http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Andysaunders&feedformat=atomNASPAWiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T09:58:32ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.29.0http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=Andy_Saunders&diff=3728Andy Saunders2010-01-26T18:49:32Z<p>Andysaunders: new phone #</p>
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<div>'''Andy Saunders''' is a [[tournament]] [[director]] in Cambridge, ON<br />
and a Division Assistant at the [[National SCRABBLE Championship]].<br />
<br />
He is also a member of the following committees:<br />
<br />
* [[Tournament Committee]] (chair)<br />
<br />
He lives in Guelph ON and can be reached by email at<br />
[mailto:andysaunders1983ca@gmail.com andysaunders1983ca@gmail.com]<br />
or by phone at +1 416 668 7500.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Committee members]]<br />
[[Category:Tournament directors]]</div>Andysaundershttp://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tournaments&diff=3662Tournaments2010-01-21T17:38:45Z<p>Andysaunders: /* Sanctioning Tournaments */ adding the definition of 200 miles, as determined by the Tournament Committee on January 20, 2010.</p>
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<div>'''Tournament''' [[SCRABBLE]]&reg; play in Canada and the United States is <br />
administered by [[NASPA]] and its [[Tournament Committee]]. <br />
All questions about tournaments should be sent to that committee&rsquo;s mailing list.<br />
<br />
== Playing in Tournaments ==<br />
<br />
Tournaments are organized by NASPA-sanctioned [[Directors]] and listed on our<br />
[[calendar]]. <br />
You must be a NASPA [[Membership|member]] to play in a NASPA event.<br />
All players are expected to know and follow the [[Official Tournament Rules]].<br />
<br />
First-time tournament players may buy ''either'' a full NASPA [[membership]]<br />
''or'' a trial six-month membership (US$15) through their tournament organizer. If they opt<br />
for a trial membership, they have the option to extend it to a full membership by sending in an additional $15 at any time during the six-month trial period.<br />
<br />
Score sheets and other player forms are available for download from the [[Player Resources]] page.<br />
<br />
Directors: As players want to register for your tournament, you will need to check the [http://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/members.pl Membership Database] to be sure their NASPA membership is current.<br />
<br />
Directors endeavor to accommodate players with [[special needs]].<br />
<br />
== Tournament Results ==<br />
<br />
Tournament results and ratings will be posted at the [[ratings|NASPA website]] and later at [[cross-tables.com]]. <br />
The first step to viewing results is to consult the monthly list of [[tournament results]].<br />
<br />
You can also find tournament statistics at [http://www.cross-tables.com/ cross-tables.com].<br />
<br />
Directors: [[Submitting tournament results|Submit tournament results to NASPA]]<br />
<br />
== Directing Tournaments ==<br />
<br />
In order to direct a tournament, you must be a NASPA member and certified as a director. <br />
For more information about and for directors, please see our [[Directors]] page.<br />
<br />
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:<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"<br />
|- style="font-style:italic; color:green;"<br />
|<br />
| Open Rated Tournament (ORT)<br />
| Local Club Tournament (LCT)<br />
| Team Challenges or Championships (TCC)<br />
|-<br />
| Advance Notice<br />
| 8 Weeks<br />
| None required<br />
| None Required (for now)<br />
|-<br />
| Tournament calendar listing<br />
| Listed on [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html NASPA calendar]<br />
| Not listed on calendar<br />
| Not listed on calendar<br />
|-<br />
| Rating Method<br />
| fully rated<br />
| 1/3 rated<br />
| fully rated<br />
|-<br />
| How Often?<br />
| No other multi-day tournaments occurring within two weekends and 200 miles of your proposed tournament (a one-day tournament can be separated by just one week from a multi-day tournament).<br />
<br />
No other one-day tournament on same day within 200 miles.<br />
<br />
Exception: if the organizers of the conflicting tournaments are agreeable, NASPA can sanction both.<br />
<br />
| At most, once per month.<br />
| [TBA]<br />
|-<br />
| How Many games?<br />
| At least 4 games<br />
| At least 3 games<br />
| At least 4 games<br />
|-<br />
| How Many players?<br />
|colspan=3| At least 4 players in each division, at least 2 rated players in each division<br />
|-<br />
| Membership requirements<br />
|colspan=3| All players must be current NASPA members<br />
|-<br />
| Player restrictions<br />
| [none]<br />
| [none]<br />
| Entry restricted by club/region (for team challenge) or region/rating (for championship). <br />
|-<br />
| Participation Fee<br />
|colspan=3| $.50 per player per game<br />
|-<br />
| Examples<br />
| [[Championships|National Scrabble Championship]], most tournaments<br />
| One-day tournament that is created on short notice<br />
| Portland-Seattle Interclub Challenge, Texas State Championship, Can-Am, Kingston Cup<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Sanctioning Tournaments ==<br />
<br />
NASPA maintains its [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html calendar] of<br />
sanctioned tournaments as an information resource for its members. You may use the [[Media:Tournament_Listing_Information.pdf|Tournament Listing Form]] to gather information about your tournament for sanctioning. Registered directors must apply to the [[Tournament Committee]] to add fully rated tournaments to the calendar by emailing the committee mailing list, provided the following conditions are met:<br />
<br />
* No other multi-day SCRABBLE game tournaments occurring within two weekends and 200 miles of your proposed tournament (a one-day tournament can be separated by just one week from a multi-day tournament).<br />
<br />
* No other one-day tournament on same day within 200 miles.<br />
* Exception: if the organizers of the conflicting tournaments are agreeable, NASPA can sanction both.<br />
