Capgemini International Scrabble Tournament 2017

Here are the details of the upcoming Capgemini International Scrabble Tournament scheduled for January 2017 from the Scrabble Association of India:

Venue: Capgemini campus,Whitefield, Bangalore, India

Date: January 12, 13, 14 & 15, 2017


Divisions:
No of Divisions:3
Division A: Premier Division, WESPA Rating 1500 and above, Lower rated players may also opt to play in the premier division

Division B: WESPA rating 1499 and below

Division C: For Newbies

Format: 

A minimum of 35 games of 50 minutes each will be played over four days. 

Word source will be the latest Collins Scrabble Tournament and Club Word List 2015. 

Challenge: 5-point penalty per word, the player does not lose turn.

Registration Fee:

Division A: 100$

Division B: 50$

Division C: 15$
Late Registration: Entries sent in after January 1, 2017, will have to pay Rs.500 extra.

Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided on all four days of the tournament.

Contact: Radhika Mahalingaiah - spica57@yahoo.com 

 

Accommodation:

Discounted Accommodation is available for participants at the following hotels:

1) MGM Mark Hotel Whitefield Bangalore

Reservations: reservations@mgmmarkwhitefield.com 

2) Ginger Bangalore - Whitefield

Reservations:   www.gingerhotels.com

3) The Park Residency

Reservations: theparkresidency@gmail.com

4) Lemon Tree Hotel, Whitefield
Reservations: reservations@lemontreehotels.com

Prize Money:

Total Prize Money over $16,000

Here is the indicative list of participants for the Premier Division:

Premier Division

1.       Nigel Richards (New Zealand) - 2266

2.       Pichai Limprasert (Thailand) - 2020

3.       Thacha Koowirat (Thailand) – 2015

4.       Gerry Carter (Thailand) - 1824

5.       Suthiraphan Assarat (Thailand) - 1528

6.       Hubert Wee (Singapore) - 2022

7.       Marlon Prudencio (Singapore) - 1811

8.       Tony Sim (Singapore) - 1719

9.       Michael Tang (Singapore)  - 1665

10.   Akshay Bhandarkar (UAE) – 1942

11.   Eric Kinderman (UAE) - 1719

12.   Karen Richards (Australia) - 1558

13.   Shaila Amalean (Sri Lanka) - 1633

14.   Lakshan Wanniarachchi _ (Sri Lanka) - 1790

15.   Jayaska Baranage (Sri Lanka) – 1634

16.   Indunil Amarasinghe (Sri Lanka) - 1558

17.   Mazher Qureshi (Saudi Arabia) – 1546

18.   Olatunde Oduwole (Nigeria) - 2067

19.   Ayorinde Saidu (Nigeria) – 2065

20.   Oshevire Avwenagha (Nigeria) - 1999

21.   Cyril Umebiye  (Nigeria) - 1933

22.   Olaiya Kabir (Nigeria) - 1928

23.   Raymond Gbaraba (Nigeria) - 1828

24.   Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) – 1605

25.   Julius Ufuoma (Nigeria) - 1588

26.   Olajide Akinyemi (Nigeria) - 1538

27.   Rohaina Tanveer (Kuwait) - 1220

28.   Mohan Chunkath (Chennai) - 1743

29.   Varisht Hingorani (Mumbai) - 1692

30.   Sherwin Rodrigues (Mumbai) - 1964

31.   Nakul Prabhu (Mumbai) - 1681

32.   V Ramachandran (Mumbai) - 1311

33.   Bhushan Pradhan (Mumbai) - 1350

34.   Carolann Pais (Mumbai) - 1556

35.   Jose de Abreu (Mumbai) - 1615

36.   Udayan Grover (Pune) - 1817

37.   Pramit Kamath (New Delhi) – 1513

38.   Shaikh Ahmed (Hyderabad) - 1487

39.   Douglas Lobo (Goa) – 1601

40.   Irineu Gonsalves (Goa) - 1675

41.   Mohsin Ahmed (Bangalore) - 1550

42.   Sanjoy Gupta (Bangalore) – 1572

43.   Rajveer Rawlin (Bangalore) – 1439

44.   Manju Sood (Bangalore) - 1354

45.   Aditya Iyengar (Pune) - 1254