WSC Qualifiers as of today

Now that the Nationals are over. Here is the final summary of the players who will represent Malaysia at the 2005 WSC in London.

The qualifiers will take the National Champion and the highest rated player at the end of the Nationals. Players who intend to qualify by ratings must play at least 60 games (excluding the Nationals) and the Nationals.
Final Update: 11 September 2005

Rank	Name	Ratings	# Games played
1	Ganesh Asirvatham	1904	96
2	Yeo Kien Hung	1745	181
3	Pui Cheng Wui	1668	106
4	John Lam	1612	111
5	Jocelyn Lor	1607	149
6	Kong Chock Heng	1600	83
7	Michael Tang	1571	79
8	Tan Jin Chor	1570	132
=9	Tengku Asri	1457	166
=9	Tan Khee Chiang	1457	113

Tournaments included:
5th Penang Open Scrabble Competition 2004
2004 Malaysian Nationals
3rd Causeway Scrabble Challenge 2004
Champion of the New Year (CNY) Tournament 2005
De La Salle April mini 2005
7th Penang YMCA Tournament 2005
De La Salle Open 2005
2005 Malaysia Mensa Scrabble Challenge
De La Salle July mini 2005
2005 Leonard Wong Memorial Scrabble Tournament
6th Equatorial Cameron Highlands Scrabble Tournament 2005
2005 Malaysias National Closed Scrabble Championship

Congratulations to Ganesh Asirvatham (2005 Malaysian National Champion & highest rated player) and Yeo Kien Hung (2nd highest rated player and 2005 runner up) for making the WSC team. May you do well this coming November.

The 2005 World Scrabble Championship selection criteria

The Malaysian Scrabble Association Committee has finalised the criteria to select two representatives that Malaysia is going to send to the 2005 World Scrabble Championship (WSC).

1. One representative will be the 2005 Malaysian National Champion, who will be determined as winner of the 2005 Malaysian Closed National Championship.


2. Another representative will be the highest rated player at the end of the Nationals. This player must have played at least 60 rated games during the qualifying period between Nov 1, 2004 and Sep 11, 2005 to qualify one’s rating for selection (subject to the following clauses):
   
   a) All walkovers and byes earned by any player will not be rated and will not count towards the minimum number of games needed to qualify ones rating for WSC selection. All other games will be rated as per norm.
   
   b) Any player who forfeits any game or gives a walkover will still have his/her game rated as per norm but will forfeit all games in that tournament towards the minimum number of games needed to qualify one’s rating for WSC selection.

In the event that the 2005 Malaysian National Champion is also the highest rated player at the end of the qualifying tournament, the remaining spot will go to the reserve(s).

The first reserve will be the second highest rated player at the end of the Nationals. The second reserve will be the runner-up in the Malaysian National Closed Championship.

De La Salle April Mini Results

Results after game
7APRIL 10, 2005 -- ALPHA

Rank	Player	Wins	Mar
1	Tan Jin Chor	6	606
2	Tengku Asri	5	0
3	Yeo Kien Hung	4	202
4	Thomas Tan	4	40
5	Aaron Chong	3	514
6	Warren Lau	3	-355
7	New Sin Yew	2	-444
8	Sithambara Kuhan	1	-563

HIGH GAME: Aaron Chong 563
HIGH WORD: Aaron Chong 106 "HYACINES"

Results after game 7
APRIL 10, 2005 -- BETA

Rank	Player	Wins	Mar
1	Rainier Ng	6	1183
2	Foo Fang Hai	6	615
3	Velerene Liaw Li Sim	5	515
4	Victor Ching	4	112
5	Ng Chuin Min	3	-338
6	Kennard Lai Xun Onn	2	-429
7	Luo Kean Hui	1.5	-728
8	Samuel Lai Nai Sen	0.5	-930

HIGH GAME: Rainier Ng 534
HIGH WORD: Rainier Ng 98 "CREAMED"

Results after game 6
APRIL 10, 2005 -- GAMMA

Rank	Player	Wins	Mar
1	Lee Pao Hsien	6	696
2	Alex Kuek Chung	Seng	4	262
3	Tan Choulyee	1	-462
4	Edward Vinodh	1	-496

HIGH GAME: Lee Pao Hsien 459
HIGH WORD: Edward Vinodh 88 "DICTATE"