Austin Shin has won the ABSP National Scrabble Championship held over the weekend. Here are some game boards from the participants:
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Sunday 8 October 2017
Monday 28 August 2017
Mindsports Scrabble Olympiad World Scrabble Championships - Day 6
David Eldar is the new world scrabble champion after beating Harshan Lamabadusuriya 3-0 in the best of 5 finals at Nottingham. Here are some game boards from day 6 of the 2017 world scrabble
championship from the third place game courtesy Austin Shin:
Sunday 27 August 2017
Mindsports Scrabble Olympiad World Scrabble Championships - Day 5
We are all set for the finals. There will be a new champion to be crowned from a best of 5 between two of the worlds best scrabble players David Eldar and Harshan Lamabadusuriya. Here are some game boards from day 5 of the 2017 world scrabble championship featuring the quarter and semi finals courtesy Austin Shin:
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Watch live video from MSA_TV on www.twitch.tv
Friday 25 August 2017
Mindsports Scrabble Olympiad World Scrabble Championships - Day 4
The league phase has concluded and we are all set for the knock out phase. So it will be 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, and 4 vs 5 in the quarters. A mouth watering David Eldar vs Nigel elimination game. Here are the top 20 from the league phase:
Here are some game boards from day 4 of the 2017 world scrabble championship event courtesy Austin Shin:
Round 35 Standings
| Rank | Won-Lost | Spread | Class | Player | Last Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26½–8½ | +2093 | A | Nigel Richards (#1/NZL) | 1L:370-460:#6 |
| 2 | 24½–10½ | +757 | A | Austin Shin (#7/ENG) | 2W:531-310:#14 |
| 3 | 23–12 | +1185 | A | Harshan Lamabadusuriya (#6/ENG) | 2W:460-370:#1 |
| 4 | 22½–12½ | +1244 | B | Neil Scott (#14/SCO) | 1L:310-531:#7 |
| 5 | 22–13 | +1549 | B | Goutham Jayaraman (#20/SGP) | 1W:467-350:#11 |
| 6 | 22–13 | +817 | A | Mark Nyman (#4/ENG) | 1W:407-397:#13 |
| 7 | 22–13 | +519 | C | Elie Dangoor (#27/ENG) | 1W:466-428:#17 |
| 8 | 21–14 | +1675 | A | David Eldar (#2/AUS) | 2W:504-384:#3 |
| 9 | 21–14 | +1202 | A | Paul Gallen (#5/NIR) | 2W:554-378:#19 |
| 10 | 21–14 | +888 | A | David Webb (#11/ENG) | 2L:350-467:#20 |
| 11 | 21–14 | +811 | B | David Koenig (#13/USA) | 2L:397-407:#4 |
| 12 | 21–14 | +806 | C | Neil Rowley (#31/ENG) | 1W:540-293:#22 |
| 13 | 21–14 | +580 | B | Waseem Khatri (#17/PAK) | 2L:428-466:#27 |
| 14 | 20–15 | +1059 | A | Brett Smitheram (#3/ENG) | 1L:384-504:#2 |
| 15 | 20–15 | +888 | A | Joel Wapnick (#9/CAN) | 2W:378-292:#21 |
| 16 | 20–15 | +830 | C | Vincent Boyle (#23/SCO) | 2W:460-396:#63 |
| 17 | 20–15 | +638 | D | Chris Cummins (#34/SCO) | 2W:460-421:#49 |
| 18 | 20–15 | +402 | A | Paul Allan (#8/SCO) | 1W:430-315:#18 |
| 19 | 20–15 | +384 | B | Calum Edwards (#19/ENG) | 1L:378-554:#5 |
| 20 | 20–15 | −788 | C | Alex Tan (#26/MYS) | 2W:421-377:#30 |
Here are some game boards from day 4 of the 2017 world scrabble championship event courtesy Austin Shin:
Thursday 24 August 2017
Mindsports Scrabble Olympiad World Scrabble Championships - Day 3
Here are some game boards from day 3 of the 2017 world scrabble championship event courtesy Austin Shin:
Watch live video from MSA_TV on www.twitch.tv
Watch live video from MSA_TV on www.twitch.tv
Wednesday 23 August 2017
Mindsports Scrabble Olympiad World Scrabble Championships - Day 2
Here are some game boards from day 2 of the 2017 world scrabble championship event courtesy Austin Shin:
Watch live video from MSA_TV on www.twitch.tv
Watch live video from MSA_TV on www.twitch.tv
Tuesday 22 August 2017
Mindsports Scrabble Olympiad World Scrabble Championships - Day 1
The Mindsports Scrabble Olympiad has kicked off. Here are some game boards from day 1 of the 2017 world scrabble championship event courtesy Austin Shin:
