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This Calendar is maintained by Craig Beevers. Please direct all queries/corrections to him.

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Date Event Rds Contact Telephone
2010
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 18th Lincoln (entry form) 7 Ben Wilson 01522 687 077
Sep 25th NSCT Final - Bradford (entry form) 7 Philip Nelkon 01628 500283
Sep 25th-26th Carlisle (entry form) 15 Amy Byrne 0131 661 3869
Sep 26th Norwich (entry form) 7 Carol Smith 01603 898791
Sep 26th West Sussex (entry form) 7 Peter Hall 01903 775396
Oct 1st-3rd Cock of the North (entry form) (website) 22 Len Moir 01913 880033
Oct 2nd Edinburgh (entry form) 7 Margaret Harkness 0131 4403649
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 9th Nailsea (entry form) 7 Pam Sparkes 01275 464864
Oct 12th-14th Coventry Triple (entry form) 27 Len Moir 01913 880033
Oct 15th-18th H-B Holidays - Oxford (entry form) 14 Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420
Oct 23rd-24th Cheadle House (entry form) 15 Amy Byrne 0131 661 3869
Oct 23rd-24th BEST - Final (entry form) ~19 Ed Martin 07583 032595
Oct 24th Project Manila II - Chigwell (entry form) 8 Diane Pratesi 0208 556 2902
Oct 31st NSC Final - London (entry form) ~5 Philip Nelkon 01628 500283
Nov 6th-7th Peterborough 24 Hour (entry form) 27 Chris Hawkins 01733 223202
Nov 6th-7th Cheshunt (entry form) 15 Amy Byrne 0131 661 3869
Nov 13th Luton (entry form) 7 Adrian Noller 01582 656234
Nov 13th Glasgow (entry form) 6 Tom Wilson 01324 832257
Nov 20th-21st Winter Matchplay - Milton Keynes (entry form) 15 Mike Willis 07976 256554
Nov 26th-29th H-B Holidays - Harrogate (entry form) 14 Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420
Nov 27th-28th Four Nations 12+ - -
Dec 4th Newhaven (entry form) 7 Alan Sinclair 0131 669 7316
Dec 29th-30th Twixmas - Daventry (entry form) 15 Amy Byrne 0131 661 3869
2011
Jan 3rd-4th UK Open Warm-Up (entry form) (website) 18 Len Moir 01913 880033
Jan 5th-9th UK Open (entry form) (website) 48 Len Moir 01913 880033
Jan 15th West Berks (entry form) (website) 7 Ian Burn 0118 984 5045
Jan 16th-19th Pitlochry - Alan Sinclair 0131 669 7316
Jan 19th-21st Pitlochry - Alan Sinclair 0131 669 7316
Jan 28th-30th Chester (entry form) 17 Kathy Rush 01928 733565
Jan 30th West Sussex (entry form) 7 Peter Hall 01903 775396
Feb 5th-6th Nottingham Nomads (entry form) 18 Clive Spate 0115 9200208
Feb 20th Corby (entry form) 7 Carmen Toscano 01536 461156
Feb 20th Andover (entry form) 6 Alan Bailey 023 9238 4360
Feb 26th Leicester (entry form) 6 Alison Sadler 01509 550797
Mar 11th-13th German Open - Mannheim (entry form) (registration form) 22 Peggy Fehily 0049 7131 744990
Mar 12th East Sussex (entry form) 6 Ed Breed 01424 219334
Mar 27th-30th Pitlochry (entry form) 23 Amy Byrne 0131 661 3869
Apr 2nd Aylesbury (entry form) 7 Janet Bonham 01296 483717
Apr 22nd-23rd Easter Weekend, Glevum Matchplay - Gloucester (entry form) 8 Ronnie Reid 01256 895690
Apr 23rd-25th Easter Weekend, Gloucester Matchplay (entry form) 21 Ronnie Reid 01256 895690
Aug 6th-7th Nottingham Nomads (entry form) 18 Clive Spate 0115 9200208

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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