Tournament Calendar
This Calendar is maintained by Peter Thorpe.
Please direct all queries/corrections to him or to the webmaster, Stewart Brodie.
New players are especially welcome at all events. Come along and play! We have some hints & tips for players who are new to tournaments.
Plus, new players can enter their first one-day tournament for FREE!
Contact the organiser of the event for more details.
Tournaments are open to anyone, but it will always cost you a bit more if you are not a member of ABSP
or a member in good standing of a recognised national body with which the ABSP has agreed reciprocal membership benefits.
Click here to join the ABSP.
Tournaments with the date in yellow have been recently added to the calendar.
Tournaments in pink are also designated NSC Qualifiers.The latest list of qualifiers can be found here.
Tournaments annotated with the logo are WESPA-rated.
For a full list of WESPA-rated international tournaments, see the WESPA Calendar.
Tournaments with the blue background are not ABSP-rated, but are major world championship level events.
News of ongoing events can be found on CentreStar page.
If you would like to add a link to your tournament on Centrestar index page please advise Peter (see email link above).
| Date | Event | Rds | Contact | Telephone / website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2020 | BEST 2020 (entry form) | ~ | Chris Harrison | 07746 583979 |
| Feb 15th-16th | Scottish Round Robin (entry form) | 14 | Marion Keatings | 07815 623915 |
| Feb 23rd | Ilford (entry form) | 8 | Kevin Synnott | |
| Feb 28th-Mar 1st | 12th Israeli Open (entry form) | 22 | Maureen Hoch | +972 52 3495125 |
| Feb 29th-Mar 1st | Grand Slam 2020 (entry form) | 14 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Feb 29th-Mar 1st | Cork (for details) | 13 | Finbarr Long | +353 (0)86 2835281 |
| Mar 7th | Milton Keynes 5pp Open (entry form) | 8 | Paul Steadman | |
| Mar 8th | Swindon Rotary Open Scrabble Championship (entry form) | 7 | Steve Perry | 01367 244757 |
| Mar 8th-11th | Pitlochry (entry form) | 25 | Amy Byrne | 0131 661 3869 |
| Mar 14th | Eden Valley (entry form) | 7 | Fiona Shoesmith | 01768 361482 |
| Mar 21st | Lothian Scrabble Tournament, Edinburgh (entry form) | 7 | Alan Sinclair | 0131 669 7316 |
| Mar 21st-22nd | Peterborough All Nighter (entry form) | 27 | Chris Hawkins | 07775 438682 |
| Mar 28th | Warrington Round Robin (entry form) | 7 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Mar 29th | Ilford (entry form) | 8 | Kevin Synnott | |
| Apr 4th | Newcastle Matchplay (entry form) | 7 | Colin Northmore | 0191 4357740 |
| Apr 4th-5th | Romanian Open (Cluj Napoca) (entry form) | 15 | Catalin Caba | +40 744 575264 |
| Apr 10th-11th | Knighton Day Warm Up (entry form) | 10 | Wayne Kelly | 07773 027274 |
| Apr 11th-13th | Easter Matchplay (entry form) | 23 | Wayne Kelly | 07773 027274 |
| Apr 18th | Cumbernauld (entry form) | 7 | Aileen Morrison | 07974 271904 |
| Apr 18th | Diaspora Open (Orpington, Kent) (entry form) | 8 | Kwaku Sapong | 07949 233336 |
| Apr 19th | Luton (entry form) | 8 | Rosalind Wilson | 01582 507249 |
| Apr 24th | MISO13 Early Bird (Information) | 9 | Entry Form | |
| Apr 25th-27th | MISO13 Main Event (Information) | 25 | Entry Form | |
| Apr 25th | North Staffordshire (entry form) | 7 | Richard Woodward | 01782 680236 |
| Apr 26th | Ilford (entry form) | 8 | Kevin Synnott | |
| Apr 29th-30th | MISO13 Late Bird (Information) | 16 | Entry Form | Runs alongside SWC |
