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Scotland is represented in various international Scrabble competitions. Our representatives, their results and the qualifying criteria are given below. World Scrabble Championship Four Nations |
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The peak ratings of 165 or above achieved in the period 1 April to 31 July 2010 by those who fulfilled the necessary criteria are shown below. Helen Gipson 197 Allan Simmons 190 Philips Owolabi 185 Neil Scott 184 Ross Mackenzie 173 Simon Gillam 172 Amy Byrne 169 Wilma Warwick 168 Alan Sinclair 167 Games played from August to November will count for the second qualifying period for WSC 2011, and also for the first qualifying period for Four Nations 2011. |
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Representatives The World Scrabble Championship (WSC) has been held every second year since 1991. In early events, Scotland was usually given one place in the UK allocation. Since the creation of the Scottish Scrabble Association in 2001, Scotland has had its own allocation: initially one place, but gradually increasing to four places for 2011 based on the players' performances. WSC results are given below for Scottish representatives, and for other players who have resided in Scotland but represented another country (shown in brackets) at that event. 1991 London : no Scottish player 1993 New York : John Catto 16th 1995 London : Neil Scott 24th [ Allan Simmons (England) 25th ] 1997 Washington DC : no Scottish player 1999 Melbourne : Wilma Warwick 56th [ Helen Gipson (England) 49th, Owen Bondin (Malta) 54th ] 2001 Las Vegas : Alan Sinclair 78th [ Allan Simmons (England) 21st ] 2003 Kuala Lumpur : Paul Allan 9th [ Helen Gipson (England) 11th ] 2005 London : Paul Allan 12th, Allan Simmons 75th [ Philips Lukeman Owolabi (Nigeria) 9th, Helen Gipson (England) 29th ] 2007 Mumbai : Allan Simmons 40th, Paul Allan 42nd [ Helen Gipson (UK) 15th ] 2009 Johor Bahru : Helen Gipson 10th, Neil Scott 26th, Allan Simmons 62nd [ Paul Allan (England) 51st ] Qualifying Criteria for 2011 The new qualifying year runs from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011, and is split into three four-month periods; April to July, August to November and December to March. Your peak rating in each period will be recorded, and the four players with the highest average peak will qualify for the team. If there is a tie, the player with the highest individual peak take precedence. If a player declines their place, their invite goes to the next in line based on these criteria. To qualify you must: i) be a paid-up ABSP member for the full qualifying period (NB: this period covers two calendar years). ii) have been born in Scotland or meet the Scotland residency criteria which are: - be resident in Scotland for the whole of the qualifying year; and - have been resident in Great Britain (Scotland, England or Wales) for the preceding year. Players with a claim to represent more than one nation must confirm to the SSA by the end of the first qualifying period (July 2010) whether they wish to be considered for the Scottish team. iii) play at least 25 ABSP rated games in each period, and at least 100 ABSP rated games (of which at least 30 in Scotland) throughout the qualifying year. The leading peak ratings for the first 4-month period, April to July 2010, witll be published here in early August. |
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Representatives The Four Nations, originally called the British Team Tournament, has been played in the autumn of each year since 2004 between teams of four representing Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland (combined). The countries take turns to host, in that order. Scotland won the first two events, and England the other four. Scottish total scores (out of 48 games), placings and team members are shown below. 2004: 32, 1st: Paul Allan, Allan Simmons, Neil Scott, Simon Gillam. 2005: 32, 1st: Allan Simmons, Neil Scott, Paul Allan, Wilma Warwick; 2006: 23, 2nd: Allan Simmons, Neil Scott, Wilma Warwick, Simon Gillam; 2007: 25, 3rd: Helen Gipson, Wilma Warwick, Ross Mackenzie, Neil Scott; 2008: 27, 2nd: Neil Scott, Allan Simmons, Helen Gipson, Ross Mackenzie; 2009: 17, 4th: Allan Simmons, Helen Gipson, Amy Byrne, Neil Scott; Qualifying Criteria For all years up to 2010, Scottish teams have been selected based on ratings at end-August. From 2011, selection will be based on a peak rating system, similar to the Scottish WSC selection. The 2011 team selection will be based on the average of peak ratings for four-month periods between August 2010 and July 2011 inclusive. Qualification for the 2011 team will require at least 15 ABSP rated games in each four-month period, and at least 60 ABSP rated games (of which at least 30 in Scotland) throughout the qualifying year. Qualification is limited to those resident in Scotland for the whole of the qualifying year; there is no requirement for ABSP membership. |