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WESPAC is the second of 2 weeks of top-level Scrabble competition to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Scrabble - the [[2023 NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas]].
 
WESPAC is the second of 2 weeks of top-level Scrabble competition to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Scrabble - the [[2023 NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas]].
 
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The 2023 WESPA Championship (WESPAC) marks the first time since 2001 that the world championship will be contested in North America. It begins with the Last Chance Qualifying Tournament on Friday July 21 and continues with the invitational Main Event from Saturday July 22 through Wednesday July 26. For those not competing in the invitational, there will be both Collins and NWL events concurrent with WESPAC.
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The 2023 WESPA Championship (WESPAC) marks the first time since 2001 that the [[World SCRABBLE Championship|world championship]] will be contested in North America. It begins with the Last Chance Qualifying Tournament on Friday July 21 and continues with the invitational Main Event from Saturday July 22 through Wednesday July 26. For those not competing in the invitational, there will be both Collins and NWL events concurrent with WESPAC.
  
 
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<a target=_new href="http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/reglist.pl?event=WESPAC2023" style="display:inline-block;color:white;background-color:#3e4e97;padding:6px;font-weight:bold;border:solid 1px #cccccc">See Who's Coming</a>
 
  
 
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|13
 
|13
 
|[http://scrabble.org.au/ratings/selective/2023WSC.html Qualifying Process]
 
|[http://scrabble.org.au/ratings/selective/2023WSC.html Qualifying Process]
|
+
 
 
* '''Adam Kretschmer'''
 
* '''Adam Kretschmer'''
 
* '''Anand Bharadwaj'''
 
* '''Anand Bharadwaj'''
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* '''Bob Jackman'''
 
* '''Bob Jackman'''
 
* '''Cameron Farlow'''
 
* '''Cameron Farlow'''
 +
* '''Graeme Lock Lee'''
 
* '''Jane Taylor'''
 
* '''Jane Taylor'''
* John Holgate
+
* '''John Holgate'''
 
* '''Karen Richards'''
 
* '''Karen Richards'''
* Naween Fernando
 
 
* '''Paul Richards'''
 
* '''Paul Richards'''
 
* '''Russell Honeybun'''
 
* '''Russell Honeybun'''
* '''Trevor Halsal'''
+
* '''Sally Martin'''
 +
* '''Trevor Halsall'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Bangladesh
 
|Bangladesh
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|3
 
|3
 
|
 
|
* Jared Omolo  
+
* Jared Omolo - Declined
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Cameroon
 
|Cameroon
 
|0 -> 1
 
|0 -> 1
 
|
 
|
* John Nforba
+
* John Nforba - Declined
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Canada
 
|Canada
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|[[2023 WESPA Championship Canadian Qualification System | Qualifying Process]]
 
|[[2023 WESPA Championship Canadian Qualification System | Qualifying Process]]
  
 +
* '''Abdul Majid Khan'''
 
* '''Allen Pengelly'''
 
* '''Allen Pengelly'''
 
* '''Evan Berofsky'''
 
* '''Evan Berofsky'''
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* '''Jeremy Hildebrand'''
 
* '''Jeremy Hildebrand'''
 
* '''Josh Castellano'''
 
* '''Josh Castellano'''
 +
* '''Josh Sokol'''
 
* '''Matthew Tunnicliffe'''
 
* '''Matthew Tunnicliffe'''
* '''Mohammad Sulaiman'''
+
* Mohammad Sulaiman - Declined
* Noah Slatkoff
+
* '''Roger Cullman'''
* Roger Cullman
 
 
* '''Tony Leah'''
 
* '''Tony Leah'''
 
|-
 
|-
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|[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gfKpKHlsjfS6y5uxk4z_X_k8FOIg8XqUeQxlEjvCDBA/edit?usp=sharing Qualifying Process]
 
|[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gfKpKHlsjfS6y5uxk4z_X_k8FOIg8XqUeQxlEjvCDBA/edit?usp=sharing Qualifying Process]
  
* Andy Goodwin
+
* Andy Goodwin - Declined
 
* '''Bob Violett'''
 
* '''Bob Violett'''
 
* '''Donna Stanton'''
 
