I'm Craig Beevers, a 28 year old from an unremarkable suburb in north-east England near Stockton-on-Tees. Over the last few years I've taken quite well to Scrabble winning various tournaments, representing England and I maintain the tournament calendar on the ABSP website. In the second half of 2007 I appeared on the 57th series of Countdown. I've also been the subject of a couple of articles in a local paper (The Evening Gazette) which I've linked to towards the bottom of the page.

I grew up in Norton with my parents and sister, living there through school and college before going on study maths at Sheffield University. At a very young age I could do long multiplication in my head, I soon lost this ability however when I started primary school. I've always had a lot of natural aptitude for maths and as I got onto A-levels it became apparent I was particularly suited to the statistical side of it. Unfortunately when I went to university I became increasingly disinterested by the abstract nature of my maths degree and left part of the way through the course. Since then I moved onto word games, the internet and over the last 18 months digital photography.

I'm hoping to win or at least give a good account of myself at the World Scrabble Champions in Malaysia later this year, along with another big tournament held a week after. I've been making a concerted effort to get fitter, healthier and learn generally in more recent times. Obviously from an aesthetic point of view being fitter and healthier is nice, but for me it is more about pushing the boundaries of what I can do and fulfilling more of my potential. I don't feel like I've scratched the surface of what I can achieve.

I got a D for English says Norton Scrabble expert
Countdown article (contains spoilers)

Email me with any suggestions, comments, money and so on at dark_elf_1998 @ yahoo.co.uk.