Revision as of 13:23, 3 August 2023

Media Resources

For urgent/immediate information during a championship, please call John Chew at +1 416 876 7675. For less urgent inquiries, please email us at info@scrabbleplayers.org.

Photos and video from recent/ongoing events can be found in our current media archive, and used with credit to NASPA.

Current Year

• NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas - 2023 WESPA Championship (WESPAC)
  • July 30, 2023: ABC News (Australia) interviews David Eldar about his win.
  • July 27, 2023: The Guardian (Nigeria) reported briefly and generally about final standings at WESPAC.
  • July 27, 2023: Blueprint (Nigeria) reports on how Nigeria performed at WESPAC.
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  • July 27, 2023: Sports 247 (Nigeria) reports on Nigeria's individual and team losses at WESPAC.
  • July 26, 2023: The News (Pakistan) reports on how Pakistanis and expatriates performed at WESPAC, with video of an award ceremony.
  • July 26, 2023: GeoSuper TV (Pakistan) reports on how Pakistanis and expatriates performed at WESPAC.
  • July 26, 2023: Dunya News (Pakistan) reports on Mohammad Inayatullah winning the WESPAC Clubs Challenge, and on WESPAC results overall.
  • July 26, 2023: GeoSuper TV (Pakistan) reports on Hammad Hadi Khan being Gibsonized in Division 1 of the WESPAC Diamonds Challenge.
  • July 26, 2023: The News Guru (Nigeria) reports on Wellington Jighere's fourth-place finish at WESPAC.
  • July 26, 2023: Idoma Voice (Nigeria) reports on Wellington Jighere's fourth-place finish at WESPAC.
  • July 26, 2023: Associated Press of Pakistan reports on [Mohammad Inayatullah] winning the WESPAC Clubs Challenge.
  • July 26, 2023: Geo News (Pakistan) reports on [Mohammad Inayatullah] winning the WESPAC Clubs Challenge.
  • July 26, 2023: press release announcing winner
  • July 26, 2023: Sporting Life (Nigeria) gave a mid-tournament update on Nigeria's performance at WESPAC.
  • July 25, 2023: The Eagle (Nigeria) reports on WESPAC standings after Day 2.
  • July 25, 2023: Samaa (Pakistan) reported on Hammad Hadi Khan's Diamond Challenge victory in a story about recent Pakistani victories in international competitions.
  • July 23, 2023: The News Guru (Nigeria) reported on first-day standings at WESPAC.
  • July 15, 2023: The Guardian (Nigeria) reports on the arrival of the Nigerian team in the United States.
  • July 13, 2023: The Nation reported that Nigerian Senate President Godswill Akpabio met with Nigerian team members and charged them to make their country proud of them at WESPAC.
  • July 12, 2023: Yahoo News reposted an earlier article from The Guardian about the Australian qualification process for WESPAC.
  • July 9, 2023: The Guardian (Nigeria) reports on difficulties Nigerian players face in obtaining U.S. visas.
  • July 3, 2023: Daily Trust (Nigeria) reports on Nigerian team preparations for WESPAC.
  • July 1, 2023: The Nation (Nigeria) reports on Nigerian team preparations for WESPAC.
  • July 1, 2023: The Independent (Nigeria) reported on Oluwatimilehin Doko being denied a U.S. visa to participate in WESPAC.
• July 24, 2023: BarrieToday profiles Barrie NASPA Club #606.
• NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas - 2023 Scrabble Players Championship (SPC)
  • July 26, 2023: The Montreal Gazette interviewed Joshua Sokol about his win.
  • July 24, 2023: The Guardian (Nigeria) reports on Wellington Jighere winning the CSW division.
  • July 24, 2023: The Tide reports on Wellington Jighere winning the CSW division.
  • July 22, 2023: The Street Journal (Nigeria) reports on [Wellington Jighere]'s victory.
  • July 22, 2023: Métro Québec reported on Joshua Sokol’s victory, using quotes from the CTV News interview.
  • July 22, 2023: Radio Canada interviews Joshua Sokol on winning the championship.
  • July 21, 2023: KamloopsNow listed Joshua Sokol’s victory among their “5 things you need to know” for the day.
  • July 20, 2023: CJAD interviews Joshua Sokol.
  • July 19, 2023: CTV News interviews Joshua Sokol on winning the championship.
  • July 19, 2023: NASPA announces the winners of the Scrabble Players Championship.
    • July 19, 2023: Benzinga
  • July 14, 2023: NPR interviews defending champion Michael Fagen on the eve of the event.
• July 13, 2023: NASPA issues a press release on the eve of the NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas.
  • July 13, 2023: Yahoo! Finance
  • July 13, 2023: Longview News-Journal
  • July 13, 2023: KRON-4 News
• April 13, 2023: NASPA issues a press release about the upcoming NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas.
  • April 13, 2023: Yahoo! Finance
  • April 13, 2023: Investors Observer
• March 26, 2023: SaskToday.ca interviews John Chew about the Scrabble for Literacy fundraiser held on March 9.
• Canadian Scrabble Classic - Kingston (ON) - February 16 to 20, 2023
  • February 18, 2023: CTV News Ottawa - TV interview with Jason Hazzard, Shan Abbasi, Josh Greenway, and Heidi Robertson at the tournament.
  • February 18, 2023: Global News - TV interview with Josh Greenway and Heidi Robertson at the tournament
  • February 8, 2023: Megaphone.fm - Radio interview with Josh Greenway before the tournament
  • February 8, 2023: Global News - TV interview with Josh Greenway before the tournament
  • February 1, 2023: Kingstonist
• Winchester (VA) Scrabble Tournament - February 11, 2023
  • February 6, 2023: Northern Virginia Daily
  • February 3, 2023: Winchester Star
• February 13, 2023: The documentary Thailand's Unlikely Scrabble Rebels profiles 3 youth players from Thailand - including Napat Vatjaranurathorn who placed 5th in the Collins division at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship.

Previous Years

• 2022 Press Archive
• 2021 Press Archive
• 2020 Press Archive
• 2019 Press Archive
• 2018 Press Archive
• 2017 Press Archive
• 2016 Press Archive
• 2015 Press Archive
• 2014 Press Archive
• 2010 Press Archive
• 2009 Press Archive