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2011 WORLD YOUTH SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

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WORLD YOUTH SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP 2011

DATE: Tuesday 6th December to Thursday 8th December
VENUE: Zon Regency Hotel, Johor Bahru
NUMBER OF GAMES: 24
FORMAT: Swiss draw (lagged), with up to 3 repeat matches
TIME: 25 minutes per player
RULES: WESPA version 2
DICTIONARY: Collins Scrabble Words 2007 (CSW)
CHALLENGE: free (ie no penalty for challenging correct words)
ELIGIBILITY: must be born 1/1/1994 or later
(several 9-year-olds have competed in the past)
Passports or ID cards will be checked for birth dates.
QUOTAS: National Scrabble Associations have been advised of their quota - up to 10, depending on the strength of their 2010 team
(for non-WESPA nations, this is limited to 2 players). A table for the quotas of all countries can be found here
Please contact your national association for qualifying criteria.
ENTRY FEE: There is no entry fee for players who have qualified to represent their country (see above) – However, players (or their associations) must pay for their own travel and accommodation expenses.
NON-QUALIFYING PLAYERS: if you don’t qualify to represent your country, you are welcome to pay an entry fee (US$100, or RM$300). We expect you will have some tournament experience (eg know all 2-letter words, score accurately, finish your game within 25 minutes, score around 250 to 300 minimum).
Entry fees are used to cover WYSC costs, so we encourage as many “extras” as possible. Such players are treated the same as their qualifying countrymen - they will receive the same free t-shirts, tile bags etc, and will be eligible for all prizes. Their results will *not* be used to calculate their national quota for next year, unless they finish ahead of a qualifying player from their country.
ENTRY DUE DATE: Enter by 30th September latest.
Late entries may be refused (and may not be included in the souvenir booklet).
PRIZE STRUCTURE: trophies and/or money prizes for
- the top 10 finishers
- best player born 1/1/96 or later, 1/1/98 or later, 1/1/2000 or later, and 1/1/ 2002 or later (players may receive more than one award – eg if you are aged 9, and finish overall 10th, you could receive 3 age awards, plus the award below)
- youngest player to finish in the top 25 (usually someone aged about 12)
- high word and high game
- best novice (ie player who has not competed in WYSC before)
- best player from a new country (which has not sent a team to WYSC before)

ADJACENT TOURNAMENTS;
You are invited, and encouraged, to participate in other tournaments being held in conjunction with WYSC. This is an excellent way to improve your game, as well as overcome jetlag, if you have travelled from a different time-zone.
PRINCESS CUP, Bangkok, 2days – 19th and 20th November (dates not confirmed as yet). This tournament offers big prize-money for juniors. There is also an adult section (Collins) with less prize-money, but the opportunity to play Thailand’s best (average rating >1900). Both junior and senior tournaments will be internationally rated. Cheap flights are available from Singapore to Bangkok (or KL to Bangkok) with Tiger/Jetstar/ Air Asia. If you book early, these will be under US$100 each way.

SINGAPORE OPEN, 2 days, tentatively scheduled for 26th and 27th November.
Details will appear on www.toucanet.com

CAUSEWAY SCRABBLE CHALLENGE, 5 days, 30th November to 4th December.
This tournament is for both adults and youth. Because this is 45 games, it is not recommended for those who have not previously competed in long tournaments, eg 20+games, against adults. There is a 20% discount of the entry fee for young players. This is the biggest and best CSW tournament anywhere in the world. http://causewayscrabble.com/stories/frontpage.html

JOHOR BAHRU ROUND ROBIN will be held at the same time as WYSC, for adults. Number of games will be 24 or 25. The format will be suitable for all levels of player, and it will be WESPA rated. This tournament is located in the foyer outside the WYSC Ballroom, so is suitable for parents of players. For more details, or to enter, email me closer to the date. karendrichards@gmail.com

GETTING THERE
Easiest/ closest airport is Singapore international.
Michael Tang can arrange transport from Singapore’s Changi Airport to Johor Bahru (see Causeway website for details)
If you are short of money, there is a shuttle bus service from Changi Airport to Johor Bahru, and then you will need to catch a taxi to your hotel (under 15 mins, say US$5 to $10) http://www.changiairport.com/getting-around/to-and-from-the-airport/coach-to-johor-bahru-malaysia
If you prefer to fly to Kuala Lumpur, Air Asia flies from there to Johor Bahru airport, or catch a train or coach to Johor Bahru.
Another option is flying into Bangkok, if you are interested in Princess Cup or the adult side tournament.

VISAS: Check what is required (many of you won’t need any). If you are entering Asia via Singapore, you may need a visa for Singapore as well as Malaysia.

ACCOMMODATION
Michael Tang negotiates a good deal with Zon Hotel (single rooms, double or twin rooms, and triple rooms). As this is a bulk booking, it is done through Michael Tang (NOT the hotel itself). He will offer a choice of room + breakfast only, OR room + all meals. Unless you are a big eater, you may prefer to buy your own meals (These work out about US$2 per meal if you eat Indian – there are many other food outlets in the hotel. Imported drinks are more expensive, eg Coca Cola). *Please do not attempt to book rooms until after 30th June (when Michael will have revamped his website). Michael has a bulk booking at the hotel, so there will be sufficient rooms for everyone.

