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| Date | Event | Rds | Contact | Telephone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th-22nd | Teesside Easter Championship (entry form) | 30 | Craig Beevers | 07928 816577 |
| Apr 19th-20th | Easter Matchplay (Warm Up) (entry form) | 10 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Apr 20th-22nd | Easter Matchplay (Main Event) (entry form) | 23 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Apr 26th | MISO12 (Malta) Early Bird (website) | 9 | Nicky Vella Laurenti | +356 79965207 |
| Apr 27th-29th | MISO12 (Malta) Main Event(website) | 25 | Nicky Vella Laurenti | +356 79965207 |
| Apr 27th | Warrington (entry form) | 7 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Apr 28th | Ilford (entry form) | 8 | Kevin Synnott | |
| May 1st-2nd | MISO12 (Malta) Late Bird (website) | 16 | Nicky Vella Laurenti | +356 79965207 |
| May 4th-6th | SIMPLE (Edinburgh) (entry form) | 24 | Amy Byrne | 0131 661 3869 |
| May 11th | Teesside Double (entry form) | 7 | Craig Beevers | 07928 816577 |
| May 11th | Romford Evergreens (entry form) | 7 | Len Edwards | 07533 406698 |
| May 12th | Teesside Double (entry form) | 8 | Craig Beevers | 07928 816577 |
| May 12th | Luton (entry form) | 8 | Rosalind Wilson | 01582 507249 |
| May 12th | BEST Round 1 (entry form) | ~7 | Chris Harrison | 07746 583979 |
| May 18th | Melton Mowbray (entry form) | 7 | Christine Bluett | 01664 563239 |
| May 25th | Retford Triple (entry form) | 8 | Craig Beevers | 07928 816577 |
| May 26th | Retford Triple (entry form) | 8 | Craig Beevers | 07928 816577 |
| May 26th | Ilford (entry form) | 8 | Kevin Synnott | |
| May 27th | Retford Triple (entry form) | 7 | Craig Beevers | 07928 816577 |
| Jun 1st | Mapperley (entry form) | 7 | Stella Burley | 01279 815813 |
| Jun 2nd | Aberdeen (entry form) | 7 | Neil Scott | 01224 639291 |
| Jun 8th | Milton Keynes (entry form) | 8 | Andrew Eames | 01604 879909 |
| Jun 15th-16th | Broadstairs Dickens Seaside Special (entry form) | 16 | Nicky Huitson | 07887 996396 |
| Jun 16th | BEST Round 2 (entry form) | ~9 | Chris Harrison | 07746 583979 |
| Jun 22nd | Prestwick (entry form) | 7 | Yvonne Holland | 01292 283277 |
| Jun 22nd | Warrington Round Robin (entry form) | 7 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Jun 23rd | Warrington (entry form) | 7 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Jun 29th | Newcastle Summer Matchplay (entry form) | 7 | Colin Northmore | 0191 4357740 |
| Jun 30th | Ilford (entry form) | 8 | Kevin Synnott | |
| Jun 30th | North Pennines (entry form) | 7 | Christine Tudge | 01434 685936 |
| Jul 13th-14th | Festival of Scrabble (Bournville) (entry form) | 19 | Amy Byrne | 0131 661 3869 |
| Jul 20th-21st | ABSP Masters(qualification criteria) | 16 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Jul 21st | BEST Round 3 (entry form) | ~11 | Chris Harrison | 07746 583979 |
| Jul 28th | Ilford (entry form) | 8 | Kevin Synnott | |
| Aug 3rd | Stillington 24hr - Night Owl (entry form) | 6 | Craig Beevers | 07928 816577 |
| Aug 3rd-4th | Stillington 24hr - Main (entry form) | 40 | Craig Beevers | 07928 816577 |
| Aug 4th | Stillington 24hr - Sunday Event (entry form) | 7 | Craig Beevers | 07928 816577 |
| Aug 10-11 | Scottish Open (entry form) | 14 | Marion Keatings | 01592 265524 |
| Aug 18 | Mind Sports Olympiad (entry form) | 7 | Steve Perry | 01367 244757 |
| Aug 23rd-24th | BMSC (Warm Up) (entry form) | 11 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Aug 24th-26th | BMSC (Main Event) (entry form) | 25 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Aug 25th | BEST Round 4-Regional Final (entry form) | ~11 | Chris Harrison | 07746 583979 |
| Sep 7th-8th | Continental Championship (Amsterdam) (entry form) | 15 | Anand Buddhdev | +31 650 858 731 |
| Sep 15th | Wiltshire Rotary (entry form) | 7 | Steve Perry | 01367 244757 |
| Sep 22nd | North Pennines (entry form) | 7 | Christine Tudge | 01434 685936 |
| Sep 22nd | Ilford (entry form) | 8 | Kevin Synnott | |
| Sep 28th | Warrington Round Robin (entry form) | 7 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Sep 29th | BEST Quarter-Finals (entry form) | ~15 | Chris Harrison | 07746 583979 |
| Oct 4th | NSC Last Chance Qualifier (entry form) | 7 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Oct 5th-6th | NSC Finals/Plate (entry form) | 16 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Oct 20th | Nailsea (entry form) | 7 | Pam Sparkes | 01275 464864 |
| Oct 27th | Ilford (entry form) | 8 | Kevin Synnott | |
| Nov 3rd | Luton (entry form) | 8 | Rosalind Wilson | 01582 507249 |
| Nov 10th | BEST Semi-Finals (entry form) | ~15 | Chris Harrison | 07746 583979 |
| Nov 30th | Warrington Round Robin (entry form) | 7 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Dec 1st | Ilford (entry form) | 8 | Kevin Synnott | |
| Dec 22nd | BEST Final (entry form) | ~17 | Chris Harrison | 07746 583979 |
| Dec 22nd | Ilford (entry form) | 8 | Kevin Synnott | |
| 2020 | ||||
| Jan 31st-Feb 2nd | Isle of Wight (entry form) | 20 | Steve Perry | 01367 244757 |
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:
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For a list of previous winners of the various events on the calendar take a look at the results section.