| Apr 29th-May 1st | 7th Seniors World Championships (Information) | 24 | Entry Form | Runs alongside Late Bird |
| May 9th-10th | Manx Scrabble Championship 2020, Isle of Man (entry form) | 15 | Gillian Street | 07624 322773 |
| May 16th | Melton Mowbray (entry form) | 7 | Christine Bluett | 01664 563239 |
| May 23rd-24th | Broadstairs Viking Seaside Special NOW FULL (reserve list)(entry form) | 15 | Nicky Huitson | 07887 996396 |
| May 23rd-24th | Scottish Open (entry form) | 14 | Marion Keatings | 07815 623915 |
| May 30th | Warrington Round Robin (entry form) | 7 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| May 31st | Ilford (entry form) | 8 | Kevin Synnott | |
| Jun 6th-7th | Manuden Weekender (entry form) | 15 | James Burley | 07825 153842 |
| Jun 20th | Prestwick (entry form) | 7 | Yvonne Holland | 01292 283277 |
| Jun 21st | Milton Keynes (entry form) | 8 | Andrew Eames | 01604 879909 | Jun 21st | North Pennines (Allendale) (entry form) | 7 | Christine Tudge | 01434 685936 |
| Jun 27th | Warrington NSC Qualifier (entry form) | 7 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Jun 28th | Ilford (entry form) | 8 | Kevin Synnott | |
| Jul 26th | Ilford (entry form) | 8 | Kevin Synnott | |
| Aug 16th | Aberdeen, entry form) | 7 | Neil Scott | 01224 639291 |
| Aug 23rd | Mind Sports Olympiad (London) (entry form) | 7 | Steve Perry | 01367 244757 |
| Aug 28th-29th | British Matchplay Scrabble Championships Warm Up (entry form) | 11 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Aug 29th-31st | British Matchplay Scrabble Championships (entry form) | 25 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Sep 4th | Continental Scrabble Championship Early Bird (Berlin) (entry form) | 4 | Peggy Fehily | Tournament website |
| Sep 5th-6th | Continental Scrabble Championship Main Event (Berlin) (entry form) | 15 | Peggy Fehily | Tournament website |
| Sep 12th-13th | Broadstairs Autumn Tournament Special (BATS) (entry form) | 15 | Nicky Huitson | 07887 996396 |
| Sep 12th-13th | Waterford Scrabble Tournament (Information) | 15 | Event Organiser | +353 (0)87 6868410 |
| Sep 13th | Swindon Rotary (entry form) | 7 | Steve Perry | 01367 244757 |
| Sep 20th | North Pennines (Allendale) (entry form) | 7 | Christine Tudge | 01434 685936 |
| Sep 26th | Warrington Weekender Saturday (entry form) | 7 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Sep 27th | Warrington Weekender Sunday (entry form) | 7 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Sep 27th | Ilford (entry form) | 8 | Kevin Synnott | |
| Oct 3rd-4th | NSC Finals | |||
| Oct 11th | Luton (entry form) | 8 | Rosalind Wilson | 01582 507249 |
| Oct 18th | Ilford (entry form) | 8 | Kevin Synnott | |
| Oct 18th | Leicester (entry form) | 8 | Barry French | 07538 936982 (daytime) |
| Nov 28th | Warrington Round Robin (entry form) | 7 | Wayne Kelly | 01925 483530 |
| Nov 29th | Ilford (entry form) | 8 | Kevin Synnott | |
| Dec 20th | Ilford (entry form) | 8 | Kevin Synnott | |
| 2021 | ||||
| Jan 29th-31st | Isle of Wight (entry form) | 10 + 10 | 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:
- Positions are determined on wins and spread (winning margins)
- If you are a new player you will usually be placed in the lowest division for your first event, if you would like to play in a higher group please speak to the organiser in advance.
- 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