The Toronto SCRABBLE Club ends its season each year with what the National SCRABBLE Association calls a Local Club Tournament. That's a tournament that isn't listed in the NSA's calendar of open events, but still counts for NSA tournament ratings, albeit with any changes discounted by a factor of three. This year's event will be on June 15th, 22nd and 29th, held at the same time and place as regular club meetings. It's open to any NSA member who can attend those three weeks, and if you're not a member, we're happy to send in your US$22 when we register the tournament.
The tournament will have three divisions (A, B and C). If you are contending for one of the club's divisional championships (which are based on end-of-year championship ratings), you must play in that division. If you are not, you may still play, and you choose your division based on your club rating at the time of your registration, playing up or down if you are within 50 points of the division breaks 1100 and 1600.
Asterisked players are in the running for (and in serious contention for) the divisional championships; other players who choose to play do so solely for the glory of winning this nine-game tournament and for the fabulous cash prizes.
The following players have registered for the tournament (dollar-signs indicate players who haven't yet paid):
A Division (10 players) Evan Berofsky* Gene Rawlins* Glenn Dunlop* Glenn Mosher* Libero Paolella* Lisa Kessler Mad Palazzo* Ray Francis*$ Trevor Sealy* Zev Kaufman* | B Division (7 players) Anna Miransky* Curtis Akomanyi Denis Farbstein* Diane Brown Mark Edelson* Roger Cullman* Vera Bigall* | C Division (11 players) Ani Migirdicyan* Barry Muskovitch Christine Westcott* Irene Kennedy* Karen Falconer* Merran Dunlop Pam Stevens Rachel Matlow Shirley Drucker* Simon Thompson Stan Jeffay* |
Please make sure that you are available on all three nights before deciding to play. If you can't make it one on of the nights, you are still welcome to drop by and play anyone else in the same situation.
If you would like to play, please pay Lisa Kessler or John Chew $10 no later than June 7th. If you need to purchase or renew your NSA membership, please also do so by that date.
If according to the list below, you have a choice of division, please indicate your choice. If you cannot play on one of the three nights, you are still welcome to come and play informally (as in the past during our summer hiatus).
A* Craig Rowland A* Fern Lindzon A Heather McCall A Hugh Currie A Jim Nanavati A John Chew A Maria Fernandes A Max Panitch A Sal Desiato A Sinnadurai Vijayakumar A Stuart Levinsky A Tim Anglin | AB Don Ross AB Grant Rowland AB Barry Spinner AB Yvonne Lobo | B Abdul Khan B Andrew Curshen B Ben Lam B Brenda Megannety B* Elizabeth Spivak B Garth Hardie B Gene Tyszka B Idelle Weinstock B Jason Broersma B Jason Ubeika B Joy Thomas B Kristen Chew B Mike Krepakevich B Ron Manson B Ruth Simpson B Sandi Spencer B Shauna Pi B Su Edwards B Tzabia Siegel | BC Amanda Hubble BC Chris Bonin BC Jim Wallenberg BC Nick Fall BC Norma Manson BC Vivienne Muhling | C Aizad Ahmad C Alex Ji C Arnie Lucki C Ben Caughran C Bill Lourie C Carol Victor C Charles Mangion C Clarence Change C Dale McTavish C Dave Krook C Donna Wyonch C Elaine Carveth C Frank Grossman C Heather Mak C Helen McKecknie C Ilana Nirenberg C Israr Ahmad C Jeff Rose C John Van Zeyl | C Kathy Gorecki C Laura Cutsey C Lynda Kraar C Mark Hamilton C Mark Stewartson C Mary Hall C Masum Merali C* Matt Ross C Mike Rowe C Mohamad Dewji C Patti Ann Sullivan C Paul Wigley C Pete Bailey C Peter Hopkins C Rebecca Dahl C Rikki Gregory C Robert Buckley C Sara Caughran C Shane Hu C Stefanie Lem C Sue McKecknie C Susan Dick C Wesley Solmon C Zach Dubinsky |