British Matchplay Scrabble Championships ready to go

The players are gathering at Kent's Hill Park conference centre in Milton Keynes ready for the British Matchplay Scrabble Championships. The BMSC features 25 games that take place over the 3 days of the August Bank Holiday weekend, with the champion due to be crowned late on Monday afternoon.

The field of 60 players is split into three divisions. The live results and standings are on Centrestar.

Earlier on Saturday morning, the warm-up event was completed. Colin Northmore won division A with a 10-1, +760 record, ahead of Phil Robertshaw (8-3, +747) and Brian Po (7-4, +408). The top 3 places in division B were determined on spread, with Stewart Brodie in first place with a 9-2, +1073 record, just ahead of Kathy Richland (9-2, +1008) and Nicky Huitson (9-2, +889)