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2020 Alchemist Cup Qualification System

2020-06-30T11:22:22Z

Cm000019: Cancellation by Michael Tang

=== Cancelled ===

Michael Tang, the organizer of the Alchemist Cup, posted this message on June 30, 2020:

"Due to many uncertainties caused by COVID-19 pandemic, I am sorry to inform that Alchemist Cup 2020, which is supposed to be held from 2nd to 6th December 2020, will now be canceled. Please stay Safe and Healthy. Michael"

The 2020 Alchemist Cup was to be held December 2-6, 2020, at the Genting Highland Resort in Malaysia.

Information regarding the qualification process for Canadian and American players for this event is archived here for historical purposes:

In this elite invitational event organized by Michael Tang, ten teams of five players will play nine games per day for a total of 45 games.

The United States team of [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Evans Clinchy]], [[Jesse Day]], and [[Will Anderson]] came in second in the [https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/ 2018 Alchemist Cup] in Penang. Canadian [[Adam Logan]] played on the Rest of the World Team, which came in third.

[[File:Alchemist_Cup_Team_USA_2018.jpg|620px|link=https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/]]

Both the United States and Canada will field teams at the 2020 Alchemist Cup.

=== Updated Eligibility and Qualification Criteria - April 16, 2020 ===
With [[COVID-19 | tournament play currently suspended]], the [[Advisory Board]] has lifted the 30 game requirement for those players currently registered and extended the end of the qualification period to September 30, 2020.

=== Eligibility ===
Members of the 2020 U.S. and Canadian teams will be selected by the NASPA International Committee according to the following criteria:

# You must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
# You must remain a NASPA member in good standing throughout the qualification period, which runs from June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2020.
# You must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.
# You must have played at least thirty NASPA-rated CSW games during the qualification period.

=== Registering for the Qualification Process ===
Players can register by contacting Mina Le ([mailto:mailto:mina.le@gmail.com mina.le@gmail.com] - U.S.) or Tony Leah ([mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com tonyleah27@gmail.com] - Canada) or by
emailing [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].

=== Qualification Process ===
Interested players will then be ranked by the arithmetic average of the ratings they achieve at the end of NASPA CSW tournaments during the qualification period.

The top five registrants from each country as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, May 31, 2020, will form the U.S. and Canadian teams.

=== Registered Canada Players ===
The following players have registered to represent Canada at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Adam Logan]] (2162.9)
* Evan Berofsky (2032.3)
* [[Jackson Smylie]] (1992.0)
* [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (1950.0)
* [[Joshua Sokol]] (1925.0)
* Joshua Castellano (1919.3)
* [[Jesse Matthews]] (1886)
* [[Tony Leah]] (1870.5)
* [[Shan Abbasi]] (1757.7)
 
Rankings Updated: March 20,2020

=== Registered US Players ===

The following players have registered to represent the U.S. at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Dave Wiegand]] (2193.89)
* [[Will Anderson]] (2085.93)
* Austin Shin (2077.45)
* David Koenig (2061.18)
* [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]] (2059.82)
* [[Evans Clinchy]] (2056.20)
* [[Jesse Day]] (2048.61)
* [[Jason Keller]] (2037.33)
* Rob Robinsky (2033.40)
* [[Chris Lipe]] (2031.87)
* Ben Schoenbrun (1979.27)
* [[Peter Armstrong]] (1963.08)
* Rasheed Balogun (1959.88)
* César Del Solar (1835.0)
* Lucas Freeman (1803.50)
* Puneet Sharma (1790.56)
 
Rankings Updated: March 20, 2020

=== Questions ===
Any questions or disputes may be directed to the NASPA [[International Committee]].

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-03-12T17:36:49Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Mina Le withdrew 2020-03-12

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** '''[[Joshua Sokol]]''' (PR 2042)
*** '''Jason Li''' (PR 1999)
*** '''Michael Fagen''' (PR 1938)
*** '''John Stardom''' (PR 1912)
*** '''[[Robin Pollock Daniel]]''' (PR 1884)
*** Jared Cappel (PR 1860)
***
** CSW
*** '''[[Adam Logan]]''' (PR 2188)
*** '''Joshua Castellano''' (PR 1983)
*** '''[[Joel Wapnick]]''' (PR 1978)
*** '''[[Jeremy Hildebrand]]''' (PR 1963)
*** '''[[Matthew Tunnicliffe]]''' (PR 1939)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1929)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1891)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)

* US
** NWL
*** '''[[Orry Swift]]''' (PR 2071)
*** '''[[Chris Cree]]''' (PR 2038)
*** '''Winter''' (PR 2023)
*** '''[[Cesar Del Solar]]''' (PR 2017)
*** '''Ben Schoenbrun''' (PR 2027)
***
***
** CSW
*** '''[[Will Anderson]]''' (PR 2163)
*** '''[[Jesse Day]]''' (PR 2085)
*** '''[[Jason Keller]]''' (PR 2081)
*** '''Matthew O'Connor''' (PR 2072)
*** '''[[Tim Weiss]]''' (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915)
***
***

Karl Higby (1st alternate, US-NWL), and [[Mina Le]] (2nd alternate, US-CSW) withdrew on 2020-03-12 
Standings updated 2020-03-02

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-03-12T16:41:21Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Karl Higby withdrew

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** '''[[Joshua Sokol]]''' (PR 2042)
*** '''Jason Li''' (PR 1999)
*** '''Michael Fagen''' (PR 1938)
*** '''John Stardom''' (PR 1912)
*** '''[[Robin Pollock Daniel]]''' (PR 1884)
*** Jared Cappel (PR 1860)
***
** CSW
*** '''[[Adam Logan]]''' (PR 2188)
*** '''Joshua Castellano''' (PR 1983)
*** '''[[Joel Wapnick]]''' (PR 1978)
*** '''[[Jeremy Hildebrand]]''' (PR 1963)
*** '''[[Matthew Tunnicliffe]]''' (PR 1939)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1929)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1891)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)

* US
** NWL
*** '''[[Orry Swift]]''' (PR 2071)
*** '''[[Chris Cree]]''' (PR 2038)
*** '''Winter''' (PR 2023)
*** '''[[Cesar Del Solar]]''' (PR 2017)
*** '''Ben Schoenbrun''' (PR 2027)
***
***
** CSW
*** '''[[Will Anderson]]''' (PR 2163)
*** '''[[Jesse Day]]''' (PR 2085)
*** '''[[Jason Keller]]''' (PR 2081)
*** '''Matthew O'Connor''' (PR 2072)
*** '''[[Tim Weiss]]''' (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Karl Higby (1st alternate, US-NWL) withdrew on 2020-03-12
Standings updated 2020-03-02

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-03-03T16:37:18Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Qualifiers selected and shown

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** '''[[Joshua Sokol]]''' (PR 2042)
*** '''Jason Li''' (PR 1999)
*** '''Michael Fagen''' (PR 1938)
*** '''John Stardom''' (PR 1912)
*** '''[[Robin Pollock Daniel]]''' (PR 1884)
*** Jared Cappel (PR 1860)
***
** CSW
*** '''[[Adam Logan]]''' (PR 2188)
*** '''Joshua Castellano''' (PR 1983)
*** '''[[Joel Wapnick]]''' (PR 1978)
*** '''[[Jeremy Hildebrand]]''' (PR 1963)
*** '''[[Matthew Tunnicliffe]'''] (PR 1939)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1929)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1891)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)

* US
** NWL
*** '''[[Orry Swift]]''' (PR 2071)
*** '''[[Chris Cree]]''' (PR 2038)
*** '''Winter''' (PR 2023)
*** '''[[Cesar Del Solar]]''' (PR 2017)
*** '''Ben Schoenbrun''' (PR 2027)
*** Karl Higby (PR 1995)
***
** CSW
*** '''[[Will Anderson]]''' (PR 2163)
*** '''[[Jesse Day]]''' (PR 2085)
*** '''[[Jason Keller]]''' (PR 2081)
*** '''Matthew O'Connor''' (PR 2072)
*** '''[[Tim Weiss]]''' (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-03-02

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-02-29T22:08:40Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Switched Ben Schoenbrun from CSW to NWL

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** [[Joshua Sokol]] (PR 2042)
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** John Stardom (PR 1912)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
*** Jared Cappel (PR 1860)
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** Joshua Castellano (PR 1983)
*** [[Joel Wapnick]] (PR 1978)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (PR 1939)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1929)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1891)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)

* US
** NWL
*** [[Orry Swift]] (PR 2071)
*** [[Chris Cree]] (PR 2038)
*** Winter (PR 2023)
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** Karl Higby (PR 1995)
***
** CSW
*** [[Will Anderson]] (PR 2163)
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** [[Jason Keller]] (PR 2081)
*** Matthew O'Connor (PR 2072)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-02-18

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-02-28T02:33:42Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Added Joshua Castellano

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** [[Joshua Sokol]] (PR 2042)
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** John Stardom (PR 1912)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
*** Jared Cappel (PR 1860)
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** Joshua Castellano (PR 1983)
*** [[Joel Wapnick]] (PR 1978)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (PR 1939)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1929)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1891)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)

* US
** NWL
*** [[Orry Swift]] (PR 2071)
*** [[Chris Cree]] (PR 2038)
*** Winter (PR 2023)
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
*** Karl Higby (PR 1995)
***
** CSW
*** [[Will Anderson]] (PR 2163)
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Matthew O'Connor (PR 2072)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-02-18

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-02-27T04:36:28Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Added Joshua Sokol

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** [[Joshua Sokol]] (PR 2042)
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** John Stardom (PR 1912)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
*** Jared Cappel (PR 1860)
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Joel Wapnick]] (PR 1978)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (PR 1939)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1929)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1891)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)

* US
** NWL
*** [[Orry Swift]] (PR 2071)
*** [[Chris Cree]] (PR 2038)
*** Winter (PR 2023)
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
*** Karl Higby (PR 1995)
***
** CSW
*** [[Will Anderson]] (PR 2163)
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Matthew O'Connor (PR 2072)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-02-18

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-02-24T22:58:15Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Added Will Anderson

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** John Stardom (PR 1912)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
*** Jared Cappel (PR 1860)
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Joel Wapnick]] (PR 1978)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (PR 1939)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1929)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1891)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)

* US
** NWL
*** [[Orry Swift]] (PR 2071)
*** [[Chris Cree]] (PR 2038)
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
*** Karl Higby (PR 1995)
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Will Anderson]] (PR 2163)
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Matthew O'Connor (PR 2072)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-02-18

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-02-19T15:01:49Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Added Jared Cappel

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** John Stardom (PR 1912)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
*** Jared Cappel (PR 1860)
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Joel Wapnick]] (PR 1978)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (PR 1939)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1929)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1891)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)

* US
** NWL
*** [[Chris Cree]] (PR 2038)
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
*** Karl Higby (PR 1995)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Matthew O'Connor (PR 2072)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-02-18

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-02-19T12:54:33Z

Cm000019: /* Disputes */

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** John Stardom (PR 1912)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Joel Wapnick]] (PR 1978)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (PR 1939)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1929)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1891)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)

* US
** NWL
*** [[Chris Cree]] (PR 2038)
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
*** Karl Higby (PR 1995)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Matthew O'Connor (PR 2072)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-02-18

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-02-19T12:10:38Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Added John Stardom

