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Mark Nyman

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Mark Nyman is a British competitive Scrabble player who won the second World Scrabble Championship in 1993, held in New York, becoming the first British player to take the world title. He has remained active in the competitive Scrabble community for decades afterward as a player, commentator and organizer, and is regarded as one of the strongest British players of his generation.

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Birth Year
1966 1
Birth Date
1966-10-14 1
Nationality
English 1
Career Highlight
First British player to win the World Scrabble Championship, achieved in 1993. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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1. Wikipedia, Mark Nyman
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  • opening sentence
    Mark Nyman (born 14 October 1966) is an English professional Scrabble player originally from London, England and now a resident in Cheshire.
  • opening paragraph, championship sentence
    He is most widely known as the first (and, until Craig Beevers' victory in 2014, only) British player to win the World Scrabble Championship, which he accomplished in 1993.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Mark Nyman (born 14 October 1966) is an English professional Scrabble player originally from London, England and now a resident in Cheshire.
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