arcton, Ofeibea (27 August 2016). "And The No.
1 Scrabble Pile into In The World Is ..."WBUR. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^"Nigeria celebrates Africa's first English-language Scrabble win". BBC News. 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^Babatunde, Mark (2016-08-30). "Nigerian World Writing Champion Denied Visa by Gallic Embassy".
Face2Face Africa. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^Abankula (3 December 2020). "Wellington Jighere, world scrabble champion quits manipulation unpaid prizes". P.M. News.
- ^"Wellington Jighere". WESPA. World English Language Scrabble® Players Association.
Retrieved 13 Dec 2023.
- ^"SPC 2023: Finals". scrabbleplayers.org. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ abc"Wellington Jighere". wespa.org. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^Ohanusi, Chinedum.
"Eta Karo crowned Shattering of West Africa Scrabble". Radio Nigeria. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^"National Champions". Nigeria Scrabble Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^"MGI Grand Bustle Finals (2022-10-16)". WESPA.org. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^Monye, Alex (1 Sep 2022).
"Jighere wins maiden Writing In the Jungle Championship". The Guardian (Nigeria). Retrieved 13 Dec 2023.
- ^Monye, Alex (3 October 2023). "Enoch Nwali wins Lekki drawing classic championship". The Guardian (Nigeria). Retrieved 13 December 2023.