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** John Stardom (PR 1912)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Joel Wapnick]] (PR 1978)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (PR 1939)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1929)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1891)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)

* US
** NWL
*** [[Chris Cree]] (PR 2038)
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
*** Karl Higby (PR 1995)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Matthew O'Connor (PR 2072)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-02-18

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-02-18T19:23:18Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ updated 2020-02-18

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Joel Wapnick]] (PR 1978)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (PR 1939)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1929)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1891)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)

* US
** NWL
*** [[Chris Cree]] (PR 2038)
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
*** Karl Higby (PR 1995)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Matthew O'Connor (PR 2072)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-02-18

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-02-18T19:14:31Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Updated PR for Wapnick and Slatkoff

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Joel Wapnick]] (PR 1978)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1929)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1891)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (no qualifying PR yet - 18 games played)

* US
** NWL
*** [[Chris Cree]] (PR 2038)
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
*** Karl Higby (PR 1995)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Matthew O'Connor (PR 2072)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-02-13

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-02-18T19:10:36Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Matthew O'Connor PR corrected

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1929)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1858)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (no qualifying PR yet - 18 games played)
*** [[Joel Wapnick]] (no qualifying PR yet - 14 games played)

* US
** NWL
*** [[Chris Cree]] (PR 2038)
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
*** Karl Higby (PR 1995)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Matthew O'Connor (PR 2072)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-02-13

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-02-14T02:13:11Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Standings updated 2020-02-13

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1929)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1858)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (no qualifying PR yet - 18 games played)
*** [[Joel Wapnick]] (no qualifying PR yet - 14 games played)

* US
** NWL
*** [[Chris Cree]] (PR 2038)
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
*** Karl Higby (PR 1995)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Matthew O'Connor (PR 2040)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-02-13

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-02-14T01:15:26Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1900)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1852)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (no qualifying PR yet - 18 games played)
*** [[Joel Wapnick]] (no qualifying PR yet - 14 games played)

* US
** NWL
*** [[Chris Cree]] (PR 2038)
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
*** Karl Higby (PR 1995)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Matthew O'Connor (PR 2040)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-01-27

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-02-14T01:14:46Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Added Matthew O'Connor

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1900)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1852)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (no qualifying PR yet - 18 games played)
*** [[Joel Wapnick]] (no qualifying PR yet - 14 games played)

* US
** NWL
*** [[Chris Cree]] (PR 2038)
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
*** Karl Higby (PR 1995)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** [[Matthew O'Connor]] (PR 2040)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-01-27

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-02-14T00:57:34Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Added Chris Cree

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1900)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1852)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (no qualifying PR yet - 18 games played)
*** [[Joel Wapnick]] (no qualifying PR yet - 14 games played)

* US
** NWL
*** [[Chris Cree]] (PR 2038)
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
*** Karl Higby (PR 1995)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-01-27

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-02-13T20:25:38Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Added Joel Wapnick

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1900)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1852)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (no qualifying PR yet - 18 games played)
*** [[Joel Wapnick]] (no qualifying PR yet - 14 games played)

* US
** NWL
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
*** Karl Higby (PR 1995)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-01-27

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-02-08T15:25:57Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Added Bradley Whitmarsh

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1900)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1852)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (no qualifying PR yet - 18 games played)
***

* US
** NWL
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
*** Karl Higby (PR 1995)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Bradley Whitmarsh]] (PR 1915]]
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-01-27

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-01-31T20:56:30Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1900)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1852)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (no qualifying PR yet - 18 games played)
***

* US
** NWL
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
*** Karl Higby (PR 1995)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-01-27

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-01-31T20:55:51Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Added Karl Higby

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1900)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1852)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (no qualifying PR yet - 18 games played)
***

* US
** NWL
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
*** [[Karl Higby]] (PR 1995)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-01-27

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-01-30T21:27:54Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Added Robin Pollock Daniel

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** Jason Li (PR 1999)
*** Michael Fagen (PR 1938)
*** [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] (PR 1884)
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1900)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1852)
*** Andrew Golding (PR 1795)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (no qualifying PR yet - 18 games played)
***

* US
** NWL
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-01-27

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-01-30T04:26:49Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Added Jason Li

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** [[Jason Li]] (PR 1999)
*** [[Michael Fagen]] (PR 1938)
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1900)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1852)
*** [[Andrew Golding]] (PR 1795)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (no qualifying PR yet - 18 games played)
***

* US
** NWL
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-01-27

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-01-29T18:53:03Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Added Michael Fagen

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** [[Michael Fagen]] (PR 1938)
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1900)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1852)
*** [[Andrew Golding]] (PR 1795)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (no qualifying PR yet - 18 games played)
***

* US
** NWL
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-01-27

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-01-27T15:00:14Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Standings updated 2020-01-27

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
***
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]] (PR 2188)
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]] (PR 1963)
*** [[Tony Leah]] (PR 1900)
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1852)
*** [[Andrew Golding]] (PR 1795)
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (no qualifying PR yet - 18 games played)
***

* US
** NWL
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

Standings updated 2020-01-27

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-01-27T14:04:38Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Added Andrew Golding

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
***
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]]
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1852)
*** [[Tony Leah]]
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]]
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]]
*** [[Andrew Golding]]

* US
** NWL
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-01-27T03:27:24Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Added Adam Logan

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
***
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Adam Logan]]
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1852)
*** [[Tony Leah]]
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]]
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]]
***

* US
** NWL
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-01-27T03:26:36Z

Cm000019: /* 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System */

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
***
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1852)
*** [[Tony Leah]]
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]]
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]]
***

* US
** NWL
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-01-26T20:36:14Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Added Jeremy Hildebrand

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

The event will be hosted by the United States on December 15-16, at the Cambridge Community Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A block of hotel rooms will be available at Le Meridien Cambridge.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
***
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1852)
*** [[Tony Leah]]
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]]
*** [[Jeremy Hildebrand]]
***

* US
** NWL
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-01-26T19:01:54Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Matthew Tunnicliffe - CSW

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

The event will be hosted by the United States on December 15-16, at the Cambridge Community Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A block of hotel rooms will be available at Le Meridien Cambridge.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
***
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1852)
*** [[Tony Leah]]
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]]
***
***

* US
** NWL
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-01-26T18:56:59Z

Cm000019: /* Recent events */ 2020 Montreal

The '''Can-Am SCRABBLE'''®''' Challenge''' is the most prestigious team [[championship]] in North America, pitting the top players from the United States against the top players from Canada each year, in contention for the Challenge Trophy. It is also the largest regularly held tournament, all of whose games are recorded and posted online.

== Event Statistics ==

Detailed statistics are available concerning
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/canam/teams.shtml team performance]
and
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/canam/players.shtml individual performance]
at this event.

== Next event ==

The [[2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]] will take place in Montreal, QC, on May 9 to 10, 2020.

== Recent events ==

{|
!valign=bottom|Date Venue Director
!valign=bottom|Winners
!valign=bottom|Losers
|-
|valign=top|[[2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|May 9–10, 2020]] Montreal, QC [[Bernard Gotlieb]]
|-
|valign=top|2019
|valign=top colspan=2|Not contested.
|-
|valign=top|[[2018 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Dec. 15–16, 2018]] Cambridge, MA [[Bradley Whitmarsh]]
|valign=top|'''United States''': [[Jason Keller]], [[Avery Mojica]], [[Tim Weiss]], [[Winter]], [[Sam Rosin]], [[Karl Higby]], [[Joey Mallick]], [[César Del Solar]], [[Ben Schoenbrun]], [[Marty Gabriel]]
|valign=top|'''Canada''': [[Geoffrey Newman]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Tony Leah]], [[Joshua Sokol]], [[Joshua Castellano]], [[Fern Lindon]], [[Michael Fagen]], [[John Stardom]], [[Jason Broersma]], [[Andrew Golding]], [[Morris Greenberg]]
|-
|valign=top|2017
|valign=top colspan=2|Not contested.
|-
|valign=top|2016
|valign=top colspan=2|Not contested.
|-
|valign=top|[[2015 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Aug. 29–30, 2015]] Ottawa, ON [[Ross Brown]]
|valign=top|'''Canada''': [[Jeremy Hildebrand]], [[Adam Logan]], [[Tony Leah]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[Geoffrey Newman]], [[Shan Abbasi]], [[Jackson Smylie]]
|valign=top|'''United States''': [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Chris Lipe]], [[Geoff Thevenot]], [[Marty Gabriel]], [[Rob Robinsky]], [[Stefan Rau]], [[Matthew O'Connor]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2014 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Sep. 13–14, 2014]] Chicago, IL [[Troy Thompson]]
|valign=top|'''United States''': [[Jesse Day]], [[Joe Edley]], [[Chris Cree]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Doug Brockmeier]], [[John OLaughlin]], [[Geoff Thevenot]]
|valign=top|'''Canada''': [[Adam Logan]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]], [[Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom]], [[Christopher Sykes]], [[Jason Li]], [[Jeremy Hildebrand]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2013 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Sep. 21–22, 2013]] Vancouver, BC [[Miriam Gregory]]
|valign=top|'''United States''': [[Chris Cree]], [[Jesse Day]], [[John OLaughlin]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]], [[Rafi Stern]], [[Cesar Del Solar]]
|valign=top|'''Canada''': [[Eric Tran]], [[James Leong]], [[Chris Williams]], [[Max Panitch]], [[Christopher Sykes]], [[Zev Kaufman]], [[Jeremy Hildebrand]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2012 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Oct. 27–28, 2012]] Millburn, NJ [[Edward H Zurav]]
|valign=top|'''Canada''': [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Zev Kaufman]], [[Ross Brown]], [[Adam Logan]], [[Max Panitch]], [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]], [[Tony Leah]]
|valign=top|'''United States''': [[Joel Sherman]], [[Chris Cree]], [[Evans Clinchy]], [[John OLaughlin]], [[Scott Appel]], [[Stefan Rau]], [[Dave Wiegand]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2011 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Mar. 19–20, 2011]] Calgary AB [[Siri Tillekeratne]]
|valign=top|'''United States (tied)''': [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Marty Gabriel]], [[Jerry Lerman]], [[Chris Cree]], [[Bradley Whitmarsh]], [[Sam Kantimathi]], [[Brian Bowman]]
|valign=top|'''Canada (tied)''': [[Adam Logan]], [[Eric Tran]], [[Tony Leah]], [[Dean Saldanha]], [[Ron Hoekstra]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Sinna Vijayakumar]]
|-
|valign=top|2010
|valign=top colspan=2|Not contested.
|-
|valign=top|[[2009 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Aug. 29–30, 2009]] Denver, CO [[Dominick Mancine]]
|'''United States''': [[Nigel Peltier]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Joey Mallick]], [[Kenji Matsumoto]], [[Sam Kantimathi]], [[Nathan Benedict]], [[Jason Idalski]]
|'''Canada''': [[Adam Logan]], [[Christopher Sykes]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Evan Berofsky]], [[Max Panitch]], [[Tony Leah]], [[Chris Williams]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2008 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Jun. 21–22, 2008]] Toronto, ON
|'''United States''': [[John O'Laughlin]], [[Rod MacNeil]], [[Brian Cappelletto]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Nathan Benedict]], [[Chris Cree]], [[David Koenig]]
|'''Canada''': [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Adam Logan]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[David Boys]], [[Evan Berofsky]], [[Mark Schellenberg]], [[Dean Saldanha]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2007 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|May 19–20, 2007]] Dallas, TX
||'''United States''': [[Geoff Thevenot]], [[Brian Cappelletto]], [[Nathan Benedict]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Chris Cree]], [[Robert Linn]], [[Stefan Rau]]
|'''Canada''': [[David Boys]], [[Albert Hahn]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[Craig Rowland]], [[Tony Leah]], [[Evan Berofsky]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2006 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Jun. 16–17, 2006]] Toronto, ON [[John Chew]]
||'''Canada''': [[Adam Logan]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Lloyd Mills]], [[Evan Berofsky]], [[David Boys]], [[Dean Saldanha]]
|'''United States''': [[Dave Wiegand]], [[John Luebkemann]], [[Jerry Lerman]], [[Jason Katz-Brown]], [[Joey Mallick]], [[Chris Cree]], [[Tim Adamson]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2005 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|May 14–15, 2005]] Chicago IL [[Robert Denn]]
||'''United States''': [[Brian Cappelletto]], [[Chris Cree]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Trey Wright]], [[Joe Edley]], [[Jim Kramer]], [[Joel Sherman]]
|'''Canada''': [[David Boys]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Lloyd Mills]], [[Ron Hoekstra]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[Evan Berofsky]], [[Shaun Goatcher]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2004 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Mar. 6–7, 2004]] Toronto, ON [[John Chew]]
|'''United States''': [[Matt Graham]], [[Joe Edley]], [[Brian Cappelletto]], [[Jim Kramer]], [[Randy Greenspan]], [[Jeremiah Mead]], [[Dave Wiegand]]
|'''Canada''': [[Evan Berofsky]], [[Bernard Gotlieb]], [[Lloyd Mills]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[David Boys]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[Ron Hoekstra]]
|-
|valign=top|2003
|valign=top colspan=2|Not contested.
|-
|valign=top|[[2002 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Nov. 16–17, 2002]] Niagara Falls, ON [[John Chew]]
||'''Canada''': [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[Adam Logan]], [[Evan Berofsky]], [[Zev Kaufman]], [[David Boys]]
|'''United States''': [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Jim Kramer]], [[Tim Adamson]], [[Brian Cappelletto]], [[Joel Sherman]], [[Jeremiah Mead]]
|}

