The Scrabble Association of Delhi is conducting a live 3 day tournament from 30th July – 1st August 2021
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Currently underway, these online tournaments will be rated separately from the Main SAI Rating

To be rated on a separate ratings from the regular SAI Ratings – these ratings will remain provisional till a substantial number of rated games are played.
Results after 15 rounds:
1 | Sanjoy Gupta | 11(+1) | +1137(+1) | |
2 | Madhav Gopal Kamath | 10 | +515 | |
3 | R Nalini | 10 | +426 | |
4 | Ishika S | 9 | +916 | |
5 | Udayan Grover | 9 | +728 | |
6 | Lloyd Pearse | 9 | +344 | |
7 | Samrath Singh Bhatia | 9 | +325 | |
8 | Kala Ganesh | 8 | +477 | |
9 | Sumeet Sachdev | 8 | +399 | |
10 | Rohaina Tanveer | 8 | -8 | |
11 | Devansh Malpani | 7 | +393 | |
12 | Jackson Thomas | 7 | +159 | |
13 | Triambak Eashwar | 7 | -46 | |
14 | Shalini Sahdev | 7 | -328 | |
15 | Yuvraj Dighe | 7 | -401 | |
16 | Vimisha Patel | 6 | -53 | |
17 | Hema Shah | 6 | -592 | |
18 | Vihaan Singhvi | 5 | -1128 | |
19 | Bhavya Todi | 4 | -1316 | |
20 | Mariam Dalal | 2(+1) | -1947(+1) |
Bye treatment explained in brackets
High game: | Kala Ganesh | 636 |
Provisional Ratings:
Rating | NICK | stat | Name | Games | Rating | Last Played |
1 | SGUP | BLR | Sanjoy Gupta | 14 | 2625 | 20210327 |
2 | MGOP | DEL | Madhav Gopal Kamath | 15 | 2477 | 20210327 |
3 | UGRO | PUN | Udayan Grover | 15 | 2420 | 20210327 |
4 | RNAL | BLR | R Nalini | 15 | 2358 | 20210327 |
5 | SSIN | MUM | Samrath Singh Bhatia | 15 | 2340 | 20210327 |
6 | SSAC | MUM | Sumeet Sachdev | 15 | 2095 | 20210327 |
7 | IS | BLR | Ishika S | 15 | 2088 | 20210327 |
8 | KGAN | MUM | Kala Ganesh | 15 | 1973 | 20210327 |
9 | RTAN | OS | Rohaina Tanveer | 15 | 1948 | 20210327 |
10 | LPEA | KER | Lloyd Pearse | 15 | 1666 | 20210327 |
11 | SSAH | DEL | Shalini Sahdev | 15 | 1510 | 20210327 |
12 | DMAL | MUM | Devansh Malpani | 15 | 1471 | 20210327 |
13 | JTHO | KER | Jackson Thomas | 15 | 1426 | 20210327 |
14 | YDIG | MUM | Yuvraj Dighe | 15 | 1261 | 20210327 |
15 | VPAT | GUJ | Vimisha Patel | 15 | 1246 | 20210327 |
16 | HSHA | BLR | Hema Shah | 15 | 1192 | 20210327 |
17 | TEAS | CHN | Triambak Eashwar | 15 | 1149 | 20210327 |
18 | VSIN | MUM | Vihaan Singhvi | 15 | 511 | 20210327 |
19 | BTOD | DEL | Bhavya Todi | 15 | 500 | 20210327 |
20 | MDAL | MUM | Mariam Dalal | 14 | 500 | 20210327 |
Rating stats:
Posting the stats below, will not make much sense as can be seen below, all games were provisional:
Stats for Tournament: 27.03.2021 March Forward generated by Linrat (linear) 2.30
Prior data from initial.RT2 after r8result.tou (20210321)
+————————–+———–+———+———–+—————-+
| State Name | National | State | Wins | Rating Points |
| | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old Change New |
+Section A + + + 15 games + +
+————————–+———–+———+———–+—————-+
|DEL Madhav Gopal Kamath | 4 2 | 1 1 | 10.0 | 2477 | |BLR R Nalini | 8 4 | 3 2 | 10.0 | 2358 |
|BLR Ishika S | 5 7 | 2 3 | 9.0 | 2088 | |PUN Udayan Grover | 1 3 | 1 1 | 9.0 | 2420 |
|KER Lloyd Pearse | 9 9 | 1 1 | 9.0 | 1666 | |MUM Samrath Singh Bhatia | 3 5 | 1 1 | 9.0 | 2340 |
