Causeway Scrabble Challenge 2016 Just a Few Days Away

The causeway scrabble challenge is back after a brief hiatus and promises to be a highly competitive affair. Over 230 scrabble players from 18 countries are all set to begin 5 days of intense competition across 4 divisions starting November 30. Here is a list of some of the worlds best who have signed up for the 2016 edition of the Causeway Scrabble Challenge:

1		NZL	Nigel Richards	2278
2		AUS	David Eldar	2220
3		USA	David Wiegand	2195
4		THA	Komol Panyasoponlert	2174
5		ENG	Mark Nyman	2116
6		AUS	Alastair Richards	2108
7		ENG	Austin Shin	2097
8		ENG	David Webb	2074
9		AUS	Andrew Fisher	2066
10		SGP	Toh Weibin	2059
11		SGP	Hubert Wee	2056
12		USA	Peter Armstrong	2055
13		NGA	Rex Ogbakpa	2043
14		THA	Jakkrit Klaphajone	2039
15		NGA	Ayorinde Saidu	2036
16		AUS	Esther Perrins	2029
17		ENG	Harshan Lamabadusuriya	2017
18		THA	Chollapat Itthiaree	2013
19		THA	Pichai Limprasert	2008
20		USA	Jesse Day	2004
21		THA	Thacha Koowirat	1975
22		PAK	Waseem Khatri	1964
23		SGP	Marlon Prudencio	1946
24		THA	Akkarapol Kwhansak	1933
25		NGA	Cyril Umebiye	1905
26		NZL	Joanne Craig	1897
27		SGP	Ricky Purnomo	1869
28		AUS	Russell Honeybun	1868
29		NZL	Lyres Freeth	1860
30		PHL	Roland Filio	1855
31		THA	Taewan Sutthasin	1855
32		PHL	Leonora Labog	1847
33		USA	Stefan Rau	1847
34		THA	Weera Saengsit	1843
35		SGP	Tony Sim	1842
36		ENG	Femi Awowade	1837
37		PHL	Odette Rio	1826
38		MYS	Alex Tan	1821
39		NGA	Anthony Ikolo	1821
40		IND	Udayan Grover	1817
41		SGP	Jeremy Khoo	1817
42		SGP	Cheah Siu Hean	1812
43		USA	Ben Schoenbrun	1801
44		THA	Manop Phiphatboonserm	1722
45		IND	Mohan Chunkath	1712
46		IND	Varisht Hingorani	1667

Scrabble Strategy - Rack Balancing

Rack balancing is an essential part of any winning scrabble strategy. Rack balance helps to position better for bingo plays and helps to maximize your scoring. Here is a very useful tutorial on balancing your rack from the Qwizical's Scrabble Channel on You Tube:  

Excellent Analysis from the British Matchplay Scrabble Championships 2016

Some excellent analysis from the recently held British Matchplay Scrabble Championships 2016 from the Qwizical's Scrabble Channel on You Tube:

Game Boards from Wordaholix Scrabble League III

Here are some game boards from the third edition of the Wordaholix Scrabble League team tournament that took place over the week end courtesy Prashanth and Yash:

Bangalore Scrabble Club Team Tournament - Standings as on November 3

The Bangalore Scrabble Club team tournament is well underway. It is proving to be a highly competitive affair. Team Formidables is on top. Here are the standings:

1) FORMIDABLES	WINS	LOSSES	SPREAD
MANJU	13	2	1342
DIPANKAR	5	6	527
HEMANTH	8	4	130
CHRIS	9	10	-659
RACHEL	3	11	-1289
TOTAL	38	33	51

2)THE RACK STARS	WINS	LOSSES	SPREAD
SANJOY	16	0	1728
SHANKAR	4	4	-77
AUBREY	2	4	-124
SUSHANTO	5	6	56
DEEPA	0	8	-937
TOTAL	27	22	646

3)CAMELIAS	WINS	LOSSES	SPREAD
MOHSIN	7	5	677
CECIL	8	1	926
SARAS	3	10	-617
ARVIND	7	8	-466
MOHAMMED	2	2	148
TOTAL	27	26	668

4)CZARS	WINS	LOSSES	SPREAD
LENNIE	8	6	107
NALINI	8	4	746
HARSH	6	9	-949
NEELAM	4	6	105
SUCHINDRA	1	7	-944
TOTAL	27	32	-935

5)STINGERS	WINS	LOSSES	SPREAD
NUPUR	4	8	-435
RADHIKA	3	5	-211
YASH	9	7	318
VIDYA	7	9	-102
GAUTHAM	0	0	0
TOTAL	23	29	-430