For event coverage, see: Early Bird tsh results, SOWPODS tsh results, Main Event tsh results, Pairs tsh results, Speed tsh results, list of all winners, NSA cross-tables, SOWPODS cross-tables.
See also: who’s registered, past winners, past Toronto tournaments, Toronto Scrabble Club, NSA Tournaments.
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2007 Michael Wise Memorial SCRABBLE® Tournament
(Toronto’s 28th Annual SCRABBLE® Players Tournament)
<URL:http://tournament.torontoscrabbleclub.com/200709>
In support of the Michael Wise Memorial Fund at Princess Margaret Hospital
Friday, September 7th,
Saturday, September 8th
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Sunday, September 9th, 2007
The Toronto SCRABBLE® Club (National Scrabble Association Club #3) hosts its 28th annual tournament this fall, an open SCRABBLE® Brand Crossword Game tournament. The event will be codirected by John Chew and John Robertson with help from Lynda Wise (catering) and Vivienne Muhling (billeting) and other staff TBA.
World Scrabble Champion Adam Logan will be giving a lunchtime talk on Friday.
At the request of players preparing for the World Championship, we will have a small SOWPODS division, to be rated in Bob Jackman’s international rating system. Net proceeds of that division will go to the “Canadian Scrabble Players Supporting Our World Team” fund. The SOWPODS players will play all three days as a single 20-game tournament, paying an entry fee of C$90 for Canadian residents or US$70 for others.
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Leah Katz Memorial Early Bird Friday, September 7th 12 games is not enough! |
Unrated Pairs Event Friday, September 7th More fun with a partner! |
Unrated Speed Tournament Saturday, September 8th Three minutes is enough! |
Michael Wise Memorial Main Event Saturday, September 8th In a spirit of friendly rivalry |
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| Check In: | 8:30 A.M. | 7:00 P.M. | 7:00 P.M. | 8:30 A.M. Saturday | ||||||||||||||||
| First Game: | 9:15 A.M. | 7:30 P.M. | 7:30 P.M. | 9:15 A.M. Saturday, 9:00 A.M. Sunday | ||||||||||||||||
| Entry Fee: US$ for US residents only |
CA$30/US$20 | CA$15/US$10 | CA$15/US$10 |
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| Prizes: | 70% of EF | 70% of EF | 70% of EF | 55–60% of EF, including 30% to first place in each division ($400–$600 based on 2005 attendance); $100 to top unrated player. | ||||||||||||||||
| Format: | Two divisions split at 1500 based on September 1st ratings, with no playing up (except to even the larger division), 8 rounds. | T.B.A. based on registration and according to average rating of partners, 3 rounds. | T.B.A. based on registration, 15 rounds. See poslfit.com for speed rules. | Four divisions split at 1700, 1300, 1000 using September 1st ratings. Players within 100 points may play up at their request unless division numbers become odd. As per NSA directive, EB results may be used to move players up, as long as other players are not unwillingly moved down as a result. 7 rounds Saturday, 5 rounds Sunday. Modified Swiss pairings by John Chew. | ||||||||||||||||
| Food: | Refreshments, opt-in pizza. | Refreshments. | Refreshments. | Refreshments and opt-in pizza Saturday, Lunch Sunday. | ||||||||||||||||
| Location: | All events will be held at Earl Bales Community Centre in Earl Bales Park, 4169 Bathurst Street, Toronto ON. Lost or late? Call John Chew at (416) 876–7675. When asked to search for the park’s access road, Google’s on-line map puts a marker right outside the community centre. | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday
| 08:30–09:00 | Early Bird Registration |
| 09:00–09:15 | Early Bird Announcements | |
| 09:15–13:15 | Early Bird Games 1–4 | |
| 13:15–14:00 | Lunch break (see restaurant list) | |
| 14:00–18:00 | Early Bird Games 5–8 | |
| 18:00–18:30 | Early Bird Awards Ceremony | |
| 19:00–19:20 | Pairs Registration | |
| 19:20–19:30 | Pairs Announcements | |
| 19:30–22:30 | Pairs Games 1–3 | |
| 22:30–22:45 | Pairs Awards | |
Saturday
| 08:30–09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00–09:15 | Main Event Announcements | |
| 09:15–12:45 | Main Event Games 1–3 | |
| 12:45–13:45 | Lunch break (see restaurant list) | |
| 13:45–18:15 | Main Event Games 4–7 | |
| 19:00–19:20 | Speed Registration | |
| 19:20–19:30 | Speed Announcements | |
| 19:30–22:30 | Speed Games 1–15 | |
| 19:30–19:50 | Speed Registration | |
| 19:50–20:00 | Speed Announcements | |
| 22:30–22:45 | Speed Awards | |
Sunday
| 09:00–12:15 | Main Event Games 8–10 |
| 12:15–13:00 | Lunch (provided) | |
| 13:00–13:15 | Announcements of Upcoming Tournaments | |
| 13:15–15:30 | Main Event Games 11–12 | |
| 15:30–16:00 | Main Event Awards Ceremony |
If you’re travelling from out of town and would like to stay with a local player, please contact billetting coordinator Vivienne Muhling at (416) 603–0625 (phone or fax) or vivienne.muhling@gmail.com. (Please indicate smoking preference, parking requirements, special food needs and arrival and departure times.)
We also have a list of downtown and uptown hotels that past players have recommended.
Please note that games start on Sunday morning before the subway starts running, and allow extra time to travel on surface routes if you’ll be using public transit.
As per the United States’ Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, American citizens travelling to Canada by air must now present one of the following three forms of identification (driver's licenses are no longer acceptable):
American citizens travelling to Canada by land may currently make an oral declaration of their citizenship, or present alternate identification such as a birth certificate or driver's license. As of 2008-01-31, oral declarations will not suffice, and American travellers will be required to provide government-issued photo identification (such as a driver's license) and proof of citizenship (such as a birth certificate)
The nearest U.S. airport is Buffalo International Airport (BUF). Shuttle buses operate to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) at a cost of about USD 80.00 one-way; there are also usually a reasonable number of players driving to the tournament from Buffao who may have room for passengers. Domestic flights to BUF may be sufficiently cheaper than flights to YYZ that there might even be a small cost savings in taking this route. The tournament site is 112 miles from BUF (or 12 miles from YYZ), almost all of it along Interstate or the Ontario equivalent 400-series highways.
Send your entry fees (see above for calculation) to John Chew, 9 Fulton Avenue, Toronto ON M4K 1X6 by Friday, August 31st, 2007. You may also pay John in person at the Players Championship in Dayton OH, at the Toronto Scrabble Club most Wednesday evenings, or by PayPal (write for details). Please include your name, telephone number, address, valid NSA membership number (unless this is your first tournament) and preferred division. If you would like confirmation of your registration, please also include your e-mail address. You may register before the September 1st ratings list is published, and choose your division according to your rating in the current list. If we have received your entry fee, we will honour your division choice even if your rating subsequently declines. For more information, please contact John Chew at +1 416 876 7675 or jjchew@math.utoronto.ca.