Capgemini International Scrabble Tournament 2017 - Day 3

The second major of the year the Capgemini International Scrabble Tournament has reached its climax and this time around it is know different Nigel is running away from the field and all set to win his 7th straight title. Here are some game boards:

The first one is a terrific play from Thatcha:

Next my board of the day:

Here are some more game boards:

Here are the standings from the Scrabble Association of India:

Division A Round 28 Standings

Rank Won-Lost Spread Player                Last Game

1 24–4 +1863 Nigel Richards (A1) 1W:397-393:A3
2 21–7 +1642 Hubert Wee (A2)         1W:583-343:A4
3 19½–8½ +962 Pichai Limprasert (A3) 2L:393-397:A1
4 17–11 +1116 Sherwin Rodrigues (A5) 1W:443-322:A6
5 17–11 +979 Thacha Koowirat (A4) 2L:343-583:A2
6 17–11 +366 Nakul Prabhu (A14) 1W:418-396:A7
7 17–11 +347 Udayan Grover (A7) 2L:396-418:A14
8 16–12 +783 Akshay Bhandarkar (A6) 2L:322-443:A5
9 16–12 −414 Jayaska Baranage (A17) 2W:407-394:A8
10 15–13 +453 Rajveer Rawlin (A31) 2W:478-383:A29
11 15–13 +367 Tony Sim (A11)        2L:308-416:A9
12 15–13 +341 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (A9) 1W:416-308:A11
13 15–13 +126 Carolann Pais (A25) 1W:455-354:A24
14 15–13 −66         Mohan Chunkath (A10) 2W:426-353:A35
15 14–14 +1003 Varisht Hingorani (A13) 2W:576-394:A28
16 14–14 +390 Charles Carneiro (A21) 2W:433-391:A20
17 14–14 +349 Marlon Prudencio (A8) 1L:394-407:A17
18 14–14 −62         Indunil Amarasinghe (A24) 2L:354-455:A25
19 14–14 −314 Suthiraphan Assarat (A28) 1L:394-576:A13
20 14–14 −351 Jose de Abreu (A19) 1W:412-408:A22
21 14–14 −454 Michael Tang (A16) 1W:527-406:A32
22 13–15 +35         Pramit Kamath (A29) 1L:383-478:A31
23 13–15 −473 Karen Richards (A23) 2W:461-389:A18
24 13–15 −653 Aditya Iyengar (A35) 1L:353-426:A10
25 12½–15½−204 Douglas Lobo (A20) 1L:391-433:A21
26 12–16 +169 Shaikh Ahmed (A30) 2L:321-326:A12
27 12–16 −162 Sanjoy Gupta (A22) 2L:408-412:A19
28 12–16 −629 Mohsin Ahmed (A26) 2W:420-413:A33
29 12–16 −641 Eric Kinderman (A12) 1W:326-321:A30
30 12–16 −1201 Paul Richards (A32) 2L:406-527:A16
31 11–17 −1014 Mazher Qureshi (A27) bye
32 11–17 −1069 V Ramachandran (A34) 1W:392-363:A36
33 10–18 −16         Shaila Amalean (A18) 1L:389-461:A23
34 9–19 −735 Bhushan Pradhan (A33) 1L:413-420:A26
35 5–23 −1792 Rohaina Tanveer (A36) 2L:363-392:A34

Capgemini International Scrabble Tournament 2017 - Day 2

The second major of the year the Capgemini International Scrabble Tournament has reached the half way mark. Here are some game boards:

First Retinas from a 6 year old Madhav Kamath in the Newbie division:

Here are some more game boards:

Here are the standings from the Scrabble Association of India:

Rank Won-Lost Spread Player Last Game Next Game
1 16–3 +1283 Nigel Richards (A1) 1W:559-452:A8 2nd vs. A3 @1
2 15½–3½ +920 Pichai Limprasert (A3) 2W:486-327:A21 1st vs. A1 @1
3 15–4 +1227 Hubert Wee (A2) 1W:417-379:A6 2nd vs. A14 @2
4 13–6 +671 Nakul Prabhu (A14) 1W:473-382:A28 1st vs. A2 @2
5 12–7 +1063 Varisht Hingorani (A13) 1W:506-427:A35 2nd vs. A5 @3
6 12–7 +827 Thacha Koowirat (A4) 2W:562-319:A20 2nd vs. A7 @4
7 12–7 +783 Sherwin Rodrigues (A5) 2W:437-379:A10 1st vs. A13 @3
8 12–7 +481 Udayan Grover (A7) 2L:286-643:A11 1st vs. A4 @4
9 11–8 +501 Tony Sim (A11) 1W:643-286:A7 2nd vs. A17 @5
10 11–8 −365 Jayaska Baranage (A17) 2W:468-347:A32 1st vs. A11 @5
11 10–9 +69 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (A9) 1W:460-351:A36 1st vs. A16 @11
12 10–9 +47 Suthiraphan Assarat (A28) 2L:382-473:A14 2nd vs. A35 @6
13 10–9 −121 Aditya Iyengar (A35) 2L:427-506:A13 1st vs. A28 @6
14 10–9 −556 Michael Tang (A16) 1W:430-365:A33 2nd vs. A9 @11
15 9½–9½ −345 Jose de Abreu (A19) 1W:430-364:A27 2nd vs. A20 @8
16 9–10 +421 Pramit Kamath (A29) 1W:465-291:A26 2nd vs. A8 @7
17 9–10 +398 Akshay Bhandarkar (A6) 2L:379-417:A2 1st vs. A22 @10
18 9–10 +249 Charles Carneiro (A21) 1L:327-486:A3 2nd vs. A10 @9
19 9–10 +116 Shaikh Ahmed (A30) 2W:508-329:A34 1st vs. A24 @12
20 9–10 +75 Marlon Prudencio (A8) 2L:452-559:A1 1st vs. A29 @7
21 9–10 +4 Sanjoy Gupta (A22) 1W:400-389:A31 2nd vs. A6 @10
22 9–10 −22 Indunil Amarasinghe (A24) 2W:379-368:A18 2nd vs. A30 @12
23 9–10 −234 Mohan Chunkath (A10) 1L:379-437:A5 1st vs. A21 @9
24 9–10 −248 Douglas Lobo (A20) 1L:319-562:A4 1st vs. A19 @8
25 8–11 −164 Rajveer Rawlin (A31) 2L:389-400:A22 1st vs. A25 @13
26 8–11 −192 Carolann Pais (A25) 2W:483-410:A23 2nd vs. A31 @13
27 8–11 −435 Irineu Gonsalves (A15) 1W:421-419:A12 2nd vs. A27 @15
28 8–11 −686 Eric Kinderman (A12) 2L:419-421:A15 1st vs. A32 @14
29 8–11 −709 Paul Richards (A32) 1L:347-468:A17 2nd vs. A12 @14
30 8–11 −714 Mazher Qureshi (A27) 2L:364-430:A19 1st vs. A15 @15
31 7–12 −955 V Ramachandran (A34) 1L:329-508:A30 2nd vs. A26 @16
32 6–13 −516 Bhushan Pradhan (A33) 2L:365-430:A16 1st vs. A23 @17
33 6–13 −700 Mohsin Ahmed (A26) 2L:291-465:A29 1st vs. A34 @16
34 6–13 −851 Karen Richards (A23) 1L:410-483:A25 2nd vs. A33 @17
35 5–14 −143 Shaila Amalean (A18) 1L:368-379:A24 2nd vs. A36 @18
36 4–15 −1179 Rohaina Tanveer (A36) 2L:351-460:A9 1st vs. A18 @18

Capgemini International Scrabble Tournament 2017 - Day 1

The second major of the year the Capgemini International Scrabble Tournament has kicked off. Here are some game boards:

The first one features a rare 150 point comeback for me to win by 80 points against Singapore maestro Marlon. The notable play hooking bravo onto adwares for 75 plus 5:

Here are more game boards:

Here are the top 30 after day 1:

Bangalore Scrabble Club Team Tournament - Formidables Win

The Bangalore Scrabble Club team tournament has concluded. Team Formidables proved too formidable in the end edging out team Camelias to capture the title. Here are the final standings:

1)

FORMIDABLES	WINS	LOSSES	SPREAD
MANJU	18	2	2199
DIPANKAR	12	8	995
HEMANTH	14	6	652
CHRIS	9	11	-810
RACHEL	5.5	14.5	-1469
TOTAL	58.5	41.5	1567

2)

CAMELIAS	WINS	LOSSES	SPREAD
MOHSIN	14	6	1476
CECIL	16	4	1702
SARAS	9	11	-331
ARVIND	9	11	-831
MOHAMMED	8.0	11.0	475
TOTAL	56	43	2491

3) 

THE RACK  STARS	WINS	LOSSES	SPREAD
SANJOY	20	0	2466
SHANKAR	10	10	-245
AUBREY	7	13	-315
SUSHANTO	7	13	-885
DEEPA	2	17	-1773
TOTAL	46	53	-752

4)

STINGERS	WINS	LOSSES	SPREAD
NUPUR	9.5	10.5	-47
RADHIKA	8	11	-180
YASH	13	7	566
VIDYA	7	13	-402
GAUTHAM	6	12	-786
TOTAL	43.5	53.5	-849

5)

CZARS	WINS	LOSSES	SPREAD
LENNIE	12	8	408
NALINI	13	7	885
HARSH	8	12	-1256
NEELAM	8.0	11.0	288
SUCHINDRA	1	17	-2782
TOTAL	42	55	-2457

Scrabble Puzzle -1

Can you spot the high scoring scrabble plays here? See solution in the discussion forum below:

Interesting Scrabble Spirals

Some very interesting and impressive scrabble boards created by Kiattisak Thepsuriya via Scrabble Snippetz:

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