Watch live video from MSA_TV on www.twitch.tv
Watch live video from MSA_TV on www.twitch.tv
Sunday 20 August 2017
Mindsports Scrabble Olympiad Warmup
The Mindsports Scrabble Olympiad has kicked off. Here are some game boards from the warmup event courtesy Austin Shin:
Tuesday 25 July 2017
North American Scrabble Championship 2017 Days 4 and 5
Here are some game boards from days 4 and 5 and the final standings from the North American Scrabble Championship:
Monday 24 July 2017
North American Scrabble Championship 2017 Day 3
Here are some game boards and the standings from day 3 of the North American Scrabble Championship:
Sunday 23 July 2017
North American Scrabble Championship 2017 Day 2
Here are some game boards and the standings from day 2 of the North American Scrabble Championship:
North American Scrabble Championship 2017 Day1
Here are some game boards and the standings from day 1 of the North American Scrabble Championship:
Monday 17 July 2017
Gail Cup 2017 Scrabble Tournament
The WESPA rated Gail cup 2017 scrabble tournament in Delhi had an amazing turnout of 61 participants and was of course won by Sherwin. Here are some game boards:
Sunday 9 July 2017
Kings Cup Scrabble 2017 - Day 4
Some game boards from the final day of the 2017 edition of the Kings Cup scrabble tournament in Thailand:
Saturday 8 July 2017
Kings Cup Scrabble 2017 - Day 3
Some game boards from day 3 of the 2017 edition of the Kings Cup scrabble tournament in Thailand:
Friday 7 July 2017
Kings Cup Scrabble 2017 - Day 2
Some game boards from day 2 of the 2017 edition of the Kings Cup scrabble tournament in Thailand:
Thursday 6 July 2017
Kings Cup Scrabble 2017 - Day 1
Some game boards from day 1 of the 2017 edition of the Kings Cup scrabble tournament in Thailand:
Tuesday 20 June 2017
Scrabble Crossword-10
Here is the weekly anagram crossword from expert scrabbler Mohan Chunkath. Each of the solutions that goes into the grid is an anagram of the corresponding clue. The clue and the solution are both valid words in CSW 15. This is the tenth edition. Solution will appear in the discussion forum below:
| Across | Down | ||||||
| 1 | TOSSILY (7) | 1 | CHENET (6) | ||||
| 5 | MOCHILA (7) | 2 | ULE (3) | ||||
| 10 | URIAL (5) | 3 | BHAKTAS (7) | ||||
| 11 | URBEX (5) | 4 | ACCUSED (7) | ||||
| 12 | JOBNAME (7) | 5 | JORAMS (6) | ||||
| 13 | TACHO (5) | 6 | TALEA (5) | ||||
| 14 | KACHCHA (7) | 7 | MICELLA (7) | ||||
| 16 | CLIMBER (7) | 8 | CHOIL (5) | ||||
| 17 | WEBSTER (7) | 9 | OVERBUYS (8) | ||||
| 21 | SCALPS (6) | 15 | FETAL (5) | ||||
| 25 | OAFS (4) | 17 | OBO (3) | ||||
| 26 | CHAY (4) | 18 | AIS (3) | ||||
| 27 | OPTION (6) | 19 | ERN (3) | ||||
| 29 | HAILING (7) | 20 | NEW (3) | ||||
| 34 | ARAYSED (7) | 21 | LAC (3) | ||||
| 37 | SCUDDLE (7) | 22 | AHA (3) | ||||
| 38 | BOHEA (5) | 23 | CALLS (5) | ||||
| 39 | TENACES (7) | 24 | HIP (3) | ||||
| 40 | QUALE (5) | 25 | DISPACES (8) | ||||
| 42 | LIEUS (5) | 28 | POCOSIN (7) | ||||
| 43 | CREASES (7) | 30 | CHAINES (7) | ||||
| 44 | ENZONED (7) | 31 | GODDENS (7) | ||||
| 32 | SYCEES (6) | ||||||
| 33 | ALEYES (6) | ||||||
| 35 | ARHAT (5) | ||||||
| 36 | ALBEE (5) | ||||||
| 41 | FOU (3) | ||||||
Sunday 28 May 2017
Sherwin Wins Bayer National Scrabble Championship 2017
Sherwin added yet another National Scrabble Championship to his repertoire after winning his last 4 games. Here are some game boards and the prize winners. Notable among them was 6 year old Madhav Kamath who came 6th in the open division:
Monday 22 May 2017
Niagara Falls Scrabble Tournament 2017 Day3
Here are some game boards and reactions from day 3 of the Niagara Falls Scrabble Tournament. Dave Weigand won easily:
Niagara Falls International Scrabble Open Day3
Niagara Falls International Scrabble Open Day3
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