Scrabble in Hong Kong
There are Scrabble competitions for students and the public in Hong Kong.
National Association
In July 2015, Hong Kong Student Scrabble Players Association announced that it has been accepted as a member association of World English-Language Scrabble Players' Association, becoming Hong Kong's national association for Scrabble.In November 2015, HKSSPA changed its name to Hong Kong Scrabble Players Association.
Competitions
Inter-School Scrabble Championship
In Hong Kong, Mattel and Broadlearning organize the Inter-School Scrabble Championship for primary schools and secondary schools' students every year starting from 2003. However, the championship was not held in 2011 and 2014.In 2015, Hong Kong Student Scrabble Players Association organises the Inter-School Scrabble Championship 2015, including Primary and Secondary Category.
HKSPA continues to organise the Inter-School Scrabble Championship in 2016 with 4 categories, namely Primary, Secondary, Primary and Secondary.
In 2017, HKSPA cooperated with the Headstart Group to organise the Secondary Category of the Championship, which was called "Headstart Cup" Hong Kong Inter-Secondary School Scrabble Championship. HKSPA continued to organise the Primary Category of the Championship.
Winners by number of times
Secondary Category: Ho Lap College, Methodist College, St. Mark's School, CCC Mong Man Wai College, SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School
Primary Category: S.K.H. St. Michael's Primary School, W F Joseph Lee Primary School, Pui Ching Primary School, Lok Wah Catholic Primary School, Ng Wah Catholic Primary School, Ho Lap Primary School
World Youth Scrabble Championship Hong Kong Qualifier
Hong Kong sent its first-ever Hong Kong Youth Scrabble Team to the World Youth Scrabble Championship 2015 in Perth, Australia. A qualifier is held every year to select the Hong Kong Team members.Invitational Scrabble Competitions
Some schools, which are active in the field of Scrabble, also organize invitational Scrabble competitions every year. The 1st notable invitational Scrabble competition was held in 2005, by Shun Tak Fraternal Association Leung Kau Kui College. Notable invitational Scrabble competitions include St. Michael's Invitational Scrabble Championship, Ho Lap College Invitational Scrabble Championship, CCC Mong Man Wai College Inter-School Scrabble Tournament, and Shun Tak Fraternal Association Leung Kau Kui College Inter-School Invitational Scrabble Tournament.Some schools also organize district-based Scrabble competition. HKMA K S Lo College organizes the K S Lo Inter-school Scrabble Championship for Tin Shui Wai primary schools starting from 2012. SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School organizes the Shatin Inter-school Scrabble Competition for primary and secondary schools in the Shatin district starting from 2014.
St. Michael's Invitational Scrabble Championship, Ho Lap College Invitational Scrabble Championship and CCC Mong Man Wai College Inter-School Scrabble Tournament share similar rules in the tournament, with individuals as the basis of the tournament.