* '''Donna Stanton'''
 
* '''Elie Dangoor'''
 
* '''Elie Dangoor'''
* Femi Awowade
+
* '''Femi Awowade'''
 +
* '''Fidelis Olotu'''
 
* '''Harshan Lamabadusuriya'''
 
* '''Harshan Lamabadusuriya'''
* Jack Moran
+
* '''Jack Moran'''
 
* '''Jared Robinson'''
 
* '''Jared Robinson'''
 
* '''Jason Carney'''
 
* '''Jason Carney'''
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|2
 
|2
 
|
 
|
 +
None able to attend
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Gabon
 
|Gabon
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|3
 
|3
 
|
 
|
* Charles Haizel Tachie-Menson
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* '''Charles Haizel Tachie-Menson'''
 
* '''Christian Isaac Mensah'''
 
* '''Christian Isaac Mensah'''
 
* '''George Nii Ayi Addo-Quaye'''
 
* '''George Nii Ayi Addo-Quaye'''
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|[https://hkscrabble.org/wespa-championship-2023-hong-kong-qualification-system/ Qualifying Process]
 
|[https://hkscrabble.org/wespa-championship-2023-hong-kong-qualification-system/ Qualifying Process]
  
* Brian Po
+
* '''Brian Po'''
 
* Carson Ip - Declined
 
* Carson Ip - Declined
* Euclid Hui
+
* '''Euclid Hui'''
* Thomson Law Long Yin
+
* '''Thomson Law Long Yin'''
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|India
 
|India
 
|7
 
|7
 
|
 
|
 +
* '''Anuj Shetty'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Indonesia
 
|Indonesia
 
|3
 
|3
 
|
 
|
 +
None able to attend
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Ireland
 
|Ireland
 
|3
 
|3
 
|
 
|
 +
None able to attend
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Israel
 
|Israel
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|[https://scrabblekenya.com/wespac-qualifiers/ Qualifying Process]
 
|[https://scrabblekenya.com/wespac-qualifiers/ Qualifying Process]
  
* '''Allan Oyende'''
+
* Allan Oyende - Declined
* Gitonga Nderitu
+
* Charles Muriithi Kariuki - Declined
* Martins Mutahi  
+
* Martins Mutahi - Declined
* Michael Gongolo  
+
* Michael Gongolo - Declined
* Philip Mutinda  
+
* Patrick Gitonga Nderitu - Declined
* Willy Mwangi  
+
* Philip Mutinda - Declined
 +
* Tobias Outi Abonyo - Declined
 +
* '''Wenwa Akinyi Odinga Oranga'''
 +
* Willy Mwangi - Declined
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Liberia
 
|Liberia
 
|3
 
|3
 
|
 
|
* Fomba A.M. Swaray
+
* Fomba A.M. Swaray - Declined
* '''George Alvin Roberts'''
+
* George Alvin Roberts - Declined
* Lester Dgian Morris  
+
* Lester Dgian Morris - Declined
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Malaysia
 
|Malaysia
 
|7
 
|7
 
|[https://www.facebook.com/malaysianscrabble/posts/pfbid023uAgWNjnCmgSh9NYAvrpiFp4pJozasTy1CYkssEHgFBPxyKVmqpdBwkjgGxVqSiwl Qualifying Process]
 
|[https://www.facebook.com/malaysianscrabble/posts/pfbid023uAgWNjnCmgSh9NYAvrpiFp4pJozasTy1CYkssEHgFBPxyKVmqpdBwkjgGxVqSiwl Qualifying Process]
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 +
* '''Azmil Aziz'''
 +
* '''Yeo Kien Hung'''
 +
* '''Vannitha Balasingam'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Malta
 
|Malta
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|
 
|
 
* '''David Delicata'''
 
* '''David Delicata'''
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* '''Josephine Mayo'''
 
* '''Maureen McDonald'''
 
* '''Maureen McDonald'''
 
* '''Moira Fenech'''
 
* '''Moira Fenech'''
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|1
 
|1
 
|
 
|
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None able to attend
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Netherlands
 
|Netherlands
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|
 
|
 
* '''Joanne Craig'''
 