== Other links ==

Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-01-26T18:53:35Z

Cm000019: /* Recent events */ 2019 - not contested

The '''Can-Am SCRABBLE'''®''' Challenge''' is the most prestigious team [[championship]] in North America, pitting the top players from the United States against the top players from Canada each year, in contention for the Challenge Trophy. It is also the largest regularly held tournament, all of whose games are recorded and posted online.

== Event Statistics ==

Detailed statistics are available concerning
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/canam/teams.shtml team performance]
and
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/canam/players.shtml individual performance]
at this event.

== Next event ==

The [[2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]] will take place in Montreal, QC, on May 9 to 10, 2020.

== Recent events ==

{|
!valign=bottom|Date Venue Director
!valign=bottom|Winners
!valign=bottom|Losers
|-
|valign=top|2019
|valign=top colspan=2|Not contested.
|-
|valign=top|[[2018 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Dec. 15–16, 2018]] Cambridge, MA [[Bradley Whitmarsh]]
|valign=top|'''United States''': [[Jason Keller]], [[Avery Mojica]], [[Tim Weiss]], [[Winter]], [[Sam Rosin]], [[Karl Higby]], [[Joey Mallick]], [[César Del Solar]], [[Ben Schoenbrun]], [[Marty Gabriel]]
|valign=top|'''Canada''': [[Geoffrey Newman]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Tony Leah]], [[Joshua Sokol]], [[Joshua Castellano]], [[Fern Lindon]], [[Michael Fagen]], [[John Stardom]], [[Jason Broersma]], [[Andrew Golding]], [[Morris Greenberg]]
|-
|valign=top|2017
|valign=top colspan=2|Not contested.
|-
|valign=top|2016
|valign=top colspan=2|Not contested.
|-
|valign=top|[[2015 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Aug. 29–30, 2015]] Ottawa, ON [[Ross Brown]]
|valign=top|'''Canada''': [[Jeremy Hildebrand]], [[Adam Logan]], [[Tony Leah]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[Geoffrey Newman]], [[Shan Abbasi]], [[Jackson Smylie]]
|valign=top|'''United States''': [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Chris Lipe]], [[Geoff Thevenot]], [[Marty Gabriel]], [[Rob Robinsky]], [[Stefan Rau]], [[Matthew O'Connor]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2014 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Sep. 13–14, 2014]] Chicago, IL [[Troy Thompson]]
|valign=top|'''United States''': [[Jesse Day]], [[Joe Edley]], [[Chris Cree]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Doug Brockmeier]], [[John OLaughlin]], [[Geoff Thevenot]]
|valign=top|'''Canada''': [[Adam Logan]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]], [[Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom]], [[Christopher Sykes]], [[Jason Li]], [[Jeremy Hildebrand]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2013 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Sep. 21–22, 2013]] Vancouver, BC [[Miriam Gregory]]
|valign=top|'''United States''': [[Chris Cree]], [[Jesse Day]], [[John OLaughlin]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]], [[Rafi Stern]], [[Cesar Del Solar]]
|valign=top|'''Canada''': [[Eric Tran]], [[James Leong]], [[Chris Williams]], [[Max Panitch]], [[Christopher Sykes]], [[Zev Kaufman]], [[Jeremy Hildebrand]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2012 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Oct. 27–28, 2012]] Millburn, NJ [[Edward H Zurav]]
|valign=top|'''Canada''': [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Zev Kaufman]], [[Ross Brown]], [[Adam Logan]], [[Max Panitch]], [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]], [[Tony Leah]]
|valign=top|'''United States''': [[Joel Sherman]], [[Chris Cree]], [[Evans Clinchy]], [[John OLaughlin]], [[Scott Appel]], [[Stefan Rau]], [[Dave Wiegand]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2011 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Mar. 19–20, 2011]] Calgary AB [[Siri Tillekeratne]]
|valign=top|'''United States (tied)''': [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Marty Gabriel]], [[Jerry Lerman]], [[Chris Cree]], [[Bradley Whitmarsh]], [[Sam Kantimathi]], [[Brian Bowman]]
|valign=top|'''Canada (tied)''': [[Adam Logan]], [[Eric Tran]], [[Tony Leah]], [[Dean Saldanha]], [[Ron Hoekstra]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Sinna Vijayakumar]]
|-
|valign=top|2010
|valign=top colspan=2|Not contested.
|-
|valign=top|[[2009 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Aug. 29–30, 2009]] Denver, CO [[Dominick Mancine]]
|'''United States''': [[Nigel Peltier]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Joey Mallick]], [[Kenji Matsumoto]], [[Sam Kantimathi]], [[Nathan Benedict]], [[Jason Idalski]]
|'''Canada''': [[Adam Logan]], [[Christopher Sykes]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Evan Berofsky]], [[Max Panitch]], [[Tony Leah]], [[Chris Williams]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2008 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Jun. 21–22, 2008]] Toronto, ON
|'''United States''': [[John O'Laughlin]], [[Rod MacNeil]], [[Brian Cappelletto]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Nathan Benedict]], [[Chris Cree]], [[David Koenig]]
|'''Canada''': [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Adam Logan]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[David Boys]], [[Evan Berofsky]], [[Mark Schellenberg]], [[Dean Saldanha]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2007 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|May 19–20, 2007]] Dallas, TX
||'''United States''': [[Geoff Thevenot]], [[Brian Cappelletto]], [[Nathan Benedict]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Chris Cree]], [[Robert Linn]], [[Stefan Rau]]
|'''Canada''': [[David Boys]], [[Albert Hahn]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[Craig Rowland]], [[Tony Leah]], [[Evan Berofsky]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2006 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Jun. 16–17, 2006]] Toronto, ON [[John Chew]]
||'''Canada''': [[Adam Logan]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Lloyd Mills]], [[Evan Berofsky]], [[David Boys]], [[Dean Saldanha]]
|'''United States''': [[Dave Wiegand]], [[John Luebkemann]], [[Jerry Lerman]], [[Jason Katz-Brown]], [[Joey Mallick]], [[Chris Cree]], [[Tim Adamson]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2005 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|May 14–15, 2005]] Chicago IL [[Robert Denn]]
||'''United States''': [[Brian Cappelletto]], [[Chris Cree]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Trey Wright]], [[Joe Edley]], [[Jim Kramer]], [[Joel Sherman]]
|'''Canada''': [[David Boys]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Lloyd Mills]], [[Ron Hoekstra]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[Evan Berofsky]], [[Shaun Goatcher]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2004 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Mar. 6–7, 2004]] Toronto, ON [[John Chew]]
|'''United States''': [[Matt Graham]], [[Joe Edley]], [[Brian Cappelletto]], [[Jim Kramer]], [[Randy Greenspan]], [[Jeremiah Mead]], [[Dave Wiegand]]
|'''Canada''': [[Evan Berofsky]], [[Bernard Gotlieb]], [[Lloyd Mills]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[David Boys]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[Ron Hoekstra]]
|-
|valign=top|2003
|valign=top colspan=2|Not contested.
|-
|valign=top|[[2002 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Nov. 16–17, 2002]] Niagara Falls, ON [[John Chew]]
||'''Canada''': [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[Adam Logan]], [[Evan Berofsky]], [[Zev Kaufman]], [[David Boys]]
|'''United States''': [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Jim Kramer]], [[Tim Adamson]], [[Brian Cappelletto]], [[Joel Sherman]], [[Jeremiah Mead]]
|}

== Other links ==

Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-01-26T18:51:43Z

Cm000019: /* Recent events */ 2018 Results

The '''Can-Am SCRABBLE'''®''' Challenge''' is the most prestigious team [[championship]] in North America, pitting the top players from the United States against the top players from Canada each year, in contention for the Challenge Trophy. It is also the largest regularly held tournament, all of whose games are recorded and posted online.

== Event Statistics ==

Detailed statistics are available concerning
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/canam/teams.shtml team performance]
and
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/canam/players.shtml individual performance]
at this event.

== Next event ==

The [[2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]] will take place in Montreal, QC, on May 9 to 10, 2020.