** The term “200 miles” in tournament distance calculations shall mean 200 miles driving distance from venue address to venue address, as measured by Google Maps using the default driving directions. The Tournament Committee may consider appeals for exception in the event that Google Maps is shown to be in error, and may select an alternative mileage calculation tool should Google Maps be deemed unreliable.<br />
* the application is submitted eight weeks before the planned event<br />
* the director&rsquo;s membership expires after the end of the planned event<br />
<br />
Local Club Tournaments (LCT), which are 1/3-rated, do not require advance sanctioning and are not listed in the calendar. LCT's have the same Player Participation fee as sanctioned Open Rated Tournaments.<br />
<br />
== Processing Memberships or Renewals ==<br />
<br />
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:<br />
<br />
1. You are gathering entries for your tournament and you look on cross-tables to see if they are members. [http://cross-tables.com/ Cross-tables] says "check with NASPA". You check on the [http://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/members.pl NASPA member database], accessible by clicking on "Member Search" on the sidebar. If they have a member number in the NASPA database, they are good to go. Occasionally a membership does not show up on Cross-tables right away but will already be listed on the NASPA database.<br />
<br />
2. You are gathering entries for your tournament and you agree to let someone join NASPA at the door. If you know ahead of time that one or more people are going to do this, go to [http://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/services.pl Member Services] and click on the &ldquo;Add New Member&rdquo; button in the Director section. Fill out all the membership information and then choose &ldquo;Payment with your next tournament&rsquo; participation fee&rdquo; payment method. Your players&rsquo; memberships will be activated right away, and a charge will be placed on your [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/account.pl account] with NASPA, so that it will be totalled with your participation fee after your tournament.<br />
<br />
3. You are checking in players the day of the tournament and you have a walk-in who is not a member.<br />
<br />
Check to make sure that all of your players are listed on the NASPA site as members. Rating data will not be accepted if any players are not members. Ask nonmembers to fill out printed membership forms, then activate their memberships as in case 2 above. If you have players who say they have recently mailed membership checks to NASPA, do not pay that portion of the amount shown owing; it will be removed from your director account when their checks clear. If their checks do not clear, you will be liable for their membership fees and will not be able to run a tournament until we receive full payment.<br />
<br />
By &ldquo;director account&rdquo; that simply means there will be a list of directors and what they owe for the new members and your &ldquo;account balance&rdquo; will go away once you have paid. This does not go on your credit card when you submit your results.<br />
<br />
You also have the option of authorizing the membership monies to be charged to your credit card, which you might do to help a club member join NASPA when you do not have an upcoming tournament.<br />
<br />
4. A tournament entrant says he has joined NASPA. Ask what his membership number is. If it starts with AA followed by 6 digits, you're fairly sure he joined NASPA and not the NSA. Occasionally people join the NSA thinking that it will entitle them to play in NASPA-rated tournaments.<br />
<br />
== Web Coverage ==<br />
<br />
Major events, such as [[Championships|national championships]], are webcast on this website,<br />
and [http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/ web coverage] is archived in perpetuity.<br />
<br />
Web coverage typically consists of standings updates continuously throughout<br />
an event, commentary about the event&rsquo;s highlights, photos and interactive<br />
games where you can follow along at the top board in real time.</div>Andysaundershttp://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dallas_Johnson&diff=3624Dallas Johnson2010-01-08T21:52:54Z<p>Andysaunders: </p>
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<div>'''Dallas Johnson''' is a member of the <br />
following [[committees]]:<br />
<br />
* [[Tournament Committee]] (chair)<br />
<br />
He lives in Stow, OH<br />
and can be reached by email at<br />
[mailto:dallaswjohnson@hotmail.com dallaswjohnson@hotmail.com]<br />
or by phone at<br />
+1 330 676 1723 (home).<br />
<br />
[[Category:Committee members]]</div>Andysaundershttp://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=Calendar&diff=3623Calendar2010-01-08T21:23:30Z<p>Andysaunders: we should send technical questions to TC chairs.</p>
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<div>A large part of [[NASPA]]'s activities involve its '''calendar''' of officially sanctioned [[tournaments]]. <br />
At any given time, there are more than a hundred tournaments scheduled across the United States and Canada. <br />
Most of these are organized by NASPA-certified tournament [[directors]], while a few major <br />
[[championships]] are funded by [[Hasbro]] or [[Hasbro Canada]], organized by NASPA and reported on at this web site.<br />
<br />
The calendar of upcoming tournaments is available online. You can look at it here in the following formats:<br />
<br />
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html "Wall Calendar"] linked to a formatted [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/listings.html listings] file ([http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//tourneys/oldlistings.html older listings] are archived)<br />
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//tourneys/calendar.rtf RTF file] similar to what used to be printed in the NSA newsletter<br />
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//tourneys/calendar.txt text file] for those who prefer their information unformatted.<br />
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//tourneys/calendar.ics RFC 2445 (iCal) format] for those who use electronic calendar programmes. <br />
<br />
Corrections to any of the above should be sent to the [[Tournament Committee]].<br />
<br />
