Goa 2017

Start date: April 29, 2017

End date: May 1, 2017

Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am

Location: The A/c Conference room, Padre Conceisao College of Engineering, Verna, Goa.

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Congrats Sherwin, and well done Udayan at 2nd! Results are below

Results from round 24
1        Sherwin Rodrigues    19    +1545
2        Udayan Grover    19    +1302
3        Ranganathan Chakrav    18    +2119
4        Ralph Lobo    15    +1277
5        Shaikh Ahmed    15    +842
6        Jacky Fernandes    15    +304
7        Varisht Hingorani    14    +898
8        Manju Sood    14    +782
9        Yash Potnis    14    +263
10        Mohan Chunkath    14    +192
11        Goutham Jayaraman    14    +64
12        Selwyn Lobo    13.5    -230
13        Sanjoy Gupta    13    +658
14        Douglas Lobo    13    +600
15        Carolann Pais    13    +577
16        Sudhir Kamath    13    +513
17        Rajiv Antao    13    +71
18        Sunny Bhatia    13    +6
19        Mangala Bhandarkar    13    -21
20        Samrath Singh Bhatia    13    -51
21        Vraj Jain    13    -131
22        Eeshan Malhotra    12    +389
23        Joe Rodrigues    12    +68
24        Saraswathi Ramm    12    +15
25        Bhushan Pradhan    12    -8
26        PC Jose    12    -62
27        Rahil Parkar    12    -93
28        Dipankar Chatterjee    12    -100
29        Lennie D’Souza    12    -164
30        Sushanto Bhattachary    12    -392
31        Savio Rebelllo    12    -433
32        R Nalini    11    +338
33        Rajeev Menon    11(+0)    -3(+0)
34        Sridhar Paidikondala    11    -50
35        Vidya Goggi    11    -117
36        Shailaja Nadig    10(+1)    -199(+1)
37        Savio Pinto    11    -395
38        Krtin Juneja    11    -476
39        Sumeet Sachdev    11    -483
40        Hyder Quraishi    11    -595
41        Rex D’Souza    10.5    -228
42        Mazher Qureshi    10    -98
43        Shankar Prasad    9(+1)    -329(+1)
44        Prashant Venkatram    10    -370
45        Vaibava Kamalasanan    9(+1)    -440(+1)
46        Srini Pandian    10    -854
47        Sylvia Coelho    10    -1047
48        M Thomas Abraham    1(+9)    -1674(+9)
49        Shubha S    9    -251
50        Anthony Gomes    9(+0)    -493(+0)
51        Nilina Kuriakose    1(+8)    -1612(+8)
52        E M Harindradas 5(+1)    -888(+1)
53        Kreishna Parmar    2(+3)    -536(+3)
54        Dummyplayer

Bye treatment explained in brackets

High game: Carolann Pais 610

Rating Band below 1200: Vraj Jaim (21st)

Rating band below 1000: Yash Potnis (9th)

The Scrabble Association of Goa is organising the 14th edition of the Scrabble Tournament 29th April – 1st May 2017, a 3 day scrabble extravaganza.

Venue:

The A/c Conference room, Padre Conceisao College of Engineering, Verna, Goa.

Registration:

Please register in advance. Registrations to be sent to rajivantao@yahoo.com. If you are not a SAI member please make sure you mention your contact details (mobile and email) when registering.

Registration fee: SAI members INR 2200, non-members INR 2400. Registration fees includes lunch and snacks on all 3 days.

Tournament:

The tournament will follow WESPA rules and will be WESPA rated. 24 games, 16 AUstralian draw and 8 KOTH.

Timings:

Day 1 29th Apr 2017: 9am Registration. 9.30am – 6.30pm 9 games

Day 2 30th Apr 2017: 9 Games

Day 3 1st May 2017: 6 games

Accommodation:

Leonoras is a budget hotel (about Rs.1200 per AC room) right next to the venue – numbers are 0832-2791263/ 2791289.

Woodbourne is a better hotel, about 15min walk from the venue (0832 2791003).

But if you prefer beachside, any hotel around Colva will be 20min taxi to the venue.

Registered Participants:

(Preliminary list, still awaiting registrations)

Sr	Name	Location
1	Arvind Lath	Bangalore
2	Dipankar Chatterjee	Bangalore
3	R Nalini	Bangalore
4	Radhika Mahalingaiah	Bangalore
5	Sanjoy Gupta	Bangalore
6	Saraswathi Ramm	Bangalore
7	Shankar Prasad	Bangalore
8	Shubha S	Bangalore
9	Vidya Goggi	Bangalore
10	Yash Potnis	Bangalore
11	Ranganathan Chakrav	Chennai
12	Sudhir Kamath	Delhi
13	Sunny Bhatia	Delhi
14	Sushanto Bhattachary	Delhi
15	Anthony Gomes	Goa
16	Douglas Lobo	Goa
17	Erol Jorge	Goa
18	Irineu Gonsalves	Goa
19	Jacky Fernandes	Goa
20	Joe Rodrigues	Goa
21	Rajiv Antao	Goa
22	Savio Pinto	Goa
23	Savio Rebelllo	Goa
24	Sylvia Coelho	Goa
25	Hyder Quraishi	Hyderabad
26	Rajeev Menon	Hyderabad
27	Shaikh Ahmed	Hyderabad
28	Sridhar Paidikondala	Hyderabad
29	Abhijit Pradhan	Mumbai
30	Bhushan Pradhan	Mumbai
31	Carolann Pais	Mumbai
32	Eeshan Malhotra	Mumbai
33	Kreishna Parmar	Mumbai
34	Nakul Prabhu	Mumbai
35	PC Jose	Mumbai
36	Phil Paes	Mumbai
37	Rahil Parkar	Mumbai
38	Sherwin Rodrigues	Mumbai
39	Sumeet Sachdev	Mumbai
40	Varisht Hingorani	Mumbai
41	Mangala Bhandarkar	Pune
42	Charles Carneiro	Singapore
43	Ralph Lobo	UAE

Upcoming Events

Asia Cup Youth Scrabble Championships 2024

Start date: November 10, 2024

End date: November 12, 2024

All-day event

Location: Delhi

More info

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The Asia Cup Youth Scrabble Championships 2024 will be held in Delhi from 10th – 12th Novembers 2024. Visit the Tournament Details page to view more details (including the parallel Open Tournament) and to register for the event.

This will be followed by The Delhi Open Scrabble Cup 2024

Asia Cup Open Masters

Start date: November 10, 2024

End date: November 12, 2024

Time: 9:45 am - 6:30 am

There will be a 3 day Tournament, open to all, during the ACYSC

Delhi Open Scrabble Cup 2024

Start date: November 15, 2024

End date: November 17, 2024

All-day event

Location: Delhi

15th-17th November following the Asia Cup Youth Scrabble Championships 2024

Deccan Cup 2024

Start date: December 13, 2024

End date: December 15, 2024

All-day event

Deccan Cup, Hyderabad from 13th to 15th Dec. Details to be announced.

KSSA Indian Open Scrabble Championships 2025

Start date: January 23, 2025

End date: January 26, 2025

All-day event

Location: Bangalore

Dates 23rd to 26th Jan 2025, details below:

Divisions

Division A: 1200 or above

Division B: 800-1199

Division C: below 800

Division D: Enthusiast/Corporate (Only unrated players can participate)

Note:

Assignment to divisions will be based on SAI or WESPA ratings as on Jan 1, 2025.
Higher of SAI or WESPA rating will be considered for all participants. Only if SAI ratings are not available, WESPA ratings will be considered. If neither SAI nor WESPA ratings are available, KSSA will decide on the player’s division. They will base the decision on the player’s Woogles/ISC ratings and history.
Winner and first-runner-up of last year’s B, C and D divisions must play in one division above. This is mandatory, regardless of their current rating.
Organizers reserve the options to move participants up a division if needed to deliver an optimal tournament experience.

