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== Current news == | == Current news == | ||
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| + | === November 19. 2010: Shan Abbasi joins Ratings and Recognition Committee === | ||
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| + | [[Shan Abbasi]] has joined [[Ratings and Recognition Committee]]. He will be maintaining the list of official NASPA [[records]]. | ||
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| + | == August 2010 == | ||
=== August 27, 2010: Member list application updated === | === August 27, 2010: Member list application updated === | ||
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Shan Abbasi has joined Ratings and Recognition Committee. He will be maintaining the list of official NASPA records.
Certified directors have access to a concise list of current members eligible to play in tournaments, including new nonrated members. The new version of this list automatically excludes players under suspension in addition to expired members.
The new National Champion Nigel Richards makes it a double and wins the 2010 World Players Championship too. His record was 24.5-7.5 +3191. The runner-up was the reigning World Champion Pakorn Nemitrmansuk with a 24-8 +1985 record. Congratulations!
Clinching the win with three games to go, 2008 NSC winner Nigel Richards does it again! Congratulations!
NASPA’s Advisory Board has invited Dallas Johnson to join the board. Johnson replaces Greg Edwards, who resigned in May.
William Giblin is the 400th registrant for the 2010 NSC. He wins a restaurant gift card worth USD 50.00 donated by Judy Newhouse. Congratulations Bill!
The Tournament Committe announces new sanctioning requirements for LCT and TCC Tournaments.
NASPA's 2009 Form 990 has been posted on the Financial Reports page.
Advisory Board has published new rulings concerning delays in submitting tournament results and overdue member accounts.
Marlon Hill and Ben Shoenbrun set a new OTCWL tournament record for the lowest combined game score with a total of negative 22 points. The previous record was −20.
The game ended after six consecutive zero scores from challenged phonies and exchanges and both players got negative points from the tiles left on their racks. Marlon drew a blank and won with −6 points, while Ben got stuck with the Q and lost with −16 points. Congratulations to both!
More OTCWL tournament records were broken in Reno today. On the third round of the main event, Nigel Peltier played seven bingos (PINTOES, ACONITE, RAPIDLY, INFOLDED, EMIRATE, SHEARING, DAtABLE), setting a new record for the most bingos by one player in a game. The previous record was six bingos. Congratulations Nigel!
Nigel's opponent Jeff Martin also made a bingo (CORNIEsT) for a combined total of eight, which tied the record for the most bingos by both players in a game. Congratulations to both!
A new OTCWL tournament record for the highest winning game score was set today in the second early bird event of the 2010 West Coast Championship in Reno, NV. Edward De Guzman scored a whopping 771 points, besting the previous record by one point. Congratulations Ed!
Volume 2, Number 2 of the NASPA Bulletin is now available for member download.
The Incident Report Form has been updated.
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