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MINES MENSA SCRABBLE CHALLENGE 22 AUG 2009

2009-08-25T13:40:00.005+08:00

This year we have invited 6 blind Scrabblers from the Society of the Blind. It was an 'eye opener' to all - participants, parents and shoppers. Seeing is believing!
We hope to include them again next year.

Go to http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2009/9/8/central/4630616&sec

Here are the full results:

Seeing is believing (Blind Scrabblers, 3 games)

Rank Name Wins Margin
1 Wong Swee Foon 3 84

2 Zahari Hashim 2 38

3 Tan Boon Kim 2 -84

4 Ajung Sidim 1 100

5 Ismail Omar 1 -38

6 Razimah Yassin 1 -100

Fun (Beginners, 4 games)
rank Name Wins Margin
1 Yeow Xin Yi 4 647
2 Kenneth Raj Samuel 3 509
3 Poh Wai Chang 3 20
4 Yap Eng Yue Eugene 3 5
5 Goh Kin Yew 3 -51
6 Lim Chong Tat 2 -76
7 Goh aye Yin 2 -222
8 Rachel Teh Li Yi 1 -25
9 Andrew Teh Yoong Jien 1 -25
10 Lee Bee Chu 1 -254
11 Lily Zastyna Zolkafli 1 -321
12 Chong Lai Har 0 -207

High game: Yeow Xin Yi 374

High Word: Ammar Muqri " RETAINS " 65

Intermediate: (5 games)
1 Lim Jia Yin 5 535
2 Choong Khai Ling 4 523
3 Sebastian Quake Sim Ong 4 478
4 Vikram Ramachandran 4 356
5 Nishant Thevaraj 4 304
6 Muhd Faris Hafiz 4 103
7 Tan Ee Jun Johnston 3 215
8 Heidi Chung 3 211
9 Tay Wei Win 3 201
10 Irfan Murshidi Ramli 3 200
11 Thermaraja Samuel 3 180
12 Au Yong Yu Shan 3 133
13 Melvin Ong b Rahmat Ong 3 124
14 Eric Anand Samuel 3 106
15 Amar Muqri Mohd Amin 3 96
16 Sherniera Iman bt Mohd 3 13
17 Muhammad Amirul Hanan 3 -27
18 Lok Ken Wei 3 -31
19 Nazrul Ajar 3 -294
20 Christopher Tan Zhang Jie 2 169
21 Robert Chung Chee Chou 2 108
22 Mohd Ehsan b Mohd Rosdi 2 77
23 Freddy Teo Wee Teck 2 32
24 Brian Tay Cheong Yang 2 23
25 Muhammad Faeeq Wafiy b Rosli 2 -11
26 Allen Teh Keat Beng 2 -170
27 Ashoka Raghavan 2 -382
28 Eugene Tay Kim Li 2 -496
29 Ranjeeta Kaur 1 -208
30 Wong Choon Heng 1 -240
31 Nur Shafeena Atiqa 1 -604
32 Anis Mohamed Khalidi 0 -480
33 Agheelan Sellathurai 0 -503
34 Saw Jay Han 0 -741

High Game: Choong Khai Ling 540
High Word:Eric Anand Samuel "JOTTINGS" 112

Masters (6 games)
1 Chim Wai Main 5 393
2 Scott Chung 4 586
3 Tan Jin Chor 4 364
4 Alex Tan 4 241
5 Pui Cheng Wui 4 225
6 Cedric Stewart Lewis 4 202
7 Martin Teo 4 183
8 Mohd Khairi Zulkarnain 3 373
9 Markus Loke Qi En 3 57
10 Gan Han Yang 3 -100
11 Alwi Abdul Razak 3 -187
12 Amirul Amin Mohd Naim 3 -447
13 Yeap Gim Sai 2 3
14 Jerry Jang 2 -201
15 Muhammad Nasrom b Yusoff 2 -211
16 Joel Jeganathan 2 -225
17 Stephanie Mary Anne Vincent 2 -365
18 Mohd Zahanif b Mohd Zaini 0 -891

High game: Pui Cheng Wui 573
High word: Pui Cheng Wui "REDDIEST' 136

2009-07-19T23:43:00.002+08:00

MINES MENSA Scrabble Challenge 2009

date: 22 Aug 2009

For details and registration form, please go to The Malaysian Mensa Society - Home

Please register early as limited space for the first 100 only.

MINES MENSA SCRABBLE 22 AUG 2009

2009-06-17T23:09:00.002+08:00

This annual event is back.
2 categories- Beginners & Intermediate
Free challenge.
5 games
Word source - zyzzyva csw 2007
registration 9.30am
game 1-3 10.00 am - 1pm
lunch 1.00pm - 2.00pm
game 4-5 2.00 pm - 4.00pm
prize presentation 4.45pm

Admission is free.

please register early as space is limited. contact mrs yap at sklyap@yahoo.com.sg

MINES MENSA Scrabble 2008

2008-07-25T23:34:00.002+08:00

MINES MENSA Scrabble 2008 will be held on 16th Aug at MINES Shopping fair, Sri Kembangan.

Entrance is free. Please contact Siu Lin at siulin.mensa@gmail.com ASAP. Limited place. First come, first serve.

3rd WYSC qualifiers

2008-07-14T00:17:00.002+08:00

MSA National U-18 Aug 30-31

Calling all U-18 Scrabblers, especially the top 5 winners of the 3rd MYSC 2008. Please log on to www.penster.com.my on the upcoming events.

3rd MYSC Pictures

2008-06-01T17:52:00.003+08:00

3rd MYSC 2008 results

2008-05-28T20:29:00.002+08:00

Round 11 Standings
Rank Won-Lost Spread Rating Name
1 11.0- 0.0 +1660 1881 Scott Chung Chin Wei
2 9.0- 2.0 +1611 1765 William Kang Wei Liang
3 9.0- 2.0 +1064 1739 Sean Chung Chin Shiung
4 9.0- 2.0 +1046 1664 Ian Tay Zhi Xian
5 9.0- 2.0 +829 1508 Markus Loke Qi En
6 9.0- 2.0 +395 1486 Amery Seow
7 8.0- 3.0 +1225 1689 Brian Lim Daqing
8 8.0- 3.0 +1119 1664 Alvin Lau Yuen Ann
9 8.0- 3.0 +1000 1691 Ker Jen Ho
10 8.0- 3.0 +918 1834 Ramaraj Sundraraj
11 8.0- 3.0 +829 1582 Jagan Narayanan
12 8.0- 3.0 +761 1524 Muhd Faris Hafiz b Mohd R
13 8.0- 3.0 +641 1756 Ching San Song
14 8.0- 3.0 +622 1512 Tan Kai Xuan
15 8.0- 3.0 +354 1460 Lee Kin Mun
16 8.0- 3.0 +291 1505 Steven Looi Sheng
17 8.0- 3.0 +276 1390 Tan Seah Whye
18 8.0- 3.0 +234 1494 Choong Khai Ling
19 8.0- 3.0 +220 1548 Irwin Goh Hong Jin
20 7.5- 3.5 +280 1589 Bryan Lai Tong Yin
21 7.0- 4.0 +1507 1809 Darren Khoo Beng Way
22 7.0- 4.0 +1043 1706 Chang Ching Wei
23 7.0- 4.0 +790 1602 Gan Han Yang
24 7.0- 4.0 +635 1579 Tan Jien Lee
25 7.0- 4.0 +622 0 Nik Amir Syafiq b Nik Mazlan
26 7.0- 4.0 +439 0 Laura Lau Szu Ann
27 7.0- 4.0 +424 0 Khor Hock Eu
28 7.0- 4.0 +403 1514 Chow Xin Kit
29 7.0- 4.0 +381 0 Mohd Fareez Farahin b M Y
30 7.0- 4.0 +336 1512 Lim Yee Sing
31 7.0- 4.0 +295 0 Tiffany Soon Huey Ling
32 7.0- 4.0 +294 1462 Mohd Syaril Aimin b Abdullah
33 7.0- 4.0 +287 0 Abdul Rahim b Mohd
34 7.0- 4.0 +176 0 Muhammad Nur'Afif b Isnin
35 7.0- 4.0 +109 1562 Liew Tjun Git
36 7.0- 4.0 +104 0 Song Wai Kit
37 7.0- 4.0 -14 0 Sebastian Quake Sim Ong
38 7.0- 4.0 -148 0 Lucas Pusparajah
39 7.0- 4.0 -250 1465 Looi Kah Yoke
40 6.5- 4.5 +550 0 Matthew Darren Bates
41 6.5- 4.5 +296 1479 Ashwin Raghavan
42 6.5- 4.5 +231 1505 Malen Velayutham
43 6.5- 4.5 +198 0 Lee Yih Hoong
44 6.5- 4.5 -438 1384 Goh Yee Cheng
45 6.0- 5.0 +727 1533 Teo Wee Seong
46 6.0- 5.0 +626 1647 Alex Hong Wern Juin
47 6.0- 5.0 +506 1464 Joel Jeganathan
48 6.0- 5.0 +382 1587 Kelly Chung Kee Lee
49 6.0- 5.0 +312 0 Wong Han Wey
50 6.0- 5.0 +274 1505 Stephanie Mary Anne Vincent
51 6.0- 5.0 +260 0 Yeap Jie Min
52 6.0- 5.0 +223 0 Vikram Ramachandran
53 6.0- 5.0 +191 0 Tan Kar Hee
54 6.0- 5.0 +159 1469 Donovan Tay Kim Kwi
55 6.0- 5.0 +121 0 Ng Boon Jin
56 6.0- 5.0 +112 1458 Foong Chee Meng
57 6.0- 5.0 +89 1526 H'ng Hsieh Zhen
58 6.0- 5.0 +76 1650 Vijayaraj Mahendraraj
58 6.0- 5.0 +76 1463 Arvind Jayaratnam
60 6.0- 5.0 +29 1390 Vinnith s/o Ramamurti
61 6.0- 5.0 -21 1635 Hardith Singh Mander
62 6.0- 5.0 -51 0 Charis Koo Yen Ee
63 6.0- 5.0 -138 0 Ananthiesuwary a/p Chandran
64 6.0- 5.0 -149 0 Harendraraj s/o Mohanraj
65 6.0- 5.0 -156 0 Mohd Aizuddin b Sukeri
66 6.0- 5.0 -167 0 Lim Mao Fong
67 6.0- 5.0 -187 1397 Jeihiin Subramaniam
68 6.0- 5.0 -269 0 Quah Kwan Wei
69 6.0- 5.0 -293 1450 Nishant a/l Theva Raj
70 6.0- 5.0 -296 1386 Tay Wei Win
71 6.0- 5.0 -315 0 Arvinran a/l Rajendran
72 5.5- 5.5 +7 1535 Nicholas Lorenzo Sim
73 5.5- 5.5 -59 1455 Johnston Tan Ee Jun
74 5.0- 6.0 +181 0 Chan Wei Chien
75 5.0- 6.0 +123 1523 Aviel Lee Iuen Bing
76 5.0- 6.0 +111 0 Zain Azrai
77 5.0- 6.0 +92 1474 Sue Wye Hong
78 5.0- 6.0 +8 0 Mus'ab Umair b Azeman
79 5.0- 6.0 -33 0 Azuan Asmawi b Muhd Ishanor
80 5.0- 6.0 -40 0 Mohd Syazwan Aidid
81 5.0- 6.0 -42 0 Muhamad Zahanif b Mohd Zaini
82 5.0- 6.0 -47 0 Marissa Law Jun Yi
83 5.0- 6.0 -96 0 Nurul Jannah bt A G
84 5.0- 6.0 -243 0 Mohd Aliff Khalid
85 5.0- 6.0 -310 1386 Leong Yan Mei
85 5.0- 6.0 -310 0 Suthan a/l Ganesan )
87 5.0- 6.0 -340 1402 Song Pei Fen
88 5.0- 6.0 -370 1390 Jonathan Yeoh Jian Wen
89 5.0- 6.0 -379 0 Ho Hui Jan
90 5.0- 6.0 -387 1354 Audelia Choo Yin-Ern
91 5.0- 6.0 -441 0 Nur Azmaliza bt Abd Rahmat
92 5.0- 6.0 -455 0 Lok Jun Leong
93 5.0- 6.0 -508 0 Chear Tze Xian
94 5.0- 6.0 -638 0 Leng Kabian
95 5.0- 6.0 -768 0 Sabrina Sonia Williams Fernandez
96 4.5- 6.5 +259 1509 Anne Yap Shiang Ling
97 4.5- 6.5 -340 1493 Chwee Jian Thong
98 4.5- 6.5 -349 0 Thiniseh Sharma al Jaya Kumar
99 4.0- 7.0 +265 1285 Edmund Tan Jun Shing
100 4.0- 7.0 -50 1463 Tengku Ezmeer Putera
101 4.0- 7.0 -162 1470 Vignesh Venkitasamy
102 4.0- 7.0 -182 1281 Aw Yi Lyn
103 4.0- 7.0 -194 0 Au Yong Yu Shan
104 4.0- 7.0 -199 0 Tengku Ahmad Amsyar
105 4.0- 7.0 -201 1475 Benjamin Choo Jia Zheng
106 4.0- 7.0 -207 0 Choo Jia-Wen
107 4.0- 7.0 -250 1478 Jivan Subramaniam
108 4.0- 7.0 -262 0 Long Jla Hao
109 4.0- 7.0 -294 0 Gabriel H'ng Yung Yang
110 4.0- 7.0 -360 1427 Aaron Cheong Tzun-Yi
111 4.0- 7.0 -484 0 Dhaneesh Kumar al GP
111 4.0- 7.0 -484 0 Brandon Lim Chuen Jie
113 4.0- 7.0 -539 1354 Mak Xin Fang
114 4.0- 7.0 -553 0 Rahul Audenesen
115 4.0- 7.0 -569 0 Kenneth Ong Tian Wei
116 4.0- 7.0 -781 0 Lee Julin
117 4.0- 7.0 -1340 0 Subash a/l Elangovan
118 3.5- 7.5 -153 0 Kevin Wong Jian Fai
119 3.5- 7.5 -306 1459 Marlene Ing Yin Zin
120 3.5- 7.5 -558 1468 Lim Qian Wen
121 3.0- 8.0 +49 0 Thivagar a/l Valaiyuthan
122 3.0- 8.0 -319 0 Adele Lim Shu Xian
123 3.0- 8.0 -423 0 Lew Cui Fang
124 3.0- 8.0 -521 0 Nitya Priya a/p Palanivail
125 3.0- 8.0 -536 0 Joshua Leong Jia Yao
126 3.0- 8.0 -711 0 Lok Ken Wei
127 3.0- 8.0 -793 0 Mohd Ikhwan Iskandar b Dailus
128 3.0- 8.0 -934 0 Lee Yi Von
129 3.0- 8.0 -1165 0 Sheikh Nik Adib
130 2.5- 8.5 -891 0 Mohd Amirul Arif b Yaakub
131 2.0- 9.0 -536 0 Firdaus bin Baharuddin
132 2.0- 9.0 -703 0 Anita Melinda Syahirah bt Subri
133 2.0- 9.0 -838 0 Praveen Ganesh a/l Thiyagugopal
134 2.0- 9.0 -921 0 Cheng Kar Pei
135 2.0- 9.0 -1522 0 Eugene Tay Kim Li
136 1.5- 9.5 -771 0 Muhammad Azeem b Hameem
137 1.0-10.0 -404 1503 Mohd Faiz Irfan b Abdul Wahid
138 1.0-10.0 -590 0 Ahmad Mursyidi b T Zakaria

3rd Malaysian Youth Scrabble Championship 2008

2008-05-12T22:41:00.003+08:00

For the benefit of those who are not on Facebook yet.

