iGATE International Scrabble Tournament Jan 9-12, 2014 Bangalore, India’s biggest scrabble tournament is now a grand 35-game four-day event! Details and accommodation options below:
iGATE Global Solutions, the integrated technology and operations (iTOPS) company and Karnataka State Scrabble Association (KSSA) are proud to announce the 10th consecutive International Scrabble Tournament to be held in iGATE campus in Whitefield, Bangalore from January 9-12, 2014.
Prizes Accommodation Registration Participants (Premier – Div A) Participants (Premier – Div b) Participants (Newbie Division C)
Special feature: Two divisions and more prizes!
The four-day tournament will have a total prize award of over Rs. 850,000 (an increase of US
$ 1500 from last year)
Date: January 9, 10, 11 and 12, 2014
Venue: iGATE Global Solutions, Whitefield, Bangalore.
Prizes
Premier Division
1st prize – Rs.2, 85,000
2nd prize – Rs.1, 42,000
3rd prize – Rs. 85,000
4th prize – Rs. 34,000
5th prize – Rs. 28,000
6th prize – Rs. 23,000
7th prize – Rs. 17,000
8th prize – Rs. 13,500
9th prize – Rs. 10,000
10th prize – Rs. 7,000
11th -15th – Rs. 1,500 (new)
Entry fee: US $ 100
Open Division (Eligibility-WESPA rating 1499 and below)
1st prize – Rs. 50,000
2nd prize – Rs. 30,000
3rd prize – Rs. 20,000
4th prize – Rs. 15,000
5th prize – Rs. 12,000
6th prize – Rs. 9,000
7th prize – Rs. 6,000
8th prize – Rs. 5,000
9th prize – Rs. 4,000
10th prize – Rs.3,000
11th -15th – Rs. 1,500 (new)
- Registration: Contact Radhika Mahalingaiah – spica57@yahoo.com
Entry fee: US $ 50
Late Registration: Entries registered after January 1, 2014, will have to pay an extra amount of Rs 500.
*Several more exciting special prizes including bingo prizes. Please note that prize money is subject to tax deduction at source as applicable.
Format: A minimum of 35 games of 50 minutes each will be played over four days. Word source will be the latest Collins Scrabble Tournament and Club Word List 2012.
Challenge: 5-point penalty per word, the player does not lose turn.
Schedule:
Thursday, January 9, 2014
8.30- 9 am- Registration
9.00 am – 9.30 am-Inauguration and draw.
9.30 am – First Game
Nine/ten games to be played during the day.
Friday, January 10, 2014
9:00 am. Session Starts.
Nine/ten games to be played during the day.
Saturday, January 11, 2014
9:00 am. Session Starts.
Nine/ten games to be played during the day.
Sunday, January 12, 2014
9:00 am. Session Starts.
Eight games to be played during the day.
5.30 pm prize distribution.
•Registration: Contact Radhika Mahalingaiah – spica57@yahoo.com
Breakfast, lunch and snacks arrangements will be provided on all four days of the tournament. Local conveyance will be arranged for participants to the venue and back (Collective pick up and drop arrangement)
Entry fee: The tournament is conducted by KSSA who will collect the entry fee. 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.
Note: Please remember to get the following details. Winners have to furnish the details as the prize money will be transferred directly to their bank account:
1. Name of the Bank
2. Account Number
3. Name of the beneficiary
4. Bank swift code for wire transfer
5. Email address
6. Your postal address
7. Your telephone number
ACCOMMODATION:
Ginger Hotel: Less than a km from the tournament venue, but 10 km away from the city centre. Tariff ranges from Rs.1400 for single AC room (plus 15.5% taxes) to Rs.1900 (plus 15.5% taxes) for Twin AC room. This hotel is close to the venue; about five minutes walk to the venue. Bookings can be made directly – www.gingerhotels.com.
