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The 2021 WESPA Championship will take place online on Woogles from November 20 to December 5, 2021.
The championship will take place over 3 weekends:
Games will be 15 minutes / 1 minute overtime per player. The lexicon will be CSW19 with a 5 point per move penalty.
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WESPA has allotted 7 seats to Canada and 12 seats to the United States.
WESPA initially allotted 5 seats to Canada and 8 seats to the United States.
Additional seats were allocated when other countries did not fill their quotas.
The Canadian Committee and International Committee US Subcommittee have established the following criteria.
All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.
All participants must be NASPA members in good standing.
To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.
Qualification is based on ratings from October 20, 2019 to October 31, 2021. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.
Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period (QP) in the CSW lexicon. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.
If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:
Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for the 2021 WESPA Championship.
Qualifiers are listed in bold.
Canada
US
The qualifying period is now over, and as of November 2, 2021, there are unclaimed spots available for both the Canadian and US teams.
These spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis to players who meet the criteria for participation.
November 15 is the last day to claim a spot.
In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the Advisory Board, which will (time permitting) hear them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.
Players interested in playing in the 2021 WESPA Championship should contact NASPA Info.
Interested players must register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, October 31, 2021, to give the committees time to finalize the rosters and notify WESPA of the team members.
If selected, players are responsible for paying the tournament entry fee.
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