Venue

The tournament will be held at the MuSigma campus in Bengaluru. Set amidst a bustling Technology Park, there are several hotels and restaurants and a mall in the area.

MuSigma, Aviator Building, ITPL, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 560066.

Rules

Word List: Collins Scrabble Wordlist (CSW21)

Challenge: 5-point penalty per word, the player does not lose turn.

Rating: Tournament will be SAI and WESPA rated.

Prizes

INR 12,00,000/- guaranteed prize purse. Prize Pool details will be shared shortly.

Prizes are subject to tax deduction at source as per Indian laws.

Food & Beverages

Registration fees include lunch, tea-time snacks, tea, coffee, and drinking water. Only vegetarian food is served at the MuSigma cafeteria. Players may avail non-vegetarian food services elsewhere on the campus at their own expense.

Schedule

The tournament will start at 8:30 am on Jan 23. Games start at 9.00 am every day, except on the first day. Prize distribution at 4.30 pm on Sunday, Jan 26.

Divisions A & B (4 days, 33 games)

Jan 23 – 8.30 am: attendance/ fellowship, games to start at 10.00 am.

9 games each on Jan 23-25 and 6 games to be played on day 4.

Chew pairing for first 25 games. Repeats from day 3. KOTH pairing for last 8 games.

Gibson rules apply.

Division C (2 days, 15 games)

Jan 25 – 8.30 am: reporting time, games to start at 9.30 am.

9 games on Jan 25 and 6 games to be played on day 2.

Chew pairing for first 9 games. KOTH pairing for last 6 games.

Gibson rules apply.

Division D – Enthusiasts (1 day, 6 games)

Bring your friends and family to the “Enthusiasts” Division – 1 day, 6 games on Sunday Jan 26th, 2025

Jan 26 – 8.30 am: reporting time, games to start at 9.30 am.

Chew pairing for first 4 games. KOTH pairing for last 2 games.

Disclaimer: The committee holds the right to change the number of games if required and this would be communicated accordingly. Decisions made by the organizing committee are final regarding chew pairing and repeats and will be communicated before start of tourney

Registration Fees

Registration for Division A, B and C automatically avails you KSSA membership for the calendar year 2025.

Type	Division A	Division B	Division C
Indian Nationals	INR 7500	INR 5500	INR 3500
International participant	USD 100	USD 75	USD 50
Senior/Youth (Indian nationals)	INR 4000	INR 3000	INR 2000

NOTE:

Early bird discount of INR 1000/USD 10 is available for Div A & B. Div C gets an early bird discount of INR 500/USD 5. These discounts apply to the above rates only for registration and payment completed before December 15th, 2024.
Early bird discounts do not apply to discounted rates for senior/youth players.
Flat fees of INR 1000 for Division D (Enthusiasts).
MuSigma employees can play in Division D without any fees payment.

Registration Process

Fill the registration form and send your registration fees as indicated above to complete your registration. Registrations close Jan 15th, 2025 and no refund would be made after Jan 15th, 2025.

UPI Payments (GPay, PhonePe, PayTM) – kssascrabble@ybl. It may indicate that the payment has been made to pbolaki – or Pankaj Bolaki who is our ex-treasurer. You may also scan the QR code below:

Paypal ID – kssa.scrabble@gmail.com

Bank Transfer Details

HDFC Bank
Account name: Karnataka State Scrabble Association
Account number: 50100265175859
Type of account: Savings
IFSC code: HDFC0000133

Refunds

Registration fees, once paid, are not refundable. Refunds are given if KSSA is forced to cancel the tournament due to COVID or any other unusual occurrence. However, if someone needs to withdraw due to a personal emergency before Jan 15th, 2025, they may request a refund. They should write to kssa.scrabble@gmail.com and drop a WhatsApp message including your UPI ID to Siddhartha at +919990475138. Refunds won’t be entertained after 15th Jan 2025.