To find out more about a tournament near you, please contact its organizer using the information provided. Before you play in an event, please familiarize yourself with our policy on behavior at tournaments. If you'd like to become a director, please read about our [[director certification]] process. Technical questions about tournaments should be sent to [[Andy Saunders]] or [[Dallas Johnson]].</div>Andysaundershttp://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tournament_results&diff=2919Tournament results2009-08-07T12:26:32Z<p>Andysaunders: </p>
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<div>Starting July 2009, this page features detailed '''tournament results'''<br />
(also known as '''cross-tables''') for all sanctioned [[tournaments]].<br />
<br />
The results are also copied from this web site with a slight delay and made available on our partner<br />
web site [[cross-tables.com]] with more extensive statistics.<br />
<br />
== Recent results ==<br />
<br />
Results before July 2009 are available courtesy of the [[NSA]].<br />
<br />
The results are filed according to the month in which they were entered into the [[rating]] system.<br />
If a tournament is held late in a month, its results may be filed under the following month.<br />
Historically, if a tournament was held early in a month, its results may have been filed under the preceding month.<br />
<br />
Each month&rsquo;s results are available as text only for viewing on small screens or slow connections; or in a graphical format with player photos (&rdquo;pic&ldquo; links), for viewing on large screens or fast connections.<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="margin:0.5em 0em 0.5em 2em"<br />
|-<br />
|&nbsp;<br />
!Jan<br />
!Feb<br />
!Mar<br />
!Apr<br />
!May<br />
!Jun<br />
!Jul<br />
!Aug<br />
!Sep<br />
!Oct<br />
!Nov<br />
!Dec<br />
|-<br />
!2009<br />
|[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2009/xt/01 text]<br>[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2009/lxt/01 pic] <br />
|[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2009/xt/02 text]<br>[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2009/lxt/02 pic] <br />
|[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2009/xt/03 text]<br>[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2009/lxt/03 pic] <br />
|[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2009/xt/04 text]<br>[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2009/lxt/04 pic] <br />
|[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2009/xt/05 text]<br>[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2009/lxt/05 pic] <br />
|[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2009/xt/06 text]<br>[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2009/lxt/06 pic] <br />
|[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2009/xt/07 text]<br>[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2009/lxt/07 pic] <br />
|[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2009/xt/08 text]<br>[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2009/lxt/08 pic] <br />
|colspan=4|not yet available<br />
|}<br />
<br />
You may also be interested in viewing the [[ratings]] computed as a result of these events.<br />
<br />
== How to read the results ==<br />
<br />
=== Tournaments, events and segments ===<br />
<br />
Many tournaments feature multiple series of games called<br />
''events'' (for example, early bird event, main event, night event).<br />
In some cases (often with night events), the events may be interleaved.<br />
Events are rated separately, in the order in which they started.<br />
<br />
Each event has a number of players divided into one or more ''divisions.''<br />
The event consists of a number of ''rounds.'' In each round, all (or<br />
most) players play one game against another player (''opponent'') in the<br />
same division.<br />
<br />
A ''segment'' is a set of consecutive rounds processed together<br />
when computing ratings for the players. The event consists of<br />
one or more segments as follows:<br />
<br />
* Events of 16 or fewer rounds are rated as a single segment.<br />
<br />
* Events of 17 through 35 rounds are rated in two approximately equal segments.<br />
<br />
* Events of 36 or more rounds are rated in three approximately equal segments.<br />
<br />
If the rounds cannot be split equally into the segments, the first segment(s) will have one more round than the last segment(s).<br />
<br />
=== About ranks, wins and spread ===<br />
<br />
Within these listings, a player is identified by a number called a ''rank''.<br />
Ranks are computed separately for each division in each listing, and their purpose is to locate and identify the players and their opponents. Ranks are not the same as the player numbers used during the tournament.<br />
<br />
The ranks are based on the number of ''wins'' (versus losses) included in the listing. A tie counts as half a win (and half a loss). Byes count as wins and forferits as losses, but these may not be included in the listing, depending on the input file format used. Byes and forfeits are not used when computing ratings.<br />
<br />
Players with the same number of wins are assigned ranks based on their ''spreads.''<br />
A player&rsquo;s spread is the difference of the total number of points scored by the player and the total number of points scored by opponents against the player. The spread may also be adjusted in certain situations, but these adjustments may not be included in the listing. The spread is not used when computing ratings.<br />
<br />
A player&rsquo;s computed rank may not be identical to a his or her official placement in the event, because the rank may apply only to one segment, it may not include all data (as explained above), and some tournaments use a different method (for example, special finals) to determine the winners.<br />
<br />
=== Graphical cross-tables ===<br />
<br />
The graphical cross-tables have one listing per event,<br />
with a pair of rating columns for each segment.<br />
The listings feature the following information:<br />
<br />
;Rank<br />
:A player&rsquo;s computed rank within the division at this event.<br />
;Name<br />
:A player&rsquo;s name, starting with the first name.<br />
;W-L<br />
:A player&rsquo;s record of wins and losses. A tie is counted as &frac12; a win and &frac12; a loss.<br />
;Spread<br />
