The eighty-eight players played eight games on each of the first three days, in a Swiss tournament.
As usual, the top two players then competed in a best-of-five final to decide who would become world champion.
Both players began by changing tiles, then exchanged straightforward bingos (ANALYSE and IRATELY respectively).
In the final move, trailing 482-464 and with only the O remaining on his rack, Cappelletto needed to score 16 points to force a draw.
The fourth game proved decisive, as Cappelletto again won by a comfortable margin, 444 to 338.