* '''Joanne Craig'''
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Nigeria
 
|Nigeria
 
|13
 
|13
 
|
 
|
* '''Anthony Ikolo'''
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* Anthony Ikolo - Declined
 
* '''Bright Idahosa'''
 
* '''Bright Idahosa'''
 
* '''Curtis John'''
 
* '''Curtis John'''
 
* '''Dennis Ikekeregor'''  
 
* '''Dennis Ikekeregor'''  
 +
* '''Emmanuel Ofidi'''
 
* '''Eta Oghenekaro'''
 
* '''Eta Oghenekaro'''
 
* '''Etim Nsikakabasi'''  
 
* '''Etim Nsikakabasi'''  
 
* '''Nwali Enoch'''
 
* '''Nwali Enoch'''
 +
* '''Ojiru Onutu'''
 
* '''Olatunde Oduwole'''
 
* '''Olatunde Oduwole'''
 
* '''Olawale Fashina'''
 
* '''Olawale Fashina'''
* '''Oluwatimilehin Doko'''
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* Oluwatimilehin Doko - Declined
 
* '''Oshevire Avwenagha'''
 
* '''Oshevire Avwenagha'''
 
* '''Prince Omosefe'''
 
* '''Prince Omosefe'''
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|5
 
|5
 
|
 
|
* Ali Rashid Khan
+
* Ali Rashid Khan - Declined
* Rashid Atique Khan
+
* Daniyal Sanaullah - Declined
 +
* Rashid Atique Khan - Declined
 
* '''Waseem Khatri'''
 
* '''Waseem Khatri'''
 
|-
 
|-
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|3
 
|3
 
|
 
|
* Odette Carmina Rio  
+
* '''Ferrer A. Abordo'''
 +
* '''Hilario B. Serrano'''
 +
* '''Odette Carmina L. Rio'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Poland
 
|Poland
 
|0 -> 1
 
|0 -> 1
 
|
 
|
 +
* '''Zbigniew Wieckowski'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Qatar
 
|Qatar
 
|1
 
|1
 
|
 
|
 +
* ''' Christine Caoile'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Romania
 
|Romania
 
|3
 
|3
 
|
 
|
* Dan Laurentiu Sandu
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* '''Dan Laurentiu Sandu'''
 
* Mihai Pantis
 
* Mihai Pantis
 
|-
 
|-
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* '''Neil Scott'''
 
* '''Neil Scott'''
* Paul Allan
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* '''Paul Allan'''
 
* '''Stu Harkness'''
 
* '''Stu Harkness'''
 
|-
 
|-
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|3
 
|3
 
|
 
|
* Emmanuel King
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* '''Emmanuel King'''
* Mohamed Kamara
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* '''Ibrahim Deen Swaray'''
 +
* Mohamed Kamara - Declined
 
* '''Yusuf Koroma'''
 
* '''Yusuf Koroma'''
 
|-
 
|-
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|9
 
|9
 
|[https://www.toucanet.com/wscqc23.html Qualifying Process]
 
|[https://www.toucanet.com/wscqc23.html Qualifying Process]
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 +
* '''Andy Kurnia'''
 +
* '''Hubert Wee'''
 +
* '''Marlon Prudencio'''
 +
* '''Ricky Purnomo'''
 +
* '''Weibin Toh'''
 +
* '''Wolfram Poh'''
 +
* '''Yi An Tay'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|South Africa
 
|South Africa
 
|3
 
|3
 
|
 
|
* '''Steven Gruzd'''
+
* '''Gwen Rhea'''
* Howard Rayner  
+
* Howard Rayner - Declined
 
+
* '''Ike Obidike'''
 +
* '''Steven Gruzd'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Spain
 
|Spain
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|4
 
|4
 
|
 
|
 +
* '''Hasindu Arumapperuma'''
 +
* Jayaska Baranage
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Sweden
 
|Sweden
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|8
 
|8
 
|
 
|
* '''Norases Vesdapunt'''  
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* '''Norases Vesdapunt'''
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* '''Thacha Koowirat'''  
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Trinidad and Tobago
 
|Trinidad and Tobago
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* '''Leslie Charles'''
 
* '''Leslie Charles'''
 
* '''Pat John'''
 
