The players, current Pakistan No 1 Waseem Khatri and No 2 Mohammad Inayatullah, will be competing in the Masters division. -AP Photo

KARACHI: A two-member Pakistan scrabble team left for Johor Bahru, Malaysia, on Monday evening to take part in the Causeway Scrabble Challenge to take place there from December 1 to 5.

The players, current Pakistan No 1 Waseem Khatri and No 2 Mohammad Inayatullah, will be competing in the Masters division.

The annual event has total prize money of US$75,800 and is being played in the Premier, Masters and Open divisions.

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