2013 Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship

Defending Champion Joel Wapnick

Plans for the 2013 CNSC will be finalized very shortly. This page will be updated frequently between now and the event, and as of April 3, it is showing draft information subject to approval by Hasbro Canada.

The 2013 Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship] (CNSC), the eighth such event since its inception in 1996, will take place on June 21–24 at the Bond Place Hotel, 65 Dundas Street East, Toronto (map). Hasbro Canada is once again generously underwriting a $12,150 prize fund; this year for the first time, $2,000 of that fund will be awarded to a Canadian children's charity.

News

2013-04-04

In keeping with Hasbro's tradition of supporting children through philanthropic programs, starting this year, $2,000 of the prize fund will be donated in the champion’s name to the Canadian children’s charity of their choice.

2013-04-03

Hasbro senior management has approved the event in principle. Older news items have been archived in preparation for an official announcement of the event tomorrow.

Player Roster

You can follow the registration and qualification process in the qualification standings chart. Players marked with a ‘y’ are paid registrants; those with a dollar sign have informed us that their payment is en route, but will not be considered registered until payment is received and cleared.

Schedule

Here is an overview of what happens when. Please also see the more detailed full schedule.

Friday, June 21	09:15–18:30	Warmup 2013 Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship Early Bird (optional)
	10:00–14:30	Publicity event (to be confirmed, times subject to change)
	19:00–19:30	Registration
	19:30–22:45	Rounds 1–3
Saturday, June 22	09:00–18:45	Rounds 4–11
Sunday, June 23	09:00–17:35	Rounds 12–18
Monday, June 24	09:00–15:00	Finals (best-of-five between top two finalists)
	15:30–16:30	Publicity event (to be confirmed, times subject to change)

Please note that everyone is welcome to attend the regular weekly meeting of the Mississauga SCRABBLE® Club on the evening of Thursday, June 20th.

How to Compete

The CNSC is an invitational event for the top 52 players who qualify according to a qualification system (QS) maintained by the NASPA Canadian Committee. As described in the QS, competitors must play a minimum number of games during a qualification period (QP), be Canadian citizens or permanent residents and be members in good standing of NASPA. One place goes to defending champion Joel Wapnick, the next 48 places are awarded based on peak ratings, and three places will be available in a qualifying tournament to be held in Montreal on April 27.

Regardless of how you wish to qualify, you must register by making sure that John Chew receives your $75 entry fee together with your T-shirt size no later than May 4th. You may pay by cash, cheque or INTERAC e-Transfer, but not PayPal or credit card. Cash and cheque payments may be made by mail (9 Fulton Avenue, Toronto ON M4K 1X6) or in person at the Toronto SCRABBLE Club on April 24 or May 1. If you are not sure whether or not you will qualify, please pay by cheque, so that your cheque can be destroyed or returned if you do not qualify.

As usual, to participate in the CNSC, you must comply with the CNSC rules, which set out in legal terms the agreement that you are entering into as a participant in the event.

Web Coverage

The championship will receive major event web coverage typical of recent national and international championships, including photography and commentary and live annotated games from Board 1.

When the event begins, please take a look at the live webcast site.

Spectators

Spectators are invited to attend the finals on Monday, June 24th, where the best-of-five match will be relayed play by play onto a projection screen. Admission is free.

Spectators are also welcome to take a look at the preliminary rounds on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but space is extremely limited. They should introduce themselves to tournament officials on arrival, and take care not to disturb games in progress.

Prizes

The $12,150 prize pool donated by Hasbro Canada will be awarded according to the same distribution as at the 2008 CNSC.

1st Place	$5,000 Possession of the trophy $2,000 donation in the winner’s name to the Canadian children’s charity of their choice.
2nd Place	$2,500
3rd Place	$1,000
4th Place	$500
5th Place	$350
6th Place	$250
7th Place	$100
8th Place	$100
9th Place	$100
10th Place	$100
High Play	$25 (daily)
Best Daily Record	$25 (daily)
High Win	TBA (top-ten winners ineligible)
Michael Wise Memorial Sportsmanship Award	TBA

Venue

The venue will be announced when the event is confirmed.

Parking

Parking details will be announced when the event is confirmed.

Dining

Dining suggestions will be posted when the event is confirmed.

Staff

Parking details will be announced when the event is confirmed and staffing assignments have been finalized. If you are interested in helping run this event, please contact John Chew.

Equipment

Required equipment will be posted when the event is confirmed.

Further Information

If you have questions about the 2013 CNSC that are not answered on this website, please contact CNSC Director John Chew.