:A player&rsquo;s spread for this event.<br />
;Rating<br />
:A pair of columns with a player&rsquo;s rating according to the rating system in effect for this event. If more than one pair of columns is given, this event was split-rated because of its length.<br />
;Perf<br />
:A player&rsquo;s performance rating during this segment. This is an estimate of the player&rsquo;s strength in this segment only. It is based on game results and opponents&rsquo; pre-segment ratings only, ignoring the player&rsquo;s own pre-segment rating.<br />
;Old<br />
:A player&rsquo;s rating before this event.<br />
;Rd. N<br />
:A player&rsquo;s rating after the specified round (this information is repeated at the segment boundaries of split-rated events).<br />
;New<br />
:A player&rsquo;s rating after this event.<br />
;+/&minus;<br />
:The number of rating points the player gained (+) or lost (&minus;) in this segment.<br />
;Round-by-Round Results<br />
:A player&rsquo;s list of opponents, with photos where available (hover mouse over photo for name), result (W=win, L=loss, T=tie or B=bye), opponent&rsquo;s rank, player score and opponent score. The result is also indicated by the background color of the cell.<br />
<br />
=== Text cross-tables ===<br />
<br />
The text cross-tables have one listing per segment.<br />
Split-rated events have two or three segment listings, followed by separate listing of final ranks, total wins and spreads (the final listing does not include ratings, and the ranks are not the official placements).<br />
To find a player&rsquo;s rating at the end of an event, look at the last segment of the event.<br />
<br />
The listings feature the following information:<br />
<br />
;Rank (a number at the beginning of a row, no column header)<br />
:A player&rsquo;s rank within the division at this segment.<br />
;NAME<br />
:A player&rsquo;s name, starting with the last name (as listed in the rating list)<br />
;OLD RATING<br />
:A player&rsquo;s rating before this segment<br />
;NEW RATING<br />
:A player&rsquo;s rating after this segment<br />
;PERF RATING<br />
:A player&rsquo;s performance rating during this segment. This is an estimate of the player&rsquo;s strength in this segment only. It is based on game results and opponents&rsquo; pre-segment ratings only, ignoring the player&rsquo;s own pre-segment rating.<br />
;RESULTS<br />
:A player&rsquo;s win-loss record, showing whether they had a win (W), tie (T), loss (L) or forfeit/bye (B), and the rank of their opponent that round.<br />
;WINS<br />
:A player&rsquo;s number of wins. Half wins are displayed using a &ldquo;+&rdquo; sign.<br />
;SPR<br />
:A player&rsquo;s spread for this segment.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Printing ===<br />
<br />
Cross-tables are large and usually print better in landscape orientation, reduced to less than 100% of nominal size.</div>Andysaundershttp://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tournaments&diff=2737Tournaments2009-07-15T14:47:54Z<p>Andysaunders: /* Directing Tournaments */</p>
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<div>'''Tournament''' [[SCRABBLE]]&reg; play in Canada and the United States is <br />
administered by [[NASPA]] and its [[Tournament Committee]]. <br />
All questions about tournaments should be sent to that committee&rsquo;s mailing list.<br />
<br />
== Playing in Tournaments ==<br />
<br />
Tournaments are organized by NASPA-sanctioned [[Directors]] and listed on our<br />
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html calendar]. <br />
You must be a NASPA [[Membership|member]] to play in a NASPA event.<br />
All players are expected to know and follow the [[Official Tournament Rules]].<br />
<br />
First-time tournament players may buy ''either'' a full NASPA [[membership]]<br />
''or'' a trial six-month membership (US$15) through their tournament organizer. If they opt<br />
for a trial membership, they have the option to extend it to a full membership by sending in an additional $15 at any time during the six-month trial period.<br />
<br />
Score sheets and other player forms are available for download from the [[Player Resources]] page.<br />
<br />
Directors: As players want to register for your tournament, you will need to check the [http://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/members.pl Membership Database] to be sure their NASPA membership is current.<br />
<br />
== Tournament Results ==<br />
<br />
Tournament results and ratings will be posted at the [[ratings|NASPA website]] and later at [[cross-tables.com]]. <br />
The first step to viewing results is to consult the monthly list of [[tournament results]].<br />
<br />
You can also find tournament statistics at [http://www.cross-tables.com/ cross-tables.com].<br />
<br />
Directors: [[Submitting tournament results|Submit tournament results to NASPA]]<br />
<br />
== Directing Tournaments ==<br />
<br />
In order to direct a tournament, you must be a NASPA member and certified as a director. <br />
For more information about and for directors, please see our [[Directors]] page.<br />
<br />
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 (exerpted from the [[Directors Manual|Director's Manual]] and expanded) to compare them:<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"<br />
|- style="font-style:italic; color:green;"<br />
|<br />
| Open Rated Tournament (ORT)<br />
| Local Club Tournament (LCT)<br />
| Team Challenges or Championships (TCC)<br />
|-<br />
| Advance Notice<br />
| 8 Weeks<br />
| None required<br />
| None Required (for now)<br />
|-<br />
| Tournament calendar listing<br />
| Listed on [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html NASPA calendar]<br />
| Not listed on calendar<br />
| Not listed on calendar<br />
|-<br />
| Rating Method<br />
| fully rated<br />
| 1/3 rated<br />
| fully rated<br />
|-<br />
| How Often?<br />
| No other multi day SCRABBLE game tournaments occurring within two weekends and 200 miles of your proposed tournament. <br />
No other one-day tournament on same day within 200 miles.<br />
| At most, once per month<br />
| [TBA]<br />
|-<br />
| How Many games?<br />
| At least 4 games<br />
| At least 3 games<br />
| At least 4 games<br />
|-<br />
| How Many players?<br />
| At least 4 players in each division, at least 2 rated players in each division<br />