== Recent events ==

{|
!valign=bottom|Date Venue Director
!valign=bottom|Winners
!valign=bottom|Losers
|-
|valign=top|[[2018 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Dec. 15–16, 2018]] Cambridge, MA [[Bradley Whitmarsh]]
|valign=top|'''United States''': [[Jason Keller]], [[Avery Mojica]], [[Tim Weiss]], [[Winter]], [[Sam Rosin]], [[Karl Higby]], [[Joey Mallick]], [[César Del Solar]], [[Ben Schoenbrun]], [[Marty Gabriel]]
|valign=top|'''Canada''': [[Geoffrey Newman]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Tony Leah]], [[Joshua Sokol]], [[Joshua Castellano]], [[Fern Lindon]], [[Michael Fagen]], [[John Stardom]], [[Jason Broersma]], [[Andrew Golding]], [[Morris Greenberg]]
|-
|valign=top|2017
|valign=top colspan=2|Not contested.
|-
|valign=top|2016
|valign=top colspan=2|Not contested.
|-
|valign=top|[[2015 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Aug. 29–30, 2015]] Ottawa, ON [[Ross Brown]]
|valign=top|'''Canada''': [[Jeremy Hildebrand]], [[Adam Logan]], [[Tony Leah]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[Geoffrey Newman]], [[Shan Abbasi]], [[Jackson Smylie]]
|valign=top|'''United States''': [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Chris Lipe]], [[Geoff Thevenot]], [[Marty Gabriel]], [[Rob Robinsky]], [[Stefan Rau]], [[Matthew O'Connor]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2014 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Sep. 13–14, 2014]] Chicago, IL [[Troy Thompson]]
|valign=top|'''United States''': [[Jesse Day]], [[Joe Edley]], [[Chris Cree]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Doug Brockmeier]], [[John OLaughlin]], [[Geoff Thevenot]]
|valign=top|'''Canada''': [[Adam Logan]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]], [[Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom]], [[Christopher Sykes]], [[Jason Li]], [[Jeremy Hildebrand]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2013 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Sep. 21–22, 2013]] Vancouver, BC [[Miriam Gregory]]
|valign=top|'''United States''': [[Chris Cree]], [[Jesse Day]], [[John OLaughlin]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]], [[Rafi Stern]], [[Cesar Del Solar]]
|valign=top|'''Canada''': [[Eric Tran]], [[James Leong]], [[Chris Williams]], [[Max Panitch]], [[Christopher Sykes]], [[Zev Kaufman]], [[Jeremy Hildebrand]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2012 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Oct. 27–28, 2012]] Millburn, NJ [[Edward H Zurav]]
|valign=top|'''Canada''': [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Zev Kaufman]], [[Ross Brown]], [[Adam Logan]], [[Max Panitch]], [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]], [[Tony Leah]]
|valign=top|'''United States''': [[Joel Sherman]], [[Chris Cree]], [[Evans Clinchy]], [[John OLaughlin]], [[Scott Appel]], [[Stefan Rau]], [[Dave Wiegand]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2011 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Mar. 19–20, 2011]] Calgary AB [[Siri Tillekeratne]]
|valign=top|'''United States (tied)''': [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Marty Gabriel]], [[Jerry Lerman]], [[Chris Cree]], [[Bradley Whitmarsh]], [[Sam Kantimathi]], [[Brian Bowman]]
|valign=top|'''Canada (tied)''': [[Adam Logan]], [[Eric Tran]], [[Tony Leah]], [[Dean Saldanha]], [[Ron Hoekstra]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Sinna Vijayakumar]]
|-
|valign=top|2010
|valign=top colspan=2|Not contested.
|-
|valign=top|[[2009 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Aug. 29–30, 2009]] Denver, CO [[Dominick Mancine]]
|'''United States''': [[Nigel Peltier]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Joey Mallick]], [[Kenji Matsumoto]], [[Sam Kantimathi]], [[Nathan Benedict]], [[Jason Idalski]]
|'''Canada''': [[Adam Logan]], [[Christopher Sykes]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Evan Berofsky]], [[Max Panitch]], [[Tony Leah]], [[Chris Williams]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2008 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Jun. 21–22, 2008]] Toronto, ON
|'''United States''': [[John O'Laughlin]], [[Rod MacNeil]], [[Brian Cappelletto]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Nathan Benedict]], [[Chris Cree]], [[David Koenig]]
|'''Canada''': [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Adam Logan]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[David Boys]], [[Evan Berofsky]], [[Mark Schellenberg]], [[Dean Saldanha]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2007 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|May 19–20, 2007]] Dallas, TX
||'''United States''': [[Geoff Thevenot]], [[Brian Cappelletto]], [[Nathan Benedict]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Chris Cree]], [[Robert Linn]], [[Stefan Rau]]
|'''Canada''': [[David Boys]], [[Albert Hahn]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[Craig Rowland]], [[Tony Leah]], [[Evan Berofsky]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2006 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Jun. 16–17, 2006]] Toronto, ON [[John Chew]]
||'''Canada''': [[Adam Logan]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Lloyd Mills]], [[Evan Berofsky]], [[David Boys]], [[Dean Saldanha]]
|'''United States''': [[Dave Wiegand]], [[John Luebkemann]], [[Jerry Lerman]], [[Jason Katz-Brown]], [[Joey Mallick]], [[Chris Cree]], [[Tim Adamson]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2005 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|May 14–15, 2005]] Chicago IL [[Robert Denn]]
||'''United States''': [[Brian Cappelletto]], [[Chris Cree]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Trey Wright]], [[Joe Edley]], [[Jim Kramer]], [[Joel Sherman]]
|'''Canada''': [[David Boys]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Lloyd Mills]], [[Ron Hoekstra]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[Evan Berofsky]], [[Shaun Goatcher]]
|-
|valign=top|[[2004 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Mar. 6–7, 2004]] Toronto, ON [[John Chew]]
|'''United States''': [[Matt Graham]], [[Joe Edley]], [[Brian Cappelletto]], [[Jim Kramer]], [[Randy Greenspan]], [[Jeremiah Mead]], [[Dave Wiegand]]
|'''Canada''': [[Evan Berofsky]], [[Bernard Gotlieb]], [[Lloyd Mills]], [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[David Boys]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[Ron Hoekstra]]
|-
|valign=top|2003
|valign=top colspan=2|Not contested.
|-
|valign=top|[[2002 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge|Nov. 16–17, 2002]] Niagara Falls, ON [[John Chew]]
||'''Canada''': [[Robin Pollock Daniel]], [[Joel Wapnick]], [[Adam Logan]], [[Evan Berofsky]], [[Zev Kaufman]], [[David Boys]]
|'''United States''': [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Jim Kramer]], [[Tim Adamson]], [[Brian Cappelletto]], [[Joel Sherman]], [[Jeremiah Mead]]
|}

== Other links ==

2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge

2020-01-26T15:22:40Z

Cm000019: /* Current Standings */ Added Tony Leah

The 2020 '''[[Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge]]''' is the 14th in this series of transborder invitational championships.

== 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge Qualification System ==

A total of 20 entrants will qualify to compete at the 2020 Can-Am SCRABBLE Challenge, 10 each representing the United States and Canada. Each slate of 10 entrants will feature 5 players playing NWL and 5 players playing CSW.

The format is a triple round robin: each player will play the other team's players 3 times in the lexicon of choice.

The event will be hosted by Canada on Saturday and Sunday May 9 to 10 at Chalet #1 in Pierre Elliott-Trudeau Park, Montreal, Quebec.

Players are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation. A list of nearby hotels will be provided soon. If you would like to be billeted at the home of a Montreal player, contact [mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] – a limited number of spots may be available.

The event will be hosted by the United States on December 15-16, at the Cambridge Community Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A block of hotel rooms will be available at Le Meridien Cambridge.

[mailto:axcertypo@gmail.com Joshua Sokol] is organizing the event.

[mailto:bgotlieb@gmail.com Bernard Gotlieb] is directing the tournament.

== Eligibility ==

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing as of Monday, March 2, 2020.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

== Qualification Period ==

Qualification is based on ratings from August 31, 2018 to March 2, 2020. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

== Peak Rating ==

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period in the lexicon of their choice. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

Players must play 24 NASPA-rated games during the qualification period in the lexicon they wish to contest at the 2020 Can-Am Challenge. PR is not achieved for tournaments in which the player has not met the 24 game participation requirement.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

# Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
# If still tied, the total number of games played (in any lexicon) during the qualifying period.
# If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
# If still tied, the drawing of lots.

== Lexicon ==

[[NWL2018]] will be the lexicon for the TWL games.

[[SOWPODS | CSW2019]] will be the lexicon for the CSW games.

== Current Standings ==

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for Can-Am.

Qualifiers are listed in '''bold'''.

* Canada
** NWL
*** [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (PR 2031)
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Noah Slatkoff]] (PR 1852)
*** [[Tony Leah]]
***
***
***

* US
** NWL
*** [[Cesar Del Solar]] (PR 2017)
***
***
***
***
** CSW
*** [[Jesse Day]] (PR 2085)
*** Ben Schoenbrun (PR 2027)
*** [[Tim Weiss]] (PR 1995)
*** [[Mina Le]] (PR 1757)
***

== Alternates ==

All alternates will be chosen on the basis of PR.

== Disputes ==

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:
* [[Canadian Committee]] - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
* [[International Committee]] US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
* [[International Committee]] - All other matters arising before the first day of the tournament
* The Tournament Director - Any matters arising on the days on which the tournament is contested

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the [[Advisory Board]], which will (time permitting) hear  them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

== Registration ==

Players interested in playing in the Can-Am should contact [mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com Tony Leah] who will maintain the list of entrants and peak ratings. US players can also contact [mailto:puneet.sharmaa@gmail.com Puneet Sharma].

Interested players should register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, March 2, 2020, to give people time to make travel plans.

Any open spots after March 2 can be claimed on a first-come, first-served basis.
After March 2, once a team is full, players can add their names to the list of alternates in case of dropouts.

2020 Alchemist Cup Qualification System

2020-01-23T13:54:02Z

Cm000019: /* Registered Canada Players */ Standings updated 2020-01-23

The 2020 Alchemist Cup will be held December 2-6, 2020, at the Genting Highland Resort in Malaysia. In this elite invitational event organized by Michael Tang, ten teams of five players will play nine games per day for a total of 45 games.

The United States team of [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Evans Clinchy]], [[Jesse Day]], and [[Will Anderson]] came in second in the [https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/ 2018 Alchemist Cup] in Penang. Canadian [[Adam Logan]] played on the Rest of the World Team, which came in third.

[[File:Alchemist_Cup_Team_USA_2018.jpg|620px|link=https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/]]

Both the United States and Canada will field teams at the 2020 Alchemist Cup.

=== Eligibility ===
Members of the 2020 U.S. and Canadian teams will be selected by the NASPA International Committee according to the following criteria:

# You must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
# You must remain a NASPA member in good standing throughout the qualification period, which runs from June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2020.
# You must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.
# You must have played at least thirty NASPA-rated CSW games during the qualification period.

=== Registering for the Qualification Process ===
Players can register by contacting Mina Le ([mailto:mailto:mina.le@gmail.com mina.le@gmail.com] - U.S.) or Tony Leah ([mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com tonyleah27@gmail.com] - Canada) or by
emailing [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].

=== Qualification Process ===
Interested players will then be ranked by the arithmetic average of the ratings they achieve at the end of NASPA CSW tournaments during the qualification period.

The top five registrants from each country as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, May 31, 2020, will form the U.S. and Canadian teams.

=== Registered Canada Players ===
The following players have registered to represent Canada at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Adam Logan]] (2162.9)
* Evan Berofsky (2032.3)
* [[Jackson Smylie]] (1990.5)
* [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (1958.7) 18 games
* [[Joshua Sokol]] (1918.5) 18 games
* Joshua Castellano (1917.2)
* [[Jesse Matthews]] (1886) 20 games
* [[Tony Leah]] (1864.8)
* [[Shan Abbasi]] (1763.6)
 
Rankings Updated: January 23, 2020

=== Registered US Players ===

The following players have registered to represent the U.S. at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Dave Wiegand]] (2202.12)
* [[Will Anderson]] (2080.43)
* Austin Shin (2068.00)
* [[Evans Clinchy]] (2056.20)
* David Koenig (2056)
* [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]] (2051.78)
* [[Jesse Day]] (2048.61)
* [[Jason Keller]] (2036.00)
* Rob Robinsky (2033.40)
* [[Chris Lipe]] (2029.71)
* Ben Schoenbrun (1976.36)
* [[Peter Armstrong]] (1963.08)
* Rasheed Balogun (1947.71)
* César Del Solar (1832.57)
* Lucas Freeman (1803.50)
* Puneet Sharma (1795.31)
 
Rankings Updated: January 5, 2020

=== Questions ===
Any questions or disputes may be directed to the NASPA [[International Committee]].

