iGate Scrabble Championship 2016 - Standings after Day 2

The iGate Scrabble Championship 2016 has kicked off yesterday. Here are the standings after day 2 from the Scrabble Association of India:

The Nigel legend continues. As for me my play was pretty mediocre today. Still managed some good wins against the Singapore Maestros Hubert and Marlon and Sri Lanka's stalwart Shaila.

Division A Round 19 Standings

Rank	Won-Lost	Spread	Player	Last Game
1	18–1	+2511	Nigel Richards (A1)	2W:509-366:A32
2	15–4	+911	Hubert Wee (A2)	2W:611-410:A15
3	14–5	+1149	Tony Sim (A11)	2W:454-305:A24
4	14–5	+879	Marlon Prudencio (A4)	2L:433-435:A18
5	12–7	+578	Gerry Carter (A6)	1W:366-340:A14
6	12–7	+389	Udayan Grover (A8)	1W:431-402:A27
7	12–7	+200	Shaila Amalean (A19)	2W:435-422:A30
8	11–8	+620	Mohan Chunkath (A7)	2W:407-356:A23
9	11–8	+489	Carolann Pais (A16)	1W:430-352:A31
10	11–8	−78	Nakul Prabhu (A17)	2L:333-438:A28
11	10–9	+175	Sherwin Rodrigues (A3)	2W:465-409:A5
12	10–9	+63	Jose de Abreu (A18)	1W:435-433:A4
13	10–9	−91	Jayaska Baranage (A23)	1L:356-407:A7
14	9–10	+674	Odette Rio (A9)	1W:446-424:A20
15	9–10	+156	Goutham Jayaraman (A15)	1L:410-611:A2
16	9–10	+6	Rajveer Rawlin (A24)	1L:305-454:A11
17	9–10	−223	Sanjoy Gupta (A12)	2L:448-464:A25
18	9–10	−490	Pramit Kamath (A21)	2W:589-378:A22
19	9–10	−620	Manju Sood (A29)	2W:464-443:A13
20	9–10	−783	Suthirappan Assarat (A22)	1L:378-589:A21
21	8–11	+136	Russel Honeybun (A5)	1L:409-465:A3
22	8–11	−39	Douglas Lobo (A14)	2L:340-366:A6
23	8–11	−262	Mohsin Ahmed (A20)	2L:424-446:A9
24	8–11	−287	Michael Tang (A13)	1L:443-464:A29
25	8–11	−792	Sunny Bhatia (A32)	1L:366-509:A1
26	7–12	−321	V. Ramachandran (A28)	1W:438-333:A17
27	7–12	−1111	Mangala Bhandarkar (A27)	2L:402-431:A8
28	6–13	−438	A Krishnan (A30)	1L:422-435:A19
29	5–14	−926	Bhushan Pradhan (A25)	1W:464-448:A12
30	5–14	−1154	Rohaina Tanveer (A31)	2L:352-430:A16

iGate Scrabble Championship 2016 - Standings after Day 1

The iGate Scrabble Championship 2016 has kicked off. Here are the standings after day 1 from the Scrabble Association of India:

Division A Round 9 Standings

Rank	Won-Lost	Spread	Player	Last Game
1	8–1	+1040	Nigel Richards (A1)	1W:461-366:A9
2	8–1	+463	Hubert Wee (A2)	2W:415-369:A22
3	7–2	+490	Marlon Prudencio (A4)	1W:494-269:A7
4	6–3	+685	Odette Rio (A9)	2L:366-461:A1
5	6–3	+471	Carolann Pais (A16)	1W:457-410:A18
6	6–3	+371	Gerry Carter (A6)	2L:382-455:A3
7	6–3	+294	Sherwin Rodrigues (A3)	1W:455-382:A6
8	6–3	+173	Suthirappan Assarat (A22)	1L:369-415:A2
9	6–3	+40	Tony Sim (A11)	1W:478-367:A8
10	5–4	+453	Mohan Chunkath (A7)	2L:269-494:A4
11	5–4	+139	Goutham Jayaraman (A15)	2W:458-359:A12
12	5–4	+118	Shaila Amalean (A19)	2W:465-461:A27
13	5–4	+79	Rajveer Rawlin (A24)	2W:440-404:A25
14	5–4	−30	Jayaska Baranage (A23)	2W:499-388:A5
15	5–4	−88	Nakul Prabhu (A17)	2W:524-407:A29
16	4–5	+48	Mohsin Ahmed (A20)	1W:416-415:A28
17	4–5	−7	Jose de Abreu (A18)	2L:410-457:A16
18	4–5	−54	Michael Tang (A13)	2W:429-387:A32
19	4–5	−98	Sanjoy Gupta (A12)	1L:359-458:A15
20	4–5	−245	Udayan Grover (A8)	2L:367-478:A11
21	4–5	−266	Douglas Lobo (A14)	2W:428-346:A31
22	4–5	−320	Rohaina Tanveer (A31)	1L:346-428:A14
23	4–5	−432	Manju Sood (A29)	1L:407-524:A17
24	3–6	−65	Russel Honeybun (A5)	1L:388-499:A23
25	3–6	−120	A Krishnan (A30)	1W:405-352:A21
26	3–6	−285	V. Ramachandran (A28)	2L:415-416:A20
27	3–6	−316	Sunny Bhatia (A32)	1L:387-429:A13
28	3–6	−375	Bhushan Pradhan (A25)	1L:404-440:A24
29	3–6	−506	Mangala Bhandarkar (A27)	1L:461-465:A19
30	2–7	−636	Pramit Kamath (A21)	2L:352-405:A30
31	1–8	−646	Radhika Mahalingaiah (A26)	bye
32	0–9	−1559	Irfan Siddiqui (A10)	bye