 

1AUSTRALIA 1Kitty-Jean Laginha
2AUSTRALIA 2Jayden Kuhne
3AUSTRALIA 3Michael McKenna
4AUSTRALIA 4Marvi Delfin
5AUSTRALIA 5Anand Bharadwaj
6AUSTRALIA 6 NQMaree Farlow
7INDIA 1Tanvi Binani
8MALAYSIA 1Shiidheswar Ravichandran
9MALAYSIA 2Arvinran Rajendran
10MALAYSIA 3Chang Ching Yet
11MALAYSIA 4Cheong Yi Wei
12MALAYSIA 5Johnston Tan Ee Jun
13MALAYSIA 6William Kang
14MALAYSIA 7Arunan Sethu
15MALAYSIA 8Cheong Yi Hua
16MALAYSIA 9Choo Zi Wei
17MALAYSIA 10Prema Maniam
18MALAYSIA 11Wan Mohd Azril
19MALAYSIA 12 NQHarendraraj Mohanraj
20MALAYSIA 13 NQCalvin Kong Sian Jhieh
21NEW ZEALAND 1Alex Leckie-Zaharic
22NIGERIA 1Akinlosotu Oluwafemi  
23NIGERIA 2Adegbite Oluwarinumi 
24NIGERIA 3Adegbite  Oluwatomiloba 
25NIGERIA 4Adeseye  Adefemi
26NIGERIA 5Akindeko Victor 
27NIGERIA 6Akindana Abidemi
28NIGERIA 7Adalumo Ololade 
29OMAN 1Pranav Rao
30PAKISTAN 1Shahzaib Khatri
31PAKISTAN 2M. Jahanzaib Khan
32PAKISTAN 3M. Inshal Shabaz
33PAKISTAN 4Javeria Salman
34PAKISTAN 5Javeria A.Mirza
35PAKISTAN 6Talal Amjad
36PAKISTAN 7Minhaj Uddin
37PAKISTAN 8S.Taha ul Huda
38PAKISTAN 9 NQAsad Merchant
39PAKISTAN 10 NQHamza Sheikh
40PAKISTAN 11 NQYash Gandh
41PHILIPPINES 1Mohammad Suma
42PHILIPPINES 2Orgie Albano
43PHILIPPINES 3Nathallie Cabaluna
44PHILIPPINES 4Kim Rubina
45PHILIPPINES 5Matthew Malitao
46PHILIPPINES 6Aldrin Escalante
47PHILIPPINES 7Angelica Frogosa
48PHILIPPINES 8Erica Tablan
49PHILIPPINES 9Dianna Rose Serquina
50PHILIPPINES 10John Gabriel Co
51SINGAPORE 1Yong Jian Rong
52SINGAPORE 2Victor Gwee
53SINGAPORE 3Neo Wei Sheng
54SINGAPORE 4Jeremy Khoo
55SINGAPORE 5Eden Choo
56SINGAPORE 6 NQClarence Tew
57SINGAPORE 7 NQTimothy Tan
58SOUTH AFRICA 1Joe Leqoalane
59SOUTH AFRICA 2Faraad Moyce
60SRI LANKA 1Shaini Wilson
61SRI LANKA 2Migara Jayasinghe
62SRI LANKA 3Yeshan Jayasuriya
63SRI LANKA 4 Sasika Jayasuriya
64SRI LANKA 5Vinu Wijesekera
65SRI LANKA 6Anisha Dias Bandaranaike
66SRI LANKA 7Kevin Ketagoda
67SRI LANKA 8Premkumar Nimalan
68SRI LANKA 9Nishan Perera
69THAILAND 1Kukiat Khunpanitchot
70THAILAND 2Pasith Teeka-uttamakorn
71THAILAND 3Sompong Phosai
72THAILAND 4Tawan Paepolsiri
73THAILAND 5Visarut Ariyakajorn
74THAILAND 6Sinatarn Pattanasuwanna
75THAILAND 7Siriwat Suttapintu
76THAILAND 8Sitthichoke Boonsiripan
77THAILAND 9Jamin Dispanya
78THAILAND 10?Naravit Nathapukdi
79THAILAND 11?Norathep Sripasit
80TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 1Amir Andi-Abdoerrachman
81TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 2Omari Atiba Blake
82UAE (Dubai) 1Dylan D'Souza
83UAE (Dubai) 2K.Sudharsan Surya
84UAE (Dubai) 3Sanchit Kapoor
85UAE (Dubai) 4Navya Zaveri
86UAE (Dubai) 5Vikram Ajith
87UNITED KINGDOM 1Oliver Garner
88UNITED KINGDOM 2Tim Butcher
89UNITED KINGDOM 3Jessica Pratesi
90UNITED KINGDOM 4Joe Knapper
91UNITED KINGDOM 5Natasha Pratesi
92UNITED KINGDOM 6Jack Durand
93UNITED KINGDOM 7Shrinidhi Prakash