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Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Sunday, 29 May 2016
Sherwin Wins the Bayer India National Scrabble Championship 2016
India's Long time no 1 Sherwin Rodrigues has won the 2016 edition of the Bayer India National Scrabble Championship. He dominated proceedings from the start and won with 2 rounds to spare. Charles Carneiro finished second, Sanjoy third, Ranga fourth and Varisht fifth. A note worthy performance from whiz kid Samrath who finished ninth. Here are the top 10:
|
Standings
|
Player
|
Win
|
Loss
|
Spread
|
|
1
|
Sherwin
|
19
|
6
|
1626
|
|
2
|
Charles
|
17
|
8
|
927
|
|
3
|
Sanjoy
|
16
|
9
|
668
|
|
4
|
Ranga
|
16
|
9
|
343
|
|
5
|
Varisht
|
15
|
10
|
958
|
|
6
|
Nakul
|
15
|
10
|
755
|
|
7
|
Carolann
|
15
|
10
|
518
|
|
8
|
Udayan
|
15
|
10
|
433
|
|
9
|
Samrath
|
15
|
10
|
105
|
|
10
|
Irinieu
|
14
|
11
|
586
|
Saturday, 28 May 2016
Bayer India National Scrabble Championships - Standings after Day 2
The nationals are reaching the critical stage. Sherwin is on top with Ranga close behind. Here are the top 10 after day 2:
|
Standings
|
Player
|
Win
|
Loss
|
Spread
|
|
1
|
Sherwin
|
14
|
4
|
1325
|
|
2
|
Ranga
|
14
|
4
|
492
|
|
3
|
Sanjoy
|
13
|
5
|
744
|
|
4
|
Carolann
|
12
|
6
|
740
|
|
5
|
Udayan
|
12
|
6
|
343
|
|
6
|
Irinieu
|
11
|
7
|
646
|
|
7
|
Charles
|
11
|
7
|
486
|
|
8
|
Bhushan
|
11
|
7
|
161
|
|
9
|
Eeshan
|
11
|
7
|
-9
|
|
10
|
Mohan
|
10
|
8
|
386
|
Bayer India National Scrabble Championships - Standings after Round 12
The nationals are well underway. Here are the top 10 after 12 rounds on day 2:
Standings
|
Player
|
Win
|
Loss
|
Spread
|
1
|
Sherwin
|
11
|
1
|
1170
|
2
|
Ranga
|
11
|
1
|
542
|
3
|
Sanjoy
|
9
|
3
|
654
|
4
|
Irinieu
|
8
|
4
|
591
|
5
|
Carolann
|
8
|
4
|
401
|
6
|
Eeshan
|
8
|
4
|
125
|
7
|
Charles
|
7
|
5
|
464
|
8
|
Nakul
|
7
|
5
|
306
|
9
|
Sudhir
|
7
|
5
|
294
|
10
|
Mohan
|
7
|
5
|
292
|
Sunday, 22 May 2016
Bayer National Scrabble Championship 2016 this Week
India's best scrabblers are heading to Mumbai for the 2016 edition of the Bayer National Scrabble Championship 2016 this Week end.
Venue - Hotel Executive Enclave, No 331, Dr B.R Ambedkar Road, Pali Hill, Bandra (W), Mumbai - 400050.
Date and Time - 27th, 28th & 29th May 2016 (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
There will be two divisions:
Venue - Hotel Executive Enclave, No 331, Dr B.R Ambedkar Road, Pali Hill, Bandra (W), Mumbai - 400050.
Date and Time - 27th, 28th & 29th May 2016 (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
There will be two divisions:
1) Premier Division - SAI Rating 1150 and above
2) Open Division - SAI Rating 1150 and below
There will be a minimum of 24 rounds
First 12 rounds - Australian Draw Format
Last 12 rounds - King of the Hill
Dictionary - CSW15
Registrations are now closed
Friday, 20 May 2016
3-5 Letter Scrabble Words that Take S as a Front Hook
Hook words are an integral part of any winning strategy in scrabble. Here is the entire list of 3-5 letter words from Zyzzyva that take S as a front hook:
Tuesday, 17 May 2016
Word of the Day - Malinger
Here is the word of the day from our students at the communicare club at M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Management:
Malinger
Meaning - pretending illness in order to escape work.
Usage - He learned fast to malinger on the job.
Antonyms: do, meet, face.
Anagrams - Germinal, Maligner
Front hook - none
Back hook - S, Y
Synonyms: dodge, fake, evade.
Front hook - none
Back hook - S, Y
Saturday, 14 May 2016
Bangalore Scrabble League Tournament 2016 - Standings as on May 14
The Bangalore Scrabble League Tournament 2016 is reaching its critical phase. Here are the updated standings. Manju is still on top, still a long way to go:
|
Standings
|
Player
|
Handicap
|
Win
|
Loss
|
Spread
|
Average
Game Score
|
|
1
|
MANJU
|
-45
|
30
|
10
|
2092
|
408
|
|
2
|
SANJOY
|
-65
|
27
|
11
|
2067
|
395
|
|
3
|
NUPUR
|
-20
|
23
|
9
|
1134
|
396
|
|
4
|
SHANKAR
|
25
|
22
|
17
|
286
|
394
|
|
5
|
MOHSIN
|
-60
|
21
|
12
|
1907
|
417
|
|
6
|
RAJVEER
|
-55
|
19.0
|
6
|
1379
|
410
|
|
7
|
CHRIS
|
10
|
16
|
25
|
-713
|
376
|
|
8
|
SARAS
|
0
|
16.0
|
16
|
-34
|
398
|
|
9
|
RADHIKA
|
-35
|
15
|
11
|
128
|
399
|
|
10
|
HARSH
|
45
|
13
|
17
|
-692
|
394
|
|
11
|
YASH
|
0
|
12
|
12
|
102
|
391
|
|
12
|
NALINI
|
-20
|
12
|
16
|
62
|
389
|
|
13
|
DIPANKAR
|
-35
|
12
|
14
|
-448
|
377
|
|
14
|
LENNIE
|
-35
|
11
|
13
|
-210
|
372
|
|
15
|
ARVIND
|
10
|
9
|
18
|
-1347
|
374
|
|
16
|
SHAILAJA
|
15
|
9
|
19
|
-1196
|
375
|
|
17
|
VIDYA
|
15
|
8
|
15
|
-530
|
364
|
|
18
|
REX
|
-10
|
8
|
15
|
-703
|
364
|
|
19
|
HEMANTH
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
-103
|
377
|
|
20
|
NEELAM
|
10
|
4
|
4
|
-131
|
366
|
|
21
|
DEEPA
|
40
|
3
|
21
|
-1587
|
364
|
|
22
|
VASAVA
|
45
|
1
|
5
|
-550
|
343
|
|
23
|
GIRISH
|
40
|
0
|
4
|
-617
|
309
|
|
24
|
SHILPA
|
45
|
0
|
1
|
-296
|
284
|
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