The 3rd MYSC 2008 will be held at Berjaya Times Square, KL on 24th - 25th May 2008.
About 160 students are expected to take part. Please submit your names (you know who you are) if you have not done so.
The top 5 winners will have the chance to represent Malaysia in the 3rd World Youth Scrabble Championship which is going to be held in Penang on 7th to 9th Dec 2008.

Format:
11 games will be played.
KOTH with no repeat
Word source will be CSW 2007

Venue sponsor - Berjaya Times Square, KL
Prize sponsors - Mattel SEA Pte Ltd and Borders

Prizes:
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 10 x consolation prizes
1 x highest game score
1 x highest word score

Facebook

2008-05-06T23:31:00.002+08:00

Hello hello! Myscrabble updates and news will now be posted up on the Facebook group. Join the group here:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=13165833619

9th ISSC 2008, Pahang State Level

2008-05-05T00:17:00.002+08:00

The event was held at SMK Abdul Rahman Talib, Kuantan on the 3rd of May. Results of the competition are as follows:

U-15
Rank Team School Points Spread
1 Ultra-Moolarks SMK Abdul Rahman Talib 18 +2518
2 The Endeavour Sekolah Sains Haji Ahmad Shah Pekan 17 +1983
3 The Nemesis Sekolah Sains Haji Ahmad Shah Pekan 16 +2195
4 The Invincibles Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Kuantan 12 +351
5 The Archangels 3 SMK Tanah Putih 10 -74
6 SMKTA Juniors SMK Tengku Afzan 8 -779
7 Champ Girls SMK (P) Methodist 7 -571
8 The Prodigies SMK Abdul Rahman Talib 7 -924
9 The Dimwits SMK Semambu 5 -1935
10 Stars SMK Sultan Abu Bakar 0 -2764
High word: AQUATICS 109, by Stephanie Mary Anne Vincent of SMK Abdul Rahman Talib
High game: 644, by Stephanie Mary Anne Vincent of SMK Abdul Rahman Talib

U-18
Rank Team School Points Spread
1 The Flaming Phoenix Sekolah Sains Haji Ahmad Shah Pekan 19 +3379
2 The White Knights Sekolah Sains Haji Ahmad Shah Pekan 17 +2825
3 MATS SMK Abdul Rahman Talib 14 +1430
4 The Maestro Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Kuantan 11 +7
5 Dynamic SMK Sultan Abu Bakar 11 -689
6 The Archangels 1 SMK Tanah Putih 10 -429
7 KACS SMK Abdul Rahman Talib 8 -270
8 Smartians SMK Abdul Rahman Talib 8 -281
9 The Archangels 2 SMK Tanah Putih 8 -1403
10 Word Raiders SMK Tengku Afzan 6 -1273
11 Ground Zero SMK Semambu 6 -2040
12 4 A's SMK (P) Methodist 2 -1555
High word: KEENERS 107, by Khadijah Ariff of SMK Abdul Rahman Talib
High game: 588, by Muhd Faris Hafiz of SHAH Pekan

9th ISSC Penang state level results

2008-04-28T23:10:00.003+08:00

Event was held on 26th April at Seberang Jaya State Library
Results for Under 15 and Under 18 (combined)
School Team Rank Points Spread
SMK Perempuan China PP Decoders 1 20 2710
SMK Hamid Khan Frozen Throne 2 16 2422
SMK Convent Green Lane Avengers 3 13 1095
SMK St. George * Georgians Revival 4 11 1089
SMK Convent Green Lane Tetrascrabulata 5 10 261
SMK Convent Green Lane Ever Best 6 10 44
SMK Tinggi Bkt Mertajam Scrabble 'R' Us 7 10 -194
SMK Convent Green Lane Mallevolent 8 9 148
SMK (P) Methodist Zeal 9 9 -1358
SMJK Chung Ling* Elite Scrabblerz 10 8 802
SMK Perempuan China PP Word Whiz 11 8 -919
SMK (L) Methodist All 4 One, One 4 All 12 8 -1165
SMK (L) Methodist Can't Spell 13 7 -1597
SMK Abdullah Munshi* SAM Scrabblers 14 1 -3298
* Under 15

Under 18
High Word FATLESS 90 Toh Sher Lynn SMK Perempuan China PP
High Game 536 Nityapriya SMK Convent Green Lane

Under 15
High Word GEARINGS 90 Foong Chee Meng SMJK Chung Ling
High Game 529 Foong Chee Meng SMJK Chung Ling

Encouragement award - U-15 Georgians Revival from SMK St George

9th ISSC, Central Region

2008-04-20T21:18:00.004+08:00

The competition was held at St John's Institution, Kuala Lumpur on 19th April 2008. The results of the competition are as follows:

U-15
Rank Team School Points Spread
1 Clean Sweep SMK Seafield 18 +3173
2 The Four Musketeers SMK Sungai Pelek 15 +1485
3 Fourians SMK USJ 4 14.5 +871
4 Fire Nation SM Sultan Alam Shah 14 +608
5 Newbies SMJK Katholik, PJ 13 -316
6 Sophistique SMK Sultan Abdul Samad, PJ 11 +797
7 Fantastic Four SMK BUD (2) 11 +317
8 Scarlet II SMK Sungai Pelek 10 +594
9 Visionless Scrabblers SMK St Mary, KL 10 +195
10 Together We Strive SMK Damansara Jaya 10 -718
11 Blue Gallardos SMK Victoria, KL 9 +90
12 Do or Die SMK USJ 13 7 -788
13 Baristas SMK BUD (4) 6 -294
14 Fide et Labore SMK St John, KL 6 -1511
15 Brain Busters SMK USJ 12 5 +1497
16 La Salle Lions SMK La Salle, PJ 4 -1778
17 Playboy SMK Subang Jaya 2 -2433
High word: DICINGS 113, by Chang Ching Yet of SMK Seafield
High game: 595, by Jagan of SMK Seafield

U-18
Rank Team School Points Spread
1 Zinjan Thropuses SMK Seafield 16 +4276
2 Satanique SMK Sultan Abdul Samad 16 +1444
3 White Flame SM Sultan Alam Shah 15.5 +1545
4 Scrabblistic Four SMK Seksyen 4 Bandar Kinrara 14 +1758
5 Freelancers SMJK Katholik, PJ 14 +665
6 Razzleraze SMK USJ 13 12 +771
7 Soviets II SMK Sungai Pelek 11 +905
8 High Voltage II SMK Sungai Pelek 11 -1110
9 Sea Falcon SMK St John, KL 10 +163
10 Evanescent Blues SMK Victoria, KL 10 -532
11 Hize School I SMK Tinggi Setapak, KL9 -798
12 Mercury Blast SMK USJ 12 8 -252
13 DJ Knights SMK Damansara Jaya 8 -431
14 Genesis SMK BUD (4) 8 -607
15 Death Blazers SMK Seafield 8 -1193
16 Fabulous Four SMK BUD (2) 8 -1268
17 Lilac Pigeon SMK St Mary, KL 7 -22
18 Radical SMK Subang Jaya 7 -1198
19 Hize School II SMK Tinggi Setapak, KL 2 -2085
High word: MARQUEE 107, by Khor Hock Eu of SMJK Katholik, PJ
High game: 743, by Ramaraj of SMK Seafield

9th ISSC 2008, Perak State Level

2008-04-13T20:41:00.005+08:00

The competition was held at SMK Anderson, Ipoh on 12th April 2008.
Results:
U-15
Rank Team School Points Spread
1 Random SMK Anderson 18 +2989
2 Scarlet Duelists SMJK San Min 17 +4117
3 Brainstormers SMK Anderson 11.5 -324
4 Masterminds SMK Convent Ipoh 6.5 -1002
5 F&N SMK Anderson 6 -1278
6 Success SMK Raja Perempuan 1 -4502
High word: TALEHIES 158, by Chear Tze Xian of SMJK San Min
High game: 586, by Lok Jun Leong of SMJK San Min

U-18
Rank Team School Points Spread
1 Resurrection SMJK San Min 18 +3170
2 Facetious Tigers SMK Anderson 16 +2460
3 The Lexicons SMJK Ave Maria Convent 13.5 +2999
4 All Blacks SMK Anderson 12 -475
5 Word Spellers SMJK Ave Maria Convent 8.5 +99
6 Genesis SMK Anderson 7 -796
7 Alpha SMK Anderson 3 -2991
8 Go-RPS SMK Raja Perempuan 2 -4467
High word: TZADDIQ 126, by Shahrul Izwan of SMK Anderson
High game: 861, by Chan Wei Chien of SMJK Ave Maria Convent

9th ISSC 2008, Negeri Sembilan-Melaka State Level

2008-04-06T20:28:00.003+08:00

The ISSC kicked off this year with the first event held at SMK St Paul, Seremban on the 5th of April 2008. Many thanks to Mattel SEA for sponsoring the prizes and also to SMK St Paul for being the host school.

The results of the competition:
U-15
Rank Team School Points Spread
1 Hip Hop Homeboys SMK St Paul 17 +864
2 Word Whizzards SMK King George V 16 +2543
3 Blurrhead SMK St Francis 15 +2388
4 Not For Sale SMJK Chan Wa(Induk) 13.5 +251
5 Atlas SMK St Francis 13 73
6 The Elite SMK St Paul 12 -208
7 Team A SM Sains Muzaffar Syah 11 +367
8 Bahamut SMK St Francis 9.5 -1359
9 Team B SM Sains Muzaffar Syah 8 -260
10 Vocabulary SMK Methodist (ACS) Melaka 7 -200
11 GBS Noobz SMK Gajah Berang 7 -1081
12 V For Victory SMJK Chan Wa ( Cawangan) 6 -885
13 The Explorers SMK Tinggi Perempuan Melaka 5 -674
14 Superstar SMK Tunku Ampuan Najihah 0 -1819
High word: BAITERS 96, by Tay Wei Wih of SMK St Francis
High game: 563, by Markus Loke of SMK King George V

U-18
Rank Team School Points Spread
1 Pooh and Bu SMK St Francis 17 +3082
2 Knights SMK St Paul 15 +1997
3 Xpresso SMK Gajah Berang 14 +2990
4 Wild Wordmakers SMK St Paul 14 +853
5 Unscrabbled SMK St Francis 13 +1535
6 Newbies SMK Gajah Berang 13 +820
7 Alpha Omega SMK King George V 12 +2004
8 Dota SMK St Francis 12 +980
9 The Tile Sniffers SMK St Paul 10 -228
10 ACS 01 SMK Methodist (ACS) Melaka 9 -963
11 Unlimited Possibility SMJK Chan Wa ( Induk) 9 -1336
12 Bellatrix SMK Tunku Ampuan Durah 9 -1510
13 Double V For Win SMJK Chan Wa ( Cawangan) 8 -1575
14 The Conquerors SMK Tinggi Perempuan Melaka 7 -810
15 Team A SM Sains Muzaffar Syah 5 -1655
16 Viking Kolej Tunku Kurshiah 4 -829
17 Team B SM Sains Muzaffar Syah 4 -1375
18 The Pedilanthuses SMK Tunku Ampuan Najihah 3 -2540
High word: MAJORIE 96, byAshwin of SMK King George V
High game: 684, also by Ashwin

9th ISSC update

2008-03-14T00:17:00.002+08:00

Schools in Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, Perak, Selangor and KL should receive the invitation letter from JPN by now. For schools in NS and Malacca, please contact me if you had not received the invites by now. Please include your contact no. when leaving your comments so that I can call back ASAP.

10th May SMK Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, Johor Bahru

9th Inter-School Scrabble Championship 2008

2008-01-20T22:12:00.003+08:00

The much awaited event is back.
Please contact me (leave comments) if you want your school to be included or if you want your school to host the state level event.

The format is still the same, ie, 4 students to a team.
For Under 15, date of birth should be: born in 1993 or after.
For Under 18, date of birth should be: born in 1991 or after.