* '''Pat John'''
* Varouna Dookie
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* '''Varouna Dookie'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Uganda
 
|Uganda
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|
 
|
 
* '''Chris Ntege'''
 
* '''Chris Ntege'''
* Edgar Odongkara
+
* '''Denis Owor'''
* '''Ivan Sentongo'''
+
* Edgar Odongkara - Declined
 +
* Ivan Sentongo - Declined
 
|-
 
|-
 
|United Arab Emirates
 
|United Arab Emirates
 
|1 -> 2
 
|1 -> 2
 
|
 
|
 +
* '''Eric Kinderman'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|United States
 
|United States
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* '''Austin Shin'''
 
* '''Austin Shin'''
 
* '''Ben Schoenbrun'''
 
* '''Ben Schoenbrun'''
* Chris Lipe
+
* '''Chris Lipe'''
* Conrad Bassett-Bouchard
+
* '''Conrad Bassett-Bouchard'''
 
* '''Dave Wiegand'''
 
* '''Dave Wiegand'''
 
* '''David Whitley'''
 
* '''David Whitley'''
 
* '''Jason Keller'''
 
* '''Jason Keller'''
* Jesse Day
+
* '''Jesse Day'''
 
* '''Kevin Fraley'''
 
* '''Kevin Fraley'''
* Matthew O'Connor
+
* '''Matthew O'Connor'''
 
* '''Rasheed Balogun'''
 
* '''Rasheed Balogun'''
 
* '''Samson Okosagah'''
 
* '''Samson Okosagah'''
 
* '''Stefan Rau'''
 
* '''Stefan Rau'''
* Tim Weiss
+
* '''Tim Weiss'''
 
* '''Will Anderson'''
 
* '''Will Anderson'''
 
* '''Winter'''
 
* '''Winter'''
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|2
 
|2
 
|
 
|
 +
None able to attend
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Zambia
 
|Zambia
 
|3
 
|3
 
|
 
|
 +
* Fred Kanshamba - Declined
 +
* '''Justin Chansa'''
 +
* '''Lubunda Allan Ngala'''
 +
* '''Patrick Mpundu'''
 
|}
 
|}
  
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'''Past World / WESPAC champions''' automatically qualify for the WESPA Championship - independent of any country's quota. Planning to attend are:
 
'''Past World / WESPAC champions''' automatically qualify for the WESPA Championship - independent of any country's quota. Planning to attend are:
  
* Adam Logan (Canada)
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* '''Adam Logan''' (Canada)
 
* ''' David Eldar''' (Australia)
 
* ''' David Eldar''' (Australia)
* '''Joel Wapnick''' (Canada)
+
* Joel Wapnick(Canada) - Unable to attend
 
* '''Wellington Jighere''' (Nigeria)
 
* '''Wellington Jighere''' (Nigeria)
 
<br>
 
<br>
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In addition, the '''WESPA Youth Cup''' winners from 2021 and 2022 automatically qualify for the WESPA Championship.
 
In addition, the '''WESPA Youth Cup''' winners from 2021 and 2022 automatically qualify for the WESPA Championship.
  
==== Last Chance Qualifier Tournament ====
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==== Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) Tournament ====
  
 
The '''Last Chance Qualifier Tournament''' will be held on Friday (July 21) - the day before the WESPA Championship begins. It is open to all players not already qualified for WESPAC.
 
The '''Last Chance Qualifier Tournament''' will be held on Friday (July 21) - the day before the WESPA Championship begins. It is open to all players not already qualified for WESPAC.
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This 8-game tournament will consist of one division. Players will be paired using [[tsh]] - with Gibsonization (determined by number of games plus spread - 1000 points per round).
 
This 8-game tournament will consist of one division. Players will be paired using [[tsh]] - with Gibsonization (determined by number of games plus spread - 1000 points per round).
  
Players who finish in the top 20% at the Last Chance Qualifier tournament will be awarded slots at the championship.
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'''Players who finish in the top 20% at the Last Chance Qualifier tournament will be awarded slots at the championship.''' If countries do not fill all allocated slots, the % of LCQ players who qualify for the championship may be increased.
  
