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Monday, May 23, 2005

De La Salle Open

Results and Ratings have already been updated.
You can find them by clicking on the hyperlink in the side column.

Briefly,
1st: Tan Jin Chor
2nd: Jocelyn Lor
3rd Tengku Asri

WSC Qualifiers standings have also been updated.

See you at the next tournament.

Monday, May 16, 2005

De La Salle Open registrant list

Participants marked with an asterisk (*) have registered with the organisers by 15 May 2005 and qualify for a RM10 discount on their entry fee (payable at the door). Entry Fees are RM60 for adults and RM30 for students.

Nigel Richards*1884
Sam Kantimathi*1838
Pui Cheng Wui*1647
Yeo Kien Hung*1600(reserve)
Tan Jin Chor*1597
Jocelyn Lor*1570
Tengku Asri*1546
Chim Wai Main*1471
Zain Putra Bahruddin*1463(student)
Yeap Gim Sai*1433
Warren Lau*1403
Tan Khee Chiang1402
Rainier Ng*986(student)
New Sin Yew*905(student)
Foo Fang Hai*799(student)
William Kang Wei Liang*773(student)
Ng Chuin Min*622(student)
Kennard Lai Xun Onn*502(student)
Tan Jun Horng*Unr(student)
Bryan Lai*Unr(student)

Wednesday, May 11, 2005

WSC Bulletin 2

7 May 2005

WORLD SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIPS -_UPDATE

VENUE/DATE/HOSPITALITY

The venue will be the Marriott Regents Park Hotel, 128 King Henry’s Road, London NW3 3ST. The tournament dates will be Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 November.

The hotel is close to Regent’s Park and London Zoo and a 15 minute train/bus ride from Central London.

Hotel booking

A special rate (room only) of £90 - weekend and £110 - weekday for a single room is available . Double rooms are £100- weekend £120 – weekday. The Hotel telephone number is ++ 44 (0)20 7591 1556, you can also book through Marriott worldwide enquiries. Quote World Scrabble Championship and then SMRA for the midweek rate and SWRA for the weekend rate.

If you require breakfast the cost is £20 extra per day. Quote SMBA for the midweek rate and SWBA for the weekend rate.

There are several other hotels of various price ranges within walking distance.


ALLOCATION OF PLACES

We omitted to state that, in addition to the above, Panupol Sujjayakorn receives an automatic invite to defend his title


PUBLICITY/REGISTRATION

The official WSC website can be found at www.wscgames.com. Once selected, players should log onto the Players area and complete their details, a jpeg image of all players should be provided. If players do not have online access then please send the relevant details + an image for scanning to Philip Nelkon at the address above.

See you there !

Philip Nelkon

World Scrabble Champioships - Organiser

WSC Bulletin 1

27 April 2005

WORLD SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Mattel Inc. and Mattel (UK) are delighted to announce that the 2005 World Scrabble Championships will be held in London, England.
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Mattel were not expecting to stage the event in 2005 but have stepped into the breach following Hasbro’s withdrawal. At this stage, our budget for the event is not large and this has necessitated some of the changes to previous events that are detailed below. The event will not be as lavish as in past years but we hope that you will agree with us that the most important principle is that the event takes place.

VENUE/DATE/HOSPITALITY

The venue will be the Marriott Regents Park Hotel, 128 King Henry’s Road, London NW3 3ST. The tournament dates will be Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 November.

The hotel is close to Regent’s Park and London Zoo and a 15 minute train/bus ride from Central London. A special rate (room only) of £90 - weekend and £110 - weekday for a single room is available. Double rooms are £100- weekend £120 – weekday. The hotel will be supplying us with a code for obtaining these rates shortly, we did not want to further delay the announcement of the event by waiting for this code. There are several other hotels of various price ranges within walking distance.

We will be providing buffet lunch only for all contestants and officials during the Championships. No other refreshments will be provided but there will be water stations in the playing room.

REGISTRATION

Registration will be held at the hotel at 7 p.m. on the evening of Wednesday 16 November. It is obligatory that you register then. We invite all participants to join us in toasting the success of the Championships with a glass of champagne.

On registration, as in previous years, contestants will all receive a ‘goodie bag’ of souvenirs.