Dates for 9th Inter-school Scrabble Championship 2008.
State level: Team events- 4 students to a team

* Please take note of the revised dates

5th April SMK St Paul's Institution, Seremban (Malacca and Negeri Sembilan)
12th April SMK Anderson, Ipoh, Perak
19th April SMK St John,KL/Selangor
26th April Penang (state library)
3rd May SMK Abdul Rahman Talib, Kuantan
Date: TBA Johor (looking for school host)

Prizes will be given for state level competition.
See details in invitation letter (coming out soon)

The top 3 teams from each state/level and good players will be invited to take part in the 3rd Malaysian Youth Scrabble Championship 2008 on 24th & 25th May in KL

Tokai World Youth Scrabble Championship 2007

2007-12-12T21:31:00.000+08:00

Held at Zon Regency, Johor Bahru from 4th to 6th Dec 2007

Results:

Rank Player Wins Mar------------ --------- --------- --------
1 Toh Weibin 15 1023
2 Sean Chung 15 978
3 Ong Suanne 15 963
4 Liew Kian Boon 15 861
5 Pasit Natearpha 14 845
6 Benjamin Chow 14 639
7 Ian Tay Zhi Xian 14 434
8 Charas Worapotpisut 14 142
9 Lee Guan Hui 13 675
10 Imron Sawamipak 13 569
11 Chaiwat Wuthinitikor13 400
12 Thacha Koowirat 13 399
13 Kum Zi Peng 13 328
14 Alastair Richards 13 127
15 Khoo Beng Way 12 891
16 William Kang 12 795
17 Lim Li Wei 12 513
18 Chia Guo Cong 12 280
18 Nattawuth Chinrung 12 280
20 Scott Chung 12 199
21 Ker Jen Ho 12 115
22 Charnrit Khongthan 12 109
23 Thanapong Kukiet 12 -163
24 Lahiru Elvitigala 11.5 -26
25 Tim Michaels 11 442
26 Ramaraj Sundraraj 11 216
27 Tanasak Supaphibunk 11 181
28 Lia Campbell 11 177
29 Matthew Selvanera 11 57
30 Natasha Podesser 11 -8
31 Charith Rajasiri 11 -193
32 Sheroze Sheriffdeen 10.5 -198
33 Annie Hawes 10 539
34 James Gunner 10 427
35 Benjamin Cheong 10 403
36 Jason Stockdale 10 60
37 Ng Mingwei 10 52
38 Yannakit Sirisup 10 -147
39 Jagan Narayanan 10 -230
40 Alvin Seo Jia Han 10 -244
41 Ronel Geminiano 10 -568
42 Victor Gwee 10 -1000
43 Michael McKenna 9 86
44 Tan Boon Aik 9 39
45 Purav Shah 9 -3
46 Alvin Lau 9 -55
47 Kitty-Jean Laginha 9 -91
48 John Hamilton 9 -481
49 Vyoma Shah 9 -648
50 Annie-Teresa Thomas 9 -700
51 Byron Co 8 -1179
52 Trixie Miraflores 7 -1916
53 Kim Rubina 5 -2614
54 Jessey Cortez 1 -3780
HIGH GAME: Lahiru Elvitigala 656
HIGH WORD: Thacha Koowirat 239"QUERYING"

2nd MYSC Results

2007-08-22T13:06:00.000+08:00

Benjamin, Ramaraj, Scott and Sean posing with their prizes.
(Picture courtesy of Mr Sundraraj - Ramaraj's dad)

Results of 2nd Malaysian Youth Scrabble Championship 2007
Rank Player Wins Mar
1 Ong Suanne 10 1951
2 Benjamin Cheong 9 1125
3 Ramaraj Sundraraj 8 1599
4 Scott Chung 8 1324
5 Ian Tay Zhi Xian 7 1119
6 Sean Chung 7 617
7 Tan Yoke Perng 7 235
8 Jagan Narayanan 7 132
9 Mary Yap Shiang Ping 6.5 208
10 Nikita Razali 6.5 54
11 Chris Yab Wen Hai 6 921
12 Irwin Goh Hong Jin 6 486
13 Choong Khai Ling 6 270
14 Alex Hong Wern Juin 6 240
15 Bryan Lai Tong Yin 6 195
16 Looi Sheng Steven 6 -40
17 Joshua David Khoo 6 -265
18 Jivan Subramaniam 6 -502
19 Liew Tjun Git 6 -693
20 Mohd Khairi Zulkarn 5 377
21 Dain Razali 5 181
22 Aviel Lee 5 88
22 Muhd Faris Hafiz 5 88
24 Anne Yap Shiang Ling 5 -106
25 Joel Jeganathan 5 -148
26 Vignesh Venkitasamy 5 -519
27 Benj Choo Jia Zheng 4 -205
28 Husaini Abdul Malik 4 -580
29 Jeihiin Subramaniam 4 -671
30 Hurun JannahAbdMalik 4 -996
31 Geetha Maniam 4 -1142
32 Shalini Nagathevan 3 -155
33 Nur Shafeena Atiqa 3 -1188
34 Fatin Bt Ahmad 2 -2003
35 Fawn Kay Lim 1 -1647
36 Zz Bye 0 -350
HIGH GAME: Ian Tay Zhi Xian 704
HIGH WORD: Ian Tay Zhi Xian 129 "REQUOTE"

2nd MYSC 2007 - Update

2007-08-08T21:27:00.000+08:00

Programme:

Monday 20th Aug.
9.00 am Registration
9.30 am - 1.00 pm
Game 1 - Game 3

1.00 pm L U N CH
2.00 pm _ 6.30 pm
Game 4 - Game 7

Tuesday 21st Aug 2007
9.00 am Registration
9.30 am - 1.00 pm
Game 8 - Game 10

1.00 pm L U N C H

2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Game 11
3.30 pm Prize presentation
4.00 pm END

Event & Venue Sponsor: MINES Shopping Fair
Prizes sponsored by Mattel SEA
1st, 2nd, 3rd,
4th, 5th, 6th ,
6 consolation,
Highest word score and
Highest game score

2nd MYSC - 20th & 21st August 2007

2007-07-16T22:51:00.000+08:00

The 2nd Malaysian Youth Scrabble Championship will be held at the MINES SHOPPING FAIR, Sri Kembangan. 6 top players (+ 2 reserves) will be representing Malaysia at the 2nd World Youth Scrabble Championship at Zon Regency, Johor Bahru on 4th to 6th Dec 2007.
Format: 11 games will be played over 2 days
KOTH with no repeat
Free challenge
Word source - CSW & TCWL 2007
Free entrance
Scrabble sets and clocks will be provided.

Open to students born after 1st Jan 1990.
Interested? Contact me with full name, date of birth, address, school name, contact no/e-mail add.

MINES MENSA Scrabble Challenge 2007 Results

2007-06-04T23:52:00.000+08:00

Masters 1

Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Ganesh Asirvatham 6 768
2 Aaron Chong 5 428
3 Yeo Kien Hung 5 371
4 Kong Chock Heng 5 51
5 Khoo Beng Way 5 -141
6 Pui Cheng Wui 4 403
7 Tan Jin Chor 4 112
8 Gan Yi En 4 -31
9 Jocelyn Lor 3 131
10 Martin Teo 3 83
11 Scott Chung Chin Wei 3 0
12 William Kang 3 -218
13 Wendy Lee Suk Ling 3 -602
14 Tengku Asri 2 -30
15 Sean Chung Chin Shiu 2 -166
16 Gan Han Yang 2 -281
17 Yeap Gim Sai 2 -316
18 Jerry Jang 2 -562
HIGH GAME: Ganesh Asirvatham 560
HIGH WORD: Tengku Asri 127 "OUTRANGE"

Masters 2

Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Ramaraj Sundraraj 6 464
2 Yap Jayshan 5 249
3 Benjamin Wong Wai H 5 132
4 Chung Chee Hoi 4 62
5 Chang Ching Wei 4 -19
6 Lee Pao Hsien 3 -4
7 Cheah Kim Tarh 3 -60
8 Kelly Chung Kee Lee 3 -86
9 Khesvin Patel Manhar 2 -142
10 Teo Wee Seong 0 -596
HIGH GAME: Benjamin Wong Wai H 467
HIGH WORD: Chung Chee Hoi 100 "OVERING"

Intermediate

Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Alwi B Abdul Razak 5 442
2 Edwin Goh Teik Shawn 5 396
3 Saiful Nizam Shamsud 5 337
4 Hng Gaik Chin 5 237
5 Low Jia Wei 5 228
6 Chong Wen Hao 5 25
7 Nikita Razali 4 299
8 Jagan Narayanan 4 237
9 Tan Chun How 4 179
10 Mary Yap Shiang Ping 4 178
11 Clement Lim Xie Kai 4 176
11 Dain Razali 4 176
13 Yeo Kye Sheng 4 78
14 Robert Chung Chee Ch 4 -56
15 Brian Chang Wai Onn 3.5 244
16 Yew Weng Kean 3.5 218
17 Arvind Jayaratnam 3 496
18 Alvin Poh Leong Ann 3 233
19 Toh Jiun Farn 3 87
20 Chwee Jian Thong 3 75
21 Anne Yap Shiang Ling 3 71
22 Low Jia Sheen 3 1
23 Ashwin Raghavan 3 -3
24 Eunice Tan Hui Ai 3 -43
25 Sundraraj Ak 3 -84
26 Tang Chu Jiun 3 -91
27 Kenny Ang Chin Hua 3 -135
28 Qureysh Bin Yunus 3 -245
29 Ang Vincent 3 -275
30 Choo Woon Lim 2 105
31 Reynold Lim Dao-Wen 2 60
32 Voon Yee Ping 2 37
33 Malen Velayutham 2 -74
34 Chang Ching Yet 2 -83
35 Donovan Tay Kim Kwi 2 -167
36 Stacey Geoffrey Tay 2 -175
37 Daniel Tan Kong Keng 2 -310
38 Nishant Thevaraj 2 -323
39 Low Wei Kei 2 -409
40 Yeow Kin Yoong 1 -266
41 Goh Yee Cheng 1 -411
42 Nikhil Thevaraj 1 -557
43 Nor Iskandar Mazlan 0.5 -302
44 Timothy Chan Jing W 0.5 -606
HIGH GAME: Brian Chang Wai Onn 602
HIGH GAME: Yew Weng Kean 602
HIGH WORD: Brian Chang 227 "CORKIEST"

Fun

Rank Player Wins Mar
---------------------------------
1 Kang Eng Lee 5 1043
2 Vignesh Venkitasamy 4 811
3 Heidi Chung 4 645
4 Jivan Subramaniam 3 487
5 Jeihiin Subramaniam 3 28
6 Tan Sze Min 3 -14
7 Geetha Maniam 3 -81
8 Prya Suthan Sothinat 3 -93
9 Krishnapriya Sundrar 2 81
10 Kuhan Bathmanaban 2 -68
11 Shazrina Abdul 2 -138
12 Kogaan Selvaraja 2 -478
13 Shakir Ridhwan 2 -516
14 Lee Guang Zher 1 -486
15 Manharlal Patel 1 -507
16 Lee Bing Zher 0 -714
HIGH GAME: Vignesh Venkitasamy 551
HIGH WORD: Kang Eng Lee 203 "SWIFTERS"

8th Inter-School Scrabble Championship Results

2007-05-31T01:22:00.000+08:00

Under 15
Rank School Team Points Spread
1 SMK Seafield, Subang Jaya Big Shots 40.5 +6003
2 SMK St. Francis, Melaka Last Hope 28 +3251
3 SMK St. Francis, Melaka Unscrabbled 28 +1234
4 Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, Johor Bahru SPEC 15s 27 +787
5 SMK Chung Ling, Pulau Pinang Elitez 26 +1337
6 SMK King George V, Seremban Wordplay 25 +257
7 SMJK San Min, Teluk Intan Untitled 24 +782
8 SMK St. Francis, Melaka Kingdom Heartz 24 +126
9 SMK Tinggi Batu Pahat, Batu Pahat HS 24 +59
10 SMK Bandar Utama Damansara 3, Selangor Kamikaze!! 23.5 +331
11 SMK St. Paul, Seremban Winning Streaks 7 23 +243
12 SMK Seksyen 4 Bandar Kinrara, Selangor Scrabblistic 4 23 -1311
13 Sekolah Sains Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Pekan The Scholars 22.5 +540
14 SMK King George V, Seremban Word Whizzards 22.5 +21
15 SMK Sultan Abdul Samad, Petaling Jaya Sickos 21 -137
16 SMK Abdul Rahman Talib, Kuantan Moolarks 20.5 -627
17 SMK St. Mary, Kuala Lumpur Visionless Clabbers 19 -605
18 SMK Hamid Khan, Pulau Pinang The Sephirath 19 -1208
19 SMJK Ave Maria Convent, Ipoh The Afficionados 18 -979
20 SMK Victoria, Kuala Lumpur Baby Blues 18 -1970
21 SMK Abdul Rahman Talib, Kuantan Smartians 17.5 -2168
22 SMK Puteri, Seremban Isengardianz 17 -891
23 SMK Tok Perdana, Sitiawan Perdana Gemilang 17 -2789

Under 18

Rank School Team Points Spread
1 Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, Johor Bahru SPEC 34 3948
2 Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, Johor Bahru SPEC 18s 30 2762
3 SMK Seafield, Subang Jaya Gladiators 28 2320
4 Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, Johor Bahru SPEC Oblivion 27 683
5 SMK Convent Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur CK 25 1127
6 SMK Methodist(ACS), Melaka Qinetiques 25 1065
7 SMJK San Min, Teluk Intan Unknown 23.5 -93
8 SMK USJ 4, Selangor Morphemes 23 345
9 SMK Gajah Berang, Melaka ABC 123 23 282
10 SMJK Nan Hwa, Sitiawan Invincible 22 -187
11 Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah Putrajaya White Flame 22 -234
12 SMK Hamid Khan, Penang Passioners 22 -372
13 SMK Sungai Pelek, Sepang Soviets 21.5 175
14 SMK La Salle, Petaling Jaya LSPJ 20.5 -116
15 Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, Johor Bahru SPEC B-Sides 20 42
16 Sekolah Sains Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Pekan SHAH Think Tankers 20 -582
17 SMK St John, Kuala Lumpur Fide Et Labore 20 -878
18 SMK Abdul Rahman Talib, Kuantan The Matrixs 19.5 -1076
19 SMK Sultan Abu Bakar, Kuantan Scrabbleholics 19 -732
20 SMJK Katholik, Petaling Jaya Trojans 18 -965
21 SMK Sultan Abdul Samad, Petaling Jaya Babu 18 -1100
22 Sekolah Sains Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Pekan The Mind Readers 18 -1569
23 SMK King George V, Seremban Word Crackers 15 -2913
24 SMJK Nan Hwa, Sitiawan Infinity 14 -1696

Pix will come later

MINES Mensa Scrabble Challenge 2007

2007-05-07T22:14:00.000+08:00

MINES Mensa Scrabble Challenge 2007 will be held on 3rd June(Sunday) 2007 at

Launch Pad, Level 3,
MINES Shopping Fair,
Jalan Dulang, MINES Resort City,
43300 Seri Kembangan

This event is sponsored by MINES Shopping Fair. Hence, NO ENTRANCE Fee.

