4th Causeway Scrabble Challenge 2005

Dear fellow Scrabblers,

I am pleased to announce that the 4th Causeway Scrabble Challenge will be held at Eden Garden Hotel, Johor Bahru from 16th to 18th December 2005.

I am also pleased to announce that we will have 4 teams in the Premier Division. Top 9 players from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and The Philippines will be competing on a team event basis to see which country will emerge champion. The individual top prize for Premier Division is RM4,000.

We will also have an Open Division for those who did not make it to Premier Division. They will be competing in a 20-game tournamet with the top prize of RM1,000.

Below are the details of the tournament:

Tournament: 4th Causeway Scrabble Challenge
Venue: Eden Garden Hotel, Johor Bahru
Date: 16 - 18 Dec 2005

Premier Division:

Teams: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and The Philippines

Qualification: Top 9 players from each country based on ratings of each country as of 30 November 2005. The next player on the rating list will be invited if any of top 10 players could not make it.

Format: 27 games (Team round robin only ie 9+9+9)
Time per game: 22 minutes each
Dictionary: SOWPODS
Challenge Rule: 5 points penalty per word challenged

Schedule:

Day 1, Friday 16th December 2005 (7 games)

1430-1815 Game 1-4
1815-1900 Dinner
1900-2130 Game 5-7

Day 2, Saturday 17th December 2005 (12 games)

0730-0830 Breakfast
0830-1230 Game 8-11
1230-1315 Lunch
1315-1830 Game 12-16
1830-1930 Dinner
1930-2230 Game 17-19

Day 3, Sunday 18th December 2005 (8 games)

0730-0830 Breakfast
0830-1230 Game 20-23
1230-1330 Lunch
1330-1730 Game 24-27
1730-1800 Prize Presentation

Prize Money:

1st: RM4,000
2nd:RM2,000
3rd: RM1,000
4th: RM700
5th: RM500
6th: RM400
7th: RM300
8th: RM200
9th: RM150
10th:RM150

Registration: RM120


Open Division:

Format: 12 No-Repeat and 8 King of the Hill
* (Subject to change depending on number of players)
Dictionary: SOWPODS
Challenge Rule: 5 points penalty per word challenged
Time per game: 22 minutes each

Schedule:

Day 1, Friday 16th December 2005 (3 games)

1800-1900 Dinner
1900-2200 Games 1-3

Day 2, Saturday 17th December 2005 (10 games)

0730-0830 Breakfast
0830-1230 Game 4-7
1230-1330 Lunch
1330-1830 Game 8-12
1830-1930 Dinner
1930-2030 Game 13

Day 3, Sunday 18th December 2005 (7 games)

0730 - 0830 Breakfast
0830 - 1230 Game 14-17
1230 - 1330 Lunch
1330 - 1630 Game 18-20
1730 - 1800 Prize Giving

Prize Money:

1st: RM1,000
2nd: RM500
3rd: RM400
4th: RM300
5th: RM200
6th: RM150
7th: RM100
8th: RM100

Registration: RM80
RM60 for students

Accommodation:
I am also pleased to announce the special package offered by Eden Garden as follows:

Package: 2 Nights accomodation + 6 meals (Day 1 - Dinner, Day 2, Breakfast,
Lunch + Dinner, Day 3 - Breakfast + Lunch)

Rates: Single Room - RM430 nett per person
Double Room - RM320 nett per person

Please note that for those who would like to extend their stay at Eden
Garden Hotel, the rate would be RM130 Nett for Single Room (incl 1
Breakfast) and RM 150 Nett for Double Room (incl 2 Breakfasts)

Please send your registration to me either at alchemist9189@gmail.com
or you can call me anytime at my mobile no: +65 9189 9189.

I look forward to seeing all of you in a couple of months time.

Michael Tang
Organising Chairman