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Allan Simmons Sponsorship/WESPA Representative |
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One of the founder members of the ABSP and its president from 1988 to 1999,
Allan has been a player of the game since he joined the London Scrabble League in the mid 70's
soon becoming involved in all aspects of the Scrabble movement. He was Chairman
of the Postal Scrabble Club in the 80's, organised Scrabble weekends from 1985-91
and has been running annual courses since 1985. He has been editing and publishing Onwords
magazine since 1979 and was instrumental in getting OSW off the ground and one of
the team in updating it over the years. Together with Darryl Francis he has also provided us with OSL.
Allan has written Chambers' Top Scrabble Tips and compiled numerous puzzles in the media over the years. As a player, Allan has won the British Matchplay three times (1987, 88, and 91) and the ABSP Masters in 1994. He also qualified for the World Championships in London in 1995 and Las vegas in 2001. So not much time for chairing the ABSP, then! Having left the ratrace, Allan now works as a Scrabble professional and lives up in the Scottish borders with wife Gilli and three daughters. Outside of Scrabble his hobbies include electric guitar, DIY in the house and garden and not playing Scrabble. |