FORMAT

There will be a 24 round modified Swiss tournament from Thursday 17 to Saturday 19 November, starting each day at 8.30 a.m. On Sunday the two top players will contest a 5 game final. The Official Dictionary will be Official Scrabble Words International. Websters 10th and Chambers 1998 are to be used for adjudication of words over 9 letters. If a challenge is unsuccessful, there will be a 5 point penalty on the challenger for each challenged word that is found to be in the dictionary.

Players will not play anyone from the same country in Round 1. No player will play any other player more than once per day.

The Final on Sunday 20 November will be open to the public and contestants. The award ceremony will follow shortly thereafter. We expect the finals to end no later than 6 p.m.

EQUIPMENT

All equipment, including chess clocks, will be provided.

PRIZE MONEY

The prize fund for the event is guaranteed to be over US$30,000 with prizes paid down to 10th position and a guaranteed payment of US$15,000 to the winner.

Prizewinners will be paid by credit transfer after the contest so please ensure you have details with you of a bank acccount that your prize can be paid into.
ALLOCATION OF PLACES

The provisional allocation of places based on the 2003 Championships is as follows :-


Country No. Country No.
Australia 4 Nigeria 3
Bahrain 2 Oman 2
Cameroon 1 Pakistan 2
Canada 7 Philippines 3
England 10 Poland 1
France 1 Romania 1
Gambia 1 Saudi Arabia 1
Ghana 3 Scotland 2
Gibraltar 1 Seychelles 1
Guyana 1 Singapore 3
India 2 South Africa 2
Indonesia 1 Sri Lanka 3
Ireland 1 Tanzania 1
Israel 2 Thailand 4
Japan 2 Trinidad 1
Kenya 4 U.A.E 1
Kurdistan - Iraq 1 Uganda 1
Kuwait 1 U.S.A 15
Malaysia 2 Wales 2
Malta 2 Zambia 1
New Zealand 5
TOTAL 104

Should any country be unable to take up its allocation, please be considerate and decide and inform us before 31 July 2005. There will be a reserve on standby from the UK to ensure even numbers. There are a number of extra countries, not shown above, who have enquired about competing for the first time.

We reserve the right to contact countries to establish that they fulfil the criteria for sending a team to the Championships.

RESERVES

The rules are :-

If one of the players already named drops out before registration on Wednesday November 16, then they should , if possible, be replaced by a representative from their own country.

If registered players do not turn up at registration then they will not be replaced other than if the numbers are odd when the official alternate will stand in.

If players drop out having begun the tournament, they will be replaced by the official alternate.

PUBLICITY

We’ll be in touch again shortly with an update including details of how to register on the official WSC website.In the meantime, we would be grateful if you could only contact us with urgent queries, channelling other queries through your country’s official representative.

REQUIREMENTS FROM EACH PARTICIPATING COUNTRY

Please confirm the name and contact details of your official country contact for further communication as soon as possible.

See you there !


Philip Nelkon
World Scrabble Champioships - Organiser

Wednesday, May 04, 2005

6th Equatorial Cameron Highlands Malaysian Open Scrabble Tournament 2005

Dear Fellow Scrabblers,

You are cordially invited to the "6th Equatorial Cameron Highlands Malaysian Open Scrabble Tournament 2005" which will be held from 26 to 28 August 2005.

This is an 18 Games Tourney which to be played from 26/08 (Friday) to 28/08 (Sunday) at the Equatorial Cameron Highlands. At the same time, you will enjoy the cool atmosphere with green scenery at the highlands and the sumptuous mouth-watering foods provided by the hotel while competing each other during the tournament.

Those who are keen to join, the tournament is organised on the 4th week of August 2005 and also coincide with the school holiday week-end. Hence, plan your leave ahead and do not miss this tournament again for those who did not turn up in the past!!

Details of the Tourney :-

Venue : Equatorial Cameron Highlands

Format : 18 Games (No repeats SWISS Pairing for the first 10 games and last 8 games with Repeats King Of The Hill)

Trophy :-

Champion
1st Runner Up
2nd Runner Up
4th Placing
5th Placing

Highest Game
Highest No. Of Bingo
Highest Score -Bingo

Rating Below 1350 - Champion
Rating Below 1350 - 1st Runner Up
Rating Below 1350 - 2nd Runner Up

Cash Prizes :-


Champion - RM1,500
1st Runner Up - RM1,000
2nd Runner Up - RM600
4th Placing - RM300
5th Placing - RM200
6th Placing - RM100
7th Placing - RM75
8th Placing - RM75
9th Placing - RM75
10th Placing - TM75

Hotel Rates (rate quoted for per person for the whole duration of stay) :-

(i) Twin Sharing : RM318 nett (3 days 2 nights)
(ii) Single Occupancy : RM428 nett (3 days 2 nights)
(iii) Child Rate : RM199 nett (3 days 2 nights) (for child aged 12 years old or below only)

Rates Include :-

(i) 3 days 2 nights Accommodation at Superior Room
(ii) Meals : 2 Buffet Breakfasts at Coffee Shop
2 Lunches (1 Buffet Lunch at Coffee Shop ; 1 Hidang Lunch at Coffee Shop)
2 Dinners (1 BBQ Dinner at Level 3 Foyer ; 1 Steamboat Dinner at Golden Phoenix)
3 Coffee Breaks during the tournament

Registration Fees : RM50 per person

Check-in Time : 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm (26 August 2005 - Friday)

Starting Time : 1st Game at 6:00 pm (26 August 2005 - Friday)


Contact Persons :-

(i) Tan Khee Chiang (Financial Controller)
Tel No. : 05-496 1434 (Direct Line) ; Mobile Phone No. : 019-456 6765
Email address : kctan@cam.equatorial.com

(ii) Lau Kam Kee (Accounts Manager)
Tel No. : 05-496 1433 (Direct Line)
Email address : kklau@cam.equatorial.com

Attached herewith the Registration Form and the Tournament Schedule for your perusal. Please fill in the Registration Form and e-mail back to me for your Room Reservation as well as to confirm your tournament participation.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further inquiries.

Regards,

Tan Khee Chiang
Financial Controller
Equatorial Cameron Highlands

Attachments:
Schedule
Registration Form

Tuesday, May 03, 2005

De La Salle Open

De La Salle Open

Money Back tournament (Entry Fee - Cost = Prize Pool)

Date: 22nd to 23rd May 2005 (Sunday & Monday, Wesak Day Weekend)

Venue: De La Salle Institute, Jalan Bukit Nanas

Time: Starts at 9am on both days (Registration opens at 8.30 am)

Rounds: at least 15 rounds (8 rounds on Saturday, 7 rounds on Sunday)

Format: If 16 players or less, 1 full round robin and KOTH for the rest. If 17 players or more, KOTH 12 no-repeat + 3 repeat.
If more than 20 participants show up, the organisers may consider having two divisions.


Dictionary: SOWPODS

Challenge: WSC 5-point challenge

Entry Fee:

  • RM50 for adults
  • RM20 for students
  • RM10 surcharge for later entries received after 15 May 2005.
  • Walk-ins are welcomed on a first come first serve basis

Remarks: Please bring your own equipment (boards, racks, tiles & clock)

Interested participants please email your entry to Yeo Kien Hung at rhyen518@yahoo.co.uk or sms your name and age to 012-688 1236

Monday, May 02, 2005

King's Cup, Thailand: 23-26 June 2005

Dear Player,

We are pleased to announce that our annual tournament, 20th Brand's Thailand International King’s Cup, is now set to be staged from June 23th - 26th, 2005, in Bangkok with the winner's prize of USD 6,000.

As for celebrating our 20th anniversary in 2005, we are preparing a very exciting schedule, including one of the most challenging and enjoyable tournaments you’ll ever participate in, as well as a fabulous party.

Please find details of the tournament below. Should there be any queries or further information needed, please do not hesitate to contact us. We would greatly appreciate the presence of you and your friends at our event.

Best regards,
Amnuay P.

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GENERAL DETAILS

20th BRAND'S THAILAND INTERNATIONAL KING'S CUP

== Date ==
June 23-26, 2005

== Venue ==
The Bangna Hall, Central City Bangna Shopping Complex

== Division ==
Open Division, open to all without restrictions.

== Prize ==
- Champion: HM King’s Cup + USD 6,000 + Gift Set
- 2nd place-getter: 75,000 Baht + Gift Set
- 3rd place-getter: 40,000 Baht + Gift Set
- 4th place-getter: 20,000 Baht + Gift Set
- 5th place-getter: 10,000 Baht + Gift Set
- 6th place-getter: 7,000 Baht + Gift Set
- 7th place-getter: 5,000 Baht + Gift Set
- 8th place-getter: 4,000 Baht + Gift Set
- 9th place-getter: 3,000 Baht + Gift Set
- 10th place-getter: 2,000 Baht + Gift Set

++Bonus Prize ++
Each player (except the winner and the 2nd place-getter) will receive 50 Baht for every winning game on June 23-24 and receive 100 Baht for every winning game on June 25-26. ***This means that everyone has a chance to win prize money.***

++ Super Bonus Prize ++
If a player wins every game he played on any particular day, he will receive five times the Bonus Prize he would normally receive on that day instead of the normal Bonus Prize.

++Special 20th Anniversary Prizes++
There will also be several prizes for celebrating our 20th anniversary of the event given out. Further details will be announced soon.

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- The above prizes will be given only to the players who have played all 27 rounds completely.
- The prizes will be awarded at the end of the tournament.
- Everyone who receives the total prize money of over 500 Baht during the tournament is subject to paying a 5% witholding tax.

== Entry Fee ==
- USD120 (including Reception Party & 2 days Coffee Break) For those who has confirmed and sent in their application forms by May 15, 2005.
*** Those who send in their application forms after May 15, must pay another additional fee of USD 10.
*** The application fee can be paid upon Bangkok arrival

== Words Source ==
- SOWPODS 2000 (there will be a list of all 2 & 3-letter words and their inflected forms provided for each player. This list can be opened at any time during the game)

== Challenge Rule ==
- Free challenge, a player does not lose his turn when he challenges the acceptable word(s)

== Game Timing ==
- Each player is allowed 25 MINUTES per game.

== Format ==
- 27 rounds swiss-pairing based. Then the top two players play the final.
- The two finalists go to final with special rule: They have to play two games. If one of them wins both game, then that player will be the winner. But if they tie with a win and a loss, the third game will be played. The winner, in this case, is the one who scores the most when combining scores from three games.

== Accommodation ==
1.) The Novotel Bangna Bangkok Hotel (4 stars, 5-minute driving) offers the rate of USD 76.51*/night for a single room and USD 82.39**/night for a double room.
The Novotel Bangna is the nearest hotel to the venue. Its address is 14/49 Moo 6 Srinakarin Rd., Nongbon, Pravet, Bangkok 10250 Tel. (662)3660505 Fax.(662)3660506.
Note:
* based on the basic rate of USD 65 plus 10% service charge and 7% Value-added Tax
** based on the basic rate of USD 70 plus 10% service charge and 7% Value-added Tax
The above rates include daily buffet breakfast, free use of fitness center, etc.

2.) The D.C. Palace Hotel (3 stars, 15-minute driving) offers the rate of 800 Baht net /night for either single or twin room with breakfast. The D.C. Palace is located on 194 Moo 5 Srinakarin Rd., Samrong Nua, Muang, Samutprakarn 10270. Tel.(662) 7487520-5 Fax. (662) 7487526

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The reservation can be done through us (contact Ravee or Nuttakrit)

== For Application and Inquiry, contact ==
Ravee or Nuttakrit by Email: info@thaicrossword.com, Tel. (662) 6819971-3, Fax (662) 6819974

== Schedule ==
-- Thursday, June 23, 11.15-18.00, Registration / Opening Remark / Round 1-5 / Reception Party (18.30-21.30)
-- Friday, June 24, 11.30-18.30, Round 6-12
-- Saturday, June 25, 8.30-19.30, Grand Opening Ceremony / Round 13-20
-- Sunday, June 26, 8.45-19.00, Round 21-27 / Final Round / Closing Ceremony

==How to apply ==
Send your info about the below topics as well as your recent 1-inch photograph (2-3 copies) and send them to us at the mentioned address. (you may send them via snail mail, email or fax as your choices) For the photographs, you may attach with you email. Closing date is May 31, 2005
-- Name:
-- Age:
-- Nationality:
-- Occupation:
-- Address:
-- Telephone Number: (please indicate your city’s code)
-- Fax Number: (please indicate your city’s code)
-- Email:
-- Past records in any tournament: