CSW Tournaments

This page lists tournaments rated in the NASPA SOWPODS system, and is part of our introduction to Collins (SOWPODS) in North America.

This page lists tournaments rated in the NASPA SOWPODS system, and is part of our introduction to Collins (SOWPODS) in North America.

Collins (SOWPODS) in North America: Tournaments

While there have been occasional tournaments played to the international lexicon in the US since the 1990s (the ’93 Worlds in New York, for example: the Worlds have always been SOWPODS), and occasional others such as Wisconsin Dells, Toronto, and Texas, it was in 2010 that the number of CSW tournaments really started to increase. This was in large part due to NASPA’s decision to allow CSW to be rated, which has given the impetus to several organizers to add CSW divisions, or create new tournaments to meet demand.

It remains to be seen how much these numbers will continue to increase, and what the long-term future of the CSW scene will be, but the possibility of being able to play CSW exclusively, if one would like to, is now workable. Although, it is perhaps reasonable to say that this is still more the case for either the less prolific tournament player, or one with a large travel budget.

Also of note is that there are a significant number of prominent international tournaments with quite substantial sponsorship and prizes, several of which are well into the $1000s, and some over $10,000. These are listed at the WESPA site.

Since the NASPA SOWPODS rating system went into effect, the following tournaments in North America are either CSW, or have a CSW division. Some earlier tournaments were played in 2009.

Events are listed below in their usual order in the calendar year. Some events will only (or did only) include a Collins division if a quorum of four players registers (or registered) in time. Also, non-NASPA sanctioned CSW events are not listed.

Please note that this page is manually edited, based on the official page of tournament results and the calendar of future events. Another good source for tournament information is cross-tables.

For information on directing a CSW tournament, or adding a CSW division to a tournament, see the page on Directing SOWPODS tournaments.