Nigel Dominates UK Scrabble Open Yet Again

Nigel continued his winning streak at the UK Scrabble open winning by 5 clear games. Here are the final standings from the original coverage at CentreStar:

Rank	Won-Lost	Spread	Class	Player	Last Game
1	25–5	+3224	A	Nigel Richards (A1)	1W:532-313:A11
2	20–10	+875	B	Kwaku Sapong (A11)	2L:313-532:A1
3	18–12	+1396	A	Wayne Kelly (A2)	1W:452-372:A10
4	18–12	+771	B	Colin Northmore (A10)	2L:372-452:A2
5	18–12	−81	B	Ying_Ming Poh (A14)	2W:347-343:A8
6	17–13	+395	A	James Squires (A8)	1L:343-347:A14
7	16–14	+874	A	Elie Dangoor (A3)	2W:467-359:A9
8	16–14	+234	A	Neil Rowley (A9)	1L:359-467:A3
9	16–14	+137	A	Cecil Muscat (A5)	1W:434-326:A12
10	15–15	−415	B	Rick Blakeway (A12)	2L:326-434:A5
11	15–15	−464	B	Nuala O'Rourke (A13)	2W:452-382:A4
12	14–16	−148	A	Paul Burton (A4)	1L:382-452:A13
13	12–18	−700	A	Jack Durand (A7)	1W:455-439:A6
14	12–18	−1022	B	Phil Kelly (A16)	2W:418-398:A17
15	11–19	−112	A	Steve Perry (A6)	2L:439-455:A7
16	10–20	−1256	B	Ruth MacInerney (A15)	1W:372-355:A18
17	10–20	−1572	B	Kevin Synnott (A17)	1L:398-418:A16
18	7–23	−2136	B	David Shenkin (A18)	2L:355-372:A15

Announcement from WESPA - WESPAC 2017 – Call for Expressions of Interest

The following is an announcement from WESPA regarding the World Scrabble Championship to be held in 2017:

The World English-Language Scrabble Players Association (WESPA) is asking
for potential organizers/hosts of the 2017 WESPA Championship to submit
their expression of interest by January 31, 2016.

Everyone who submits an expression of interest will receive a complete
package of information required to submit a formal bid. Bids will be
evaluated by the WESPA Committee, and one organization will be chosen to
organize and host the 2017 WESPA Championship. A potential organizer/host
may be a club, state or national association, or may be an organizing
committee of interested people.

The expression of interest does not require any of the details that will
be needed for the formal bid, but potential organizers/hosts should keep in
mind the following elements which we will be looking for when the complete
formal bid is submitted:

· A suitable venue for at least 300 players. (WESPAC 2015 in Perth
had 130 players, and the concurrent Perth Open had a similar number. We
hope to make WESPAC 2017 even larger.)

· Availability of suitable accommodation for players travelling
from out of town.

· A strong local team to carry out all preparations prior to the
event, in consultation with WESPA.

· A strong local team to direct the event efficiently.

· A communications plan to drive successful publicity and
promotions prior to the event, and strong media and internet coverage
during the event.

· A suitable proposed date.

· A reasonable budget that provides an attractive prize pool
combined with an affordable entry fee. A plan for securing sponsorship
would be a plus.

· Support from local and national Scrabble bodies.

Submit expressions of interest to info@wespa.org and copy to
shcheah@gmail.com

Bid Process Timeline
Expressions of interest – Submitted to the WESPA Committee prior to January
31, 2016
Formal Bid deadline – March 31, 2016
Committee Selection Announcement – on or before May 31, 2016

Panupol wins Princess Cup

Nigel dominated the recently held Princess Cup in Thailand but Panupol beat the run away leader in the final. Here are the final league standings:

Wordaholix Scrabble League II - Suzerains Win

Team Suzerains lifted the second edition of the Wordaholix Scrabble league edging out the Ardrighs 97-94.5. Here are the complete standings along with individual player performances:

Wordaholix Scrabble League, Standings after Day 2

The 6 team Wordaholix Scrabble League has started. The Suzerains are on top. Here are the standings after the second day: