5th Causeway Scrabble Challenge 2006

Dear fellow Scrabblers,

I am pleased to announce that the 5th Causeway Scrabble Challenge will be held at Zon Regency Hotel (formerly known as Eden Garden Hotel) in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 8th to 10th December 2006.

I am also pleased to announce that we will have 6 countries in the Premier Division this year. Top 5 players from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, The Philippines, Australia and India will be competing on a team event basis to see which country will emerge champion. The individual top prize for Premier Division is USD2,500.

As usual, 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 individual top prize of RM2,500. (Exchange rate is USD1 to RM3.65 )

Below are the details of the tournament:

Tournament: 5th Causeway Scrabble Challenge
Venue: Zon Regency Hotel, Johor Bahru
Date: 8 - 10 Dec 2006

Premier Division:

Teams: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, The Philippines, Australia and India

Qualification: Top 5 players from each country based on ratings of each country as of 30 November 2006 or earlier as determined by Scrabble Association of each country. The next player on the rating list will be invited if any of top 5 players could not make it.

Format: 25 games (Team round-robin only, i.e. each country plays the other countries once)
Time per game: 25 minutes each
Dictionary: SOWPODS 2003
Challenge Rule: 5 points penalty per word challenged

Schedule:

Day 1, Friday 8th December 2006 (7 games)

1430-1815 Game 1-4
1815-1900 Dinner
1900-2230 Game 5-7

Day 2, Saturday 9th December 2006 (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 (6 games)

0730-0830 Breakfast
0830-1230 Game 20-23
1230-1330 Lunch
1330-1530 Game 24-25
1530-1600 Prize Presentation

Prize Money:

1st: USD2,500
2nd:USD1,000
3rd: USD700
4th: USD600
5th: USD500
6th: USD400
7th: USD300
8th: USD200
9th: USD150
10th:USD150

Registration: USD100


Open Division:

Format: 12 Swiss No-Repeat and 8 King of the Hill
Dictionary: SOWPODS 2003
Challenge Rule: 5 points penalty per word challenged
Time per game: 25 minutes each

Schedule:

Day 1, Friday 8th December 2006 (3 games)

1800-1900 Dinner
1900-2200 Games 1-3

Day 2, Saturday 9th December 2006 (11 games)

0730-0830 Breakfast
0830-1230 Game 4-7
1230-1330 Lunch
1330-1830 Game 8-12
1830-1930 Dinner
1930-2130 Game 13-14

Day 3, Sunday 10th December 2006 (6 games)

0730 - 0830 Breakfast
0830 - 1230 Game 15-18
1230 - 1330 Lunch
1330 - 1530 Game 19-20
1530 - 1600 Prize Giving

Prize Money:

1st: RM2,500
2nd: RM1,000
3rd: RM700
4th: RM600
5th: RM500
6th: RM400
7th: RM300
8th: RM200
9th: RM150
10th: RM150

Registration:
Adults: RM100
Students: RM80

I will be sending out another e-mail with accomodation package details at Zon Regency Hotel in due course.

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


Michael Tang
Organising Chairman

2006 World Youth Scrabble Championship

Karen Richards, chair of the WESPA Youth Sub-Committee (and ably assisted by our very own Mrs. Yap and Yeo Kien Hung) has organized the inaugural World Youth Scrabble Championship in Wollongong University (East Campus) near Sydney from the 1st to 3rd December 2006.

To participate, you must be 18 years of age on 1st December 2006 (born 1st January 1989 or later). Malaysia has been allocated 5 spots for this WYSC but additional entrants can participate for the princely sum of AU$300 pax. (not inclusive of misc, transportation cost, etc).

A selection will be conducted soon to help shortlist 10-20 candidates from Malaysia's best junior players.

Interested students can obtained more information from Mrs Yap (012-302 2053 or sklyap@yahoo.com.sg) or Yeo Kien Hung (012-688 1236).

The WYSC website can be found at http://www.wespa.org/youth/2006wysc.html