| At least 4 players in each division, at least 2 rated players in each division<br />
| At least 4 players in each division, at least 2 rated players in each division<br />
|-<br />
| Player restrictions<br />
| All players must be current NASPA members<br />
| All players must be current NASPA members<br />
| All players must be current NASPA members<br />
Entry restricted by club/region (for team challenge) or region/rating (for championship). <br />
|-<br />
| Participation Fee<br />
| $.50 per player per game<br />
| $.50 per player per game<br />
| $.50 per player per game<br />
|-<br />
| Examples<br />
| [[Championships|National Scrabble Championship]], most tournaments<br />
| One-day tournament that is created on short notice<br />
| Portland-Seattle Interclub Challenge, Texas State Championship, Can-Am, Kingston Cup<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Sanctioning Tournaments ==<br />
<br />
NASPA maintains its [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html calendar] of<br />
sanctioned tournaments as an information resource for its members. You may use the [[Media:Tournament_Listing_Information.pdf|Tournament Listing Form]] to gather information about your tournament for sanctioning. Registered directors must apply to the [[Tournament Committee]] to add fully rated tournaments to the calendar by emailing the committee mailing list, provided the following conditions are met:<br />
<br />
* the director&rsquo;s membership expires after the end of the planned event<br />
* For a multi-day event, no other events are already sanctioned within two weekends and 200 miles of the planned event. For a one-day event, no other one-day events are already sanctioned on the same day within 200 miles of the planned event, and no other multi-day events are already sanctioned on the same weekend within 200 miles of the planned event.<br />
* the application is submitted eight weeks before the planned event<br />
<br />
Furthermore, unless there are exceptional circumstances and permission is obtained in advance,<br />
an event cannot be rated unless:<br />
<br />
* each division has at least four players<br />
* each division has at least two rated players<br />
<br />
Local Club Tournaments (LCT), which are 1/3-rated, do not require advance sanctioning and are not listed in the calendar. LCT's have the same Player Participation fee as sanctioned Open Rated Tournaments.<br />
<br />
== Web Coverage ==<br />
<br />
Major events, such as [[Championships|national championships]], are webcast on this web site,<br />
and [http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/ web coverage] is archived in perpetuity.<br />
<br />
Web coverage typically consists of standings updates continuously throughout<br />
an event, commentary about the event&rsquo;s highlights, photos and interactive<br />
games where you can follow along at the top board in real time.</div>Andysaundershttp://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tournaments&diff=2692Tournaments2009-07-11T03:06:44Z<p>Andysaunders: /* Sanctioning Tournaments */</p>
<hr />
<div>'''Tournament''' [[SCRABBLE]]&reg; play in Canada and the United States is <br />
administered by [[NASPA]] and its [[Tournament Committee]]. <br />
All questions about tournaments should be sent to that committee&rsquo;s mailing list.<br />
<br />
== Playing in Tournaments ==<br />
<br />
Tournaments are organized by NASPA-sanctioned [[Directors]] and listed on our<br />
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html calendar]. <br />
You must be a NASPA [[Membership|member]] to play in a NASPA event.<br />
All players are expected to know and follow the [[Official Tournament Rules]].<br />
<br />
First-time tournament players may buy ''either'' a full NASPA [[membership]]<br />
''or'' a trial six-month membership (US$15) through their tournament organizer. If they opt<br />
for a trial membership, they have the option to extend it to a full membership by sending in an additional $15 at any time during the six-month trial period.<br />
<br />
Score sheets and other player forms are available for download from the [[Player Resources]] page.<br />
<br />
Directors: As players want to register for your tournament, you will need to check the [http://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/members.pl Membership Database] to be sure their NASPA membership is current.<br />
<br />
== Tournament Results ==<br />
<br />
Tournament results and ratings will be posted at the [[ratings|NASPA website]] and later at [[cross-tables.com]]. <br />
The first step to viewing results is to consult the monthly list of [[tournament results]].<br />
<br />
You can also find tournament statistics at [http://www.cross-tables.com/ cross-tables.com].<br />
<br />
Directors: [[Submitting tournament results|Submit tournament results to NASPA]]<br />
<br />
== Directing Tournaments ==<br />
<br />
In order to direct a tournament, you must be a NASPA member and certified as a director. <br />
For more information about and for directors, please see our [[Directors]] page.<br />
<br />
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 (exerpted from the [[Directors Manual|Director's Manual]] and expanded) to compare them:<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"<br />
|- style="font-style:italic; color:green;"<br />
|<br />
| Open Rated Tournament (ORT)<br />
| Local Club Tournament (LCT)<br />
| Restricted-entry Rated Tournament (e.g., Challenge, Championships)<br />
|-<br />
| Advance Notice<br />
| 8 Weeks<br />
| None required<br />
| None Required (for now)<br />
|-<br />
| Tournament calendar listing<br />
| Listed on [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html NASPA calendar]<br />
| Not listed on calendar<br />
| Not listed on calendar<br />
|-<br />
| Rating Method<br />
| fully rated<br />
| 1/3 rated<br />
| fully rated<br />
|-<br />
| How Often?<br />
| No other multi day SCRABBLE game tournaments occurring within two weekends and 200 miles of your proposed tournament. <br />
No other one-day tournament on same day within 200 miles.<br />
| At most, once per month<br />
| [TBA]<br />
|-<br />
| How Many games?<br />
| At least 4 games<br />
| At least 3 games<br />
| At least 4 games<br />
|-<br />
| How Many players?<br />
| At least 4 players in each division, at least 2 rated players in each division<br />
