Dear Fellow Scrabblers,
I am pleased to annouce that the 6th Causeway Scrabble Challenge will be held at Zon Regency Hotel in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 29th November to 2nd December 2007.
I am also pleased to announce that we will have 8 countries in the Premier Division this year. Top 5 players from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, The Philippines, Australia, UK, Canada and USA will be competing on a team event basis to see which country will emerge champion. The individual top prize for Premier Division is USD5,000.
As usual, we will also have an Open Division for those who did not make it to the Premier Division. They will be competing in a 26-game tournament with the individual top prize of RM5,000. (Exchange rate is USD1 to RM3.50 )
Below are the details of the tournament:
Tournament: 6th Causeway Scrabble Challenge
Venue: Zon Regency Hotel, Johor Bahru
Date: 29 Nov - 2 Dec 2007
Premier Division:
Teams: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, The Philippines, Australia, Canada, UK and USA
Qualification:
- Top 5 players from each country based on ratings of each country as of 30 September 2007 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: 35 games
(Team round-robin only, i.e. each country plays the other countries once)
Time per game: 25 minutes each
Dictionary: Collins Scrabble Words (CSW)
Challenge Rule: 5 points penalty per word challenged
Schedule:
Day 1, Thursday 29th November 2007 (9 games)
0730 - 0830 Breakfast
0830 - 1230 Game 1-4
1230 - 1315 Lunch
1315 - 1930 Game 5-9
1930 - 2030 Opening Ceremony cum Dinner
Day 2, Friday 30th November 2007 (10 games)
0730 - 0830 Breakfast
0830 - 1230 Game 10-13
1230 - 1315 Lunch
1315 - 1930 Game 14-19
1930 - 2030 Dinner
Day 3, Saturday 1st December 2007 (10 games)
0730 - 0830 Breakfast
0830 - 1230 Game 20-23
1230 - 1315 Lunch
1315 - 1930 Game 24-29
1930 - 2030 Dinner
Day 4, Sunday 2nd December 2007 (6 games)
0730 - 0830 Breakfast
0830 - 1230 Games 30-33
1230 - 1315 Lunch
1315 - 1530 Game 34-35
1530 - 1600 Prize Presentation
Prize Money:
1st: USD5,000
2nd:USD2,500
3rd: USD1,250
4th: USD800
5th: USD700
6th: USD600
7th: USD500
8th: USD400
9th: USD300
10th:USD200
11th: USD150
12th: USD150
Registration: USD120
Open Division:
Format: 16 Swiss No-Repeat and 10 King of the Hill (subject to the size of the field)
Dictionary: Collins Scrabble Word
Challenge Rule: 5 points penalty per word challenged
Time per game: 25 minutes each
Schedule:
Day 1, Friday 30th November 2007 (10 games)
0730 - 0830 Breakfast
0830 - 1230 Game 1-4
1230 - 1315 Lunch
1315 - 1930 Game 5-10
1930 - 2030 Dinner
Day 2, Saturday 1st December 2007 (10 games)
0730 - 0830 Breakfast
0830 - 1230 Game 11-14
1230 - 1315 Lunch
1315 - 1930 Game 15-20
1930 - 2030 Dinner
Day 3, Sunday 2nd December 2007 (6 games)
0730 - 0830 Breakfast
0830 - 1230 Game 21-24
1230 - 1315 Lunch
1315 - 1530 Game 24-26
1530 - 1600 Prize Presentation
Prize Money:
1st: RM5,000
2nd: RM2,500
3rd: RM1,250
4th: RM800
5th: RM700
6th: RM600
7th: RM500
8th: RM400
9th: RM300
10th: RM200
11th: RM150
12th:RM150
Registration: RM120
Please note that all Premier players need to check in Zon Regency hotel no later than Wednesday 28 November 2007. Players in the Open section need to be in the hotel by Thursday 29 November.
I will be sending out another e-mail with accommodation 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.
Looking forward to seeing all of you in 10 months time.
Michael Tang
Organising Chairman
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