January 15, 16 and 17
Venue
iGATE Global Solutions, Whitefield, Bangalore.
Format
- The tournament is an Open International Tournament.
- There will be 24 games of 50 minutes each played over 3 days.
- The word source will be the Collins Scrabble Tournament and Club Wordlist.
- Challenge: 5 point penalty per word, with no loss of turn for wrong challenges.
Participants
Click here for a list of registered participants
Prizes
| 1st prize | Rs. 200,000 | (~ US$ 5000) |
| 2nd prize | Rs. 100,000 | (~ US$ 2500) |
| 3rd prize | Rs. 50,000 | (~ US$ 1250) |
| And prizes up to 10th place | ||
*other exciting special prizes will be announced later. Please note that prize money is subject to tax deduction at source as applicable.
Registration
Register online or contact Radhika Mahalingaiah < spica57@yahoo.com>
Entry fee
The tournament is conducted by KSSA who will collect an entry fee of Rs 2,500 per participant. The association promotes competitive scrabble in Karnataka, and in association with the Scrabble Association of India the rest of the country as well. Entry fee can be paid on the day of the tournament.
Late Registration
Entries registered after January 1, 2010, will have to pay an extra amount of Rs 500.
Schedule
| Friday, January 15, 2010 | |
| 8.30- 9 am | Registration |
| 9.00 am – 9.30 am | Inauguration and draw. |
| 9.30 am | First Game |
| Eight games to be played during the day. | |
| Saturday, January 16, 2010 | |
| 9:00 am. | Session Starts |
| 9:15 am. | Game Nine |
| Eight games to be played during the day. | |
| Sunday, January 17, 2010 | |
| 9:00 am. | Session Starts |
| 9:15 am. | Game seventeen |
| Eight games to be played during the day. | |
| 6.30 pm | prize distribution |
Please Note
Local conveyance will be arranged for participants to the venue and back (collective pick up and drop arrangement). Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided on all three days of the tournament.