| At least 4 players in each division, at least 2 rated players in each division<br />
| At least 4 players in each division, at least 2 rated players in each division<br />
|-<br />
| Player restrictions<br />
| All players must be current NASPA members<br />
| All players must be current NASPA members<br />
| All players must be current NASPA members<br />
Entry restricted by club/region (for team challenge) or region/rating (for championship). <br />
|-<br />
| Participation Fee<br />
| $.50 per player per game<br />
| $.50 per player per game<br />
| $.50 per player per game<br />
|-<br />
| Examples<br />
| [[Championships|National Scrabble Championship]], most tournaments<br />
| One-day tournament that is created on short notice<br />
| Portland-Seattle Interclub Challenge, Texas State Championship, Can-Am, Kingston Cup<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Sanctioning Tournaments ==<br />
<br />
NASPA maintains its [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html calendar] of<br />
sanctioned tournaments as an information resource for its members. You may use the [[Media:Tournament_Listing_Information.pdf|Tournament Listing Form]] to gather information about your tournament for sanctioning. Registered directors must apply to the [[Tournament Committee]] to add fully rated tournaments to the calendar by emailing the committee mailing list, provided the following conditions are met:<br />
<br />
* the director&rsquo;s membership expires after the end of the planned event<br />
* For a multi-day event, no other events are already sanctioned within two weekends and 200 miles of the planned event. For a one-day event, no other one-day events are already sanctioned on the same day within 200 miles of the planned event, and no other multi-day events are already sanctioned on the same weekend within 200 miles of the planned event.<br />
* the application is submitted eight weeks before the planned event<br />
<br />
Furthermore, unless there are exceptional circumstances and permission is obtained in advance,<br />
an event cannot be rated unless:<br />
<br />
* each division has at least four players<br />
* each division has at least two rated players<br />
<br />
Local Club Tournaments (LCT), which are 1/3-rated, do not require advance sanctioning and are not listed in the calendar. LCT's have the same Player Participation fee as sanctioned Open Rated Tournaments.<br />
<br />
== Web Coverage ==<br />
<br />
Major events, such as [[Championships|national championships]], are webcast on this web site,<br />
and [http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/ web coverage] is archived in perpetuity.<br />
<br />
Web coverage typically consists of standings updates continuously throughout<br />
an event, commentary about the event&rsquo;s highlights, photos and interactive<br />
games where you can follow along at the top board in real time.</div>Andysaundershttp://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ratings&diff=2634Ratings2009-07-09T19:34:10Z<p>Andysaunders: typo</p>
<hr />
<div>[[NASPA]] will assign '''ratings''' to North American [[tournament]] [[SCRABBLE]]&reg; players.<br />
<br />
The rating system will be supervised by the [[Ratings and Recognition Committee]]<br />
and adminitered through a web application being developed by [[Web Committee]].<br />
As of July 7, 2009, the application is in the final stages of coding and testing.<br />
The [[NSA]] has ceased administering their rating system as of July 1, 2009.<br />
<br />
A list of recent (but not necessary the latest) NSA ratings<br />
of current NASPA members can be found at this web site, sorted either<br />
[http://scrabbleplayers.org/ratings/current/full/byname.txt by name] or<br />
[http://scrabbleplayers.org/ratings/current/full/byrating.txt by rating].<br />
When new NASPA rating system is fully operational, these files will be expanded to<br />
include all rated players.<br />
<br />
NASPA tournaments played with the [[SOWPODS]] lexicon may also count<br />
toward [[WESPA]] ratings.<br />
<br />
The [[rating system overview]] describes how the rating system works at a very high (and not too technical) level.<br />
<br />
The [[submitting tournament results]] article describes how to submit tournament results into the rating system.<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
<br />
* [http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/ratings/ NSA Ratings]<br />
* [http://members.ozemail.com.au/~rjackman/ratlists.html WESPA ratings]</div>Andysaundershttp://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=Help_wanted&diff=2405Help wanted2009-06-22T20:53:18Z<p>Andysaunders: /* Listings */ TC is capping membership for now at 9 members.</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Committee]] members are encouraged to advertise '''help wanted''' listings here when they need volunteers with specific skills or for specific jobs.<br />
<br />
== Listings ==<br />
<br />
* The [[Directors Manual Committee]] needs volunteers to help with the upcoming revision of the [[Directors Manual]].<br />
* We would like to have someone in charge of a [[Member News]] page.<br />
* The [[2009 National SCRABBLE Championship]] still needs various volunteers.</div>Andysaundershttp://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tournament_Committee&diff=2402Tournament Committee2009-06-22T20:13:19Z<p>Andysaunders: /* Agenda */</p>
<hr />
<div>The '''Tournament Committee''' is a [[NASPA]] [[committees|committee]] established to <br />
supervise sanctioned North American [[SCRABBLE]] [[tournaments]].<br />
<br />
To contact the Tournament Committee send an email to [mailto:naspa-tourney@yahoogroups.com naspa-tourney@yahoogroups.com].<br />
<br />
== Current Members ==<br />
<br />
It currently consists of the following:<br />
<br />
* [[Andy Saunders]] (chair)<br />
* [[John Chew]]<br />
* [[Chris Cree]]<br />
* [[Carol Dustin]]<br />
* [[Joe Edley]]<br />
* [[Dallas Johnson]]<br />
* [[Mary Rhoades]]<br />
* [[Rebecca Slivka]]<br />
* [[Siri Tillekeratne]]<br />
<br />
The Tournament Committee is currently capped at 9 members.<br />
<br />
== Agenda ==<br />
<br />
The committee has the following items on its agenda:<br />
<br />
* Determine term lengths for Tournament Committee members, in addition to the succession process for Tournament Committee members<br />
