2010 National SCRABBLE Championship

The 2010 National SCRABBLE® Championship will take place on August 7–11, 2010 at Hotel InterContinental Dallas.

Details will be announced on this page as they become available.

Schedule

This tentative schedule is subject to change, though the dates and hours of play are firm. All locations TBA.

Friday, August 6, 2010

10:00 A.M.–10:00 P.M.

Registration

10:00 A.M.–11:00 P.M.

After hours play

12:30 P.M.–3:30 P.M.

Early bird tournament, staff only

4:00 P.M.–5:00 P.M.

Committee meeting for Division Leaders, Division Assistants, Auxiliary Staff

7:00 P.M.–9:00 P.M.

Staff dinner

Saturday, August 7, 2010

8:30 A.M.–9:00 A.M.

Set up for play

9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.

Rounds 1–4

2:45 P.M.–3:00 P.M.

Set up for play

3:00 P.M.–6:15 P.M.

Rounds 5–7

6:00 P.M.–11:00 P.M.

After hours play

Sunday, August 8, 2010

8:30 A.M.–9:00 A.M.

Set up for play

9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.

Rounds 8–11

2:45 P.M.–3:00 P.M.

Set up for play

3:00 P.M.–6:15 P.M.

Rounds 12–14

6:00 P.M.–11:00 P.M.

After hours play

8:00 P.M.–9:15 P.M.

Director meeting

9:00 P.M.–11:00 P.M.

Advisory Board meeting

Monday, August 9, 2010

8:30 A.M.–9:00 A.M.

Set up for play

9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.

Rounds 15–18

2:45 P.M.–3:00 P.M.

Set up for play

3:00 P.M.–6:15 P.M.

Rounds 19–21

6:00 P.M.–11:00 P.M.

After hours play

8:30 P.M.–10:30 P.M.

Town Hall meeting

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

8:30 A.M.–9:00 A.M.

Set up for play

9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.

Rounds 22–25

2:45 P.M.–3:00 P.M.

Set up for play

3:00 P.M.–6:15 P.M.

Rounds 26–28

6:00 P.M.–11:00 P.M.

After hours play

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

8:30 A.M.–9:00 A.M.

Set up for play

9:00 A.M.–1:15 P.M.

Rounds 29–31

2:30 P.M.–3:30 P.M.

Prize Ceremony

3:30 P.M.–11:00 P.M.

After hours play

Friday, August 13 – Monday, August 16, 2010

2010 World Players Championship

Staff

Organizer

Chris Cree

Director

Mary Rhoades

Division leaders

division 1: John Robertson

division 2: Bryan Pepper

division 3: Dallas Johnson

division 4: Judy Newhouse

division 5: Dan Stock

Division assistants

division 1:

division 2: Lynn Sneed

division 3:

division 4:

division 5: Amy Krafchick

Webmaster

John Chew

Internet reporter

Sherrie Saint John

Annotators

Kate Watson

Dee Segrest

Host city

The Town of Addison is located in the northern suburbs of Dallas, approximately 13 miles from the downtown area. Addison is regional business, shopping, and dining hub; it has several shopping centers, over 150 restaurants and one of the busiest general aviation airports in the country.

See also

(details will be added as they become available)

• Restaurants in Addison area
• Services and shopping in Addison area
• Activities and attractions in Addison area
• Transportation in Addison area

Links

• Town of Addison

Tournament venue

Hotel InterContinental Dallas offers both the meeting space and accommodations. The hotel is a member of the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) chain. When booking online, please use this link to obtain our group rate.

Address

15201 DALLAS PKWY
ADDISON TX  75001-4609
USA

Phone numbers

• IHG reservations: +1 888 424 6835
• Hotel front desk: +1 972 386 6000
• Hotel fax: +1 972 991 6937

Links

• Hotel InterContinental Dallas
• InterContinental Hotels Group
• IHG Priority Club Rewards
• Google Maps

Travel

Airports

• Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW): 20 mi
  • American Airlines (main hub)
  • most major airlines
• Dallas Love Field (DAL): 11 mi
  • Southwest Airlines (focus city)
  • Continental Express, Northwest Airlink
• Addison Airport (ADS): 2 mi
  • no scheduled passenger service

Bus

• The nearest Greyhound terminal is in downtown Dallas (the Greyhound building across the street has corporate offices but no bus terminal).

Links

• American Airlines
• Southwest Airlines
• cross-tables.com partner travel sites