MGM Mark Whitefield: Right next to the venue. Tariff ranges from Rs.1800+Taxes (Including breakfast & Wifi). Superior room Single occupancy charge is Rs.2200+Taxes (Including breakfast & Wifi). Bookings can be made directly :reservations@mgmmarkwhitefield.com
The Park Residency: Situated in the heart of the city. Tariffs range from non A/C – Rs.1300 (single) to Rs. 1700 (double or twin); A/C – Rs.1700 (single) and Rs.2000 (double), inclusive of taxes. Rs.500 for extra bed, 24-hour check-in. Email: theparkresidency@gmail.com. Please mention scrabble tournament while booking, or Contact-rexnd@dataone.com.
Hotel Janardhana: Tariffs for non AC rooms – Rs.730 (single) Rs.980 (three beds). And Rs.80 extra for extra bed.
Pranam Hotel: – Close to the City Railway Station. Tariff ranges from Rs.450 to Rs.900 (non-AC and AC rooms) per day.
Premier Dvision (Div A)
Participants:
No | Name | Rating | Hotel | Country |
1. | Nigel Richards | 2327 | Ginger | New Zealand |
2. | Mazher Qureshi | 2139 | Ginger | Saudi Arabia |
3. | Alastair Richards | 2131 | Ginger | Australia |
4. | Hubert Wee | 2067 | Mark | Singapore |
5. | Sherwin Rodrigues | 2019 | Park | India |
6. | Rasheed Balogun | 1973 | Ginger | Nigeria |
7. | Chinedu Okwelogu | 1968 | Ginger | Nigeria |
8. | Amit Chakrabarti | 1921 | Ginger | USA |
9. | Akshay Bhandarkar | 1910 | Mark | India |
10. | Marlon Prudencio | 1873 | Mark | Singapore |
11. | Varisht Hingorani | 1863 | Ginger | India |
12. | Ricky Purnomo | 1858 | Mark | Indonesia |
13. | Waseem Khatri | 1849 | Ginger | Pakistan |
14. | Tony Sim | 1847 | Mark | Singapore |
15. | Gerry Carter | 1847 | Thailand | |
16. | Udayan Grover | 1804 | Ginger | India |
17. | Alex Tan | 1787 | Malaysia | |
18. | Nakul Prabhu | 1767 | Park | India |
19. | Mpakaboari Jack | 1766 | Ginger | Nigeria |
20. | Sanjoy Gupta | 1717 | India | |
21. | Goutham Jayaraman | 1695 | Mark | Singapore |
22. | Michael Tang | 1692 | Ginger | Singapore |
23. | Ralph Lobo | 1683 | Mark | UAE |
24. | Shaikh Ahmed | 1680 | Ginger | India |
25. | Douglas Lobo | 1664 | Mark | India |
26. | Jose de Abreu | 1643 | Park | India |
27. | Karen Richards | 1614 | Ginger | Australia |
28. | Tony Hunt | 1614 | Ginger | Australia |
29. | Carolann Pais | 1595 | India | |
30. | Suthiraphan Assarat | 1582 | Ginger | Thailand |
31. | Manju Sood | 1552 | India | |
32. | Mohsin Ahmed | 1542 | India | |
33. | Olajide Akiyemi | 1538 | Ginger | Nigeria |
34. | Irineu Gonsalves | 1528 | Ginger | India |
35. | V Ramachandran | 1522 | Park | India |
36. | Sanath Hemachandra | 1516 | Oman | |
37. | Daniel Milton | 1418 | Ginger | USA |
38. | Pramit Kamath | 1423 | India | |
39. | Mohd Ali Savanur | 1348 | India | |
40. | Bhushan Pradhan | 1319 | India | |
41. | Rajveer Rawlin | 1223 | India |
Open Division (Div B)
Participants:
No. | Name | Rating | Hotel | Country |
1. | Indunil Amarasinghe | 1469 | Ginger | Sri Lanka |
2. | Vinnith Ramamurti | 1440 | Malaysia | |
3. | Cecil Fernandes | 1422 | Oman | |