 
In addition, the highest placing youth player (born after July 15, 2005) will qualify for WESPAC.
 
In addition, the highest placing youth player (born after July 15, 2005) will qualify for WESPAC.
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Players who had registered for the Challenge events but qualify via the Last Chance Qualifier will be moved to WESPAC.
 
Players who had registered for the Challenge events but qualify via the Last Chance Qualifier will be moved to WESPAC.
 +
 +
The top 10 players from the LCQ qualified for WESPAC:
 +
 +
* Puneet Sharma (United States)
 +
* Dean Saldanha (Canada)
 +
* Robert Linn (United States)
 +
* Opeyemi Oloro (Nigeria)
 +
* Dipo Akanbi (Nigeria)
 +
* Nick Ball (United States)
 +
* Terry Kang (United States)
 +
* Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria)
 +
* Sanya Adebola (Nigeria)
 +
* Victory Amartey (Ghana)
  
 
=== WESPA Challenges ===
 
=== WESPA Challenges ===
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; 7&#58;00 P.M.&ndash;10&#58;00 P.M.  
 
: Reception (Ballroom E)
 
: Reception (Ballroom E)
; 10&#58;00 A.M.&ndash;11&#58;30 P.M.
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: After hours room open (Ballroom G)
 
: After hours room open (Ballroom G)
  
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; 2&#58;30 P.M.&ndash;6&#58;45 P.M.  
 
: WESPAC Diamonds Challenge Rounds 13&ndash;16  (Ballrooms ABC)
 
: WESPAC Diamonds Challenge Rounds 13&ndash;16  (Ballrooms ABC)
; 10&#58;00 A.M.&ndash;11&#58;30 P.M.
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: Scrabylon: 2003 documentary (Ballroom F)
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; 7&#58;00 P.M.&ndash;11&#58;30 P.M.
 
: After hours room open (Ballroom G)
 
: After hours room open (Ballroom G)
  
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; 8&#58;00 P.M.&ndash;11&#58;00 P.M.  
 
: WESPA Biennial General Meeting (Ballroom F)
 
: WESPA Biennial General Meeting (Ballroom F)
; 10&#58;00 A.M.&ndash;11&#58;30 P.M.
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: After hours room open (Ballroom G)
 
: After hours room open (Ballroom G)
  
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; 7&#58;00 P.M.&ndash;7&#58;30 P.M.
 
: WESPAC Main Event (non-finalist) and Clubs Challenge Prize Ceremonies (Ballrooms ABC)
 
: WESPAC Main Event (non-finalist) and Clubs Challenge Prize Ceremonies (Ballrooms ABC)
; 10&#58;00 A.M.&ndash;11&#58;30 P.M.
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: After hours room open (Ballroom G)
 
: After hours room open (Ballroom G)
  

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The 2023 WESPA Championship (WESPAC) will take place on July 22 to 26, 2023 at the Westgate Las Vegas Resorts & Casino at 3000 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89109.

WESPAC is the second of 2 weeks of top-level Scrabble competition to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Scrabble - the 2023 NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas.

The 2023 WESPA Championship (WESPAC) marks the first time since 2001 that the world championship will be contested in North America. It begins with the Last Chance Qualifying Tournament on Friday July 21 and continues with the invitational Main Event from Saturday July 22 through Wednesday July 26. For those not competing in the invitational, there will be both Collins and NWL events concurrent with WESPAC.


Live Streaming Results General Info

This webpage is subject to change and will be updated regularly as the plans are finalized.

Eligibility

WESPA Championship (WESPAC)

The WESPA Championship is an invitational event with quotas for WESPA countries and places reserved for past champions. In addition, players who finish in the top 20% at the Last Chance Qualifier tournament on Friday (July 21) will be awarded slots at the championship.

Players competing in WESPAC will be granted complimentary memberships to NASPA for the event.

Country Allocations

Each country is allocated a number of places based on its past performance at World Scrabble Championships. Each country's national association establishes rules for qualifying for those places, typically based on national tournament ratings or performance at qualifying tournaments or flagship events.

Bold indicates that the player has registered for WESPAC. Changes from the original quotas are indicated by an arrow between the original and current quota.

