Latest revision as of 11:36, 20 May 2025

This page outlines the criteria that will be used to select the players who qualify to represent Canada at the 2025 WESPA Championship (WESPAC2025).

The 2025 WESPA Championship is an event with national allocations. It will be held in Ghana from November 12-16, 2025. Canada has been allotted 12 spots for WESPAC2025. There will be a Last Chance Qualifier on November 11, 2025, to select additional players.

Note: The 2025 World Team Scrabble Championship (WTSC2025) - originally scheduled to be held before WESPAC2025 - has been postponed to a future date.

Eligibility

All players wishing to qualify must be NASPA members in good standing.

A player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

If a player's NASPA membership has lapsed, the player must renew and pay up retroactively to cover any lapses since the beginning of the Qualifying Period.

Canadian citizens and permanent residents are eligible.

Players may not register for the qualification process if they have already registered to qualify for another nation. If a player registers to play for Canada and also attempts to represent another nation at WESPAC2025 (with or without withdrawing from the Canadian registration), they will be ineligible to compete for Canada at the next such championship.

Registration

Players wishing to register for the qualification process can do so by contacting info@scrabbleplayers.org.

The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on May 19, 2025.

If selected, players are responsible for paying the tournament entry fee(s) and any other expenses.

Qualification Period (QP)

The qualification period began on December 31, 2023 and ended on May 19, 2025.

Note: Tournaments that are in progress at the beginning or end of the QP will be considered to fall within the QP.

Peak CSW Rating

Players will qualify by peak rating (PR) achieved during the QP in one of two ways:

• Peak NASPA CSW rating with a minimum of 31 NASPA-rated games played during the QP.
• Peak WESPA CSW rating with a minimum of 31 WESPA-rated games played in North America during the QP.

PR Calculation

• The higher PR will be used if a player qualifies by both NASPA and WESPA PR.
• The final rating from any fully rated tournament may be used as a PR.
• Any bonus points will count toward a person’s PR.
• Ratings following tournaments that are not fully rated (i.e., tournaments capped at 10 or fewer players and 3-game tournaments) will not count as a peak rating, but any such games played will count as 1/3 of a game towards fulfilling the participation requirement.

PR Tie-Breakers

1. Higher WESPA rating during the QP.
2. Head-to-head records among tied players in fully rated games during the QP.
3. Second highest rating achieved after playing at least 31 games in the QP.
4. Highest rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
5. Number of CSW games played in the QP.
6. Drawing of lots.

Players Qualified for WESPAC2025

The following players have qualified to represent Canada at the 2025 WESPAC. Canada has been allocated 12 slots.

• Adam Logan (2226) - 2005 World Champion
• Tony Leah (1883)
• Jason Ubeika (1877)
• Andrew Golding (1803)
• Mohammad Sulaiman (1766)
• Yvonne Lobo (1624)
• David Nwabor (1611)
• Tobey Roland (1521)
• Abdul Majid Khan (1486)
• Kaveri Raviraj

Former World / WESPAC champions automatically qualify for WESPAC2025. Slots awarded to former champions do not count toward the Canadian quota.

The Peak Rating is listed in parentheses for players who met the 31-game requirement.

The remaining slots are awarded on a first come, first serve basis to players who meet the other requirements for participation.

Alternates and Unclaimed Spots

If more players register than there are allocated spots during the QP, those players will be designated as alternates and will be offered any spots that become available. Spots may become available if someone drops out or WESPA offers additional seats to Canada.

After the alternates, any unclaimed spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis to players who meet the criteria for participation.

Obligations

Players who accept an allotted spot and who withdraw without a valid reason after the QP cannot register to qualify for the next event with national allocations.

Players may appeal to the NASPA Canadian Committee to have their eligibility reinstated.

Disputes

Any dispute regarding the interpretation of any of the above rules and criteria will be resolved by the NASPA Canadian Committee.