2020 Alchemist Cup Qualification System

2020-01-23T13:46:57Z

Cm000019: /* Registered Canada Players */ Matthew Tunnicliffe

The 2020 Alchemist Cup will be held December 2-6, 2020, at the Genting Highland Resort in Malaysia. In this elite invitational event organized by Michael Tang, ten teams of five players will play nine games per day for a total of 45 games.

The United States team of [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Evans Clinchy]], [[Jesse Day]], and [[Will Anderson]] came in second in the [https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/ 2018 Alchemist Cup] in Penang. Canadian [[Adam Logan]] played on the Rest of the World Team, which came in third.

[[File:Alchemist_Cup_Team_USA_2018.jpg|620px|link=https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/]]

Both the United States and Canada will field teams at the 2020 Alchemist Cup.

=== Eligibility ===
Members of the 2020 U.S. and Canadian teams will be selected by the NASPA International Committee according to the following criteria:

# You must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
# You must remain a NASPA member in good standing throughout the qualification period, which runs from June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2020.
# You must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.
# You must have played at least thirty NASPA-rated CSW games during the qualification period.

=== Registering for the Qualification Process ===
Players can register by contacting Mina Le ([mailto:mailto:mina.le@gmail.com mina.le@gmail.com] - U.S.) or Tony Leah ([mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com tonyleah27@gmail.com] - Canada) or by
emailing [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].

=== Qualification Process ===
Interested players will then be ranked by the arithmetic average of the ratings they achieve at the end of NASPA CSW tournaments during the qualification period.

The top five registrants from each country as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, May 31, 2020, will form the U.S. and Canadian teams.

=== Registered Canada Players ===
The following players have registered to represent Canada at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Adam Logan]] (2162.9)
* Evan Berofsky (2032.6)
* [[Jackson Smylie]] (1990.5)
* [[Matthew Tunnicliffe]] (1958.7) 18 games
* [[Joshua Sokol]] (1918.5) 18 games
* Joshua Castellano (1915.6)
* [[Jesse Matthews]] (1886) 20 games
* [[Tony Leah]] (1864.8)
* [[Shan Abbasi]] (1763.6)
 
Rankings Updated: January 14, 2020

=== Registered US Players ===

The following players have registered to represent the U.S. at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Dave Wiegand]] (2202.12)
* [[Will Anderson]] (2080.43)
* Austin Shin (2068.00)
* [[Evans Clinchy]] (2056.20)
* David Koenig (2056)
* [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]] (2051.78)
* [[Jesse Day]] (2048.61)
* [[Jason Keller]] (2036.00)
* Rob Robinsky (2033.40)
* [[Chris Lipe]] (2029.71)
* Ben Schoenbrun (1976.36)
* [[Peter Armstrong]] (1963.08)
* Rasheed Balogun (1947.71)
* César Del Solar (1832.57)
* Lucas Freeman (1803.50)
* Puneet Sharma (1795.31)
 
Rankings Updated: January 5, 2020

=== Questions ===
Any questions or disputes may be directed to the NASPA [[International Committee]].

2020 Alchemist Cup Qualification System

2020-01-14T16:27:32Z

Cm000019: /* Registered Canada Players */ Ratings updated 2020-01-14

The 2020 Alchemist Cup will be held December 2-6, 2020, at the Genting Highland Resort in Malaysia. In this elite invitational event organized by Michael Tang, ten teams of five players will play nine games per day for a total of 45 games.

The United States team of [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Evans Clinchy]], [[Jesse Day]], and [[Will Anderson]] came in second in the [https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/ 2018 Alchemist Cup] in Penang. Canadian [[Adam Logan]] played on the Rest of the World Team, which came in third.

[[File:Alchemist_Cup_Team_USA_2018.jpg|620px|link=https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/]]

Both the United States and Canada will field teams at the 2020 Alchemist Cup.

=== Eligibility ===
Members of the 2020 U.S. and Canadian teams will be selected by the NASPA International Committee according to the following criteria:

# You must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
# You must remain a NASPA member in good standing throughout the qualification period, which runs from June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2020.
# You must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.
# You must have played at least thirty NASPA-rated CSW games during the qualification period.

=== Registering for the Qualification Process ===
Players can register by contacting Mina Le ([mailto:mailto:mina.le@gmail.com mina.le@gmail.com] - U.S.) or Tony Leah ([mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com tonyleah27@gmail.com] - Canada) or by
emailing [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].

=== Qualification Process ===
Interested players will then be ranked by the arithmetic average of the ratings they achieve at the end of NASPA CSW tournaments during the qualification period.

The top five registrants from each country as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, May 31, 2020, will form the U.S. and Canadian teams.

=== Registered Canada Players ===
The following players have registered to represent Canada at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Adam Logan]] (2162.9)
* Evan Berofsky (2032.6)
* [[Jackson Smylie]] (1990.5)
* [[Joshua Sokol]] (1918.5) 18 games
* Joshua Castellano (1915.6)
* [[Jesse Matthews]] (1886) 20 games
* [[Tony Leah]] (1864.8)
* [[Shan Abbasi]] (1763.6)
 
Rankings Updated: January 14, 2020

=== Registered US Players ===

The following players have registered to represent the U.S. at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Dave Wiegand]] (2202.12)
* [[Will Anderson]] (2080.43)
* Austin Shin (2068.00)
* [[Evans Clinchy]] (2056.20)
* David Koenig (2056)
* [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]] (2051.78)
* [[Jesse Day]] (2048.61)
* [[Jason Keller]] (2036.00)
* Rob Robinsky (2033.40)
* [[Chris Lipe]] (2029.71)
* Ben Schoenbrun (1976.36)
* [[Peter Armstrong]] (1963.08)
* Rasheed Balogun (1947.71)
* César Del Solar (1832.57)
* Lucas Freeman (1803.50)
* Puneet Sharma (1795.31)
 
Rankings Updated: January 5, 2020

=== Questions ===
Any questions or disputes may be directed to the NASPA [[International Committee]].

2020 Alchemist Cup Qualification System

2019-11-06T13:14:25Z

Cm000019: /* Registered Canada Players */ Updated ratings

The 2020 Alchemist Cup will be held December 2-6, 2020, at the Genting Highland Resort in Malaysia. In this elite invitational event organized by Michael Tang, ten teams of five players will play nine games per day for a total of 45 games.

The United States team of [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Evans Clinchy]], [[Jesse Day]], and [[Will Anderson]] came in second in the [https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/ 2018 Alchemist Cup] in Penang. Canadian [[Adam Logan]] played on the Rest of the World Team, which came in third.

[[File:Alchemist_Cup_Team_USA_2018.jpg|620px|link=https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/]]

Both the United States and Canada will field teams at the 2020 Alchemist Cup.

=== Eligibility ===
Members of the 2020 U.S. and Canadian teams will be selected by the NASPA International Committee according to the following criteria:

# You must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
# You must remain a NASPA member in good standing throughout the qualification period, which runs from June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2020.
# You must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.
# You must have played at least thirty NASPA-rated CSW games during the qualification period.

=== Registering for the Qualification Process ===
Players can register by contacting Mina Le ([mailto:mailto:mina.le@gmail.com mina.le@gmail.com] - U.S.) or Tony Leah ([mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com tonyleah27@gmail.com] - Canada) or by
emailing [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].

=== Qualification Process ===
Interested players will then be ranked by the arithmetic average of the ratings they achieve at the end of NASPA CSW tournaments during the qualification period.

The top five registrants from each country as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, May 31, 2020, will form the U.S. and Canadian teams.

=== Registered Canada Players ===
The following players have registered to represent Canada at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Adam Logan]] (2162.5)
* Evan Berofsky (2032.6)
* [[Jackson Smylie]] (1990.5)
* [[Joshua Sokol]] (1918.5) 18 games
* Joshua Castellano (1907.7)
* [[Jesse Matthews]] (1886) 20 games
* [[Tony Leah]] (1863.3)
* [[Shan Abbasi]] (1763.4)
 
Rankings Updated: November 06, 2019

=== Registered US Players ===

The following players have registered to represent the U.S. at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Dave Wiegand]] (2202.12)
* [[Will Anderson]] (2072.58)
* Austin Shin (2065.87)
* [[Evans Clinchy]] (2056.2)
* [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]] (2051.78)
* [[Jesse Day]] (2045.62)
* David Koenig (2045)
* [[Jason Keller]] (2034.11)
* Rob Robinsky (2033.4)
* [[Chris Lipe]] (2029.71)
* Ben Schoenbrun (1976.09)
* [[Peter Armstrong]] (1963.08)
* Rasheed Balogun (1961.7)
* César Del Solar (1828.6)
* Lucas Freeman (1803.5)
* Puneet Sharma (1799.93)
 
Rankings Updated: November 5, 2019

=== Questions ===
Any questions or disputes may be directed to the NASPA [[International Committee]].

2020 Alchemist Cup Qualification System

2019-11-06T12:44:10Z

Cm000019: /* Registered Canada Players */ Shan Abbasi

The 2020 Alchemist Cup will be held December 2-6, 2020, at the Genting Highland Resort in Malaysia. In this elite invitational event organized by Michael Tang, ten teams of five players will play nine games per day for a total of 45 games.

The United States team of [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Evans Clinchy]], [[Jesse Day]], and [[Will Anderson]] came in second in the [https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/ 2018 Alchemist Cup] in Penang. Canadian [[Adam Logan]] played on the Rest of the World Team, which came in third.

[[File:Alchemist_Cup_Team_USA_2018.jpg|620px|link=https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/]]

Both the United States and Canada will field teams at the 2020 Alchemist Cup.

=== Eligibility ===
Members of the 2020 U.S. and Canadian teams will be selected by the NASPA International Committee according to the following criteria:

# You must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
# You must remain a NASPA member in good standing throughout the qualification period, which runs from June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2020.
# You must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.
# You must have played at least thirty NASPA-rated CSW games during the qualification period.

=== Registering for the Qualification Process ===
Players can register by contacting Mina Le ([mailto:mailto:mina.le@gmail.com mina.le@gmail.com] - U.S.) or Tony Leah ([mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com tonyleah27@gmail.com] - Canada) or by
emailing [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].

=== Qualification Process ===
Interested players will then be ranked by the arithmetic average of the ratings they achieve at the end of NASPA CSW tournaments during the qualification period.

The top five registrants from each country as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, May 31, 2020, will form the U.S. and Canadian teams.