WESPA member associations should contact the Championship Committee with the names of the players who will be representing their association or a link to the qualifying process if the players have not yet been named.

Dropouts and Alternates

Any player already named who drops out before registration at the event site should, if possible, be replaced by a representative from their own country.

A registered player who does not turn up at registration, or drops out during the tournament, will not be replaced unless it makes the numbers odd; in that case, the official standby from the host country will stand in.

Past Champions

Past World / WESPAC champions automatically qualify for the WESPA Championship - independent of any country's quota. Planning to attend are:

  • Adam Logan (Canada)
  • David Eldar (Australia)
  • Joel Wapnick(Canada) - Unable to attend
  • Wellington Jighere (Nigeria)


Bold indicates that the player has registered for WESPAC.

In addition, the WESPA Youth Cup winners from 2021 and 2022 automatically qualify for the WESPA Championship.

Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) Tournament

The Last Chance Qualifier Tournament will be held on Friday (July 21) - the day before the WESPA Championship begins. It is open to all players not already qualified for WESPAC.

This 8-game tournament will consist of one division. Players will be paired using tsh - with Gibsonization (determined by number of games plus spread - 1000 points per round).

Players who finish in the top 20% at the Last Chance Qualifier tournament will be awarded slots at the championship. If countries do not fill all allocated slots, the % of LCQ players who qualify for the championship may be increased.

In addition, the highest placing youth player (born after July 15, 2005) will qualify for WESPAC.

Players who had registered for WESPAC but do not qualify via the Last Chance Qualifier will be moved to the Challenge events that will run in parallel with WESPAC.

Players who had registered for the Challenge events but qualify via the Last Chance Qualifier will be moved to WESPAC.

The top 10 players from the LCQ qualified for WESPAC:

  • Puneet Sharma (United States)
  • Dean Saldanha (Canada)
  • Robert Linn (United States)
  • Opeyemi Oloro (Nigeria)
  • Dipo Akanbi (Nigeria)
  • Nick Ball (United States)
  • Terry Kang (United States)
  • Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria)
  • Sanya Adebola (Nigeria)
  • Victory Amartey (Ghana)

WESPA Challenges

The NASPA Double Down will offer a series of tournaments - the WESPA Challenges - in parallel with WESPAC:

  • WESPA Hearts Challenge - Friday (July 21) - 8 games
  • WESPA Diamonds Challenge - Saturday (July 22) to Monday (July 24) - 24 games
  • WESPA Clubs Challenge - Tuesday (July 25) - 8 games
  • WESPA Spades Challenge - Wednesday (July 26) - 8 games


Both lexicons - NASPA Word List (NWL) and Collins (CSW) - will be offered.

Players competing in the NWL divisions must be NASPA members.

Players competing in the Collins divisions of the Challenge events will be granted complimentary memberships to NASPA for the event.

Check-In

To play in the first round on Saturday morning, you must check in between 2:00 PM and 5:00 P.M. on Thursday (July 20) or Friday (July 21).

You may ask a friend to check in for you by proxy if you cannot check in in person.

  • If possible, please specify the name of the proxy when you register.
  • Otherwise, email us at nsc@scrabbleplayers.org to notify us in advance of proxy arrangements.
  • If you check in by proxy, but do not show up to play, then neither you nor your proxy will be permitted to check in by proxy at future events.


If you do not check in before the desk closes at 5:00 PM on Friday., you may join the championship in progress as soon as it is convenient for the pairings staff to add you back in; this may not take place before Sunday morning.

No refund will be issued to latecomers.

When you check in, you will be given an announcement sheet. This is to reduce the number of announcements that have to be made on Saturday morning, so that the event can get underway quickly. You are responsible for familiarizing yourself with the announcements and tournament schedule.

Schedule


This schedule for the 2023 WESPA Championship may be modified to add new events or possibly to change room locations. Also, until about a month before the event, it should be considered an early draft, with only the times for registration and the main event to be set in stone. Once the event begins, please check the schedule for changes at the beginning of each day.