Do register early as place is limited to first 100 only.

Category: Masters 1 - 1300 and above
Masters 2 - 1,000 to 1299
Intermediate - 500 to 999
Fun - below 499

Scrabble Original sets and clocks will be provided.

Format
Masters: 5 points penalty per challenge
7 games
Round Robbin / KOTH with no repeat depending on no. of players

Non-masters: free challenge
6 games
KOTH with no repeat

Word source will be Collins Tournament & Club Word List 2007

Venue for 8th ISSC 2007

2007-05-07T22:01:00.000+08:00

The 8th Inter-school Scrabble Championship 2oo7 will be held on 28th & 29th May, 2007.
MINES Shopping Fair is the venue sponsor.

Venue:
LAUNCH PAD, LEVEL 3,
MINES Shopping Fair, Jalan Dulang,
MINES Resort City,
43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor

Log on to www.mines.com.my for location map.

Starts at 9.00 am on both days (Monday & Tuesday).
11 games will be played using KOTH with no repeat.
Word source will be Collins Tournament & Club Word List 2007.
Students who still could not download zyzzyva can contact me.

myscrabble rules

2007-05-06T20:34:00.000+08:00

MyScrabble Rules 2007

Rules and Regulations

The following rules will take precedence over the standard Scrabble rules issued with the British version of the game.

It is the responsibility of each player to check his opponent’s plays and scores. A Player must keep score and running total for both himself and his opponent.
Each player is allowed 25 minutes to complete all plays. An extra 5 minutes will be awarded once the regulation time of 25 minutes has elapsed. Players will be penalized 10 points for every minute overtime. This is up to a maximum of 50 points or 5 minutes.
The 2 blanks can represent any desired letter. Once a blank is played and a letter is nominated to represent the blank, it will remain that letter until the game ends.
Players shall draw tiles to determine the start. Player with the letter closest to the start of the alphabet goes first. The tiles must then be returned to the bag and shuffled ready for the game to begin.
A player is allowed to change as many tiles as he wishes providing that there are 7 or more tiles in the bag. Once he has confirmed that there are 7 tiles, he must announce to his opponent his intention to exchange as well as the number of tiles he is exchanging. The player will then press the clock indicating that his turn is over and then place face down the tiles he is exchanging, replenish his rack and return the unwanted tiles into the bag. A player may change whenever he wishes as each exchange counts as a turn.
A player is allowed to challenge only when a) His opponent has played a word and presses his clock (opponent’s) or b) his opponent has played a word but does not press the clock and instead proceeds to put his hand into the bag to withdraw fresh tiles. When challenging, the clock will be neutralized and the player challenging will write the word/s being challenged on a piece of paper and give it to the Runners. If the word is a YES, then the word challenged is ruled acceptable and play continues as per normal. If the word is a NO, then the opponent will remove the word/s from the board and loses his turn.
Players are not allowed to consult any word source during the game. A player found doing so will be disqualified.
Word source will be Collins Tournament & Club Word List 2007.
The match ends when:
a) any player has used all his/her tiles on the rack
b) there are no more tile(s) in the bag; or
c) when both players pass three consecutive times.
After the game has ended, the player who has finished all his tiles adds to his score TWICE the total tile value of his opponent’s remaining tiles. If both players have tiles left on their racks, each player should deduct from his score the total tile value of his residual tiles.
All questions on eligibility, qualifications, interpretation of the rules as well as all other matters in dispute not covered for in the above mentioned rules and regulations shall be referred to the Tournament Director whose decision is FINAL

8th ISSC finalist

2007-05-02T20:37:00.000+08:00

For those who have been praying hard that your team will be selected in the finals, pray no more now. Due to the limited place, I can only add in 6 teams. Please do not beg me or sweet talk me as this is the most that I can accommodate. I know that all of you played hard and travelled far to qualify for the finals, I have to draw the line.

2nd MYSC will be in August. So, if you miss this team event, look forward to the 2nd MYSC.

Here goes the 6 additional teams for 8ISSC finals:

Kingdom Heartz U-15 SMK St Francis, Melaka
Isengardianz U-15 SMKPuteri, Seremban
Wordplay U-15 SMK King George V, Seremban
Dynamic U-18 SMJK Ave Maria Convent, Ipoh
Roots U-18 SMK (P) Methodist, Ipoh
Morphemes U-18 SMK USJ 4

Please inform me if your team could not come for the finals. There are so many others on the waiting line.

8th ISSC 2007 Finalist

2007-04-30T00:54:00.000+08:00

8th Inter-school Scrabble Championship 2007
The finals will be held at Mines Shopping Fair on 28th (Mon) & 29th (Tues) May 2007

Kuantan
Team name School Category
Moolarks SMK Abdul Rahman Talib U-15
Smartians SMK Abdul Rahman Talib U-15
The Scholars Sek sains Sultan Hj. Ahmad Shah, Pekan U-15
The Matrix SMK Abdul Rahman Talib U-18
Scrabbleholics SMK Sultan Abu Bakar U-18
Shah Think Tankers Sek sains Sultan Hj. Ahmad Shah, Pekan U-18

Melaka
Unscrabbled SMK St Francis U-15
Last Hope SMK St Francis U-15
Qinetiques SMK Methodist (ACS) U-18
ABC 123 SMK Gajah Berang U-18
Celestial SMK (P) Methodist U-18
SMK St Francis U-18

Johor
HS SMK Tinggi Batu Pahat U-15
Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar U-15
Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar U-18
Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar U-18
Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar U-18
Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar U-18
SMK Sultan Ismail U-18

Negeri Sembilan
Word Whizzards SMK King George V U-15
Winning Streaks 7 SMK St Paul U-15
TKC A Tunku Kurshiah College U-18
Word Crackers SMK King George V U-18

Perak
Untitled SMJK San Min, Teluk Intan U-15
Word Crackers SMK Convent Ipoh U-15
The Afficionados SMJK Ave Maria Convent, Ipoh U-15
Shetty SMK Convent Ipoh U-15
Perdana Gemilang SMK Tok Perdana, Sitiawan U-15
Spellbinder SMK Anderson, Ipoh U-15
Unknown SMJK San Min, Teluk Intan U-18
Invincible SMJK Nan Hwa, Sitiawan U-18
Power 4 SMJK Nan Hwa, Sitiawan U-18
Clandestinus Andersonians SMK Anderson, Ipoh U-18
Fantastic Four SMJK Ave Maria Convent, Ipoh U-18
Word Charmers SMK Tarcisian Convent, Ipoh U-18

Penang
SMJK Chung Ling U-15
SMK Hamid Khan U-15
SMK Hamid Khan U-18

Selangor
Overbashers SMK Seafield U-15
Scrabble Noob SMK Seksyen 4 Bandar Kinrara U-15
Sickos SMK Sultan Abdul Samad, PJ U-15
Kamikaze SMK BUD 3 U-15
Gladiators SMK Seafield U-18
Soviets SMK Sungai Pelek U-18
Trojans SMJK Katholik, PJ U-18
LSPJ SMK La Salle, PJ U-18
Babu & The 7 Dolphins SMK Sultan Abdul Samad, PJ U-18

Wilayah Persekutuan
Visionless Clabbers SMK St Mary U-15
Baby Blues SMK Victoria U-15
CK SMK Convent Bukit Nanas U-18
White Flame Sekolah Alam Shah Putrajaya U-18
Fide Et Labore SMK St John U-18

8th ISSC Central Region

2007-04-29T23:18:00.000+08:00

Preliminary results for Central region held on 28th April at SMK BUD 2, Selangor.

8 schools (total 60 students from Wilayah KL & Putrajaya) took part in this event.

Results:
Wilayah Persekutuan Under 15
Final Ranking after Game 5
Rank Points Spread Team School
1 14 1068 Visionless Clabbers SMK St Mary
2 11 108 Baby Blues SMK Victoria
3 9 -519 Omega SMK Seri Hartamas
4 9 -680 Dream Chasers SMK Desa Perdana
5 7 -1217 Night Fine SMK Convent Bukit Nanas
6 5 -2257 Hize School 2 SMK Tinggi Setapak

Wilayah Persekutuan Under 18
Rank Points Spread Team School
1 15.5 1901 CK SMK Convent Bukit Nanas
2 14 1236 White Flame Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah Putrajaya
3 11 297 Fide Et Labore SMK St John
4 11 269 VI Blues SMK Victoria
5 11 -447 Alpha SMK Seri Hartamas
6 8 -96 Squidfingers SMK St. Mary
7 8 -609 Onward To Victory SMK St John
8 7 -799 Hize School 1 SMK Tinggi Setapak
9 6.5 -1525 Perdana's SMK Desa Perdana

Results for Selangor Prelims.
Total of 108 students from 14 schools around Selangor took part

Selangor Under 15
Final Ranking after Game 5
Rank Points Spread Team School
1 19 5510 Overbashers SMK Seafield
2 13 607 Scrabble Noob SMK Seksyen 4 Bandar Kinrara
3 12.5 1001 Sickos SMK Sultan Abdul Samad, PJ
4 12 889 Kamikaze SMK BUD 3
5 10 320 Excalibur SMK USJ 4
6 10 125 The Four Musketeers SMK Sungai Pelek
7 10 -559 Newbies SMJK Katholik, PJ
8 9 79 Square Pants SMK BUD 2
9 9 -442 Tough Stuff SMK BUD 4
10 9 -1268 Bombastix SMK Bandar Utama
11 8.5 -698 Sakura U15 Sek. Sains Kuala Selangor
12 3 -2067 Kesuma Scrabblers 1 SMK Bandar Tasik Kesuma

Selangor under 18
Rank Points Spread Team School
1 17 2494 Gladiators SMK Seafield
2 14 1877 Soviets SMK Sungai Pelek
3 14 1111 Trojans SMJK Katholik, PJ
4 14 884 LSPJ SMK La Salle, PJ
5 13 909 Babu & The 7 Dolphins SMK Sultan Abdul Samad,PJ
6 11 -647 Kesuma Scrabblers 2 SMK Bandar Tasik Kesuma
7 10 705 The Phantoms SMK Sungai Pelek
8 10 455 Morphemes SMK USJ 4
9 9 76 Sakura U18 Sekolah Sains Kuala Selangor
10 9 -49 Dumex 3+ BUD 4
11 8 -362 Super Duper Sumos SMK Bandar Utama
12 6 -1735 Swabble SMK Damansara Jaya
13 5 -1930 Scrabble Nerds SMK Seksyen 4 Bandar Kinrara
14 4 -330 Black Wall Street SMK BUD 3
15 4 -2251 Spongebob SMK BUD 2

8th ISSC 2007 - Northern preliminary rounds

2007-04-23T19:58:00.000+08:00

Results for Perak preliminary round on 21st April 2007 at SMK Tok Perdana, Sitiawan, Perak

A total of 160 students (40 teams from 15 schools) around Ipoh, Sitiawan, Lumut and Teluk Intan took part in this event.

Final Ranking after Game 5
Under 15

Rank points spread Team School
1 19 3371 Untitled SMJK San Min, Teluk Intan
2 14 1055 Word Crackers SMK Convent, Ipoh
3 14 1000 The Afficionados SMJK Ave Maria Convent, Ipoh

4 14 940 Shetty SMK Convent, Ipoh
5 13 201 Perdana Gemilang SMK Tok Perdana, Sitiawan
6 12 -245 Spellbinder SMK Anderson, Ipoh
7 11 297 The Conquerors SMJK Ave Maria Convent, Ipoh
8 11 48 HYKT SMJK Nan Hwa, Sitiawan
9 10.5 410 Heron SMK (P) Methodist, Ipoh
10 10.5 -354 Jay Jays SMJK Nan Hwa, Sitiawan
11 10 234 Conswan 2 SMK Convent, Sitiawan
12 10 -570 Smart Teens SMJK Dindings, Lumut
13 9 -79 At One SMK Ayer Tawar, Sitiawan
14 7 -770 Masseuers SMK (P) Methodist, Ipoh
15 6 -1007 Déjà Vu SMK (P) Methodist, Ipoh
16 5 -1083 Word Master SMK Ahmad Boestaman, Sitiawan
17 5 -1324 Gamma SMK Pangkalan TLDM, Lumut
18 3 -1369 RPS 1 SMK Raja Perempuan, Ipoh
19 2 -1628 BSL Jr SMK Batu Sepuluh Lekir, Sitiawan

Under 18
Rank Points Spread Team School
1 19 3105 Unknown SMJK San Min, Teluk Intan
2 18 2902 Invincible SMJK Nan Hwa, Sitiawan
3 17 1735 Power 4 SMJK Nan Hwa, Sitiawan
4 16 1774 Clandestinus Andersonians SMK Anderson, Ipoh
5 13.5 520 Fantastic Four SMJK Ave Maria Convent, Ipoh
6 13 1085 Word-Charmers SMK Tarcisian Convent, Ipoh
7 11 417 Dynamic SMJK Ave Maria Convent, Ipoh
8 11 168 Roots SMK (P) Methodist, Ipoh
9 10.5 589 The Quadruplets SMJK Ave Maria Convent, Ipoh
10 10 -465 Perdana Cemerlang SMK Tok Perdana, Sitiawan
11 10 -1016 Word Scribblers SMK Tarcisian Convent, Ipoh
12 9 -60 Conswan 1 SMK Convent, Sitiawan
13 8 -171 Tenkru SMK Ayer Tawar, Sitiawan

