KARACHI: Matthew O’Connor of USA continued his great run at the Junior World Scrabble Championship in Nottingham, England on Sunday.

According to the information received here, O’Connor’s winning streak was finally broken by Abdullah Abbasi of Pakistan but he was in a commanding position at the end of day two with 15 wins and a spread of 1,798.

He is three wins clear of his next rival and looks set to walk away with the junior world title.

Apart from O’Connor the field was dominated by Pakistanis, who occupied eight of the top 10 positions at the end of day two. Daniel Henriques of Trinidad & Tobago is the only other player in the top 10 at the moment.

Former world youth champion Moiz Baig is second with 12 wins and a spread of 756. He is set to mount a serious challenge on O’Connor on the final day of the championship.

The newly-crowned national champion Sohaib Sanaullah is third with 12 wins and a spread of 501. His elder brother Daniyal Sanaullah is fourth while Abdullah Abbasi and Imaad Ali are occupying the fifth and sixth position, respectively.

Earlier, the Junior World Scrabble Championship kicked off on Saturday with O’Connor taking an early lead.

The hot favourite didn’t disappoint anyone by ending day one of the three-day tournament on top of the table and was the only undefeated player in the tournament then.

Published in Dawn, August 22nd, 2017