=== Registered Canada Players ===
The following players have registered to represent Canada at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Adam Logan]] (2157)
* Evan Berofsky (2029.50)
* [[Jackson Smylie]] (1990)
* [[Joshua Sokol]] (1918.5) 18 games
* Joshua Castellano (1906.1)
* [[Jesse Matthews]] (1886) 20 games
* [[Tony Leah]] (1859.69)
* [[Shan Abbasi]]
 
Rankings Updated: August 2, 2019

=== Registered US Players ===

The following players have registered to represent the U.S. at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Dave Wiegand]] (2202.12)
* [[Will Anderson]] (2072.58)
* Austin Shin (2065.87)
* [[Evans Clinchy]] (2056.2)
* [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]] (2051.78)
* [[Jesse Day]] (2045.62)
* David Koenig (2045)
* [[Jason Keller]] (2034.11)
* Rob Robinsky (2033.4)
* [[Chris Lipe]] (2029.71)
* Ben Schoenbrun (1976.09)
* [[Peter Armstrong]] (1963.08)
* Rasheed Balogun (1961.7)
* César Del Solar (1828.6)
* Lucas Freeman (1803.5)
* Puneet Sharma (1799.93)
 
Rankings Updated: November 5, 2019

=== Questions ===
Any questions or disputes may be directed to the NASPA [[International Committee]].

2020 Alchemist Cup Qualification System

2019-09-15T11:27:35Z

Cm000019: /* Registered Canada Players */ Joshua Castellano

The 2020 Alchemist Cup will be held December 2-6, 2020, at the Genting Highland Resort in Malaysia. In this elite invitational event organized by Michael Tang, ten teams of five players will play nine games per day for a total of 45 games.

The United States team of [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Evans Clinchy]], [[Jesse Day]], and [[Will Anderson]] came in second in the [https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/ 2018 Alchemist Cup] in Penang. Canadian [[Adam Logan]] played on the Rest of the World Team, which came in third.

[[File:Alchemist_Cup_Team_USA_2018.jpg|620px|link=https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/]]

Both the United States and Canada will field teams at the 2020 Alchemist Cup.

=== Eligibility ===
Members of the 2020 U.S. and Canadian teams will be selected by the NASPA International Committee according to the following criteria:

# You must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
# You must remain a NASPA member in good standing throughout the qualification period, which runs from June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2020.
# You must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.
# You must have played at least thirty NASPA-rated CSW games during the qualification period.

=== Registering for the Qualification Process ===
Players can register by contacting Mina Le ([mailto:mailto:mina.le@gmail.com mina.le@gmail.com] - U.S.) or Tony Leah ([mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com tonyleah27@gmail.com] - Canada) or by
emailing [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].

=== Qualification Process ===
Interested players will then be ranked by the arithmetic average of the ratings they achieve at the end of NASPA CSW tournaments during the qualification period.

The top five registrants from each country as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, May 31, 2020, will form the U.S. and Canadian teams.

=== Registered Canada Players ===
The following players have registered to represent Canada at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Adam Logan]] (2157)
* Evan Berofsky (2029.50)
* [[Jackson Smylie]] (1990)
* [[Joshua Sokol]] (1918.5) 18 games
* Joshua Castellano (1906.1)
* [[Jesse Matthews]] (1886) 20 games
* [[Tony Leah]] (1859.69)
 
Rankings Updated: August 2, 2019

=== Registered US Players ===

The following players have registered to represent the U.S. at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Dave Wiegand]] (2205.8)
* Austin Shin (2065.86)
* [[Will Anderson]] (2063.44)
* [[Evans Clinchy]] (2061.22)
* David Koenig (2043)
* [[Jesse Day]] (2041.29)
* [[Jason Keller]] (2037)
* [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]] (2035.67)
* Rob Robinsky (2033.4)
* [[Chris Lipe]] (2027.77)
* Ben Schoenbrun (1979.75)
* Rasheed Balogun (1972.6)
* César Del Solar (1827)
* Lucas Freeman (1803.5)
* Puneet Sharma (1791.33)
 
Rankings Updated: August 1, 2019

=== Questions ===
Any questions or disputes may be directed to the NASPA [[International Committee]].

2020 Alchemist Cup Qualification System

2019-09-09T05:41:42Z

Cm000019: /* Registered Canada Players */

The 2020 Alchemist Cup will be held December 2-6, 2020, at the Genting Highland Resort in Malaysia. In this elite invitational event organized by Michael Tang, ten teams of five players will play nine games per day for a total of 45 games.

The United States team of [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Evans Clinchy]], [[Jesse Day]], and [[Will Anderson]] came in second in the [https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/ 2018 Alchemist Cup] in Penang. Canadian [[Adam Logan]] played on the Rest of the World Team, which came in third.

[[File:Alchemist_Cup_Team_USA_2018.jpg|620px|link=https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/]]

Both the United States and Canada will field teams at the 2020 Alchemist Cup.

=== Eligibility ===
Members of the 2020 U.S. and Canadian teams will be selected by the NASPA International Committee according to the following criteria:

# You must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
# You must remain a NASPA member in good standing throughout the qualification period, which runs from June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2020.
# You must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.
# You must have played at least thirty NASPA-rated CSW games during the qualification period.

=== Registering for the Qualification Process ===
Players can register by contacting Mina Le ([mailto:mailto:mina.le@gmail.com mina.le@gmail.com] - U.S.) or Tony Leah ([mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com tonyleah27@gmail.com] - Canada) or by
emailing [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].

=== Qualification Process ===
Interested players will then be ranked by the arithmetic average of the ratings they achieve at the end of NASPA CSW tournaments during the qualification period.

The top five registrants from each country as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, May 31, 2020, will form the U.S. and Canadian teams.

=== Registered Canada Players ===
The following players have registered to represent Canada at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Adam Logan]] (2157)
* Evan Berofsky (2029.50)
* [[Jackson Smylie]] (1990)
* [[Joshua Sokol]] (1918.5) 18 games
* [[Jesse Matthews]] (1886) 20 games
* [[Tony Leah]] (1859.69)
 
Rankings Updated: August 2, 2019

=== Registered US Players ===

The following players have registered to represent the U.S. at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Dave Wiegand]] (2205.8)
* Austin Shin (2065.86)
* [[Will Anderson]] (2063.44)
* [[Evans Clinchy]] (2061.22)
* David Koenig (2043)
* [[Jesse Day]] (2041.29)
* [[Jason Keller]] (2037)
* [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]] (2035.67)
* Rob Robinsky (2033.4)
* [[Chris Lipe]] (2027.77)
* Ben Schoenbrun (1979.75)
* Rasheed Balogun (1972.6)
* César Del Solar (1827)
* Lucas Freeman (1803.5)
* Puneet Sharma (1791.33)
 
Rankings Updated: August 1, 2019

=== Questions ===
Any questions or disputes may be directed to the NASPA [[International Committee]].

2020 Alchemist Cup Qualification System

2019-09-09T05:39:09Z

Cm000019: /* Registered Canada Players */

The 2020 Alchemist Cup will be held December 2-6, 2020, at the Genting Highland Resort in Malaysia. In this elite invitational event organized by Michael Tang, ten teams of five players will play nine games per day for a total of 45 games.

The United States team of [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Evans Clinchy]], [[Jesse Day]], and [[Will Anderson]] came in second in the [https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/ 2018 Alchemist Cup] in Penang. Canadian [[Adam Logan]] played on the Rest of the World Team, which came in third.

[[File:Alchemist_Cup_Team_USA_2018.jpg|620px|link=https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/]]

Both the United States and Canada will field teams at the 2020 Alchemist Cup.

=== Eligibility ===
Members of the 2020 U.S. and Canadian teams will be selected by the NASPA International Committee according to the following criteria:

# You must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
# You must remain a NASPA member in good standing throughout the qualification period, which runs from June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2020.
# You must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.
# You must have played at least thirty NASPA-rated CSW games during the qualification period.

=== Registering for the Qualification Process ===
Players can register by contacting Mina Le ([mailto:mailto:mina.le@gmail.com mina.le@gmail.com] - U.S.) or Tony Leah ([mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com tonyleah27@gmail.com] - Canada) or by
emailing [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].

=== Qualification Process ===
Interested players will then be ranked by the arithmetic average of the ratings they achieve at the end of NASPA CSW tournaments during the qualification period.

The top five registrants from each country as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, May 31, 2020, will form the U.S. and Canadian teams.

=== Registered Canada Players ===
The following players have registered to represent Canada at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Adam Logan]] (2157)
* Evan Berofsky (2029.50)
* [[Jackson Smylie]] (1990)
* [[Joshua Sokol]] (1918.5)
* [[Jesse Matthews]] (1886) 20 games
* [[Tony Leah]] (1859.69)
 
Rankings Updated: August 2, 2019

=== Registered US Players ===

The following players have registered to represent the U.S. at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Dave Wiegand]] (2205.8)
* Austin Shin (2065.86)
* [[Will Anderson]] (2063.44)
* [[Evans Clinchy]] (2061.22)
* David Koenig (2043)
* [[Jesse Day]] (2041.29)
* [[Jason Keller]] (2037)
* [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]] (2035.67)
* Rob Robinsky (2033.4)
* [[Chris Lipe]] (2027.77)
* Ben Schoenbrun (1979.75)
* Rasheed Balogun (1972.6)
* César Del Solar (1827)
* Lucas Freeman (1803.5)
* Puneet Sharma (1791.33)
 
Rankings Updated: August 1, 2019

=== Questions ===
Any questions or disputes may be directed to the NASPA [[International Committee]].

2020 Alchemist Cup Qualification System

2019-09-09T05:38:33Z

Cm000019: /* Registered Canada Players */ Jesse Matthews

The 2020 Alchemist Cup will be held December 2-6, 2020, at the Genting Highland Resort in Malaysia. In this elite invitational event organized by Michael Tang, ten teams of five players will play nine games per day for a total of 45 games.

The United States team of [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Evans Clinchy]], [[Jesse Day]], and [[Will Anderson]] came in second in the [https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/ 2018 Alchemist Cup] in Penang. Canadian [[Adam Logan]] played on the Rest of the World Team, which came in third.

[[File:Alchemist_Cup_Team_USA_2018.jpg|620px|link=https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/]]

Both the United States and Canada will field teams at the 2020 Alchemist Cup.

=== Eligibility ===
Members of the 2020 U.S. and Canadian teams will be selected by the NASPA International Committee according to the following criteria:

# You must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
# You must remain a NASPA member in good standing throughout the qualification period, which runs from June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2020.
# You must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.
# You must have played at least thirty NASPA-rated CSW games during the qualification period.

=== Registering for the Qualification Process ===
Players can register by contacting Mina Le ([mailto:mailto:mina.le@gmail.com mina.le@gmail.com] - U.S.) or Tony Leah ([mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com tonyleah27@gmail.com] - Canada) or by
emailing [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].

=== Qualification Process ===
Interested players will then be ranked by the arithmetic average of the ratings they achieve at the end of NASPA CSW tournaments during the qualification period.

The top five registrants from each country as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, May 31, 2020, will form the U.S. and Canadian teams.

