PUNE SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP 2017

Start date: August 11, 2017

End date: August 13, 2017

Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am

Location: Poona Club, 5 Bund Garden Road

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Pune Scrabble Championship 2017: Congratulations Nakul, detailed results below.

Final Results

1	Nakul Prabhu	17	+841
2	Nikheel Ruparel	16	+1644
3	Pramit Kamath	16	+922
4	Samrath Singh Bhatia	15.5	+395
5	Mangala Bhandarkar	15.5	+344
6	Shaikh Ahmed	15	+1291
7	Sumeet Sachdev	15	+735
8	Sunny Bhatia	15	+408
9	Lennie D’Souza	14.5	+100
10	Carolann Pais	14	+954
11	Caryl Gonsalves	14	+398
12	Priya Karkhanis	14	+368
13	Amit Sood	14	+333
14	Bhushan Pradhan	14	+24
15	Udayan Grover	13	+855
16	Pc Jose	13	+376
17	Rajeev Menon	13	+255
18	R Nalini	13	+139
19	Dipankar Chatterjee	13	+129
20	Rex D’Souza	13	-117
21	Sudhir Kamath	12.5	+527
22	Kala Ganesh	12.5	+264
23	Meena Bakhru	12	+1073
24	Shankar Prasad	12	+207
25	Hriday Samtani	12	+129
26	Madhav Gopal Kamath	12	+34
27	Neena Shahani	12	+14
28	Sridhar Paidikondala	12	-98
29	Srushti Gandhi	12	-918
30	Rehet Singh Bhatia	11.5	-413
31	Gaurav Bhargava	11	+707
32	Manju Pai	11	+350
33	Viren Braganza	11	-120
34	Zeba Sultan	11	-138
35	Sushanto Bhattachara	11	-234
36	Ayush Bhatia	11	-1107
37	Parvathy Raghunathan	10.5	-655
38	Hyder Quraishi	10	-213
39	Aruna Grover	10	-266
40	Romilla Thakur	10	-390
41	Priya Kshirsagar	10	-625
42	Saatvik Sharma	10	-1411
43	Sylvia Coelho	9.5	-39
44	Laura Braganza	9	-84
45	Arvind Iyengar	9	-692
46	Diya Dawara	5	-1283
47	Vishesh Bhatia	5	-1832
48	Aadi Goel	4	-3181

High game:

Meena Bakhru

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PUNE SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Dates: 11,12 and 13 August 2017

Venue: Poona Club, 5 Bund Garden Road

Registration : 9.00 to 9.30 a.m

Tournament will start at 10.00 am sharp

Total No. of games: 23 or 24 if time permits

Word Source : Collins CSW15

Entry Fee : Rs. 2100/- for SAI members & Rs. 2400/- for non-SAI members

(Fees include Breakfast, Lunch, Morning and afternoon tea)

Please send your registration to Ms Mangala Bhandarkar

9766646465

mangala_bhandarkar@yahoo.com

For Room Bookings at Poona Club please let me know at the earliest as this is the

Racing Season in Pune so it may be difficult to get rooms at the club

NOTE: PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUESTED TO BRING THEIR OWN BOARDS,TILES, RACKS AND CLOCKS

Look forward to seeing you in large numbers

Cheers

Romilla Thakur

9371030834

All those requiring accommodation at Poona Club should contact me with details of dates etc. There are limited rooms available, so it will be first come, first served.

The tariff is Rs. 2618/- (tax included).

The other place is YMCA

Tariff is Non AC Rs. 1747/- (tax included)

AC Rs. 2329/- (tax included)

YMCA tel. No. is 26064842

Please book with them directly

Thank you,

MANJU PAI (9960683834)

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.