Tournaments
The WESPA Tournaments Committee co-ordinates the schedule of global tournaments, sets the rating criteria for selection of tournaments on the world circuit, and establishes requirements for organisers of tournaments to be internationallly rated. Tournament organisers wishing to submit their event for WESPA ratings can apply through here. For any further queries please contact the tournament & ratings committee chair or webmaster.
Its aim is to produce a schedule with a wide geographical spread that reflects the ideals of WESPA, as the representative body for all international Scrabble players.
In time, the committee will also develop a comprehensive set of records for international play.
Click here to view the WESPA result sheet.
| WESPA Schedule of Global Tournaments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Event | Top prize | Dates | Location | Contact | Other |
| Las Vegas (website) | - | 28 June | Las Vegas, NV, USA | Sam Kantimathi | 7 games |
| Las Vegas (website) | - | 29 June | Las Vegas, NV, USA | Sam Kantimathi | 7 games |
| Las Vegas (website) | - | 30 June | Las Vegas, NV, USA | Sam Kantimathi | 7 games |
| Las Vegas (website) | - | 1 July | Las Vegas, NV, USA | Sam Kantimathi | 7 games |
| Las Vegas (website) | - | 2 July | Las Vegas, NV, USA | Sam Kantimathi | 7 games |
| Las Vegas (website) | - | 3 July | Las Vegas, NV, USA | Sam Kantimathi | 7 games |
| Las Vegas (website) | - | 4 July | Las Vegas, NV, USA | Sam Kantimathi | 7 games |
| Las Vegas MSI (website) | - | 5–6 July | Las Vegas, NV, USA | Sam Kantimathi | 16 games |
| Penang International (flyer) | ~$9,000US prize fund | 4–7 July | Penang, Malaysia | Tan Khee Chiang | 35 games |
| Evergreens International (flyer) | ~$500US | 9 July | Bangkok, Thailand | Karen Richards | 9 games |
| King's Cup (flyer) | $10,000US | 11–14 July | Bangkok, Thailand | Thai Crossword | 29 games + final |
| US National Championship - Collins (website) | - | 20–24 July | Las Vegas, NV, USA | NSC | 31 games |
| Sri Lanka Open | $6,000US+ prize fund | 9–11 August | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Lakshan Wanniarachchi | 25 games |
| Godswill Akpabio Classics (website) | ~$75,000US prize fund | 25–29 September | Uyo, Nigeria | Victor Owokere | 28 games |
| Second German Open (website) | €1000+ prize fund | 4–6 October | Bad Wimpfen, Germany | Peggy Fehily | 22 games |
| WYSC Warmup (flyer) | - | 11 December | Dubai, UAE | Karen Richards | 5/10 games |
| World Youth Scrabble Championships (WYSC) (details) | ~$3,000US prize fund | 12–14 December | Dubai, UAE | Karen Richards | 24 games |
| WYSC Adult Side Event (flyer) | ~$1,000US prize fund | 12–14 December | Dubai, UAE | Karen Richards | 22 games |
| 2014 | |||||
| 6th Israeli Open (website) | €2,500 prize fund | 21–23 February | Tiberias, Israeli | Evan Cohen | 22 games |