* Decide on a certification process for tournament directors in coordination with a similar process for club directors being developed by the [[Club Committee]]<br />
* Debate whether certification can be suspended for directors who take longer than a week to submit ratings data<br />
* Liaise with the WESPA Tournament Committee<br />
* Review the existing criteria for [[Tournaments|sanctioning tournaments]], consider in particular whether there should be limits on the number of events a director can list or how far in advance an event may be listed, and the status of "invitational" events; prepare options for the [[Advisory Board]] to choose from<br />
* On an ongoing basis, supervise tournament directors, including<br />
** Maintaining the tournament [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html calendar]<br />
** Receiving and processing incident reports, passing them up to the [[Advisory Board]] as necessary<br />
** Making sure that tournament directors receive the news and information they need to perform their function<br />
** Overseeing the mentor/apprentice system when it is implemented<br />
<br />
== Tools ==<br />
<br />
The committee has access to the following web tools:<br />
<br />
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/xml-edit.pl?config=tcal Tournament Calendar editor]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Committees]]</div>Andysaundershttp://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tournament_Committee&diff=2401Tournament Committee2009-06-22T20:12:32Z<p>Andysaunders: /* Current Members */ adding new members, capping at 9</p>
<hr />
<div>The '''Tournament Committee''' is a [[NASPA]] [[committees|committee]] established to <br />
supervise sanctioned North American [[SCRABBLE]] [[tournaments]].<br />
<br />
To contact the Tournament Committee send an email to [mailto:naspa-tourney@yahoogroups.com naspa-tourney@yahoogroups.com].<br />
<br />
== Current Members ==<br />
<br />
It currently consists of the following:<br />
<br />
* [[Andy Saunders]] (chair)<br />
* [[John Chew]]<br />
* [[Chris Cree]]<br />
* [[Carol Dustin]]<br />
* [[Joe Edley]]<br />
* [[Dallas Johnson]]<br />
* [[Mary Rhoades]]<br />
* [[Rebecca Slivka]]<br />
* [[Siri Tillekeratne]]<br />
<br />
The Tournament Committee is currently capped at 9 members.<br />
<br />
== Agenda ==<br />
<br />
The committee has the following items on its agenda:<br />
<br />
* Decide on a certification process for tournament directors in coordination with a similar process for club directors being developed by the [[Club Committee]]<br />
* Debate whether certification can be suspended for directors who take longer than a week to submit ratings data<br />
* Liaise with the WESPA Tournament Committee<br />
* Review the existing criteria for [[Tournaments|sanctioning tournaments]], consider in particular whether there should be limits on the number of events a director can list or how far in advance an event may be listed, and the status of "invitational" events; prepare options for the [[Advisory Board]] to choose from<br />
* On an ongoing basis, supervise tournament directors, including<br />
** Maintaining the tournament [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html calendar]<br />
** Receiving and processing incident reports, passing them up to the [[Advisory Board]] as necessary<br />
** Making sure that tournament directors receive the news and information they need to perform their function<br />
** Overseeing the mentor/apprentice system when it is implemented<br />
<br />
== Tools ==<br />
<br />
The committee has access to the following web tools:<br />
<br />
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/xml-edit.pl?config=tcal Tournament Calendar editor]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Committees]]</div>Andysaundershttp://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tournament_Committee&diff=2247Tournament Committee2009-06-19T13:15:41Z<p>Andysaunders: adding" status of invitationals" to debate agenda</p>
<hr />
<div>The '''Tournament Committee''' is a [[NASPA]] [[committees|committee]] established to <br />
supervise sanctioned North American [[SCRABBLE]] [[tournaments]].<br />
<br />
To contact the Tournament Committee send an email to [mailto:naspa-tourney@yahoogroups.com naspa-tourney@yahoogroups.com].<br />
<br />
== Current Members ==<br />
<br />
It currently consists of the following:<br />
<br />
* [[Andy Saunders]] (chair)<br />
* [[John Chew]]<br />
* [[Chris Cree]]<br />
* [[Carol Dustin]]<br />
* [[Joe Edley]]<br />
* [[Mary Rhoades]]<br />
* [[Siri Tillekeratne]]<br />
<br />
New members are welcome.<br />
<br />
== Agenda ==<br />
<br />
The committee has the following items on its agenda:<br />
<br />
* Decide on a certification process for tournament directors in coordination with a similar process for club directors being developed by the [[Club Committee]]<br />
* Debate whether certification can be suspended for directors who take longer than a week to submit ratings data<br />
* Liaise with the WESPA Tournament Committee<br />
* Review the existing criteria for [[Tournaments|sanctioning tournaments]], consider in particular whether there should be limits on the number of events a director can list or how far in advance an event may be listed, and the status of "invitational" events; prepare options for the [[Advisory Board]] to choose from<br />
* On an ongoing basis, supervise tournament directors, including<br />
** Maintaining the tournament [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html calendar]<br />
** Receiving and processing incident reports, passing them up to the [[Advisory Board]] as necessary<br />
** Making sure that tournament directors receive the news and information they need to perform their function<br />
** Overseeing the mentor/apprentice system when it is implemented<br />
<br />
== Tools ==<br />
<br />
The committee has access to the following web tools:<br />
<br />
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/xml-edit.pl?config=tcal Tournament Calendar editor]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Committees]]</div>Andysaundershttp://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tournament_Committee&diff=2188Tournament Committee2009-06-17T22:57:16Z<p>Andysaunders: adding chair information</p>
<hr />
<div>The '''Tournament Committee''' is a [[NASPA]] [[committees|committee]] established to <br />
