Sherwin Retains Gail Scrabble Cup

Sherwin retained his Gail Cup title by winning the 2016 edition winning just over 18 games out of the 23 played. Here are the top 10 in the final standings:

Rank	Player	Win	Loss	Spread
1	Sherwin Rodrigues	18.5	4.5	1453
2	Udayan Grover	17	6	1115
3	Goutham Jayaraman	16.5	6.5	883
4	Michael Tang	15	8	803
5	Varisht Hingorani	15	8	282
6	Douglas Lobo	14.5	8.5	541
7	Ranganathan Chakravarthy	14	9	1349
8	Charles Carneiro	14	9	544
9	A. Krishnan	14	9	437
10	Sudhir Kamath	14	9	345

Gail Scrabble Cup - Day 2

The Gail Scrabble cup is turning into a highly competitive affair. Goutham Jayaraman is on top. Here are the top 10 after day 2:

Rank	Player	Win	Loss	Spread
1	Goutham Jayaraman	13	3	935
2	Sherwin Rodrigues	13	3	835
3	Udayan Grover	12	4	1046
4	Alex Tan	11.5	4.5	1253
5	Michael Tang	11	5	630
6	Douglas Lobo	10.5	5.5	943
7	Javved Shamim	10	6	660
8	Aditya Iyengar	10	6	648
9	Varisht Hingorani	10	6	350
10	Mangala Bhandarkar	10	6	298

Gail Scrabble Cup - Day 1

The 3rd edition of the Gail Scrabble Cup has kicked off. This time around the tournament is WESPA rated and has a good bit of international participation. Udayan Grover is on top. Here are the standings after day 1:

Some High Scoring J,Q, X and Z words

Here is a visual representation of some high scoring scrabble plays that involve the J,Q,X and Z from word buff author Derek Mckenzie:

Bangalore Scrabble League Tournament 2016 - Standings as on July 14

The Bangalore Scrabble League Tournament 2016 is reaching its climax with just over a month to go. Here are the updated standings. Manju still holds the lead:

Standings	Player	Handicap	Win	Loss	Spread	Average Game Score
1	MANJU	-45	31	11	2051	405
2	SANJOY	-65	30	12	2093	395
3	NUPUR	-20	25	9	1203	393
4	RAJVEER	-55	22	7	1686	410
5	SHANKAR	25	22	17	286	394
6	MOHSIN	-60	21	12	1907	417
7	YASH	0	18	15	389	394
8	SARAS	0	18	18	-31	396
9	LENNIE	-35	17	16	93	374
10	CHRIS	10	16	25	-713	376
11	NALINI	-20	16	19	311	387
12	DIPANKAR	-35	16	17	-533	378
13	RADHIKA	-35	15	12	-6	395
14	HARSH	45	13	17	-692	394
15	VIDYA	15	12	17	-365	373
16	REX	-10	12	18	-694	368
17	ARVIND	10	11	24	-1595	378
18	SHAILAJA	15	10	20	-1388	373
19	NEELAM	10	7	9	-135	376
20	HEMANTH	0	6	9	-73	376
21	DEEPA	40	3	24	-1776	362
22	VASAVA	45	1	5	-550	343
23	AUBREY	0	1	6	-555	337
24	GIRISH	40	0	4	-617	309
25	SHILPA	45	0	1	-296	284