=== Registered Canada Players ===
The following players have registered to represent Canada at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Adam Logan]] (2157)
* [[Evan Berofsky]] (2029.50)
* [[Jackson Smylie]] (1990)
* [[Joshua Sokol]] (1918.5)
* [[Jesse Matthews]] (1886) 20 games
* [[Tony Leah]] (1859.69)
 
Rankings Updated: August 2, 2019

=== Registered US Players ===

The following players have registered to represent the U.S. at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Dave Wiegand]] (2205.8)
* Austin Shin (2065.86)
* [[Will Anderson]] (2063.44)
* [[Evans Clinchy]] (2061.22)
* David Koenig (2043)
* [[Jesse Day]] (2041.29)
* [[Jason Keller]] (2037)
* [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]] (2035.67)
* Rob Robinsky (2033.4)
* [[Chris Lipe]] (2027.77)
* Ben Schoenbrun (1979.75)
* Rasheed Balogun (1972.6)
* César Del Solar (1827)
* Lucas Freeman (1803.5)
* Puneet Sharma (1791.33)
 
Rankings Updated: August 1, 2019

=== Questions ===
Any questions or disputes may be directed to the NASPA [[International Committee]].

2020 Alchemist Cup Qualification System

2019-09-09T05:36:43Z

Cm000019: /* Registered Canada Players */ Jackson Smylie

The 2020 Alchemist Cup will be held December 2-6, 2020, at the Genting Highland Resort in Malaysia. In this elite invitational event organized by Michael Tang, ten teams of five players will play nine games per day for a total of 45 games.

The United States team of [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Evans Clinchy]], [[Jesse Day]], and [[Will Anderson]] came in second in the [https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/ 2018 Alchemist Cup] in Penang. Canadian [[Adam Logan]] played on the Rest of the World Team, which came in third.

[[File:Alchemist_Cup_Team_USA_2018.jpg|620px|link=https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/]]

Both the United States and Canada will field teams at the 2020 Alchemist Cup.

=== Eligibility ===
Members of the 2020 U.S. and Canadian teams will be selected by the NASPA International Committee according to the following criteria:

# You must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
# You must remain a NASPA member in good standing throughout the qualification period, which runs from June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2020.
# You must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.
# You must have played at least thirty NASPA-rated CSW games during the qualification period.

=== Registering for the Qualification Process ===
Players can register by contacting Mina Le ([mailto:mailto:mina.le@gmail.com mina.le@gmail.com] - U.S.) or Tony Leah ([mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com tonyleah27@gmail.com] - Canada) or by
emailing [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].

=== Qualification Process ===
Interested players will then be ranked by the arithmetic average of the ratings they achieve at the end of NASPA CSW tournaments during the qualification period.

The top five registrants from each country as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, May 31, 2020, will form the U.S. and Canadian teams.

=== Registered Canada Players ===
The following players have registered to represent Canada at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Adam Logan]] (2157)
* Evan Berofsky (2029.50)
* [[Jackson Smylie]] (1990)
* [[Joshua Sokol]] (1918.5)
* [[Tony Leah]] (1859.69)
 
Rankings Updated: August 2, 2019

=== Registered US Players ===

The following players have registered to represent the U.S. at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Dave Wiegand]] (2205.8)
* Austin Shin (2065.86)
* [[Will Anderson]] (2063.44)
* [[Evans Clinchy]] (2061.22)
* David Koenig (2043)
* [[Jesse Day]] (2041.29)
* [[Jason Keller]] (2037)
* [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]] (2035.67)
* Rob Robinsky (2033.4)
* [[Chris Lipe]] (2027.77)
* Ben Schoenbrun (1979.75)
* Rasheed Balogun (1972.6)
* César Del Solar (1827)
* Lucas Freeman (1803.5)
* Puneet Sharma (1791.33)
 
Rankings Updated: August 1, 2019

=== Questions ===
Any questions or disputes may be directed to the NASPA [[International Committee]].

2019 WESPA Championship Canadian Qualification System

2019-08-12T12:39:04Z

Cm000019: /* Registered Players */ Jesse Matthews, Sumeet Sachdev

This page outlines the criteria that will be used to select the players who '''qualify''' to represent '''Canada''' at the '''[[2019 WESPA Championship]]''' (WESPAC2019).

WESPAC2019 is an event with national allocations
resembling those of the [[World SCRABBLE Championship]] (WSC).
It will be held in Goa, India, from October 16-20, 2019.
(There will also be a Last Chance Qualifier on October 15, 2019 in Goa that will select additional players.)
Canada has been allotted 10 spots for the WESPAC2019. This document sets out how the 10 qualifiers will be chosen.

== Eligibility ==

All players wishing to qualify must be NASPA members in good standing.

Canadian citizens and permanent residents are eligible.

Temporary Residents (TRs) are eligible with the following restrictions:

* TRs must register for the qualification process on or before February 28, 2019.
* TRs must reside in Canada for the entire period between February 28, 2017 and the end of WESPAC2019.

== Registering for the qualification process ==

Players wishing to register for the qualification process can do so by contacting any member of the [[Canadian Committee]].
The application deadline for qualifying by peak rating is 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on June 16, 2019.
The deadline for registering for the Qualifying Tournament(s) will be determined later.

== Qualification period (QP) ==

The qualification period began on December 1, 2017 and ends on June 16, 2019. The qualification tournament(s), if held, will be held sometime thereafter.

''Note: Tournaments that are in progress at the beginning or end of the QP will be considered to fall within the QP.''

== Criteria (in order) ==

=== 1. [[World English-language Scrabble Players' Association]] (WESPA) bye(s) ===

These are spots awarded by WESPA, typically for being a finalist in the previous WSC. Any spots awarded by WESPA do not count against Canada’s allotment. No one from Canada is expected to receive a spot awarded by WESPA for WESPAC2019.

=== 2. Top finishers from the [[2017 WESPA Championship]] ===

These spots are awarded to eligible players who finished in the top quarter of the 119 person field in WESPAC 2017 while representing Canada. Players already awarded WESPA byes are not considered part of Canada’s allotment and do not count against the maximum number of spots to be awarded.
These spots must be accepted before June 16, 2019.
Any spots not claimed under this provision will be awarded based on peak rating.

Qualified under this criterion:

* [[Adam Logan]] (8th place)

Adam Logan declined this spot.

=== 3. Peak rating (PR) ===

Two spots will be reserved for a qualifying tournament or tournaments.
The remaining 8 spots will be awarded based on Peak Rating.

* Only NASPA ratings achieved in fully rated tournaments will be allowed to be considered a PR.
* Ratings achieved at the midpoint of split rated tournaments will be allowed to be considered as a PR.
* Players wishing to qualify based on PR must register for the qualification process by June 16, 2019.

* A player’s TWL PR is their highest tournament rating that is achieved after a player has played at least 34 TWL games in fully rated tournaments during the QP.
* A player’s Collins PR is their highest tournament rating that is achieved after a player has played at least 34 Collins games in fully rated tournaments during the QP.
* A player’s Qualifying PR (QPR) will be the higher of their TWL PR and Collins PR.

==== QPR tie-breakers ====

# NASPA Collins Peak Rating
# Second highest rating achieved after playing at least 34 fully rated games in the QP
# Highest rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP (i.e., PR before 34 games)
# Drawing of Lots.

Note: Second highest rating can be taken from either rating system.

=== 4. Qualification tournament (QT) ===

If more than 10 qualified players register for the qualification process, there will be a qualifying tournament or tournaments according to the following procedure:
If there are at least 4 non-qualifiers nationwide, at least one Qualifying Tournament will be run.
* If there are at least 4 non-qualifiers living in Manitoba westward, a Western QT will be run.
* If there are at least 4 non-qualifiers living in Ontario eastward, an Eastern QT will be run.
* If only a Western QT or only an Eastern QT runs, that tournament sends 2 players. If both QTs run, each tournament sends 1 player each.
* If no QTs run, then both spots are apportioned based on rating.
* If neither half of the country has 4 non-qualifiers but there are more than 4 in total, the Canadian Committee reserves the right to decide where the QT is located.

== Alternates ==

* Players who accept an allotted spot under criteria 2 or 3, and who withdraw before the QT will be replaced based on PR.
* Otherwise, alternate spots for the Canadian team will be awarded based on the standings of the QT.
* Any further alternate spots will be awarded based on PR.
* Any further alternate spots will be awarded by the NASPA Canadian Committee.
* The Canadian Committee accepted the following players as alternates when spots became open:
** Sumeet Sachdev
** Jesse Matthews

== Qualified Players ==
The following players have registered and qualified to represent Canada at WESPAC2019:

* Priya Fernando
* Andrew Golding
* Abdul Khan
* Tony Leah
* Yvonne Lobo
* Jesse Matthews
* Steve Ozorio
* Dielle Pinto
* Sumeet Sachdev
* Dean Saldanha

== Registered Players ==

The following players have registered for WESPAC2019:

* Jesse Matthews
* Tony Leah
* Dean Saldanha
* Andrew Golding
* Steve Ozorio
* Yvonne Lobo
* Sophia Ozorio - Declined
* Priya Fernando
* Dielle Pinto
* Sumeet Sachdev
* Geoffrey Newman - Dropped Out
* Abdul Khan - Dropped Out

== Obligations ==

Players who accept an allotted spot under criteria 2 or 3, and who withdraw without a valid reason after the QT will not be permitted to qualify for the next event with WSC-like national allocations except through the QT.

== Disputes ==

Any dispute regarding the interpretation of any of the above rules and criteria will be resolved by the NASPA Canadian Committee.

2019 WESPA Championship Canadian Qualification System

2019-08-12T12:34:49Z

Cm000019: /* Registered Players */ Abdul Khan dropped out

This page outlines the criteria that will be used to select the players who '''qualify''' to represent '''Canada''' at the '''[[2019 WESPA Championship]]''' (WESPAC2019).

WESPAC2019 is an event with national allocations
resembling those of the [[World SCRABBLE Championship]] (WSC).
It will be held in Goa, India, from October 16-20, 2019.
(There will also be a Last Chance Qualifier on October 15, 2019 in Goa that will select additional players.)
Canada has been allotted 10 spots for the WESPAC2019. This document sets out how the 10 qualifiers will be chosen.

== Eligibility ==

All players wishing to qualify must be NASPA members in good standing.

Canadian citizens and permanent residents are eligible.

Temporary Residents (TRs) are eligible with the following restrictions:

* TRs must register for the qualification process on or before February 28, 2019.
* TRs must reside in Canada for the entire period between February 28, 2017 and the end of WESPAC2019.

== Registering for the qualification process ==

Players wishing to register for the qualification process can do so by contacting any member of the [[Canadian Committee]].
The application deadline for qualifying by peak rating is 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on June 16, 2019.
The deadline for registering for the Qualifying Tournament(s) will be determined later.

== Qualification period (QP) ==

The qualification period began on December 1, 2017 and ends on June 16, 2019. The qualification tournament(s), if held, will be held sometime thereafter.

''Note: Tournaments that are in progress at the beginning or end of the QP will be considered to fall within the QP.''

== Criteria (in order) ==

=== 1. [[World English-language Scrabble Players' Association]] (WESPA) bye(s) ===

These are spots awarded by WESPA, typically for being a finalist in the previous WSC. Any spots awarded by WESPA do not count against Canada’s allotment. No one from Canada is expected to receive a spot awarded by WESPA for WESPAC2019.

=== 2. Top finishers from the [[2017 WESPA Championship]] ===

These spots are awarded to eligible players who finished in the top quarter of the 119 person field in WESPAC 2017 while representing Canada. Players already awarded WESPA byes are not considered part of Canada’s allotment and do not count against the maximum number of spots to be awarded.
These spots must be accepted before June 16, 2019.
Any spots not claimed under this provision will be awarded based on peak rating.

