Bangalore Scrabble League Tournament 2016 Kicks off

Chris Imison's brain child the Bangalore Scrabble League Tournament 2016 has kicked off. To level the playing field handicaps have been issued to each player based on their India ratings. There are 27 players in the fray. Each player plays another twice face to face by August 2016. That implies each player completes 54 games in 6 months. A total prize money of Rs 10,000 is on offer. The entry fee is Rs 500 per player. Here are the participants:

CONFIRMED ENTRANTS	RATING	HANDICAP
SANJOY	1589	-65
MOHSIN	1533	-60
RAJVEER	1482	-55
MANJU	1406	-45
RADHIKA	1295	-35
LENNIE	1275	-35
DIPANKAR	1262	-35
NALINI	1162	-20
VINOD	1160	-20
NUPUR	1133	-20
UMITA	1093	-15
REX	1049	-10
YASH	943	0
SARAS	935	0
AUBREY	968	0
HEMANTH	900	5
NEELAM	838	10
CHRIS	834	10
ARVIND	832	10
VIDYA	822	15
SHAILAJA	796	15
SHANKAR	720	25
DEEPA	548	40
GIRISH	539	40
HARSH	500	45
JIVITESH	500	45
CHIRAG	500	45