14 8 -224 BSL Sr SMK Batu Sepuluh Lekir, Sitiawan
15 7 -535 Fabulous Four SMJK Dindings, Lumut
16 7 -1585 Scrabble Chicks SMK Convent, Ipoh
17 6 -732 Heritage SMK (P) Methodist, Ipoh
18 5 -1581 White Tiger SMK Ahmad Boestaman, Sitiawan
19 4 -1624 Extreme SMK Convent, Ipoh
20 4 -2356 RPS 2 SMK Raja Perempuan, Ipoh
21 3 -785 Alpha SMK Pangkalan TLDM, Lumut

8th ISSC Southern Region

2007-04-08T23:05:00.000+08:00

Results for Southern region preliminary rounds
Ranking after game 5

U-15
School Team Rank Points Spread

SMK St. Francis UnScrabbled 1 19 2793
SMK St. Francis Last Hope 2 17 2750
SMK King George V Word Whizzards 3 16 1327
SMK Tinggi Batu Pahat HS 4 14 792
SMK St. Paul Winning Streaks 7 5 13 1003
SMK St. Francis Kingdom Heartz 6 11 1298
SMK St. Francis SFI Noobz 7 11 713
SMK King George V Wordplay 8 10 119
SMK Puteri Isengardianz 9 10 -10
SMK Tinggi Melaka Quid 10 9 -310
SMK Gajah Berang GBS Noobz 11 9 -358
SMK Tinggi Melaka Evolution 12 9 -922
Tunku Kurshiah College TKC B 13 8.5 -781
SM Sains Muzaffar Syah Starlight 14 7.5 -1608
SMK St. Paul Fantastic 4 15 6 -1290
SMK (P) Methodist Psychos 16 5.5 -1239
SMK Katholik "A" Team 17 5 -1051
SMK Methodist (ACS) The Vocabulary 18 5 -1198
SMK Methodist (ACS) Qinetiques Jr. 19 4 -1822

U-18
School Team Rank Points Spread

SMK Methodist (ACS) Qinetiques 1 18 3909
SMK Gajah Berang ABC 123 2 17 2573

Tunku Kurshiah College TKC A 3 12 817
SMK King George V Word Crackers 4 10 -112
SMK (P) Methodist Celestial 5 9 +87
SMK Gajah Berang Oasis 6 9 -321
SMK Puteri Vendetta 7 8 -938
SMK Puteri Victus 8 7.5 -1713
SM Sains Muzaffar Syah Futura 9 7 -1387
SMK Tinggi Melaka Red Devil 10 6.5 -1649
SMK Tinggi Melaka Monkey Revolution 11 5.5 -1445

30 teams (total 120 students) from 12 schools in Malacca, Negeri Sembilan and Batu Pahat,Johor took part in the Southern region inter-school scrabble competition held at SMK Tinggi Melaka on 7th April 2007.

8th ISSC 2007 - preliminary rounds

2007-03-28T22:27:00.000+08:00

Events for preliminary rounds.

7th April SMK Tinggi Melaka
(Southern - Johor, Negeri Sembilan & Melaka)
21st April SMK Tok Perdana, Sitiawan
(Northern - Penang & Perak)
28th April SMK Bandar Utama Damansara 2, Petaling Jaya
(Central - KL & Selangor)

Invitation letters had been sent/faxed to schools.

Finals will be on 28th (Mon) & 29th (Tuesday)May.
Venue to be announced later.
11 games to be played over 2 days.
Awards will be given to best teams and individual players.
Will update list of prizes later.

Certificate of participation will be given to all participants.

8th Inter-school Scrabble Championship 2007, Kuantan Results

2007-03-18T22:29:00.000+08:00

The preliminary rounds in Kuantan was held at SMK Abdul Rahman Talib.

A total of 104 students ( from 11 schools), comprising of 12 teams from U-15 and 14 teams from U-18 played a 5- game match on 3rd March 2007.

The top 3 winners of each category qualifies for finals at end of May. (Date and venue to be announced later.)

U-15

School Team Rank Points Spread
SMK Abdul Rahman Talib Moolarks 1 19 +2616
SMK Abdul Rahman Talib Smartians 2 13 +780
Sek Sains Sultan Hj Ahmad Shah, Pekan The Scholars 3 12 +844
SMK Abdul Rahman Talib Smart 15 4 11 +507

SMK Tanah Putih The Archangels 2 5 11 +185
SMK Tengku Afzan SMKTA Juniors 2 6 11 +93
SBP Integrasi Kuantan The Invincibles 7 10 +197
Sek Sains Sultan Hj Ahmad Shah, Pekan The Matrix 8 9 -44
SBP Integrasi Pekan Whizzkids 9 8 -1092
SMK Alor Akar Unbeatable 10 6 -1647
SMK Semambu The Junior 11 5 -941
SMK Air Putih Whitelinger 12 5 -1498

U-18

School Team Rank Points Spread
SMK Abdul Rahman Talib The Matrixs 1 16 +2494
SMK Sultan Abu Bakar Scrabbleholics 2 16 +2348
Sek Sains Sultan Hj Ahmad Shah, Pekan Shah Think Tankers 3 14 +1441
Sek Sains Sultan Hj Ahmad Shah, Pekan The Mind Readers 4 13 +1048
SMK Semambu Word Wise 5 12 +158
SMK Abdul Rahman Talib Kingfishers 6 11 +558
SMK Tanah Putih The Archangels 1 7 9.5 -508
SBP Integrasi Kuantan The Maestros 8 9 -562
SMK Alor Akar Mind Master 9 9 -894
SMK Abdul Rahman Talib The Lakers 10 8.5 -595
SMK Air Putih Axel 5 11 8 -780
SMK (P) Methodist Kuantan Little Beauties 12 8 -1038
SBP Integrasi Pekan Profound 13 3 -1079
SMK Tengku Afzan SMKTA Seniors 14 3 -2087

scrabble scramble masters champion

2007-03-14T00:13:00.000+08:00

Nigel Richards with his RM3,500 Acer Laptop

Scrabble Scramble pix

2007-03-13T23:54:00.000+08:00

The Girls from Great Eastern Life, Mun Yee and Shirley

From the Philippines, Ivan, Rosario, Wynona and Steffie

Amritpal, for you

The winners minus their prizes

2nd day of the event

Scrabble Scramble Results

2007-03-12T01:05:00.000+08:00

Pictures will be posted later.

Results after game 13MARCH 11, 2007 -- MASTERS
Rank Player Wins Mar
1 Nigel Richards 13 2054
2 Jocelyn Lor 8 87
3 Pui Cheng Wui 8 -15
4 Gan Yi En 7 231
5 Seshi Ramanathan 7 -13
6 Mohd Ali Ismail 7 -67
7 Vannitha Balasingam 6 49
8 Tan Jin Chor 6 -26
9 Rosario Lambino 5 -224
10 Tengku Asri 5 -699
11 Martin Teo 4 -1004
12 Azmil Aziz 2 -373
HIGH GAME: Nigel Richards 62
HIGH WORD: Azmil Aziz 154 "DANELAWS"

Results after game 11MARCH 11, 2007
INTERMEDIATE
Rank Player Wins Byes Mar-
1 Ching San Song 9 801
2 Scott Chung 9 701
3 Sean Chung 8 1192
4 Chow Xin Wei 8 705
5 Ramaraj Sundraraj 8 536
6 Benjamin Cheong 7 642
7 Khoo Beng Way 7 474
8 Khesvin Patel 7 414
9 Alex Hong Wern Juin 7 389
10 Krishna Iyer 7 211
11 Cheah Kim Tarh 7 170
12 Chow Xin Kit 7 169
13 Ho Yue Jing 7 -41
14 Chung Chee Hoi 7 -297
15 Soo Wai Tseung 6 601
16 Ian Tay Zhi Xian 6 578
17 Chin Hon Yew 6 519
18 Ivan Joe E Imperial 6 460
19 Meor Mohd Fared 6 202
20 Kenny Loh 6 13
21 Muhd Faris Hafiz 6 5
22 Joshua David Khoo 6 -62
23 Ng Kong Han 6 -154
24 Alwi B Abdul Razak 6 -386
25 Sim Jenn Feng 5.5 97
26 Ker Jen Ho 5 415
27 Brian Lim Daqing 5 228
28 Edwin Kan Sing Jern 5 -38
29 Mary Yap 5 -54
30 Tung Mun Yee 5 -123
31 Malen Velayutham 5 -139
32 Lip Zhao Lin 5 -142
33 Caziena Krishnan 5 -299
34 Eric Hoo Wei Xiang 5 -325
35 Guna Selvaduray 5 -332
36 Ranjeeta Kaur 5 -913
37 Uyoemem Ibia 4.5 -148
38 Chang Ching Wei 4.5 -398
39 Anne Yap 4 -120
40 V Jeeven 4 -213
41 Ambika Narayanan 4 -288
42 Mohd Syaril Amin 3 -518
43 Bhavanee Narayanan 3 -645
44 Adrian Dominic 0 5 -147
45 Benjamin Chin VunLim 0.5 4 -166
46 Low Jen Hou 1.5 2 -305
47 Eric Anand Samuel 0.5 5 -452
48 Roshen Krishnan 2 -617
49 Thermaraja Samuel -1 5 -173
50 Ahmad Suhaimi Rahman-4.5 9 -195
51 Zz Bye -3.5 7 -200
52 Uwareshwara Paramasi-2.5 5 -1632
HIGH GAME: Sim Jenn Feng 595
HIGH WORD: Tung Mun Yee 111
"QUITTERS"

Results after game 9MARCH 11, 2007
NOVICE
Rank Player Wins Mar
1 Ezri Sin Khai Yin 8 1128
2 Lim Jia Yin 7 713
3 Saiful Nizam Shamsud 7 541
4 Jagan Narayanan 6 922
5 Kua Zi Ren 6 621
6 Amritpal Singh 6 559
7 Shirley Foon 6 412
8 Irwin Goh Hong Jin 6 163
9 Lim Siew Suan 6 121
10 Joel Jeganathan 6 -154
11 Mohd Khairi Zulkarn 5 719
12 Wynona JoyceCamiling 5 274
13 Chew Chin Kuen 5 263
14 Heidi Chung 5 194
15 Steffi LouiseVinluan 5 150
16 Goh Yee Cheng 5 -14
17 Yeow Xin Yi 5 -54
18 Tan Siew Li 5 -93
19 Looi Sheng Steven 5 -105
20 Law Xuan Jiuan 5 -174
21 Balasingam Narasinga 5 -231
22 Muhd Hafiz Bin Talib 4 69
23 Yeoh Gim Ean 4 49
24 Danesh Krishnan 4 14
25 Nur Fatin A Rahman 4 -61
26 Tan Seah Whye 4 -92
27 Krishnapriya Sundrar 4 -292
28 Soo Wai Sing Adrian 4 -356
29 Ng Xin Zhao 4 -434
30 Gan Aik Keong 4 -458
31 Rooban Letchumanan 4 -479
32 Kogilavaani Kandasam 3 -61
33 Sylvia Carvalho 3 -102
34 Chang Ching Yet 3 -110
35 Issac Culas 3 -254
36 Quinton Lip ZhaoJian 3 -350
37 Zaleha Sanusi 2 -371
38 Nadiah Ahmad Suhaimi 2 -795
39 Puteri Norhamizah 1 -773
40 Airini Abdul Ghani 1 -1099
HIGH GAME: Mohd Khairi Zulkarn 623
HIGH WORD: Amritpal Singh 109 "ZODIACS"

8th Inter-school Scrabble Championship 2007

2007-02-14T23:07:00.000+08:00

The much awaited Scrabble event most students are looking forward to is now back.

First preliminary round will be in SMK Abdul Rahman Talib, Kuantan on 3rd March 2007.
Letters had been faxed to schools. Please reply by 26th February 2007.

14th April 2007 Waiting for Malacca host school to reply.

21st April 2007 SMK Tok Perdana, Sitiawan, Perak
Letters will be faxed by end of February

28th April 2007 SMK BUD 2, Selangor
Letters will be faxed by early March

The inter-school event is a team event where four students from each division, either Under 15 (Forms 3 and below, born in 1992 and after) or Under 18 (Forms 5 and below, born in 1990 and after) compete within their division, with players from other schools. The top three winners from each preliminary round will be invited to compete in the National finals in May.

"Good" players from the preliminary rounds will be invited to participate in the Individual event (2nd MYSC) eventhough their team did not qualify for finals.

5 games will be played in the preliminary rounds.
Dictionary: current COSW I word check (applies for Finals too).
Format : KOTH with no repeat
Free challenge

Do contact me if you want your school to be invited.

Finals:
28th May 2007 Monday
8th Inter-school Scrabble Championship 2007 (8thISSC)
Maximum 60 teams (240 students)
6 games will be played
KOTH with no repeat
Free challenge
Venue: TBA

29th May 2007 Tuesday
2nd Malaysian Youth Scrabble Championship (2nd MYSC)
Maximum 240 students
7 games will be played
KOTH with no repeat
Free challenge
Venue:TBA

Latest update on Scrabble Scramble 2007

2007-02-12T21:30:00.000+08:00

Please take note of the ratings for Masters division.
The organiser (Eventusasia), wants it to be open for players with a Malaysian ratings of 1301 and above.

There goes the chance of our 'young' masters to play up.

Please take note of the changes ( in red) to Scrabble Scramble 2007 update which was posted on 3rd February 2007

Scrabble Scramble 2007 update

2007-02-03T23:47:00.000+08:00

Registration is now open.

