Ganesh Asirvatham is an English language teacher from
Klang,
Selangor. He is a ''
Scrabble'' player who represents
Malaysia in international competition. He was the
World Scrabble Championship 2007
The World Scrabble Championship 2007 was held in thTaj President Hotel Mumbai, India between 9 November and 12 November. The winner was Nigel Richards of New Zealand.
The tournament began with a 24-round Swiss tournament, whose top two players ...
runner-up. Ganesh was also the former Guinness World Record holder for the most Scrabble opponents played simultaneously by one challenger. The record took place on 7 November 2007 at the Infiniti Mall in Andheri, Mumbai, India. Ganesh beat 21 out of 25 opponents during his record attempt.
Ganesh achieved his best career WSC Rank 4 in 2005 and he had won awards in Malaysia NSC, Singapore Open and 2005 Indian Open. He is currently the top ranked player in the world according to WESPA
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Living people
Malaysian people of Indian descent
Malaysian Scrabble players
Malaysian educators
People from Selangor
Year of birth missing (living people)
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