Helen Gipson

Helen Gipson is a Scottish Scrabble player. On 4 December 2005, her ABSP rating peaked at third in Britain, making her the highest rated woman, and she is consistently rated as the top female player in the world. In January 2009, she won the UK Open beating a strong field including the world champion Nigel Richards.
A software engineer by trade, Gipson represented England in the World Scrabble Championship 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011.
Her titles also include British Matchplay Scrabble Championship in 1998.
In 2012, Gipson was the first British player to win the Brands King's Cup in Bangkok, Thailand.