Venue: Concourse, Great Eastern Mall, Jalan Ampang, KL
Date: 10th & 11th March 2007
Time: 9.00 am to 6.00 pm

Masters div: Malaysian ratings above 1301
13 games
5 points penalty per challenge
entrance fee: RM 50
KOTH with no repeat or Round Robin pending on no. of players

Prizes:
1st. Acer Laptop worth RM3,500
2nd. Mattel DVD Game worth RMxxx & Hamper worth RMxxx
3rd. Scrabble Original & Hamper worth RMxxx

Intermediate: ratings 1300 & below
11 games
free challenge
entrance fee: Rm 30
KOTH with no repeat

Prizes:
1st. Acer computer worth RM3,500
2nd. Mattel DVD Game worth RMxxx & Hamper worth RMxxx
3rd. Scrabble original & Hamper worth Rmxxx
10 x Consolation prizes
Highest Word Score
Highest Game Score

Novice : ratings below 500
9 games
free challenge
entrance fee: RM 25
KOTH with no repeat

Prizes:
1st: Acer Multimedia PC worth RM1,500
2nd: Mattel DVD Game worth RMxxx & Hamper worth RMxxx
3rd: Scrabble Original & Hamper worth RMxx
5 x consolation prizes
Highest Word Score
Highest Game Score

Dictionary: current Chambers OSWI Word list

Closing date: 3rd March 2007
Penalty RM5 for late registration (May be rejected. Subject to TD's decision)

Prizes will be prepared by the Organiser, Eventusasia

Scrabble Scramble 2007

2007-01-10T21:29:00.000+08:00

Mark these dates in your calendar. 10th & 11th March (Sat & Sun) at Great Eastern Mall (GE Mall) Jalan Ampang, KL.

Attractive prizes to be won!

Acer has confirmed sponsorship for main prize winners.

Masters Category:
Notebook worth RM3,500.00

Open Category:
Ultra small form factor PC worth RM3,500.00

Beginners Category:
Multimedia PC worth RM1,500.00

Start polishing your scrabble skill now.

Follow this blog for more news.

2nd BTS Open

2006-12-18T00:14:00.000+08:00

Good to see so many new faces. 48 participants of which 30 played under Open and 18 played under Beginner's category for this year's 2nd BTS Open.
Thanks to Mattel SEA Pte Ltd for sponsoring the prizes and Berjaya Times Square as Venue sponsor.
Open category (played 7 games)
Rank Name Points Spread
1 Khoo Beng Way 7 882
2 Ker Jen Ho 6 560
3 Lee Pao Hsien 5 446
4 Sean Chung 5 368
5 Kelly Chung 5 -43
6 Ramaraj Sundraraj 4 785
7 Julian Tay 4 398
8 Cedric Stewart Lewis 4 377
9 Cheah Kim Tarh 4 318
10 Scott Chung 2 218
11 Benjamin Cheong 4 105
12 Bryan Lai Tong Yin 4 66
13 Andrew Chung Chee Hoi 4 -93
14 Albert Khor Yee Shin 4 -286
15 Sarah Sim 4 -424
16 Eunice Tan Hui Ai 3.5 102
17 Soo Wai Tseung 3 272
18 Charles Lai Chuen Fai 3 51
19 Mary Shiang Ping 3 -5
20 Joshua David Khoo 3 -22
21 Shashi Ananda Nair 3 -136
22 Nikita Razali 3 -270
23 Anne Yap Shiang Ling 3 -446
24 Robert Chung 3 -453
25 Sharon Choong Khai Ling 2.5 28
26 Meor Mohd Fared 2 313
27 Dain Razali 2 -312
28 K. Sundraraj 2 -462
29 Sylvia Carvalho 1 -965
30 Gerard Simon Prosper 0 -1372

Highest game Ramaraj 574
Highest word score LAICIZED, 126, Julian Tay

Beginner's category (played 6 games)

1 Chang Ching Wei 6 746
2 Jagan Narayanan 5 753
3 Mohd Khairi b Zulkarnain 4 624
4 Saiful Nizam b Shamsudin 4 302
5 Tharmelinggem Pillai 4 64
6 Damian Tay 3 484
7 Yeoh Gim Ean 3 475
8 Ummu Habibah bte Idrus 3 108
9 Brian Tay 3 -38
10 Chang Ching Yet 3 -281
11 Phraveen a/l Arikiah 3 -378
12 Leow Mei Yi 3 -384
13 Soo Wai Sing 2 -339
14 Shakthy Thevi Pillai 1 -605
15 *Vimalarasi d/o Thiviyanathan 1 411
16 *Guhaneswary d/o Poomala 0 -289
17 *Sivasangary d/o Sivalingam 0 -431
18 *Meenah Kumari d/o S Rajendran 0 -456
*Played 3 games only

Highest game Mohd Khairi 569
Highest word score CRETINS, 100, Chang Chin Yet

WYSC pix

2006-12-17T23:59:00.000+08:00

Malaysian team with chaperon, WYSC Chairman and TD

Picture courtesy of Mr Robert Chung, Sean's Father

WYSC Results

2006-12-03T10:35:00.000+08:00

Good effort put up by all our Malaysian players.

Rank Player Country Wins Margin
17 Khoo Beng Way Malaysia 11 64
18 Brian Lim Daqing Malaysia 11 29
22 Gan Yi En Malaysia 10.5 270
23 Loh Vern Sern Malaysia 10 217
26 Wendy Lee Suk Ling Malaysia 10 129
28 Sean Chung Malaysia 10 -250
30 Ong Suanne Malaysia 9 385
33 Chin Hon Yew Malaysia 9 80
34 Ian Tay Zhi Xian Malaysia 9 -98
42 Alex Hong Malaysia 8 -258

Countdown to WYSC

2006-11-27T21:40:00.000+08:00

Looking back, in the past three years that I have been doing the Inter-school events, participation from students around Malaysian schools has multiplied more than ten? times than the 1st Malaysian junior scrabble championship in 1999.
The 7th ISSC saw 240 students competing in the finals. Total of 760 students participated in 6 states during the preliminary. More students could have competed in the finals if not for the space constraint.
This is very encouraging.

Happy to note that so many students discovered their scrabble talents through the inter-school events. Not surprised that that is how Malaysia has 10 youths competing in the WYSC.
Hats off to the Malaysian youths if half of them end up in the top 20 WYSC ranking. Half of them started playing in the inter-school last year and this year. They were so confident in competing despite having little exposure in the international circuit. There is always the first time, though. Winning is not everything. What they will achieve is the experience and exposure. I am sure they will all do their best.

December events

2006-11-11T21:21:00.000+08:00

Students are encouraged to join Causeway Open in Dec for their international exposure. Check
http://www.toucanet.com/csc06.html for details.

For Scrabblers who are not prepared to go that far, do join in our
2nd BTS Open on 16th Dec (Sat) at 10 Avenue Food Mall (Scrabble Corner).
2 divisions:
Open (ratings below 1300)
7 games will be played
Beginner's
6 games will be played

Format: KOTH last game (both division)
word reference - OSW I
free challenge

Original Scrabble sets and clocks will be provided.

Registration RM10, pay at the door.

Starts at 9am. Ends at 6pm

Please register before 10th Dec. Late comers will be charged RM15.
Contact sklyap@yahoo.com.sg ASAP to register.

WYSC homepage

2006-11-03T10:57:00.000+08:00

Kindly click on to WYSC for news.
http://www.youthscrabble.org/wysc2006

All the best to our Malaysian youths

Scrabble history

2006-10-30T23:36:00.000+08:00

Interesting scrabble history here.
Click on http://www.cross-tables.com/download/totalscrabble.pdf to check out the 9+ letter bingos, page 86.
(WELL)INGTONS made by Peter Yap when he was 11 years old. Peter, (my first born will be 20 come January 2007) stopped playing Scrabble competitively now.

WYSC Selection

2006-09-25T21:40:00.000+08:00

Yes, I do agree that this is not the best selection criteria. Definitely we need to improve on this. As it is now, not all the good student players are rated yet. If we were to follow strictly on ratings and rankings, so many students would have been left out as some of them were only rated after MYSC.

The inter-school events help us to identify the good student players. At the moment, the only event that students can compete in are mainly from the events that were organised by me.

MSA were given the proposed list to finalise but as it is now, MSA has not stated its criteria for selection! Go figure out how MSA would have picked the finalist if there were no MYSC!!

As this is our first WYSC, we have to start somewhere.
Selection for future WYSC candidate would have to be streamlined with WSC selection.
Ultimately, we want the best to represent Malaysia!

MYSC Final Selection 9th & 10th Sept.

2006-09-14T20:51:00.000+08:00

Disclaimer:
Malaysian Youth Scrabble Championship (MYSC) is the follow up of the Inter-school Scrabble Championship event sponsored by Mattel SEA Pte Ltd. Berjaya Times Square was the venue sponsor.
MYSC is independent of Malaysian Scrabble Association (MSA).
With or without the World Youth Scrabble Championship (WYSC) selection, MYSC will still be held.

Sorry for the delay in posting the final selection (MYSC Playoff) results.
All of the form 5 qualifiers were omitted due to their coming Nov and Dec exams.
16 finalist agreed to meet at BTS on the 9th & 10th for the 15 games Round Robin playoffs.

1 William Kang
2 Loh Vern sern
3 Wendy Lee
4 Sarah Sim
5 Sean Chung
6 Brian Lim Da Qing
7 Cedric Stewart Lewis
8 Ian Tay
9 Ching San Song
10 Chow Xin Wei
11 Chin Hon Yew
12 Alex Hong
13 Ker Jen Ho
14 Khoo Beng way
15 Isaac low
16 Ng Li Yuan ( fill in for Gan Yi En who could not come last minute because of college tutorial. Li Yuan was discovered after participating in Merdeka Tournament by MSA President. Li Yuan was allowed to join as he wanted to know his standard. Li Yuan's Mum also agreed to bear their own cost to Australia should Li Yuan qualifies.)

The reason why final selection was done was because Ong Suanne and William Kang could not attend MYSC on 21st & 22nd Aug. Unfortunately, Ong Suanne still could not attend the final selection on 9th & 10th because she had other important appointment in Singapore.
We want to make sure that all our good Malaysian Juniors be given a chance.

Selection for the final 16 is based on MYSC participation, ratings, rankings, experience in other open tournament, etc. (refer to Aug 27 posting)

Finally, the full results after game 15.

Rank Name Points Spread
1 Loh Vern Sern 14 +1375
2 Khoo Beng Way 9 +567
3 Chin Hon Yew 9 +447
4 Ng Li Yuan 9 +325
5 Sean Chung 9 +279
6 Alex hong 9 +133
7 Chow Xin Wei 9 +106
8 Brian Lim Da Qing 8 -218
9 Sarah Sim 8 -491
10 Ker Jen Ho 7 -231
11 Isaac Low 6 -388
12 Ching San Song 6 -447
13 Ian Tay 5 -485
14 Cedric Stewart Lewis 4 -189
15 Wendy Lee Suk Ling 4 -436
16 William Kang/Kelly Chung/Scott Chung 4 -346

The result was a disappointment as those we think should be in, was at bottom three.
We discovered that Wendy's and Cedric's performance was way below expectation. They agreed with us that they were 'burnt-out' after attending competition every week without proper break. MYSC 21st & 23 Aug 12 games , Merdeka Tournament 2nd & 3rd Sept, 16 games and now MYSC Playoffs 15 games. To top it all, they travelled every week from Malacca to KL. Who wouldn't be exhausted?

I am so sorry for William Kang. William did not wish to continue playing after the 7th game (2 wins, spread -36).
Kelly Chung and Scott Chung filled the void left by William.

The students really 'sweated' it all out. They have gone through a long way. From state level to inter-school finals to MYSC and finally, MYSC playoffs. Such an ardous process. I had seen them shed tears of joy and sadness. Friendship formed, disputes settled. Most of all , students enjoyed the game.

Finally, this is the oficial list submitted to MSA for final decision.

5 Malaysian's reps are:
Gan Yi En (MYSC Champion)
Loh Vern Sern (Selection Champion)
Khoo Beng Way
Chin Hon Yew
Sean Chung

1st Reserve: Ong Suanne (Students and parents present agreed that being top ranked
does not guarantee an automatic spot.)
2nd reserve: Ng Li Yuan
3rd Reserve: Alex Hong

Next in line:
Chow Xin Wei
Brian Lim
Sarah Sim
Wendy Lee
Cedric Stewart Lewis
Ching Sang Song
Isaac Low
Nigel Loh

I am sure by now MSA would have contacted all the 5 students for their preparation to Australia.
As most end of year exams are just round the corner, concentrate on your studies first. Go back to Scrabble practise after exams.
I hope MSA prepare some programme for the 5 representatives.

The 5 Students are to bear own return airfare until sponsors are found. For those who would like to go, you can still do so provided that you pay own fares and AD300 for participation fees, food and lodging .
To all our youths representing Malaysia, I wish you all the best. Keep up the good , clean play!

Now I can have a break from Scrabble!

Happy Scrabbling.

MYSC Selection

2006-08-27T17:00:00.000+08:00

There has been so many enquiries re: MYSC selection.

With reference to the Sunday July 16 posting, 240 students took part in the Inter-school finals on 27th -28th May 2006. If all 240 were to compete in MYSC, 20 students would have been shortlisted.
As only 84 students participated, we did not select 20.

Selection is based on experience (how long students have been playing competitively - inter-school, national open, etc), ratings and ranking. Their birthdate has to be after 1st Jan 1989.
* In Malaysian selection for WSC, one of the criteria is that you have to play a certain number or games in a year prior to the selection ( apart from ratings and ranking).

The shortlisted form 5 students have been omitted because they will be sitting for their SPM in November and December.

Eventually, 5 students plus 3 stand ins would be selected.
Untill we get sponsors, qualifiers would have to bear their own transportation and incidental cost.

It is my fervent hope now that some national body could help raise funds to sponsor our youths who will be representing Malaysia in the inaugural World Youth Scrabble Championship in Wollongong, Sydney , from 1-3 Dec 2006.

Sponsors are most welcome to make this event a reality for our young and budding youths to excel in Scrabble internationally.

MYSC pictorial

2006-08-24T00:52:00.000+08:00

See you in Wollongong! MYSC Champion
Gan Yi En

What word shall I play next?

Part of the crowd at Berjaya Times Square,

Kuala Lumpur

Do visit http://www.toucanet.com/ykie/archives/2006/0822/ratings.html to check for your ranking.