|MUM Kala Ganesh | 6 8 | 2 3 | 8.0 | 1973 | |MUM Sumeet Sachdev | 7 6 | 3 2 | 8.0 | 2095 |
|OS Rohaina Tanveer | | 1 1 | 8.0 | 1948 | |MUM Devansh Malpani | 12 11 | 4 4 | 7.0 | 1471 |
|KER Jackson Thomas | 12 | 2 | 7.0 | 1426 | |CHN Triambak Eashwar | 14 16 | 1 1 | 7.0 | 1149 |
|DEL Shalini Sahdev | 13 10 | 2 2 | 7.0 | 1510 | |MUM Yuvraj Dighe | 13 | 5 | 7.0 | 1261 |
|GUJ Vimisha Patel | 10 14 | 1 1 | 6.0 | 1246 | |BLR Hema Shah | 11 15 | 4 4 | 6.0 | 1192 |
|MUM Vihaan Singhvi | 17 | 6 | 5.0 | 511 | |DEL Bhavya Todi | 15 18 | 3 3 | 4.0 | 500 |
+————————–+———–+———+-14 games -+—————-+
|BLR Sanjoy Gupta | 2 1 | 1 1 | 11.0 | 2625 | |MUM Mariam Dalal | 19 | 7 | 2.0 | 500 |
+————————–+———–+———+———–+—————-+
Notes:
Tournament placings by wins and margins.
- denotes a previously unrated player
Ratings failed to converge in section A
The floor of 500 was imposed in section A
Madhav Gopal Kamath (2477) played 15/15 unrated players.
R Nalini (2358) played 15/15 unrated players.
Ishika S (2088) played 15/15 unrated players.
Udayan Grover (2420) played 15/15 unrated players.
Lloyd Pearse (1666) played 15/15 unrated players.
Samrath Singh Bhatia (2340) played 15/15 unrated players.
Kala Ganesh (1973) played 15/15 unrated players.
Sumeet Sachdev (2095) played 15/15 unrated players.
Rohaina Tanveer (1948) played 15/15 unrated players.
Devansh Malpani (1471) played 15/15 unrated players.
Jackson Thomas (1426) played 15/15 unrated players.
Triambak Eashwar (1149) played 15/15 unrated players.
Shalini Sahdev (1510) played 15/15 unrated players.
Yuvraj Dighe (1261) played 15/15 unrated players.
Vimisha Patel (1246) played 15/15 unrated players.
Hema Shah (1192) played 15/15 unrated players.
Vihaan Singhvi (511) played 15/15 unrated players.
Bhavya Todi (61) played 15/15 unrated players.
Sanjoy Gupta (2625) played 14/14 unrated players.
Mariam Dalal (0) played 14/14 unrated players.
Results from round 8
1 | * | Madhav Gopal Kamath | 6 | +706 | table 1 | Sunny Bhatia | |
2 | Sunny Bhatia | 6 | +537 | table 1 | * | Madhav Gopal Kamath | |
3 | * | Sudhir Kamath | 6 | +513 | table 2 | Pramit Kamath | |
4 | Pramit Kamath | 6 | +510 | table 2 | * | Sudhir Kamath | |
5 | Ekansh Arora | 5 | +239 | table 3 | * | Sumeet Sachdev | |
6 | * | Sumeet Sachdev | 5 | -63 | table 3 | Ekansh Arora | |
7 | Sarbani Rath | 4.5 | +60 | table 4 | * | Archana Aggarwal | |
8 | * | Archana Aggarwal | 4.5 | -87 | table 4 | Sarbani Rath | |
9 | * | Ela Ghose | 4 | +503 | table 5 | Shreyas Gupta | |
10 | Shreyas Gupta | 4 | +162 | table 5 | * | Ela Ghose | |
11 | Shalini Sahdev | 4 | -182 | table 6 | * | Amrita Dasgupta | |
12 | * | Amrita Dasgupta | 3.5 | -248 | table 6 | Shalini Sahdev | |
13 | Siddharth Nithyanand | 3 | +43 | table 7 | * | Akshay Hiremath | |
14 | * | Akshay Hiremath | 2.5 | -379 | table 7 | Siddharth Nithyanand | |
15 | Raymond K | 2.5 | -496 | table 8 | * | Mudit Gupta | |
16 | * | Mudit Gupta | 2.5 | -902 | table 8 | Raymond K | |
17 | Marisha Sharma | 2 | -135 | table 9 | * | Neelanjana Bid | |
18 | * | Neelanjana Bid | 1 | -781 | table 9 | Marisha Sharma |
The player with the asterisk plays first.