Event	2009	2010	2011	2012
Total events listed	2	17	60	39 y.t.d.
New Orleans, LA				Jan 14–16, 20 games
Toronto vs. Montreal, Kingston, ON		Jan 16–17, 12 games
Boards on the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ				Jan 21–23, 19 games
Tucson, AZ				Jan 21, 8 games
Austin, TX			Jan 22, 6 games	Jan 28, 6 games
Cornwall, ON (TCC)				Jan 28, 8 games
Utica, NY				Jan 28, 8 games
Boston, MA			Feb 5–6, 12 games
Las Vegas, NV				Feb 17–20, 28 games
Phoenix, AZ		Feb 13–15, 20 games	Feb 19–21, 20 games
Eastern Championship, Charlotte, NC			Feb 19–21, 20 games	Feb 17–20, 24 games
Austin, TX			Feb 26, 6 games	Feb 25, 6 games
Bethesda, MD			Mar 19–20, 14 games
Austin, TX			Mar 26, 6 games	Mar 31, 6 games
West Coast World Championship Word list Challenge (WCWCWC), Ashland, OR		Mar 27–28, 16 games	Mar 25–27, 20 games
Scrabble for Literacy Fundraiser, Danville, IL				Mar 31–Apr 01, 14 games
Philadelphia, PA			Apr 3, 7 games
Hudson, NY				Apr 7, 8 games
Boston Area Tournament, Westford, MA			Apr 10, 6 games (late bird)	Apr 13–15, 5+15 games
Gatlinburg, TN			Apr 22–24, 20 games
NEOSCRABBLE Spring Fling, Cuyahoga Falls, OH				Apr 21–22, 13 games
Austin, TX			Apr 30, 6 games	Apr 28, 6 games
Gatlinburg, TN				May 4–6, 20 games
Oregon Tile, Portland, OR				May 4–6, 5+15+4 games
Bermuda Treasures Scrabble Cruise				May 6–13
Portsmouth, NH			May 14–15, 12 games
May Mayhem, Romulus, MI				May 19–20, 15 games
Austin, TX			May 21, 6 games
Kelowna, BC			May 21–23, 20 games
Lake Arrowhead, NY				May 26–28, 20 games
Montreal, QC			May 28–29, 14 games	May 26–27, 14 games
Arden Cup, Elmhurst, IL			May 28–30, 20 games	May 26–28, 20 games
Where the ZO meets the ZA, Portland, OR		May 29, 6 games
Philadelphia, PA			May 29, 7 games
Lucky Lab, Portland, OR		May 30, 8 games
NAST One Day, Revere, MA			Jun 5, 6 games
Scrabble Tournament at the Peak, Hancock, MA			Jun 18–19, 16 games	Jun 8–10, 16 games
Teeny Tiny Tournament, Tucson, AZ			May 21, 8 games	Jun 9, 8 games
Wilmington, DE			Jun 12, 7 games
Washington, DC				Jun 23–24, 14 games
Austin, TX			Jun 25, 6 games
Annual Nor’easter Main Event, Albany, NY			Jul 1–4, 6+21 games	Jun 29–Jul 2, 21 games
Wilmington, DE				Jul 6–8, 21/39 games
NASPA Club 171's 11th annual summer tournament, Bethesda, MD			Jul 9, 8 games
Rubber City Collins Classic/Classic II, Akron, OH		Jul 10–11, 15 games	Jul 15–17, 16 games
US World Championships Qualifying Tournament, Akron, OH			Jul 15–17, 20 games
Toronto, ON		Jul 16, 7 games	Jul 15–17, 7+12 games	Jul 20–22, 7+12 games
Philadelphia, PA			Jul 17, 7 games
Old Greenwich, CT			Jul 22–24, 20 games	Jul 27–29, 16 games
Victoria Early Bird			Jul 22, 6 games
Victoria, BC		Oct 2–3, 14 games	Jul 23–24, 14 games
Austin, TX			Jul 30, 6 games
Canadian WSC Qualifier, Montreal, QC			Jul 30-31
NSC Directors' Tournament, Dallas, TX			Aug 5, 4 games
National Scrabble Championship 'Lunch Bird', Dallas, TX			Aug 6–10, 5 games
World Players Championship, Dallas, TX		Aug 13–16, 32 games
National Scrabble Championships, Orlando, FL				Aug 11–15, 31 games
Utica, NY			Aug 20–21, 14 games
Austin, TX			Aug 27, 6 games
Dover, DE			Aug 27–29, 19 games
New York, NY				Sep 1–3, 21 games
Burlington, MA			Sep 3–5, 18 games
Portland, OR		Sep 11, 7 games
Leah Katz/Mike Wise Memorial, Toronto, ON	Sep 11–13, 8+12 games	Sep 24–26, 8+13 games
Toronto International Scrabble Open			Sep 22–25, 26 games
Philadelphia, PA			Sep 18
Austin, TX			Sep 24, 6 games
Twin Cities, MN				Sep 28–30, 20 games
Wisconsin Dells, WI		Oct 1–3, 15 games
Philadelphia, PA			Oct 2, 7 games
Lake George, NY			Oct 13–16, 15 games	Oct 18–21, 15 games
Portland, OR		Oct 17, 7 games
Cambridge, MD			Oct 28–30, 16 games
Austin, TX			Oct 29, 6 games
Toronto vs. Montreal, Kingston, ON		Oct 30–31, 12 games
Philadelphia, PA			Nov 6, 7 games
Sacramento, CA		Nov 6–7, 20 games
Emerald City Scrabble, Seattle, WA		Nov 12–14, 20 games	Nov 11–13, 20 games
6th Annual Green Mountain Challenge, Essex, VT			Nov 18–20, 15 games
Tucson, AZ			Nov 19, 8 games
Austin, TX			Dec 3–4, 13 games
Philadelphia, PA			Dec 4, 7 games
Stamford, CT			Dec 9–11, 16 games
Bethesda, MD			Dec 10, 8 games
Delaware Scrabble Festivus, Newark, DE			Dec 23–25, 20 games
New Year’s Scrabble Tournament, Albany, NY			Dec 30–Jan 02, 22 games	Dec 28–Jan 01, 8+26 games

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