2010 Eastern Championship
Prizes: Right now, it's looking like a $900 1st prize. The payout calculator gives a fairly accurate estimate. This time around, Paul McCarthy has donated two copies of his Letterati for the highest scoring POO plays. Katya Lezin has donated a copy of her self-published young adult SCRABBLE® themed novel Knight Swam, which will be awarded to the highest scoring play hooking AE. Her book will also be on sale throughout the tournament for $15. To be eligible for either of these door prizes, your play must be photographed by Sherrie Saint John. Like last year, Bob Schoenman has donated 25 sets of ProTiles to the tournament, which will be given out as prizes at the directors' discretion. |
| Who: | Anyone who loves SCRABBLE® Brand Crossword Game! |
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| What: |
A bigger, better, bolder Scrabble experience than ever before, with a 22 game main event with Match Play finals, hosted and directed by Sherrie Saint John, and organized by Sherrie Saint John (hotel negotiations), John Luebkemann (publicity), and Ryan Fischer (organization, logistics, & pairings). 2009 champ David Gibson will return to defend his title, as will John Luebkemann (4th '09), and National and World Champion Joel Sherman. Also tentative are last year's runner-up Joey Mallick, and School Scrabble veteran Sam Rosin. It's shaping up again to be a great field! Early Bird (2/12, 5 PM) - 6 Games Newcomers/CSW Tourney ($30 in advance, $35 @ door) Get your feet wet as a new player or try your hand at the International word source! Main Event (2/13-2/15) - 22 Games, 3 divisions split at 1600 and 1200 (unlimited play-ups) (Entry fees: $135/$105/$85) After 16 games, the top 4 players square off in best-of-three matches. Winners play winners, losers play losers. Everyone else continues playing for 5th place on down. Nite Bird (2/13-2/14) - 8 Games (Open) ($40 in advance, $45 @ door) $20 commuter fee for those playing in the main event and not listed as guest of the Renaissance under our blocks of rooms for at least Saturday and Sunday night. Overall, 36 fully-rated games over three days, all geared towards rewarding excellence! |
| Why: | Because we really like you. |
| When: | Presidents Day Weekend, February 12th – 15th, 2010 |
| Where: |
Renaissance Charlotte South Park $75/night, mention our group rate 5501 Carnegie Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28209 (704) 501-2510 ~10 mi/~18 min to Charlotte-Douglas Intl. Airport, Shuttle $15 either way. Block of rooms held until January 22nd, 2010 Late deadline is January 30th, 2010 ($20 late fee) Registration finalized on February 10th. |
To be added to the tentative list of attendants, contact John, Sherrie, or Ryan.
Success of this tournament and prize distribution are contingent upon us meeting our quota of rooms booked, therefore we greatly encourage you to stay at the host hotel. Price of a room @ the Renaissance for 3 nights under our rate (plus NC Hotel Sales Tax of 15.25%) is $259.31. Two people could stay for $129.66 each. Three, for $86.44!
Need a roommate? Contact the director and ask to have your name added to this page and be connected to other people looking for roommates as well!
Download the FLYER and send your entry fee to the address listed within.