High game: | Pramit Kamath | 596 |
The last one year was a roller coaster. We have had our ups and down. Its time to get back to the live Scrabble Tournaments in a safe , open air venue. Lets do it as a Scrabbling Vacation.
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The first live on-site rated tournament after a year-long lockdown drought, KSSA organised a Valentines Day 1-day tournament, keeping distance norms and safeguards



Postponed indefinitely due to Covid lockdown
Date and Time: 29th 30th 31st May, 2020 (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) from 8.30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Venue: Juhu Vileparle Gymkhana Club (JVPGC), Plot No U-13, N.S Road No 13, Opp. Juhu Bus Depot, JVPD Scheme, Juhu, Mumbai – 50
Divisions: 1) Premier (SAI Rating of 1150 & above)
2) Open (SAI Rating below 1150 and unrated players)
Please note: Players with SAI rating below 1150 can opt to play in the Premier Division.
Format: (24 to 26 rounds)
First Half (Australian Draw format) / Last Half (King of the Hill format)
The exact number of games would be declared at the tournament venue
Word source: Collins Scrabble Words (CSW) 2019
Entry Fee: Rs 4000 for SAI Members and Rs 4500 for Non-SAI Members
The entry fee includes lunch, tea & snacks for all the 3 days of the tournament.
Registration must be done in advance (Last Date: 15th May 2020)
Registration can be done by:
1) E-mail:- mumbaiscrabble@gmail.com
2) Calling Bhushan Pradhan on 9890767740
3) Calling Nakul Prabhu on 9820454173
Registration time: 8.30 a.m. to 9 a.m. (29th May 2020)
Exciting cash prizes would be given to the winners of both divisions.
Important instructions:-
• Participants are requested to bring their own scrabble board, tiles and clock to the venue
• Participants reaching the venue after 9 a.m would not be allowed to participate in the tournament
• Participants must register in advance to take part in the tournament
Tournament cancelled due Covid lockdown
The 17th All India Open Scrabble Championship in Goa will be held at the A/C Hall, PCCE, Verna, Goa from 24th-26th April 2020
The 3 day 24 games tournament will be rated by both WESPA and SAI.
The tournament will be of 24 Australian draw and last 7 rounds King of the Hill. CSW 2019 and WESPA rules will apply.
More details will be announced soon
Registrations: email to rajivantao@yahoo.com
Due to limited space we will be taking up to a maximum of 60 seats in total only.
Please let us know if you are below 1100 rating and would prefer playing in a separate Division when registering – we may have 2 divisions if the numbers are enough.
Registered players:
Name | Location |
Radhika Mahalingaiah | BLR |
Sanjoy Gupta | BLR |
Ekansh Arora | Delhi |
Anthony Gomes | Goa |
Douglas Lobo | Goa |
Jackie Fernandes | Goa |
Joe Rodrigues | Goa |
Rajiv Antao | Goa |
Ronilla Kataria | Goa |
Savio Pinto | Goa |
Savio Rebello | Goa |
Sylvia Coelho | Goa |
Rajeev Menon | Hyderabad |
Asha Namdev Kamath | Mumbai |
Bhushan Pradhan | Mumbai |
Carolann Pais | Mumbai |
Nakul Prabhu | Mumbai |
Sherwin Rodrigues | Mumbai |
Charles Carneiro | OSI |
Ralph Lobo | OSI |
Selwyn Lobo | OSI |
Mangala Bhandarkar | Pune |
Bharath Balakrishnan | USA |