Malaysian Youth Scrabble Championship results

2006-08-23T22:13:00.000+08:00

84 students from Penang, Perak, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, Johor, Kuantan, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur met on 21st and 22nd Aug 2006 at Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur, to compete against each other.

The Inter-school Scrabble Championship allows the students to compete in team events.
With the inaugural Malaysian Youth Scrabble Championship (MYSC), students can now compete individually for the National Junior Champion. I hope to continue with 2nd MYSC next year.

MYSC also double up as part of the selection process to choose Malaysia's representatives to the inaugural World Youth Scrabble Championship (WYSC) to be held in Wollongong, Sydney, from Dec 1-3.
16 students have been shorlisted to compete for the five spots on offer.

I would like to thank Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur (BTSKL), for their kind sponsorship.
BTSKL has been our venue sponsor for inter-school events since 2004.

Without Mattel's support and sponsorship, MYSC would be just a dream for me. Thank you Mattel SEA Pte Ltd.

Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) or better known by their Ribena Mobile, has been our drinks sponsor for the past two years. Some students now associate Inter-school Scrabble with Ribena mobile at BTSKL! Thank you GSK.

A big THANK YOU to BORDERS for sponsoring book prizes again.

This time around, students are not bothered for the prizes! All they want is to participate.
"To gain experience and exposure". This is what most of them told me.
I am really proud of you all. That's the Scrabbler's spirit.

Anyway, at the end of the day, all you want is the results of the event. Here goes -

Results after game 12
AUGUST 22, 2006-- MYSC
Rank Player Wins Mar
1 Gan Yi En 11 1369
2 Loh Vern Sern 10 774
3 Tan Jun Horng 9 698
4 Sean Chung 9 601
5 Cedric Stewart Lewis 9 548
6 Chin Hon Yew 9 397
7 Brian Lim Daqing 8 915
8 Sarah Sim Chui Chin 8 775
9 Yap Jay Shen 8 773
10 Wendy Lee Suk Ling 8 601
11 Ian Tay Zhi Xian 8 550
12 Issac Low 8 508
13 Kelly Chung 8 424
14 Lim Chia Yang 8 393
15 Khesvin Patel 8 330
16 Benjamin Wong 8 230
17 Ker Jen Ho 8 202
18 Chow Xin Wei 7 654
19 Ching San Song 7 540
20 Nigel Loh Boon Ee 7 535
21 Khoo Beng Way 7 525
22 Ho Yue Jing 7 448
23 Scott Chung 7 410
24 Nicholas Cheng 7 383
25 Yow Sin Sam 7 317
26 Luo Kean Hui 7 241
27 Faiz Abu Salihu 7 163
28 Gan Han Yang 7 87
29 Ganesan Packrisamy 7 77
30 Edwin Goh Teik Shawn 7 72
31 Anne Yap 7 -79
32 Nikita Razali 6.5 125
33 Marvin WencesJilimin 6.5 120
34 Alwi B Abdul Razak 6.5 -156
35 Sim Jenn Feng 6.5 -250
36 Bryan Lai 6.5 -252
37 Alex Hong Wern Juin 6 465
38 Foong Yin Yee 6 280
39 Toh Jiun Fan 6 234
40 Leroy Tan Young King 6 170
41 Sridhar Krishnan 6 113
42 Cheah Kuan Xu 6 82
43 Ang Lye Boon 6 44
44 Shashi Ananda Nair 6 41
45 Teh Chee Kian 6 19
46 Joshua David Khoo 6 -45
47 Soh Wai Keat 6 -137
48 Siew Peng Mun 6 -212
49 Paalini Sathiyaselan 6 -346
50 Lai Nai Kiat Sean 6 -418
51 Choudry Sundram 6 -658
52 Ravina Devi 5.5 -728
53 Ramaraj Sundraraj 5 539
54 Clement Lim 5 104
55 Ng Yin Shia 5 68
56 Lim Yee Sing 5 49
57 Mary Yap 5 -42
58 Mohd Faiz Irfan 5 -93
59 Rachel Decruz 5 -164
60 Stephanie Mary Anne 5 -225
61 Loshna Devamany 5 -276
62 Tan Kai Xuan 5 -357
63 Voon Chern Min 5 -446
64 Markus Loke Qi En 5 -470
65 Lee Yoke Ching 5 -698
66 Qureysh Bin Yunus 5 -708
67 Warren Chan WenLoong 4.5 -110
68 Teh Xin Ying 4.5 -649
69 Arvind Jayaratnam 4 -51
70 Lim Jia Yin 4 -269
71 Lai Nai Lin Jeremiah 4 -273
72 Lai Tzun Kit 4 -316
73 Teng Choon Hou 4 -414
74 Lloyd Lim Xinn Liang 4 -418
75 Dain Razali 4 -449
76 Chan Kai Sze 4 -608
77 Syazana K Bahrin 4 -645
78 Kevin Kwok Yun Kuan 3 -325
79 Cheah Wai Loon 3 -555
80 Aliza Bt Salim 3 -864
81 Chang Pei Xian 3 -1000
82 Tg Ezmeer Tg Roshman 3 -1442
83 Aaron Dowding 2 -1085
84 Max Ooi Li Qun 1 -760

HIGH GAME: Ramaraj Sundraraj 602

HIGH WORD: Luo Kean Hui 239 "FREEZING"

Malaysian Youth Scrabble Championship (MYSC)

2006-07-16T23:29:00.000+08:00

Please take note that the MYSC will be on 21st to 22nd August 2006. Participants will mostly be from the finalist of the Inter-school scrabble championship which was held on 27th & 28th May. Letters will be faxed to selected schools by middle of the week.

The best top 20 will be shortlisted, of which finally, top 5 best players will be selected to represent Malaysia in the inaugural World Youth Scrabble Championship at University of Wollongong, Australia, from 1st to 3rd December 2006.
However, at this point and time (until we get sponsors), the 5 players have to bear own transportation (airfare) cost. Accommodation and food will be provided for, by the Organisers.

Sponsors are most welcome to chip in to make it possible for our students to experience playing in the international level. Your generosity will make our youths' dream come true.

Scrabblers '06 results

2006-07-16T23:14:00.000+08:00

Megan Soo (Primary division) making her move

The Sri KDU Mensa Scrabblers '06 saw more new students in both the Primary and Secondary division. 30 students played in the Secondary division and 9 students played in the Primary division.
In my three years of doing scrabble events, (school or open), this is the first time that I had 'good' lunch. Nice place and good food there. Hope Sri KDU make it an annual event. For those who had been there, I am pretty sure they would definitely join again next year.
Results:

Secondary division
Rank Name Wins Spread
1 Kelly Chung 5, 585
2 Ker Jen Ho 4, 543
3 Sean Chung 4, 474
4 William Kang 4 ,453
5 Bryan Lai 4, 336
6 Mary Yap 3, 550
7 Ramaraj Sundaraj 3, 463
8 Tan Boon Aik 3, 423
9 Clement Lim 3, 237
10 Sue Wye Luun 3, 140
11 Tan Jia Yuan 3, 119
12 Khoo Beng Way 3 ,115
13 Lai Tzun Kit 3, 27
14 Chan Chen Lam 3, -167
15 Ang Pau Lin 3, -246
16 Sridhar Krishnan 2 ,101
17 Joshua David Khoo 2, 29
18 Anne Yap 2, 27
19 Theodore Raj 2 ,-39
20Kevin Lee Wei Yang 2, -199
21Quresysh Bin Yunus 2 ,-231
22 Chow Shiat Teen 2, -254
23 Lam Wen Yang 2, -263
24 Thean Su Mei 2, -301
25 Akil Bin Yunus 2, -437
26 Liew Shien Ee 2, -475
27 Ross Stephenson 1, -245
28 Naathiya Mannar 1, -429
29 Satyan Gunasekaran0 ,-642
30Suwarnalata Gunasekaran 0, -694
High Game: Mary Yap 588
High Word: Chan Chen Lam
CZARINA 104

Primary Division
1 Scott Chung 4, 883
2 Arvind Jayaratnam 3, 873
3 Suah Yi jing 3, -150
4 Hong Chuan Yi 2, -153
5 Timothy Ng Ju Kin 2, -194
6 Goh Wei Khan 2, -206
7 Meagan Soo Ming Wei 2, -365
8 Goh Shyer Fern 1, -128
9 Hooi Jun Hua 1 ,-360
10 Bye 0 ,-200
High Game: Arvind Jayaratnam 503
High Word: Scott Chung
Candles 91

Scrabble workshop for beginners

2006-07-04T22:24:00.000+08:00

'New' students taking part in the coming Sri KDU Mensa Scrabblers '06( 15th July) are 'recommended' to attend this beginner's workshop on 9th July at 10th Avenue Food Mall, Berjaya Times Square from 2to 4pm. Bring your own scrabble set and get scrabbling. I will bring along some clocks with me.

As for adult scrabblers, do meet this Sunday for the Scrabble league.

Berjaya Scrabble Corner 25th June 2006

2006-06-20T22:37:00.000+08:00

Calling all ' newbies' to Scrabble. Workshop for beginners will be on, this Sunday, 25th June from 2 to 4pm at 10th Avenue Food Mall, Berjaya Times Square, KL. Highly recommended to new students taking part in the Sri KDU Mensa 'SCRABBLERS'.
Just bring your own Scrabble sets and get 'Scrabbling'.

SCRABBLERS '06, July 15th 2006

2006-06-19T17:16:00.000+08:00

Sekolah Sri KDU and Malaysian Mensa is coming up with SCRABBLERS '06 for Primary (10-12 years old) and Secondary (13-18 years old) students. Entrance fees of RM15 is inclusive of lunch. Starts from 10.00am till 5.00 pm. 5 games for Secondary and 4 games for Primary.
Prizes: for secondary and primary category
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5 x consolation
1x highest game score
1x highest word score
Do contact me via e-mail if interested.

Malaysian Mensa Scrabble Challenge 10th June 2006

2006-06-14T10:44:00.000+08:00

61 participants from Kuantan, Malacca, Johor, Singapore, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur took park in this annual challenge organised by Malaysian Mensa.

Age is not a factor here. Nice blend of youngest to most senior player in all three categories.

Manage to persuade a handful of students to play under Masters category. You have to start somewhere and I guess this is the good time to do so. Will come up with more games with the masters in the near future.

Results after 8 games for Masters and 6 games for Intermediate and Novice:

Masters
Rank Name Points Spread
1 Pui Cheng Wui 6 428
2 Jocelyn Lor 6 388
3 William Kang 6 90
4 Yeo Kien Hung 5 271
5 Gan Yi En 5 185
6 Leroy Ong 5 50
7 Tan Jin Chor 4 165
8 Chia Guo Cong 4 133
9 Seshi Ramanathan 4 46
10 Tengku Asri 3 50
11 Benjamin Wong 2 -221
12 Wendy Lee Suk Ling 2 -357
13 Sarah Sim Chui Chin 2 -556
14 Albert Khor Yee Shin 2 -672

High Game:Chia Guo Cong 528
High Word: Wendy Lee Suk Likng 112
"REVOLTS"

Intermediate
1 Sue Wye Luun 6 514
2 Ian Tay Zhi Xian 5 343
3 Tan Boon Aik 5 185
4 Brian Lim Daqing 5 81
5 Soo Wai Tseung 4 706
6 Chow Xin Wei 4 427
7 Tan Jun Horng 4 342
8 Julian Tay 4 275
9 Sean Chung 4 205
10 Ng Li Yuan 4 190
11 Ho Yue Jing 4 161
12 Bryan Lai 4 102
13 Low Jia Wei 3 304
14 Mary Yap 3 211
15 Krishna Iyer 3 134
16 Benjamin Cheong 3 103
17 Rainier Ng 3 79
18 Cheah Kim Tarh 3 71
19 Kelly Chung 3 69
20 Shalini Magathevan 3 61
21 Rehdy Khairil 3 30
22 Ramaraj Sundraraj 3 -129
23 Khoo Beng Way 3 -155
24 Kennard Lai Xun Onn 3 -231
25 Anne Yap 3 -280
26 Sue Wye Hong 2 171
27 Chung Chee Hoi 2 9
28 Gan Han Yang 2 -39
29 Chua Zie Chen 2 -57
30 Yap Jayshan 2 -124
31 Teddy Teo Swee Phin 2 -215
32 Edward Vinodh 2 -235
33 Sam Yap 2 -436
34 Ang Ban Hong 2 -445
35 Lim Qian Wen 2 -630
36 Scott Chung 1 -212
37 Ervina Samantha 1 -740
38 Ahmad Noorhaidy 0 -845

High Game: Soo Wai Tseung 521
High Word: Soo Wai Tseung 97
"REDACTS"

Novice
1 Chin Yang Xin 6 1261
2 Ricky Dang 5 638
3 Khor Wye Fun 4 67
4 Sundraraj AK 3 -30
5 Tan Jun Shing Edmund 3 -163
6 Myat Htun 3 -399
7 Natalia Naaira 2.5 -272
8 Sylvia Carvalho 2 -408
9 Jason Emmanuel Cruz 1 -444
10 ZZ Bye 0.5 -250

7th ISSC Pictorial part ll

2006-06-01T00:03:00.000+08:00

Under 18 winners
Ganesh Mahendranathan (King George V, Wordcrackers)
for Highest Game Score, 611 points

One of the youngest player (playing Under 18)
receiving consolation prize

7th ISSC pictorial

2006-05-30T22:01:00.000+08:00

Under 15 winners

2nd Place winner Big Shots from SMK Seafield

Part 0f the 240 participants

3rd prize winner Morphemes from SMK USJ 4

Champion SPEC 15s from Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, Johor

Consolation prize winner Terrorbunnies from SMJK Chung Ling

Results of 7th ISSC 2006

2006-05-30T14:40:00.000+08:00

Finally, THE event of the year has just concluded. Decided not to clash with other events as 'battle of the announcement' is too deafening. From now on, will hold major inter-school events on Monday and Tuesday,First week of school holidays. No rush for students from other states to get to KL.

