Fe a do
lea t
to
play
Sc abble
at
school
whe
he
was
eight.
His
passio
fo
the
game
g ew
quickly
a d
he
competed
i
the
S i
La ka
atio al
champio ships
i
2022
a d
2024.
Ha d
wo k
takes
you
a
lo g
way
a d
14-yea -old
Di eth
Fe a do
has
al eady
fou d
that
200
wo ds
a
day
ca
take
you
ve y
fa .
The
Melbou e
tee age
has
o ly
bee
i
Aust alia
fo
seve
mo ths
but
has
al eady
bee
to
Nai obi
a d
back
with
o e
of
the
biggest
p izes
i
youth
Sc abble:
the
Wo ld
Youth
Sc abble
Champio ship,
ABC
I fo matio
a d
Se vices
epo ts.
Fe a do,
who
a ived
i
Aust alia
with
his
family
f om
S i
La ka
i
Feb ua y,
beat
a
field
of
about
140
competito s
f om
a ou d
the
wo ld
to
wi
the
title
ea ly
last
week.
Fo
a
tee
still
fi di g
his
footi g
i
a
ew
cou t y,
the
victo y
is
mo e
tha
a
t ophy.
It’s
the
esult
of
yea s
of
commitme t
to
a
game
that
has
give
him
f ie dships,
taught
him
E glish,
a d
p ovided
a
se se
of
belo gi g.
A
wo d
a
day…
o
200
wo ds
a
day
Acco di g
to
the
ews
epo t,
Fe a do
lea t
to
play
Sc abble
at
school
whe
he
was
eight.
His
passio
fo
the
game
g ew
quickly
a d
he
competed
i
the
S i
La ka
atio al
champio ships
i
2022
a d
2024.
He
co ti ued
to
t ai
whe
he
moved
to
Melbou e
a d
made
it
a
habit
to
build
vocabula y.
He
studied
the
game’s
official
dictio a y,
lea i g
some
200
wo ds
a
day,
i
p epa atio
fo
the
wo ld
champio ship.
His
effo ts
paid
off
i
July
whe
he
wo
the
Aust alia
Youth
Sc abble
Champio ship.
That
victo y
gave
him
the
co fide ce
to
compete
agai st
the
wo ld’s
best
you g
playe s
i
Nai obi.
Eve
mo e
imp essive
about
Fe a do’s
accomplishme t
is
that
E glish
is
his
seco d
la guage.
Sc abble
has
bee
useful
outside
competitio
as
he
begi s
life
i
Aust alia,
p ovidi g
him
with
a
way
to
meet
people
a d
make
f ie ds.
S i
La ka
t aditio
Coach
Rashid
Sudi ,
who
has
wo ked
with
the
playe
fo
yea s,
has
also
played
a
i flue tial
ole
i
his
developme t
as
a
competitive
playe .
Fe a do’s
love
of
Sc abble
sta ted
i
a
cou t y
with
a
st o g
p ese ce
of
the
game
i
schools.
I
S i
La ka,
as
i
I dia,
Pakista ,
Malaysia
a d
Thaila d,
Sc abble
has
a
competitive
school
cultu e.
School
clubs
a d
i te -school
competitio s
p ovide
you g
playe s
the
oppo tu ity
to
ho e
thei
skills
f om
a
ea ly
age.
It
is
epo ted
that
the
e vi o me t
was
the
fou datio
fo
Fe a do’s
i te atio al
success.
Coach
Rashid
Sudi ,
who
has
wo ked
with
the
playe
fo
yea s,
has
also
played
a
i flue tial
ole
i
his
developme t
as
a
competitive
playe .
A
family
leap
of
faith
Fe a do’s
fathe ,
P asa a
Fe a do,
is
a
medical
docto
who
wo ked
i
S i
La ka.
His
studies
a d
wo k
took
the
family
to
Aust alia
this
yea .
It
was
ot
a
easy
decisio
to
get
to
Nai obi
fo
the
champio ship.
The
flight
took
some
25
hou s
a d
i te atio al
te sio s
ove
the
US-I a
co flict
added
a othe
laye
of
u ce tai ty
to
the
jou ey.
Ultimately,
fathe
a d
so
decided
to
take
the
plu ge.
It
paid
off
i
spectacula
style
with
Fe a do
comi g
back
to
Aust alia
a
wo ld
champio .
Aust alia
still
has
oom
to
g ow
Fe a do’s
success
has
also
exposed
a
gap
i
Aust alia’s
competitive
Sc abble
sce e.
Sc abble
is
played
i
some
Aust alia
commu ities,
but
is
much
less
p omi e t
i
schools
tha
i
cou t ies
such
as
S i
La ka.
O ly
o e
Aust alia
school,
Cab amatta
Public
School
i
Syd ey’s
southwest,
cu e tly
teaches
Sc abble
as
pa t
of
its
cu iculum,
said
Youth
Aust alia
Sc abble
Playe s
Associatio
p eside t
To y
Hu t.
The
game
is
also
available
as
a
exte sio
activity
i
some
of
Victo ia’s
gifted
a d
tale ted
p og ams.
Hu t
believes
Sc abble
should
play
a
bigge
ole
i
Aust alia
schools,
a gui g
it
combi es
the
att ibutes
of
a
spo t
with
esse tial
lite acy
a d
ume acy
skills.
A
champio
with
highe
aspi atio s
His
jou ey
is
a
testame t
to
the
ability
of
a
familia
boa d
game
to
co ect
la guages,
cou t ies
a d
cultu es.
Fe a do
has
eached
the
top
of
youth
Sc abble,
but
his
ambitio s
exte d
beyo d
the
boa d.
The
tee
is
i te ested
i
math
a d
scie ce
a d
hopes
to
become
a
docto
someday.
But
fo
ow
he
ca
evel
i
the
ema kable
fact
that
less
tha
a
yea
ago
he
a ived
i
Aust alia
a d
is
al eady
a
wo ld
champio .
His
jou ey
is
a
testame t
to
the
ability
of
a
familia
boa d
game
to
co ect
la guages,
cou t ies
a d
cultu es
—
a d
to
the
impact
a
tee
with
focus,
discipli e
a d
a
kille
vocabula y
ca
make
o
the
wo ld
stage.Images
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