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TOURNAMENT FORMAT

The au pair program matches players with the closest available player to their ranking in the results after each game. However, repeats of matches may occur from Game NINE, and game EIGHTEEN. Players will not meet twice in one day. The maximum number of matches against the same opponent is three, although that is unlikely to occur.

FINAL PLAYOFF
The players positioned first and second at the end of game twenty-two will play the best of five games, to determine the overall Champion. In the case of tied results, margins (spread) will be used.

GIBSON RULE
If, during the first 22 games, a player reaches the situation where, even if they lose all remaining games, they cannot lose a place in the final, the “Gibson rule” applies. They will be paired with the top-positioned player (not a fellow countryman) who, in the tournament director’s opinion, is most likely not to qualify for a prize. If the top two players are clear of the field, they will be paired against each other for the final round/s.

CHALLENGES
The dictionary for this event is SCRABBLE TOURNAMENT AND CLUB WORD LIST by HarperCollins. 2007 Edition.

For the main tournament (22 games) there is no penalty for challenging. However, for the FINAL PLAYOFF ONLY (best of five games, top two players) THERE IS A CHALLENGE PENALTY of five points per move, awarded to the player, if a move is correct.

When challenging, both players hide their tiles, then walk to the challenge computer together. The challenger types in the word or words challenged, checks with the player that these are typed as played, and then hits “enter”.

WESPA RULES APPLY

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