BVS Parsi school shines at Inter School Scrabble

KARACHI: BVS Parsi school emerged as the most formidable force at the Horlicks 17th Inter School Scrabble Championship, bagging the highest number of positions in all age groups.The Championship turned out to be a mega event with over 750 players participating under one roofAccording to the tournament director Tariq Pervez, it was one of the biggest scrabble tournaments of all times in the world and the biggest tournament of any single sport in PakistanPlayers from around 100 schools and colleges took part. For the first time shuttle buses were arranged to transport such a large number of players from different parts of the city.There was a large attendance from other cities. Players from as far as Peshawar flew in to participate.BVS Parsi school topped with highest number of positions in all age groups.Sabir Khwaja from Hyderabad and Muhammad Hussain from Quetta also finished among award winners.Chief guest Ms Tooba Hussain distributed prizes among winners.A group of 80 top performers (under 18 years of age) will be chosen for training while ten of them will finally be picked up to represent Pakistan at the World Youth Scrabble Championship to be played in France in August.Pakistan is a proven force at the youth Level in Scrabble having produced a World Champion and 2 runners up besides many other accolades in recent yearsHere are the winners:Category A1- Monis Hussain Khan (BVS Parsi School)2- Rahim Asif (BVS Parsi School)3- M. Raza Yasin (BVS Parsi School)Category B1- Syed Imaad Ali (BVS Parsi School)2- Umna Saad (Jaffer Public School)3- Dominique RodriguesCategory C1- Mahrukh Zaim (Arts & Science Academy)2- M. Fayzan Farooq (Jaffar Public School)3- Muhammad Usman (Army Public School)Category D1- Basil Ali Khan (Jaffar Public School)2- Aleeza Ahmed (St. Jude’s High School)3- Danial Iqbal (The City School PAF Chapter)Category E1- Maryam Pardesi (St. Michael’s convent School)2- Nadia Aslam (SM Public Academy)3- Imaad Amin Rajan (The City School PECHS)Category F1- Murtaza Darbar Habib Public School)2- Muhammad Hussain (Paragon Educational Academy, Quetta)3- Sabir Khwaja (Aga Khan School, Hyderabad)