Qualified under this criterion:

* [[Adam Logan]] (8th place)

Adam Logan declined this spot.

=== 3. Peak rating (PR) ===

Two spots will be reserved for a qualifying tournament or tournaments.
The remaining 8 spots will be awarded based on Peak Rating.

* Only NASPA ratings achieved in fully rated tournaments will be allowed to be considered a PR.
* Ratings achieved at the midpoint of split rated tournaments will be allowed to be considered as a PR.
* Players wishing to qualify based on PR must register for the qualification process by June 16, 2019.

* A player’s TWL PR is their highest tournament rating that is achieved after a player has played at least 34 TWL games in fully rated tournaments during the QP.
* A player’s Collins PR is their highest tournament rating that is achieved after a player has played at least 34 Collins games in fully rated tournaments during the QP.
* A player’s Qualifying PR (QPR) will be the higher of their TWL PR and Collins PR.

==== QPR tie-breakers ====

# NASPA Collins Peak Rating
# Second highest rating achieved after playing at least 34 fully rated games in the QP
# Highest rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP (i.e., PR before 34 games)
# Drawing of Lots.

Note: Second highest rating can be taken from either rating system.

=== 4. Qualification tournament (QT) ===

If more than 10 qualified players register for the qualification process, there will be a qualifying tournament or tournaments according to the following procedure:
If there are at least 4 non-qualifiers nationwide, at least one Qualifying Tournament will be run.
* If there are at least 4 non-qualifiers living in Manitoba westward, a Western QT will be run.
* If there are at least 4 non-qualifiers living in Ontario eastward, an Eastern QT will be run.
* If only a Western QT or only an Eastern QT runs, that tournament sends 2 players. If both QTs run, each tournament sends 1 player each.
* If no QTs run, then both spots are apportioned based on rating.
* If neither half of the country has 4 non-qualifiers but there are more than 4 in total, the Canadian Committee reserves the right to decide where the QT is located.

== Alternates ==

* Players who accept an allotted spot under criteria 2 or 3, and who withdraw before the QT will be replaced based on PR.
* Otherwise, alternate spots for the Canadian team will be awarded based on the standings of the QT.
* Any further alternate spots will be awarded based on PR.
* Any further alternate spots will be awarded by the NASPA Canadian Committee.
* The Canadian Committee accepted the following players as alternates when spots became open:
** Sumeet Sachdev
** Jesse Matthews

== Qualified Players ==
The following players have registered and qualified to represent Canada at WESPAC2019:

* Priya Fernando
* Andrew Golding
* Abdul Khan
* Tony Leah
* Yvonne Lobo
* Jesse Matthews
* Steve Ozorio
* Dielle Pinto
* Sumeet Sachdev
* Dean Saldanha

== Registered Players ==

The following players have registered for WESPAC2019:

* Tony Leah
* Dean Saldanha
* Andrew Golding
* Steve Ozorio
* Yvonne Lobo
* Sophia Ozorio - Declined
* Priya Fernando
* Dielle Pinto
* Geoffrey Newman - Dropped Out
* Abdul Khan - Dropped Out

== Obligations ==

Players who accept an allotted spot under criteria 2 or 3, and who withdraw without a valid reason after the QT will not be permitted to qualify for the next event with WSC-like national allocations except through the QT.

== Disputes ==

Any dispute regarding the interpretation of any of the above rules and criteria will be resolved by the NASPA Canadian Committee.

2020 Alchemist Cup Qualification System

2019-08-02T12:23:47Z

Cm000019: /* Registered Canada Players */ Updated August 2

The 2020 Alchemist Cup will be held December 2-6, 2020, at the Genting Highland Resort in Malaysia. In this elite invitational event organized by Michael Tang, ten teams of five players will play nine games per day for a total of 45 games.

The United States team of [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Evans Clinchy]], [[Jesse Day]], and [[Will Anderson]] came in second in the [https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/ 2018 Alchemist Cup] in Penang. Canadian [[Adam Logan]] played on the Rest of the World Team, which came in third.

[[File:Alchemist_Cup_Team_USA_2018.jpg|620px|link=https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/]]

Both the United States and Canada will field teams at the 2020 Alchemist Cup.

=== Eligibility ===
Members of the 2020 U.S. and Canadian teams will be selected by the NASPA International Committee according to the following criteria:

# You must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
# You must remain a NASPA member in good standing throughout the qualification period, which runs from June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2020.
# You must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.
# You must have played at least thirty NASPA-rated CSW games during the qualification period.

=== Registering for the Qualification Process ===
Players can register by contacting Mina Le ([mailto:mailto:mina.le@gmail.com mina.le@gmail.com] - U.S.) or Tony Leah ([mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com tonyleah27@gmail.com] - Canada) or by
emailing [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].

=== Qualification Process ===
Interested players will then be ranked by the arithmetic average of the ratings they achieve at the end of NASPA CSW tournaments during the qualification period.

The top five registrants from each country as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, May 31, 2020, will form the U.S. and Canadian teams.

=== Registered Canada Players ===
The following players have registered to represent Canada at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Adam Logan]] (2157)
* [[Evan Berofsky]] (2029.50
* [[Joshua Sokol]] (1918.5)
* [[Tony Leah]] (1859.69)
 
Rankings Updated: August 2, 2019

=== Registered US Players ===

The following players have registered to represent the U.S. at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Dave Wiegand]] (2205.8)
* Austin Shin (2065.86)
* [[Will Anderson]] (2063.44)
* [[Evans Clinchy]] (2061.22)
* David Koenig (2043)
* [[Jesse Day]] (2041.29)
* [[Jason Keller]] (2037)
* [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]] (2035.67)
* Rob Robinsky (2033.4)
* [[Chris Lipe]] (2027.77)
* Ben Schoenbrun (1979.75)
* Rasheed Balogun (1972.6)
* César Del Solar (1827)
* Puneet Sharma (1791.33)
 
Rankings Updated: August 1, 2019

=== Questions ===
Any questions or disputes may be directed to the NASPA [[International Committee]].

2020 Alchemist Cup Qualification System

2019-08-02T08:41:17Z

Cm000019: /* Registered Canada Players */ Evan Berofsky

The 2020 Alchemist Cup will be held December 2-6, 2020, at the Genting Highland Resort in Malaysia. In this elite invitational event organized by Michael Tang, ten teams of five players will play nine games per day for a total of 45 games.

The United States team of [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Evans Clinchy]], [[Jesse Day]], and [[Will Anderson]] came in second in the [https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/ 2018 Alchemist Cup] in Penang. Canadian [[Adam Logan]] played on the Rest of the World Team, which came in third.

[[File:Alchemist_Cup_Team_USA_2018.jpg|620px|link=https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/]]

Both the United States and Canada will field teams at the 2020 Alchemist Cup.

=== Eligibility ===
Members of the 2020 U.S. and Canadian teams will be selected by the NASPA International Committee according to the following criteria:

# You must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
# You must remain a NASPA member in good standing throughout the qualification period, which runs from June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2020.
# You must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.
# You must have played at least thirty NASPA-rated CSW games during the qualification period.

=== Registering for the Qualification Process ===
Players can register by contacting Mina Le ([mailto:mailto:mina.le@gmail.com mina.le@gmail.com] - U.S.) or Tony Leah ([mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com tonyleah27@gmail.com] - Canada) or by
emailing [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].

=== Qualification Process ===
Interested players will then be ranked by the arithmetic average of the ratings they achieve at the end of NASPA CSW tournaments during the qualification period.

The top five registrants from each country as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, May 31, 2020, will form the U.S. and Canadian teams.

=== Registered Canada Players ===
The following players have registered to represent Canada at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Adam Logan]] (2157)
* [[Evan Berofsky]] (2029.50
* [[Joshua Sokol]] (1918.5)
* [[Tony Leah]] (1859.69)
 
Rankings Updated: July 31, 2019

=== Registered US Players ===

The following players have registered to represent the U.S. at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Dave Wiegand]] (2205.8)
* Austin Shin (2065.86)
* [[Will Anderson]] (2063.44)
* [[Evans Clinchy]] (2061.22)
* David Koenig (2043)
* [[Jesse Day]] (2041.29)
* [[Jason Keller]] (2037)
* [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]] (2035.67)
* Rob Robinsky (2033.4)
* [[Chris Lipe]] (2027.77)
* Ben Schoenbrun (1979.75)
* Rasheed Balogun (1972.6)
* César Del Solar (1827)
* Puneet Sharma (1791.33)
 
Rankings Updated: August 1, 2019

=== Questions ===
Any questions or disputes may be directed to the NASPA [[International Committee]].

2020 Alchemist Cup Qualification System

2019-08-02T01:01:49Z

Cm000019: /* Registered Canada Players */ Adam Logan

The 2020 Alchemist Cup will be held December 2-6, 2020, at the Genting Highland Resort in Malaysia. In this elite invitational event organized by Michael Tang, ten teams of five players will play nine games per day for a total of 45 games.

The United States team of [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]], [[Dave Wiegand]], [[Evans Clinchy]], [[Jesse Day]], and [[Will Anderson]] came in second in the [https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/ 2018 Alchemist Cup] in Penang. Canadian [[Adam Logan]] played on the Rest of the World Team, which came in third.

[[File:Alchemist_Cup_Team_USA_2018.jpg|620px|link=https://alchemistcup.causewaychallenge.com/]]

Both the United States and Canada will field teams at the 2020 Alchemist Cup.

=== Eligibility ===
Members of the 2020 U.S. and Canadian teams will be selected by the NASPA International Committee according to the following criteria:

# You must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
# You must remain a NASPA member in good standing throughout the qualification period, which runs from June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2020.
# You must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.
# You must have played at least thirty NASPA-rated CSW games during the qualification period.

=== Registering for the Qualification Process ===
Players can register by contacting Mina Le ([mailto:mailto:mina.le@gmail.com mina.le@gmail.com] - U.S.) or Tony Leah ([mailto:tonyleah27@gmail.com tonyleah27@gmail.com] - Canada) or by
emailing [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].

=== Qualification Process ===
Interested players will then be ranked by the arithmetic average of the ratings they achieve at the end of NASPA CSW tournaments during the qualification period.

The top five registrants from each country as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, May 31, 2020, will form the U.S. and Canadian teams.

=== Registered Canada Players ===
The following players have registered to represent Canada at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Adam Logan]] (2157)
* [[Joshua Sokol]] (1918.5)
* [[Tony Leah]] (1859.69)
 
Rankings Updated: July 31, 2019

=== Registered US Players ===

The following players have registered to represent the U.S. at the 2020 Alchemist Cup:

* [[Dave Wiegand]] (2205.8)
* Austin Shin (2065.86)
* [[Will Anderson]] (2063.44)
* [[Evans Clinchy]] (2061.22)
* David Koenig (2043)
* [[Jesse Day]] (2041.29)
* [[Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]] (2035.67)
* Ben Schoenbrun (1979.75)
* César Del Solar (1827)
* Puneet Sharma (1791.33)
 
Rankings Updated: July 31, 2019

=== Questions ===
Any questions or disputes may be directed to the NASPA [[International Committee]].