supervise sanctioned North American [[SCRABBLE]] [[tournaments]].<br />
<br />
To contact the Tournament Committee send an email to [mailto:naspa-tourney@yahoogroups.com naspa-tourney@yahoogroups.com].<br />
<br />
== Current Members ==<br />
<br />
It currently consists of the following:<br />
<br />
* [[Andy Saunders]] (chair)<br />
* [[John Chew]]<br />
* [[Chris Cree]]<br />
* [[Carol Dustin]]<br />
* [[Joe Edley]]<br />
* [[Mary Rhoades]]<br />
* [[Siri Tillekeratne]]<br />
<br />
New members are welcome.<br />
<br />
== Agenda ==<br />
<br />
The committee has the following items on its agenda:<br />
<br />
* Decide on a certification process for tournament directors in coordination with a similar process for club directors being developed by the [[Club Committee]]<br />
* Debate whether certification can be suspended for directors who take longer than a week to submit ratings data<br />
* Liaise with the WESPA Tournament Committee<br />
* Review the existing criteria for sanctioning tournaments, consider in particular whether there should be limits on the number of events a director can list or how far in advance an event may be listed; prepare options for the [[Advisory Board]] to choose from<br />
* On an ongoing basis, supervise tournament directors, including<br />
** Maintaining the tournament calendar<br />
** Receiving and processing incident reports, passing them up to the [[Advisory Board]] as necessary<br />
** Making sure that tournament directors receive the news and information they need to perform their function<br />
** Overseeing the mentor/apprentice system when it is implemented<br />
<br />
== Sanctioning Tournaments ==<br />
<br />
NASPA maintains its [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html calendar] of<br />
sanctioned tournaments as an information resource for its members. Registered directors<br />
may apply to the Committee to add fully rated tournaments to the calendar, provided the following conditions<br />
are met:<br />
<br />
* the director&rsquo;s membership expires after the end of the planned event<br />
* For a multi-day event, no other events are already sanctioned within two weekends and 200 miles of the planned event. For a one-day event, no other one-day events are already sanctioned on the same day within 200 miles of the planned event, and no other multi-day events are already sanctioned on the same weekend within 200 miles of the planned event.<br />
* the application is submitted eight weeks before the planned event<br />
<br />
Furthermore, unless there are exceptional circumstances and permission is obtained in advance,<br />
an event cannot be rated unless:<br />
<br />
* each division has at least four players<br />
* each division has at least two rated players<br />
<br />
Local Club Tournaments (LCT), which are 1/3-rated, do not require advance sanctioning and are not listed in the calendar. LCT's have the same Player Participation fee as sanctioned Open Rated Tournaments.<br />
<br />
== Tools ==<br />
<br />
The committee has access to the following web tools:<br />
<br />
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/xml-edit.pl?config=tcal Tournament Calendar editor]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Committees]]</div>Andysaundershttp://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tournament_Committee&diff=2004Tournament Committee2009-06-03T16:51:13Z<p>Andysaunders: /* Sanctioning Tournaments */ Adding more information regarding sanctioning of one-day tournaments</p>
<hr />
<div>The '''Tournament Committee''' is a [[NASPA]] [[committees|committee]] established to <br />
supervise sanctioned North American [[SCRABBLE]] [[tournaments]].<br />
<br />
To contact the Tournament Committee send an email to [mailto:naspa-tourney@yahoogroups.com naspa-tourney@yahoogroups.com].<br />
<br />
== Current Members ==<br />
<br />
It currently consists of the following:<br />
<br />
* [[Andy Saunders]]<br />
* [[Carol Dustin]]<br />
* [[Joe Edley]]<br />
* [[John Chew]]<br />
* [[Siri Tillekeratne]]<br />
<br />
New members are welcome.<br />
<br />
== Agenda ==<br />
<br />
The committee has the following items on its agenda:<br />
<br />
* Decide on a certification process for tournament directors in coordination with a similar process for club directors being developed by the [[Club Committee]]<br />
* Debate whether certification can be suspended for directors who take longer than a week to submit ratings data<br />
* Liaise with the WESPA Tournament Committee<br />
* On an ongoing basis, supervise tournament directors, including<br />
** Maintaining the tournament calendar<br />
** Receiving and processing incident reports, passing them up to the [[Advisory Board]] as necessary<br />
** Making sure that tournament directors receive the news and information they need to perform their function<br />
** Overseeing the mentor/apprentice system when it is implemented<br />
<br />
== Sanctioning Tournaments ==<br />
<br />
NASPA maintains its [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html calendar] of<br />
sanctioned tournaments as an information resource for its members. Registered directors<br />
may apply to the Committee to add tournaments to the calendar, provided the following conditions<br />
are met:<br />
<br />
* the director&rsquo;s membership expires after the end of the planned event<br />
* For a multi-day event, no other events are already sanctioned within two weekends and 200 miles of the planned event. For a one-day event, no other one-day events are already sanctioned on the same day within 200 miles of the planned event, and no other multi-day events are already sanctioned on the same weekend within 200 miles of the planned event.<br />
* the application is submitted eight weeks before the planned event<br />
<br />
Furthermore, unless there are exceptional circumstances and permission is obtained in advance,<br />
an event cannot be rated unless:<br />
<br />
* each division has at least four players<br />
* each division has at least two rated players<br />
<br />
== Tools ==<br />
<br />
The committee has access to the following web tools:<br />
<br />
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/xml-edit.pl?config=tcal Tournament Calendar editor]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Committees]]</div>Andysaunders