Thursday, July 20, 2023

2:00 P.M.–5:00 P.M.
Registration (Foyer)
4:30 P.M.–5:30 P.M.
Staff meeting (Ballroom E)
10:00 A.M.–11:30 P.M.
After hours room open (Ballroom G)

Friday, July 21, 2023

2:00 P.M.–5:00 P.M.
Registration (Foyer)
8:30 A.M.–8:45 A.M.
Set up for play (Ballrooms ABC)
8:50 A.M.–9:00 A.M.
Announcements (Ballrooms ABC)
9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.
WESPAC Hearts Warmup Rounds 1–4 (Ballrooms ABC)
9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.
WESPAC Last-Chance Qualifier Rounds 1–4 (Ballrooms ABC)
2:30 P.M.–6:45 P.M.
WESPAC Hearts Warmup Rounds 5–8 (Ballrooms ABC)
2:30 P.M.–6:45 P.M.
WESPAC Last-Chance Qualifier Rounds 5–8 (Ballrooms ABC)
7:00 P.M.–7:15 P.M.
Prize Ceremonies (Ballrooms ABC)
10:00 A.M.–11:30 P.M.
After hours room open (Ballroom G)

Saturday, July 22, 2023

8:30 A.M.–8:45 A.M.
Set up for play (Ballrooms ABC)
8:50 A.M.–8:55 A.M.
Team Group Photos (Ballrooms ABC)
8:50 A.M.–9:00 A.M.
Announcements (Ballrooms ABC)
9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.
WESPAC Main Event Rounds 1–4 (Ballrooms ABC)
9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.
WESPAC Diamonds Challenge Rounds 1–4 (Ballrooms ABC)
2:30 P.M.–6:45 P.M.
WESPAC Main Event Rounds 5–8 (Ballrooms ABC)
2:30 P.M.–6:45 P.M.
WESPAC Diamonds Challenge Rounds 5–8 (Ballrooms ABC)
7:00 P.M.–10:00 P.M.
Reception (Ballroom E)
7:00 P.M.–11:30 P.M.
After hours room open (Ballroom G)

Sunday, July 23, 2023

8:30 A.M.–8:45 A.M.
Set up for play (Ballrooms ABC)
8:50 A.M.–8:55 A.M.
Team Group Photos (Ballrooms ABC)
8:50 A.M.–9:00 A.M.
Announcements (Ballrooms ABC)
9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.
WESPAC Main Event Rounds 9–12 (Ballrooms ABC)
9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.
WESPAC Diamonds Challenge Rounds 9–12 (Ballrooms ABC)
2:30 P.M.–6:45 P.M.
WESPAC Main Event Rounds 13–16 (Ballrooms ABC)
2:30 P.M.–6:45 P.M.
WESPAC Diamonds Challenge Rounds 13–16 (Ballrooms ABC)
8:30 P.M.–10:00 P.M.
Scrabylon: 2003 documentary (Ballroom F)
10:00 P.M.–11:30 P.M.
Scrabylon: 2003 documentary (Ballroom F)
7:00 P.M.–11:30 P.M.
After hours room open (Ballroom G)

Monday, July 24, 2023

8:30 A.M.–8:45 A.M.
Set up for play (Ballrooms ABC)
8:50 A.M.–8:55 A.M.
Team Group Photos (Ballrooms ABC)
8:50 A.M.–9:00 A.M.
Announcements (Ballrooms ABC)
9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.
WESPAC Main Event Rounds 17–20 (Ballrooms ABC)
9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.
WESPAC Diamonds Challenge Rounds 17–20 (Ballrooms ABC)
2:30 P.M.–6:45 P.M.
WESPAC Main Event Rounds 21–24 (Ballrooms ABC)
2:30 P.M.–6:45 P.M.
WESPAC Diamonds Challenge Rounds 21–24 (Ballrooms ABC)
7:00 P.M.–7:15 P.M.
WESPAC Diamonds Challenge Prize Ceremony (Ballrooms ABC)
8:00 P.M.–11:00 P.M.
WESPA Biennial General Meeting (Ballroom F)
7:00 P.M.–11:30 P.M.
After hours room open (Ballroom G)

