http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=2013_Canadian_National_SCRABBLE_Championship_Early_Bird&feed=atom&action=history2013 Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship Early Bird - Revision history2024-03-29T11:23:39ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.29.0http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=2013_Canadian_National_SCRABBLE_Championship_Early_Bird&diff=7861&oldid=prevPoslfit: New page: The '''2013 Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship''' (CNSC) features an open rated '''Early Bird''' (EB) event, which takes place on Friday, June 21 at the Bond Place Hotel in Toron...2013-04-05T02:29:15Z<p>New page: The '''<a href="/w/2013_Canadian_National_SCRABBLE_Championship" title="2013 Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship">2013 Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship</a>''' (CNSC) features an open rated '''Early Bird''' (EB) event, which takes place on Friday, June 21 at the Bond Place Hotel in Toron...</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The <br />
'''[[2013 Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship]]''' (CNSC) features an open rated '''Early Bird''' (EB) event, which takes place on Friday, June 21 at the Bond Place Hotel in Toronto, immediately preceding the CNSC main event (ME). <br />
<br />
== Eligibility ==<br />
<br />
Players must be NASPA [[Membership|members]] in good<br />
standing, but do not have to have qualified for the <br />
ME, and in particular do not have to be Canadian citizens<br />
or residents. Membership may be purchased at registration:<br />
$30 for a one-year adult membership, $19 for a one-event<br />
membership for rated players, $15 for a six-month trial<br />
membership for rated players, $15 for a one-year youth<br />
membership, or free for a six-month membership for <br />
[[National School SCRABBLE Championship]] contestants.<br />
<br />
== Main Event Qualification ==<br />
<br />
As in 2011, this Early Bird is a warm-up event, <br />
with no [[2013 Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship qualification system|qualification path]] from it to the Main Event.<br />
<br />
== Registration ==<br />
<br />
Players should register by informing [[John Chew]] that<br />
they wish to play. Space is limited to about 30 players,<br />
and will be assigned based on the order in which <br />
registrations are received. An entry fee of CAD 30.00<br />
may be paid either by cheque prior to June 7th (John<br />
will be at the June 5th meeting of the Toronto Scrabble<br />
Club), or by cash at the door.<br />
<br />
== Format ==<br />
<br />
All players will play in one open division, using <br />
[[tsh]] pairings beginning with the standard <br />
round robin groups of four players randomly selected<br />
from each quartile, followed by four rounds of Chew<br />
pairings, including Gibsonization on spread.<br />
<br />
70% of the net entry fees (less participation fees)<br />
will be returned to players in prizes, including at<br />
least one class prize for every ten players.<br />
<br />
In the extremely unlikely event that at least four<br />
players prefer to play [[SOWPODS]], and notify the<br />
director at least a week before the event, there will<br />
be a separate SOWPODS division.<br />
<br />
== Schedule ==<br />
<br />
Please see the [[2013 Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship schedule#Friday, June 21|main event schedule]] for full details of the early bird schedule.<br />
<br />
Players, especially those who intend to pay their entry fee<br />
at the door, must arrive during the registration period: 8:30&ndash;9:00 A.M. If you are running late, please call John Chew at his cellphone at 416-876-7675 before 9:00 A.M. to be included in the day&rsquo;s pairings.<br />
<br />
Seven rounds of play begin at 9:15 A.M. and end at 6:30 P.M., punctuated by two coffee breaks (catered by the hotel) and one lunch break (for which players are on their own). <br />
<br />
Main event registration will run from 7:00&ndash;7:30 P.M.<br />
<br />
== Equipment ==<br />
<br />
CNSC Protiles will be available at Early Bird registration.<br />
Main Event players may claim their free set at this time;<br />
additional sets will be available while supplies last for<br />
$15 per set.<br />
<br />
Players should be prepared to bring all other equipment, as<br />
at a regular tournament.<br />
<br />
== Registered Players ==<br />
<br />
See [[Cross-tables.com]] for the current list of registered players.<br />
<br />
== Further Information ==<br />
<br />
For more information, please contact tournament director [[John Chew]].</div>Poslfit