Revision as of 10:47, 9 June 2020

2020 North American SCRABBLE Championship Cancellation

With the coronavirus pandemic still affecting the daily lives of so many of us, we are canceling the 2020 North American SCRABBLE Championship (NASC).

Those of you who have registered have the option to be issued a refund or to roll your registration over to next year’s event, which we do plan to hold in Baltimore.

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• April 30, 2020 Nominations for the 2020 Advisory Board Elections are open from May 1 to May 31, 2020.
• March 18, 2020 NASPA has suspended all club and tournament activity because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• March 10, 2020 NASPA released Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for members and directors.
• January 30, 2020 Registration is now open for the 2020 North American SCRABBLE Championship (NASC)in Baltimore (MD) from Aug 1 to 5, 2020! Register now!
• July 24, 2019 Congratulations to the 2019 North American SCRABBLE Championship] champion Alec Sjoholm!
• 2019-07-22 The NASPA Executive Committee announced a restructuring of the NASPA management team.
• 2019-07-14 NASPA Zyzzyva Release 3.2.1, which includes CSW2019, is now available for the Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms.

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