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

8:30 A.M.–8:45 A.M.
Set up for play (Ballrooms ABC)
8:50 A.M.–8:55 A.M.
Team Group Photos (Ballrooms ABC)
8:50 A.M.–9:00 A.M.
Announcements (Ballrooms ABC)
9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.
WESPAC Main Event Rounds 25–28 (Ballrooms ABC)
9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.
WESPAC Clubs Challenge Rounds 1–4 (Ballrooms ABC)
2:30 P.M.–6:45 P.M.
WESPAC Main Event Rounds 29–32 (Ballrooms ABC)
2:30 P.M.–6:45 P.M.
WESPAC Clubs Challenge Rounds 5–8 (Ballrooms ABC)
7:00 P.M.–7:30 P.M.
WESPAC Main Event (non-finalist) and Clubs Challenge Prize Ceremonies (Ballrooms ABC)
7:00 P.M.–11:30 P.M.
After hours room open (Ballroom G)

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

8:30 A.M.–8:45 A.M.
Set up for play (Ballrooms ABC)
8:50 A.M.–9:00 A.M.
Announcements (Ballrooms ABC)
9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.
WESPAC Spades Challenge Rounds 1–4 (Ballrooms ABC)
10:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.
WESPAC Finals Rounds 1–3 (Ballrooms ABC)
10:00 A.M.–6:00 P.M.
WESPAC Finals Viewing (Ballrooms FG)
2:15 P.M.–6:30 P.M.
WESPAC Finals Rounds 4–7 if needed (Ballrooms ABC)
Immediately following (may interrupt ongoing Spades Challenge)
WESPAC Prize Ceremony (Ballrooms FG)
2:30 P.M.–6:45 P.M.
WESPAC Spades Challenge Rounds 5–8 (Ballrooms ABC)
7:00 P.M.–7:15 P.M.
WESPAC Spades Challenge Prize Ceremony (Ballrooms ABC)

Thursday, July 27, 2023

10:00 A.M.–3:00 P.M.
Teardown

WESPAC Format

Players will be paired using tsh, with Gibsonization (determined by number of games plus spread - 1000 points per round) in one open Collins division.

Players will be seeded by current WESPA rating. If a player does not have a WESPA rating, NASPA or other comparable national rating will be used to determine seeding.

After Round 32, the top two players (as determined by record and spread) will enter a best of seven playoff to determine champion and runner-up.

The remaining players will be given the option to play in the WESPA Spades Challenge, which will be occurring in parallel with the playoffs, at no additional charge on Wednesday (July 26).

WESPA rules will be used for WESPAC.

WESPAC Prize Pool

Prize money will depend on the number of players competing in the Championship.

If there are 100 entrants, we expect that the prize pool will be at least $24,000 USD - of which at least $10,000 will be awarded to the 1st place finisher.

WESPA Challenges Format

The WESPA Challenge events will offer competition in both Collins (CSW) and NASPA Word List (NWL):

  • CSW players will be seeded by current WESPA rating. If a player does not have a WESPA rating, NASPA or other comparable national rating will be used to determine seeding.
  • NWL players will be seeded by current NASPA rating. If a player does not have a NASPA rating, WESPA or other comparable national rating will be used to determine seeding.

Hearts Challenge (Friday, July 21)

There will be one open division for each lexicon.

Chew pairings will be in effect (with no fixed initial schedule), with Gibsonization (determined by number of game plus spread - 1000 points per round).

Diamonds Challenge (Saturday, July 22, through Monday, July 24)

There will be 2 divisions with unlimited playups for each lexicon:

  • Division 1 - If your rating is 1500 or higher, you must play in Division 1.
  • Division 2 - If your rating is below 1500, you can play in Division 1 or 2


If there are fewer than 20 players registered in either division for a lexicon, the divisions will be combined into a single division.

Players will be paired using tsh, with Gibsonization (determined by number of games plus spread - 1000 points per round).

Clubs and Spades Challenges

There will be 2 divisions with unlimited playups for each lexicon:

  • Division 1 - If your rating is 1500 or higher, you must play in Division 1.
  • Division 2 - If your rating is below 1500, you can play in Division 1 or 2


If there are fewer than 10 players registered in either division for a lexicon, the divisions will be combined into a single division.

Chew pairings will be in effect (with no fixed initial schedule), with Gibsonization (determined by number of game plus spread - 1000 points per round).