4. | Marie Fernandes | 1410 | Oman | |
5. | Jayaska Baranage | 1393 | Sri Lanka | |
6. | Mangala Bhandarkar | 1357 | Park | India |
7. | Paul Richards | 1354 | Ginger | Australia |
8. | Jacky Fernandes | 1302 | Park | India |
9. | Wimal Fernando | 1301 | Ginger | India |
10. | Radhika Mahalingaiah | 1294 | India | |
11. | PC Jose | 1188 | Park | India |
12. | Lennie D’Souza | 1185 | India | |
13. | Nidhi Singhvi | 1179 | India | |
14. | Jayanthi Kannan | 1155 | England | |
15. | Siddarth Raman | 1148 | India | |
16. | R Nalini | 1126 | India | |
17. | Nupur Sood | 1125 | India | |
18. | Hyder Qureshi | 1117 | Ginger | Saudi Arabia |
19. | Joe Rodrigues | 1105 | Park | India |
20. | Krishnan A | 1100 | India | |
21. | Sunny Wright | 1060 | Park | Australia |
22. | Shafique Ahmed | 1034 | Ginger | Bangladesh |
23. | Abdul Waheed Belqaumi | 1030 | India | |
24. | Phil Paes | 991 | Ginger | India |
25. | Manju Pai | 990 | Mark | India |
26. | Fareeda Akbarally | 963 | Ginger | Sri Lanka |
27. | Romilla Thakur | 958 | Mark | India |
28. | Gayanath Chandrasena | 934 | Park | Sri Lanka |
29. | Rhys McGuckin | 934 | Ginger | Australia |
30. | Samrath Singh Bhatia | 925 | Ginger | India |
31. | Lalantha Amarasinghe | 924 | Ginger | Sri Lanka |
32. | Neena Shahani | 923 | Mark | India |
33. | Hari Prasad | 909 | Ginger | India |
34. | Sree Sukumar | 878 | Ginger | England |
35. | Saraswathi Rammanohar | 866 | India | |
36. | Satish Srinivasan | 854 | India | |
37. | Aruna Grover | 844 | Ginger | India |
38. | Sylvia Coelho | 709 | Ginger | India |
39. | Rehet Singh Bhatia | 693 | Ginger | India |
40. | Rafique Khatri | 668 | Ginger | Pakistan |
41. | Erol Jorge | 617 | Mark | India |
42. | Nitya Chagti | 600 | India | |
43. | Vidya Goggi | 519 | India | |
44. | Nikhil Ravishankar | 512 | India | |
45. | Pranay Addepalli | 500 | UAE | |
46. | Thirathni Perera | 437 | Ginger | Sri Lanka |
47. | Parvathy Raghunathan | 410 | Ginger | India |
48. | Kala Ganesh | 358 | Ginger | India |
49. | Yash Potnis | 300 | India | |
50. | Baldip Kaur | Ginger | England | |
51. | Ashanamdev Kamath | (Kerala) | ||
52. | SA Munaff | (Hyderabad) | ||
53. | Ramachandran Chidambaram | (Hyderabad) | ||
54. | Sunny Bhatia | (New Delhi) | ||
55. | Mehrzaad Mogrelia | (Mumbai) |
Newbie Division (Div C):
1 | Chris Imison | 763(2-day) | England | |
2. | Viji Ramachandran | 574 (2-day) | Park | India |
3. | Veeresh Kumar | 2-day | (Bangalore) | |
4. | Bharath Balakrishna | 2-day | (Bangalore) | |
5. | JS Tejaswi | 2-day | (Hyderabad) | |
6. | Mohammed Sufiyan | 2-day | (Chennai) | |
7. | BN Nagarathna | 2-day | (Bangalore) | |
8. | Dipankar Chatterjee | 2-day | (Bangalore) | |
9. | Neelam Agrawal | 2-day | (Bangalore) | |
10. | Hemanth Achaya | 2-day | (Bangalore) | |
11. | Shailaja Nadig | 2-day | (Bangalore) | |
12. | Kedarnath Awati | 2-day | Ginger | (Pune) |
13. | Sowmya S | 2-day | (Bangalore) | |
14. | Rashmi Roy | 2-day | (Orissa) | |
15. | Tisa Ng | 2-day | Australia |