title: Spanish World Scrabble Championship
text: # Spanish World Scrabble Championship
  
  The Spanish World Scrabble Championship (Spanish: Campeonato del mundo de Scrabble en español) is an international Scrabble tournament organised by the Federación Internacional de Scrabble en Español (FISE). The competition takes place each year in a different city in a Spanish-speaking country. The first championship was held in Madrid in Spain. The number of players has varied, from 32 players in 1997 to 120 in 2018.
  
  Players only play with two players at a board, never more, and the tournament uses a Swiss tournament system to decide who plays against whom. In 2007, the players played 18 games with the winner being Benjamín Olaizola of Venezuela with 14 wins from 18 games. Since then, the number of games has gradually increased, reaching 24 in 2016. Internationally, the players are rated by the Elo system.
  
  ## List of winners
  
  | Year | Host City | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up | Nationality |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1997 | Madrid | Joan R. Manchado | Spain | Josep M. Martí | Spain |
  | 1998 | Mexico City | Blai Figueras | Spain | Claudia Amaral | Argentina |
  | 1999 | Caracas | Amanda Gauna | Argentina | Joan R. Manchado | Spain |
  | 2000 | Santiago | Roberto Aguilar | Honduras | Miguel Rivera | Spain |
  | 2001 | San José | Benjamín Olaizola | Venezuela | Carlos González | Venezuela |
  | 2002 | Buenos Aires | Carlos González | Venezuela | Rocco Laguzzi | Argentina |
  | 2003 | Xcaret | Joan R. Manchado | Spain | Carlos González | Venezuela |
  | 2004 | Panama | Claudia Amaral | Argentina | Héctor Klíe | United States |
  | 2005 | L'Alfàs del Pi | Antonio Álvarez | Spain | Enric Hernández | Spain |
  | 2006 | Montevideo | Enric Hernández | Spain | Rocco Laguzzi | Argentina |
  | 2007 | Bogotá | Benjamín Olaizola | Venezuela | Airán Pérez | Venezuela |
  | 2008 | Buenos Aires | Enric Hernández | Spain | Airán Pérez | Venezuela |
  | 2009 | Isla Margarita | Luis Picciochi | Argentina | Claudia Amaral | Argentina |
  | 2010 | San José | Luis Picciochi | Argentina | Blai Figueras | Spain |
  | 2011 | Mexico City | Diego F. González | Argentina | Benjamín Olaizola | Venezuela |
  | 2012 | Santa Susanna | Rocco Laguzzi | Argentina | Benjamín Olaizola | Venezuela |
  | 2013 | Buenos Aires | Airán Pérez | Venezuela | Enric Hernández | Spain |
  | 2014 | Havana | Jesús Ortega | Mexico | Luis Acevedo | Argentina |
  | 2015 | Cali | Airán Pérez | Venezuela | Enric Hernández | Spain |
  | 2016 | Lille | José Fernández | Spain | Luis Picciochi | Argentina |
  | 2017 | Asunción | Selene Delgado | Uruguay | Claudia Amaral | Argentina |
  | 2018 | Playa del Carmen | Luis Picciochi | Argentina | Enric Hernández | Spain |
  | 2019 | Panama City | Serge Emig | France | Jesús Ortega | Mexico |
  
  ## Multiple winners
  
  * (3) Luis Picciochi Argentina: 2009, 2010, 2018 – Only person to win 3 titles.
  * (2) Joan R. Manchado Spain : 1997, 2003
  * (2) Benjamín Olaizola Venezuela: 2001, 2007
  * (2) Enric Hernández Spain: 2006, 2008
  * (2) Airán Pérez Venezuela: 2013, 2015
  
  ## Winners by country
  
  * Spain : 7 wins
  * Argentina : 7 wins
  * Venezuela : 5 wins
  * Honduras : 1 win
  * Mexico : 1 win
  * Uruguay : 1 win
  * France : 1 win
  