'''Tournament''' [[SCRABBLE]]® play in Canada and the United States is administered by [[NASPA]] and its [[Tournament Committee]]. All If you have questions about tournaments should be sent to that are not answered here,please email the committee. == What is a Tournament? == At a tournament, NASPA [[members]] get together to play several roundsof SCRABBLE according to tournament [[rules]] under the supervision ofa tournament [[director]]. The player who wins the most games usuallywins a prize, and the results of the event are submitted to NASPA toupdate everyone’s mailing list[[rating]]. There are several tournamentseach week somewhere in the United States and Canada, and most [[clubs]]hold at least one big tournament each year.
== Playing in Tournaments ==
Tournaments are organized by NASPA-sanctioned [[Directors]] and listed on our[[calendar]]. In order to play in a tournament,You you must : # be a NASPA [[Membership|member]] to play in a NASPA event good standing (US$15 for first-time tournament players can join for US$15).All players are expected to know and follow # be familiar with the tournament [[rules]]# contact the director listed in the [[Official Tournament Rulescalendar]].to register for the event
Score sheets If it is your first time playing in a tournament, you should make sureyour tournament director knows this. Ask the director how you shouldprepare for your tournament; and other player forms are available do not hesitate to ask the directorfor download from the [[Player Resources]] pagehelp, if at any time during your tournament you aren’t surewhat to do.
Directors: As players want If you have [[special needs]], our tournament directors will do theirbest to register for your accommodate you, if they receive enough notice. In particular,almost all tournamentvenues are accessible to the physically handicapped, you will need and players are entitled to use assistive equipment or sit at the mostconvenient table to check accommodate a handicap. Score sheets and other player forms are available for download from the [[{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/members.pl Membership DatabasePlayer Resources]] to be sure their NASPA membership is currentpage.
Directors endeavor to accommodate players with [[special needs]].== Finding Tournament Results ==
== If your tournament director is using correctly configured modern tournament[[software]], you will probably know your new tournament [[rating]] beforeyou leave at the end of your event. Your tournament director will then [[Submitting tournament results|submit the results]] to the NASPA website,where the [[ratings]] and[[tournament results]] will be updated as soon as the rating officerreviews the results. (This can take anywhere from a few minutes to several hours.) Tournament Results ==statistics are copied regularly from ourwebsite to our partner site [[cross-tables.com]] on an hourly basis.
== Organizing a Tournament results and ratings will be posted at the [[ratings|NASPA website]] and later at [[cross-tables.com]]. The first step to viewing results is to consult the monthly list of [[tournament results]].==
You can also find In order to organize a tournament statistics at [http, you must://www.cross-tables.com/ cross-tables.com].
Directors: # be a NASPA member in good standing# be [[director certification|certified]] as a [[Submitting tournament results|Submit director]] or [[tournament results coordinator]]# contact the [[Tournament Committee]] to NASPArequest that your event be added to the [[calendar]], in advance of the deadlines listed below.# ensure that a certified [[tournament director]]will be present throughout your event.
== Coordinating Kinds of Tournaments ==
In order to organize a tournament, you must be a NASPA member and certified as a director or tournament coordinator.We currently recognize four different kinds of rated tournaments:
== Directing Tournaments ==* An Open Rated Tournament (ORT) is open to anyone and is fully rated.* A Local Club Tournament (LCT) is open to anyone but one-third rated.* A Team Challenge is restricted to members of specific clubs or residents of specific regions, and is fully rated.* A Championship is restricted to members of a specific club or residents of a specific region, and is fully rated.
In order to direct a tournament, you must be a NASPA member and certified as a director. For more information about and for directors, please see our The following table (excerpted from the [[DirectorsManual|Director'sManual]] pageand expanded) describes the different kinds of tournamentsin more detail.
Most tournaments are open to all and fully rated by the NASPA; these are referred to as Open Rated Tournaments (ORT). However, there are also a few other tournament types that are sanctioned and rated. See table below (excerpted from the [[Directors Manual|Director's Manual]] and expanded) to compare them:
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== Processing Memberships or Renewals ==
Directors: As players want to register for your tournament, you will need to check the [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/members.pl Membership Database] to be sure their NASPA membership is current.
All tournament players, whether a newbie or someone with a rating who hasn't joined NASPA yet, must join NASPA in order to play in your tournament. Here are some scenarios that might apply to your tournament: