India, Malaysia and Trinidad and Tobago have expressed interest in hosting next years world scrabble championships. Here is the announcement from WESPA:
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Sunday, 18 February 2018
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
The Bangalore Scrabble Club has New Office Bearers
The Bangalore Scrabble club has constituted a 5 member working committee to oversee its affairs. The newly elected members who were elected unopposed are:
Shankar Prasad - President
Vidya Goggi - Secretary
Chris Immison - Treasurer
Sushanto Bhattachaya - Member Technical Support
Shubha S. - Member Operations
The agenda is as follows:
- Conducting local league games, local one day tournaments and zonal/ national level tournaments
- Continuing to host the international tournament
- Providing training and promoting scrabble across Bangalore
- Developing the scrabble skills of its members
- Developing a technical team to master TSH / rating software and other relevant technical skills required for hosting tournaments and promoting the game.
- Increasing membership of the club with regular meetings covering all of the above
Sunday, 28 January 2018
Crescent City Cup Scrabble Championship New Orleans
Here are some game boards from the recently held Crescent city cup scrabble championship in New Orleans, USA, courtesy Austin Shin:
CCC1: W 490-368. My tabouleh, iodides 100, congeals. His operates, swirling. I had plenty of high scores in between so was never in too much danger. 19 more to go! 1-0 +122 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/XeKNYD8d9s— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 13, 2018
CCC2: L 432-480. HIs seminal, lodgers, realtor. My romages. He's 125 ahead and i have many vowels. Manage to break out with antipode, 67 behind. I could play visiles/dohs but (rightfully) thought it wouldn't win so fished but didn't manage to bingo 1-1 +74 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/yNVaQF2Bkk— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 13, 2018
CCC3: L 411-459. Slightly ahead with onliner. His override and sown 40 put him ahead. Stuck with vowels with a hotspot available, though in the meantime his mentees, tavernas put him far in ahead. My roadies 98+5 reduced spread 1-2 +26 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/rNKlDFPZtG— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 13, 2018
CCC4: W 495-389. My escalade, fringes. His outwrite was met by my zo 67. His unitards late on but i go out with erosible! Lunch time now!2-2 +132 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/SUpxUofRNn— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 13, 2018
CCC6: W 470-390. My diapente, returnee, narrower, chowk 69. His onliest. Blocked 3 of his bingos just before too... phew! 3-3 +132 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/Ie0VbTxkUH— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 13, 2018
CCC7: W 637-298. Lucky game, my ratified, origans, iterate, comix 64, frowiest. Got some other nifty scores, and stopped her from bingoing... one more today! 4-3 +471 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/mOsoRP6q2K— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 14, 2018
CCC8: L 397-407. His bedstraw, my indabas, veronica. His laurels. Close game at the end, crucially played moai, keeping ios but pick iior with it and got stuck with junk till the end. Don't feel like I'm playing all that well either. End of day 1: 4-4 +461 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/MfhcuiqUwd— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 14, 2018
CCC9: W 483-338. Lucky game where I stopped him from bingoing, but got 4 of my own: habitual, untangle, soiliest, gorsons. Could do with more of these today! 5-4 +605 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/teTPn8IkAL— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 14, 2018
CCC10: W 405-361. Odd game with only one bingo, my charquis. Lots of my bingos being blocked off with her big scores with the jxz kept it close. We both picked up a blank each right at the end on a tight board but i had enough to see it through 6-4 +650 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/Zaenpunw0a— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 14, 2018
CCC11: W 535-361. My impawns, elitisms. His betaken 52, dragnet. I get gramarye, heister for a big win! 7-4 +824 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/VN2E1YJlQ2— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 14, 2018
CCC12: W 504-332. Got xi 53, lankier early and closed it down. Managed to get costated 77+5, amorino, beatings. Lunch now! 8-4 +996 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/CIC7X1VaPd— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 14, 2018
CCC13: W 484-319. Live stream! Clunky start, my ottavino, his restyled. I overtake him with some solid scoring, close until the end until he fishes, i block a lane yup go 50 ahead then go out with hyaline for 91+5 and catch 28 on his rack for a big win! 9-4 +1,161 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/R9RbkSmAw8— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 14, 2018
CCC14: L 453-572. My tritone, conners, but it gives up retching for 211+5! 🙈 pretty academic from there, got tankered but couldn't make up any more... 9-5 +1,042 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/RBBvrWSaPu— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 14, 2018
CCC15: W 484-457. Tough opening with both of us struggling with consonants. His poundal met by my wasterie. I get lucky with harebell 9x for 131, debtees b2b! His neuropil to go out catches me with 30 but i hold on! 10-5 +1,069 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/lgVfgHjJj0— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 14, 2018
