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Date Event Rds Contact Telephone
2010
Mar 5th-8th H-B Holidays - Blackpool (entry form) 14 Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420
Mar 6th New Malden (entry form) 7 Maggie Fleming 020 8337 8111
Mar 13th East Sussex (entry form) 6 Ed Breed 01424 219 334
Mar 13th Lothian (entry form) 6 Alan Sinclair 0131 669 7316
Mar 13th-14th Harrogate 160+ (entry form) 15 Amy Byrne 0131 661 3869
Mar 14th Swindon (entry form) 7 Steve Perry 01367 244757
Mar 19th-22nd H-B Holidays - Southsea (entry form) 14 Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420
Mar 20th Peterborough Free Challenge (entry form) 7 Chris Hawkins 01733 223202
Mar 23rd-25th Ramsgate Round Robin (entry form) 15 Len Moir 0151 6061112
Mar 27th-28th Coventry Double (entry form) (website) 22 Len Moir 0151 6061112
Apr 2nd-3rd Easter Weekend - Glevum Matchplay (entry form) 8 Ronnie Reid 01256 895690
Apr 3rd-5th Easter Weekend - Gloucester Matchplay (entry form) 21 Ronnie Reid 01256 895690
Apr 10th-11th Peterborough 24 Hour (entry form) 27 Chris Hawkins 01733 223202
Apr 11th Southampton (entry form) 6 Alan Bailey 023 9238 4360
Apr 16th-18th Worksop Invitational - Jared Robinson 0115 818 0171
Apr 17th Aylesbury (entry form) 7 Janet Bonham 01296 483717
Apr 17th Newcastle (entry form) 7 Rona Falconer 0191 2738473
Apr 24th Havering Evergreens - Cindy Hollyer 01277 822050
Apr 24th Sutton Coldfield (entry form) 6 Rick Blakeway 0121 249 0892
Apr 25th Bourne (entry form) 7 Betty Benton 01778 425234
Apr 25th BEST - Round One (entry form) ~7 Ed Martin 07583 032595
May 1st-3rd Spring Matchplay - Daventry (entry form) 25 Amy Byrne 0131 661 3869
May 8th-11th European Open - Sliema, Malta (entry form) (website) 32 Amy Byrne 0131 661 3869
May 9th Bournemouth (entry form) 7 Ruth Marsden 01202 707148
May 14th-16th Malta Open (.pdf entry form) 21 Theresa Camilleri 0035699496970
May 14th-17th H-B Holidays - Morecambe (entry form) 14 Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420
May 22nd Luton (entry form) 7 Rosalind Wilson 01582 507249
May 22nd NSC(T) Regional South - Southampton (entry form) 7 Philip Nelkon 01628 500283
May 22nd-23rd Scottish Open (entry form) 12 Marion Keatings 01592 265524
May 23rd NSC(T) Regional North - Shipley (entry form) 7 Philip Nelkon 01628 500283
May 28th-31st English Grand (entry form) (website) 30 Len Moir 0151 6061112
May 30th BEST - Round Two (entry form) ~7 Ed Martin 07583 032595
Jun 5th NSC(T) Regional Scotland - Perth (entry form) 7 Philip Nelkon 01628 500283
Jun 11th-14th H-B Holidays - Anglesey (entry form) 14 Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420
Jun 13th Brighton & Hove (entry form) 6 Doj Graham 01273 699811
Jun 19th NSC(T) Regional Midland - Peterborough (entry form) 7 Philip Nelkon 01628 500283
Jun 20th NSC(T) Regional South West - Bristol (entry form) 7 Philip Nelkon 01628 500283
Jun 25th-28th H-B Holidays - Bournemouth (entry form) 14 Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420
Jun 26th NSC(T) Regional London & SE - Southgate, London (entry form) 7 Philip Nelkon 01628 500283
Jun 26th Ayr (entry form) 7 Yvonne Holland 01292 283277
Jun 27th Project Manila - Chigwell (entry form) 8 Diane Pratesi 0208 556 2902
Jun 27th BEST - Round Three (entry form) ~9 Ed Martin 07583 032595
Jul 2nd-5th H-B Holidays - Harrogate (entry form) 14 Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420
Jul 3rd Romford 7 Cindy Hollyer 01277 822050
Jul 11th Sheffmatch (entry form) 6 Lewis Mackay 0114 236 5615
Jul 16th-18th English Open (entry form) (website) 21 Len Moir 0151 6061112
Jul 23rd-26th H-B Holidays - Southport (entry form) 14 Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420
Jul 24th New Malden (entry form) 7 Maggie Fleming 020 8337 8111
Aug 1st BEST - Group Finals (entry form) ~11 Ed Martin 07583 032595
Aug 7th-8th Nottingham Nomads (entry form) 18 Clive Spate 0115 9200208
Aug 7th-8th Scottish Round Robin (entry form) 14 Marion Keatings 01592 265524
Aug 15th Wetherby (entry form) 7 Anne Hidden 01423 564936
Sep 4th Havering (entry form) 7 Cindy Hollyer 01277 822050
Sep 5th Middlesbrough (entry form) 6 Sam Beckwith 0191 5866 436
Sep 5th BEST - Quarter Finals (entry form) ~15 Ed Martin 07583 032595
Sep 10th-13th H-B Holidays - Scarborough (entry form) 14 Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420
Sep 11th-12th NSC Semi Final - Leeds (entry form) 14 Philip Nelkon 01628 500283
Sep 17th-20th H-B Holidays - Southsea (entry form) 14 Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420
Sep 25th NSCT Final - Bradford (entry form) 7 Philip Nelkon 01628 500283
Sep 26th Norwich (entry form) 7 Carol Smith 01603 898791
Oct 3rd Bournemouth (entry form) 6 Ruth Marsden 01202 707148
Oct 3rd BEST - Semi Finals (entry form) ~17 Ed Martin 07583 032595
Oct 8th-10th Israeli Open (website) 20 Evan Cohen -
Oct 15th-18th H-B Holidays - Oxford (entry form) 14 Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420
Oct 23rd-24th BEST - Final (entry form) ~19 Ed Martin 07583 032595
Oct 29th-Nov 1st H-B Holidays - Hereford (entry form) 14 Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420
Oct 31st NSC Final - London (entry form) ~5 Philip Nelkon 01628 500283
Nov 13th Luton (entry form) 7 Adrian Noller 01582 656234
Nov 26th-29th H-B Holidays - Harrogate (entry form) 14 Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420

The above list contains those events approved for ratings purposes by the Tournament Coordinator, plus other significant Scrabble events. Please email us with any omissions or errors.

Further details are given, in a standard format, for most one-day tournaments; click on the event to see more. Weekend tournaments usually have too much information to give in a standard format; click on the event to download the entry form if it is available. Prospective entrants are requested to get in touch with the organiser if they would like any further information. For some matches the number of rounds is a 'best of' figure, for example the BEST Quarter-Finals are 'best of 15 games'. This is shown by ~15 in the Rounds column.

Unless specified otherwise, the details for the tournaments assume the following:

  • Positions are determined on wins and spread (winning margins)
  • Smoking is not permitted in the playing area(s)
  • You will normally be placed in a division equivalent to your rating or ability. If you are a new player you will normally be placed in the bottom division. You may request to enter a higher division but the Tournament Organiser reserves the right to reject your request
  • Entries are at the sole discretion of the Tournament Organiser
  • You must always include a SAE with your entry for application
  • Please arrive on time
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