CCC16: L 361-414. Couldn't draw a decent rack all game. His oldster, grabens. I'm over 100 behind but try to bring myself back in range for a bingo but he has both blanks so decided to save the spread. End of day 2: 10-6 +1,016 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/Sr2W5mJJcV— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 15, 2018
CCC17: W 479-397. My tabooed early, his entices, ventouse. I'm still about just ahead, my bidders, his saluted still meant he needed to bingo to win but it was too blocked and too late! 3 more to go... 11-6 +1,098 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/yV1DAd0IlX— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 15, 2018
CCC18: L 433-494. He starts with lintier. His uneasier. My b2b laughier, ultimas. He bingos back with aeneous. My trisect to level. Came down to picking the X, i actually phonied though he had big scores in hand anyway so would've been tough to win 11-7 +1,037 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/cDpogG7ZRg— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 15, 2018
CCC19: W 514-469. 4 bingos each, his dashing, cinerea, longeron, negroes. My teleost, copyedit, deviator, but crucially out with rimlands catching him with 32 on his rack to snatch it! 1 more to go! 12-7 +1,082 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/RUUxezvfkk— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 15, 2018
CCC20: W 432-355. Slightly clunky game. My metalled. He struggled to balance whilst i spent some turns without vowels, though i got all the esses and blanks. His prieving late on reduced the spread. I finished 3rd and win $335!! 13-7 +1,159 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/ogrbuKxx7U— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 15, 2018
Sunday, 14 January 2018
Capgemini International Scrabble Tournament 2018 Day 4 - Nigel Wins
Nigel has won the Capgemini International Scrabble Tournament for the eighth time in row. In an amazing field some terrific performances from the ever consistent Hubert Wee, Sherwin, Mark Nyman and Jayaska were features at the event. The Singapore and Thai contingent also played admirably well. Great performances from the kids Janul and Vraj. Not to forget my good friend Irfan's terrific show as well. I am also 1000% sure that Udayan bounces back in a big way. Here are the final standings from the Scrabble Association of India. Here are some game boards from day 4:
Saturday, 13 January 2018
Capgemini International Scrabble Tournament 2018 Day 3
Here are some game boards from day three of the Capgemini international scrabble tournament courtesy the players:
Friday, 12 January 2018
Capgemini International Scrabble Tournament 2018 Day 2
First the standings after day two from the Scrabble association of India:
Here are some game boards from day two of the Capgemini international scrabble tournament courtesy the players:
| Rank | Won-Lost | Spread | Player | Last Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15–3 | +1108 | Nigel Richards (A1) | 2W:435-395:A2 |
| 2 | 14–4 | +505 | Hubert Wee (A7) | 1W:516-312:A17 |
| 3 | 12–6 | +1014 | Sherwin Rodrigues (A6) | 2W:479-353:A16 |
| 4 | 12–6 | +844 | Mark Nyman (A2) | 1L:395-435:A1 |
| 5 | 12–6 | +235 | Tony Sim (A17) | 2L:312-516:A7 |
| 6 | 12–6 | +179 | Marlon Prudencio (A19) | 1W:429-354:A10 |
| 7 | 11–7 | +658 | Goutham Jayaraman (A8) | 1W:482-329:A26 |
| 8 | 10½–7½ | −112 | Jayaska Baranage (A16) | 1L:353-479:A6 |
| 9 | 10–8 | +806 | Akkarapol Kwansak (A9) | 1W:536-386:A4 |
| 10 | 10–8 | +582 | Udayan Grover (A11) | 1W:492-413:A18 |
| 11 | 10–8 | +344 | Jakkrit Klaphajone (A5) | 1W:473-379:A36 |
| 12 | 10–8 | +208 | Mohan Chunkath (A14) | 1L:405-476:A28 |
| 13 | 10–8 | +198 | Ranganathan Chakravarthy (A10) | 2L:354-429:A19 |
| 14 | 10–8 | +163 | Toh Weibin (A3) | 2W:456-443:A12 |
| 15 | 10–8 | +160 | Irfan Siddiqui (A12) | 1L:443-456:A3 |
| 16 | 10–8 | +6 | Karen Richards (A26) | 2L:329-482:A8 |
| 17 | 10–8 | −36 | Janul De Silva (A28) | 2W:476-405:A14 |
| 18 | 9–9 | +744 | Indunil Amarasinghe (A22) | 2W:478-386:A38 |
| 19 | 9–9 | +413 | Thacha Koowirat (A4) | 2L:386-536:A9 |
| 20 | 9–9 | +18 | Jose de Abreu (A18) | 2L:413-492:A11 |
| 21 | 9–9 | −122 | Sunny Bhatia (A33) | 2W:515-375:A23 |
| 22 | 9–9 | −135 | Eeshan Malhotra (A36) | 2L:379-473:A5 |
| 23 | 8–10 | +121 | Sanjoy Gupta (A21) | 2W:428-382:A13 |
| 24 | 8–10 | −43 | Varisht Hingorani (A15) | 1W:397-378:A31 |
| 25 | 8–10 | −93 | Carolann Pais (A27) | 1W:468-358:A24 |
| 26 | 8–10 | −268 | Vraj Jain (A38) | 1L:386-478:A22 |
| 27 | 8–10 | −298 | Nakul Prabhu (A13) | 1L:382-428:A21 |
| 28 | 8–10 | −416 | Charles Carneiro (A31) | 2L:378-397:A15 |
| 29 | 8–10 | −630 | Yannakit Sirisup (A23) | 1L:375-515:A33 |
| 30 | 7½–10½ | −606 | Rajveer Rawlin (A29) | 2W:464-399:A25 |
| 31 | 7–11 | −66 | Shaikh Ahmed (A32) | 2L:353-420:A20 |
| 32 | 7–11 | −351 | Anand Buddhdev (A20) | 1W:420-353:A32 |
| 33 | 7–11 | −472 | Bhushan Pradhan (A35) | 2W:418-325:A37 |
| 34 | 7–11 | −684 | Pramit Kamath (A25) | 1L:399-464:A29 |
| 35 | 6–12 | −596 | Prashanth Seetharam (A24) | 2L:358-468:A27 |
| 36 | 6–12 | −901 | Suthiraphan Assarat (A30) | 1W:437-272:A34 |
| 37 | 4–14 | −1021 | Jenny Brysha (A37) | 1L:325-418:A35 |
| 38 | 1–17 | −1456 | Sanath Hemachandra (A34) | 2L:272-437:A30 |
Here are some game boards from day two of the Capgemini international scrabble tournament courtesy the players:
Thursday, 11 January 2018
Capgemini International Scrabble Tournament 2018 Day 1
Here are some game boards from day one of the Capgemini international scrabble tournament courtesy the players:
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