Under 18 Results
School Team Rank Points Spread
Seafield, Small Shots 1 31.5 2321
Tinggi Muar, Word Wizard 2 30 396
Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, SPEC 18s 3 29.5 2972
Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, SPEC Joga Bonito 4 28 1482
Tinggi Bukit Mertajam, Invoker 5 27.5 2022
St Francis' Institution, The Return of the Legend 6 27 899
Sultan Abdul Samad, PJ, Diabolique 7 26 1520
Katholik, PJ, CHS 8 25 916
St John's Institution,Orange Garuda 9 25 363
Perempuan Cina P. Pinang, Nocturne 10 24 1498
Convent Bukit Nanas, CK 11 24 611
MGS Ipoh, Carpe Scrabblum 12 24 282
Convent Bukit Nanas, Cazique 13 23.5 674
English College, SPEC Vestige 14 23 627
Hamid Khan, Final Destination 15 23 206
Sungai Pelek, The Phantoms 16 23 -119
Victoria's Institution, Bloody Blues 17 21.5 265
San Min, Telok Intan, Quickhand 18 21.5 -671
Sungai Pelek, High Voltage 19 21 916
Abdul Rahman Talib, Kuantan, The Matrixs 20 21 28
Methodist (ACS) Melaka, Qinetiq 21 21 -92
Gajah Berang, GBS Scrabblers 22 21 -172
Sultan Alam Shah, Putrajaya, The Grandmasters 23 21 -305
St Paul's Institution, Vector 4 24 21 -441
Tinggi Bukit Mertajam, HSBM 25 20 -22
Anderson, Ipoh, The Jegks 26 20 -364
Methodist (ACS) Melaka, Blazing Phoenix 27 20 -1664
King George V, Word Crackers 28 19 -575
Sultan Abu Bakar, Kuantan, Four Companions 29 19 -643
TKC, Kage Hitokiri 30 19 -965
MGS Melaka, MGS Scrabblers 31 18 -1535
Sains Muzaffar Shah, M'ka, Mozac's Silver Arrow 32 17 -1646
Abdul Rahman Talib, Kuantan, The Kingfishers 33 17 -2026
Puteri,Seremban, Vendetta 34 17 -2323
(P)Sultan Abu Bakar, Muar, Alert 35 15 -1768
St Andrew, Muar, Fantastic Four 36 8 -3877
Highest Game Score - Ganesh Mahendranathan ( KGV,Wordcrackers) 611 points
Highest Word Score - Chin Yang Bao (GBS Scrabblers) FROZEN 146 points

Under 15 Results
School Team Rank Points Spread
Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, JB, SPECs 15 1 38 6408
Seafield, PJ, Big Shots 2 28 1545
USJ 4, SJ, Morphemes 3 26 921
Sultan Ismail, JB, Survivors 4 25 1273
San Min, Telok Intan, Board Tactitian 5 25 1246
Sultan Abdul Samad, PJ, Samad 15 6 25 83
St Francis Institution, Mka, Aviatrix 7 24.5 -22
Chung Ling, Penang, Terrorbunnies 8 24 1593
Gajah Berang, Mka, GBSians 9 23 536
St John, KL, Ocean Eagle 10 23 -201
St Andrew, Muar, Lucky Four 11 23 -936
Sungai Pelek, Selangor, The Shooting Stars 12 22.5 -527
Abdul Rahman Talib, Kuantan, Smartians 13 22 -331
Victoria, KL, Baby Blues 14 22 -452
Anderson, Ipoh, Malicious Tigers 15 21 -30
King George V, Seremban, Word Whizzards 16 20 474
King George V, Seremban, Word play 17 20 -99
Sultan Alam Shah, Putrajaya, Cyclonic Zephyrs 18 19 -588
Pei Hwa, Muar, Capital Edge 19 19 -1144
Dato Sri Amar Di Raja, Muar, Smart Team 20 17 -1335
Abdul Rahman Talib, Kuantan, Smart 15 21 17 -1869
St Mary, KL, Seraphians 22 16 -1453
Tengku Ampuan Durah, S'ban, Hikari 23 16 -1615
Stand By, Stand By 24 12 -3119

Highest Game Score - Alex Hong (SPECs 15) 673 points

Highest Word Score - Lim Yee Sing (San Min, Board Tactitian) SEIZED 111

Scrabble Corner at Berjaya Times Square

2006-05-22T23:12:00.000+08:00

Scrabble Corner at 10th Avenue Food Mall, Berjaya Times Square is now on every Sunday. Starts from noon till 8pm (or earlier, or later if you want to' lepak' the whole day there).
Workshops will be conducted on demand or when i am 'available'.
I have to switch the day as most parents have to send their children for tuition classes on Saturday.

7th Inter-School Scrabble Championship 2006, Final Countdown

2006-05-20T20:01:00.000+08:00

Come 27th & 28th May 2006, 240 students from 38 schools in Malaysia will compete in the much awaited annual inter-school scrabble championship. We would have taken in more students if not for the space constraint.
Will defending Champion St Francis Institution (Under 18) from Malacca keep the title? Who would it be?
This year's event will be held at Lower Ground Floor, Berjaya Times Square, Jalan Imbi, Kuala Lumpur.
Programme starts at 10.00 am on 27th and ends at 6.20pm. Starts at 9.ooam on 28th and ends at 4.45pm after the prize giving ceremony.
Deluxe Scrabble sets at offer price will be available during the inter-school event.

7th Inter-School Scrabble Championship 2006, Under 15 finalist

2006-05-20T19:38:00.000+08:00

San Min, Ipoh (Board Tactitian)
King George V, Seremban (Word Whizzards)
Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, JB (SPECs 15)
St Francis Institution, M’ka (Aviatrix)
St John, KL (Ocean Eagle)
Seafield, PJ (Big Shots)
Abdul Rahman Talib, Kuantan (Smartians)
USJ 4, S’gor (Morphemes)
Gajah Berang, M’ka (GBSians)
Victoria, KL (Baby Blues)
Pei Hwa, Muar (Capital Edge)
Abdul Rahman Talib, Kuantan (Smart 15)
St Mary, KL (Seraphians)
Dato Sri Amar Di Raja, Muar (Smart Team)
Sultan Abdul Samad, PJ (Samad 15)
Sungai Pelek, Selangor (The Shooting Stars)
Chung Ling, Penang (Terrorbunnies)
Sultan Ismail, JB (Survivors)
King George V, Seremban (Word play)
Ave Maria Convent, Ipoh (Dynamic Quartet)
Anderson, Ipoh (Malicious Tigers)
St Andrew, Muar(Lucky Four)
Tengku Ampuan Durah, S'ban (Hikari)
Sultan Alam Shah, Putrajaya (Cyclonic Zephyrs)

24 teams - total 96 students

7th Inter-School Scrabble Championship 2006 Finalist U-18

2006-05-20T18:53:00.000+08:00

Tinggi Muar (Word Wizard)
Sungai Pelek, S’gor (High Voltage)
Abdul Rahman Talib, Kuantan (The Matrixs)
Convent Bukit Nanas, KL (CK)
MGS Ipoh (Carpe Scrabblum)
Sultan Abdul Samad, PJ (Samad 18)
San Min, Ipoh (Quickhand)
Seafield, S’gor (Small Shots)
Tinggi Bukit Mertajam (Invoker)
English College, JB (SPEC 18s)
Perempuan Cina, Penang (Nocturne)
Convent Bukit Nanas, KL (Cazique)
English College, JB SPEC (Joga Bonito)
St John's Institution, KL (Orange Garuda)
St Francis' Institution, Melaka (The Return of the Legend)
Sungai Pelek, S’gor (The Phantoms)
(P)Sultan Abu Bakar, Muar (Alert)
Anderson, Ipoh (The Jegks)
Katholik, PJ (CHS)
MGS Melaka (MGS Scrabblers)
English College, JB (SPEC Vestige)
TKC, S’ban (Kage Hitokiri)
Methodist (ACS) Melaka (Qinetiq)
Abdul Rahman Talib, Kuantan (The Kingfishers)
Hamid Khan, Penang (Final Destination)
King George V, S’ban (Word Crackers)
Gajah Berang, Melaka (GBS Scrabblers)
Puteri, S’ban (Vendetta)
*Methodist (ACS) Melaka (Blazing Phoenix)
St Andrew, Muar (Fantastic Four)
*Sultan Abu Bakar, Kuantan (Four Companions)
Sains Muzaffar Shah, Melaka (Mozac's Silver Arrow)
*Tinggi Bukit Mertajam (HSBM)
*Sultan Alam Shah, Putrajaya (The Grandmasters)
*Victoria's Institution, KL (Bloody Blues)
*St Paul's Institution, S’ban (Vector 4)

* Wild card

36 teams - total 144 students

Upcoming events

2006-05-16T18:00:00.000+08:00

7th Inter-school Scrabble Championship 2006
The 7th Inter-school Scrabble Championship is just round the corner. 240 students (Under 15, 24 teams and under 18, 36 teams) from 38 schools in Malaysia will be fighting for the top position. Which team will be the champ this year? See for yourself on 27th & 28th May at Lower Ground, Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur. Starts at 10am on saturday and 9.00am on Sunday.

Malaysian Mensa Scrabble Championship - 10th June 2006
Registration is still open. Registration forms available during inter-school finals on 27th & 28th May. Scrabblers are encouraged to join as this game will be rated.
Please refer previous post re: prizes

Kuala Lumpur Preliminary 6th May 2006 at SMK Convent Bukit Nanas

2006-05-06T21:27:00.000+08:00

the students concentrating hard.

A total of 88 students from 10 schools took part, of which, 8 teams played under-15 and 14 teams played under-18.

Results for under 18

1 SMK Convent Bukit Nanas, CK (16, +1696)

2 SMK Convent Bukit Nanas, ELM Worder (15, +1999)

3 SMK St. John, Orange Garuda (15, +1371)

4 SMK Sultan Alam Shah Putrajaya, The Grand Masters (14, +1096)

5 SMK Victoria, Blue Bloods (12, +1057)

6 SMK Desa Perdana, Perdana (12, +870)

7 SMK Seri Hartamas, Sigma (12, +424)

8 SMK Tinggi Setapak, Hize School 2 (8, -487)

9 SMK Taman Kosas, The Sparkling Diamonds (7, +986)

10 SMK St. Mary, Seraphians (7, -909)

*Top four teams out of 14 teams were invited for finals

Under 15

1 SMK St. John, Ocean Eagle (18, +2235)

2 SMK St. Mary, Seraphians (15, +1174)

2 SMK Victoria, Blue Genes (15, +1174)

4 MK Sultan Alam Shah Putrajaya, Cyclonic Zephyr (11, +630)

5 SMK Seri Hartamas, Omega (8, -803)

6 SMK Taman Kosas, Shining Stars (5, -1269)

7 SMK Convent Bukit Nanas, Phoenix (5, -1402)

8 SMK Desa Perdana, Perdana (2, -1689)

*Top 3 teams out of 8 teams were invited for finals

Kuantan Preliminary 29th April 2006 at SMK Air Putih

2006-05-01T14:36:00.001+08:00

Played 5 games
Total of 7 schools (80 students) participated.
Results for Under 18

1 SMK Abdul Rahman Talib, The Matrixs (17, 2084)
2 SMK Abdul Rahman Talib, The kingfishers (14, 374)
3 SMK Sultan Abu Bakar, Fantastic Four (13.5, 677)
4 SMK Sultan Abu bakar, Four Companion (12, 578)
5 SMK Tanah Putih, The Wizards (12, 234)
6 SMK Abdul Rahman Talib, Kryptonite (10.5 455)
7 SMK Sultan Abu Bakar, Fab Four (8, 214)
8 SMK Semambu, Word Wizard (8, -251)
9 SMK Air Putih, AP 2 (8, -356)
10 SMK Alor Akar, Think Tank (7, -619)

Top 2 teams (out of 12 teams) were invited for finals

Results for Under 15
1 SMK Abdul Rahman Talib, Smartian (16, 2089)
2 SMK Abdul Rahman Talib, Smart 15 (16, 1384)
3 SMK Tanah Putih, The Elite (12, 808)
4 SMK Air Putih, AP 1 (11, 377)
5 SMK Tengku Afzan, SMKTA Juniors ( 9, -476)
6 SMK Abdul Rahman Talib, The Survivals (7, -1095)
7 SMK Alor Akar, Bravehearts (5, -834)
8 SMK Air Putih, AP 3 (2, -2335)

Top 2 teams (out of 8 teams) were invited for finals

Selangor preliminary 22nd April 2006 at SMK Seafield

2006-04-24T01:13:00.000+08:00

100 students from 13 schools participated.
5 games played except for schools marked #(played only 4 games)

Results for Under 18
SMK Sultan Abdul Samad, P.J, Diabolique 1 (16, 1617)
SMK Seafield, Tezzi 2 (15, 1684)
SMK Katholik, Alchemist 3 (14, 1322)
SMK La Salle, PJ, Underestimated 4 (13, 481)
SMK USJ 4, Vim 5 (10, 1360)
SMK Katholik, CHS ll 6 (10, 329)
SM Sains Kuala Selangor, Kusess 7 (9.5, -178)
SMK USJ 13, U13 8 (9, 372)
SMK Methodist (ACS) Klang, ACSians 9 (8, -573)
SMK BUD (4), Raiders 10 (8, -1272)
Top 3 teams were invited for finals ( 12 teams participated)

Results for Under 15

SMK Seafield, Izzet 1 (17, 2758)
SMK USJ 4, Morphemes 2 (16, 1935)
SMK Sultan Abdul Samad, PJ, Satanique 3 (14,1773)
SMK BUD (2), The Buds 4 (13, 227)
SMK Katholik, PJ, CHS 5 (11, 603)
SM Sains Kuala Selangor, Kusess 6 (11, 522)
SMK Methodist (ACS) Klang 7 (11, -1440
SMK USJ 13, Razzle Raze 8 (11, -563)
# SMK BUD (4), Budding Stars 9 (6, -396)
# SMK La SallePJ, Underestimated ll 10 (5, -1805)
Top 3 teams were invited for finals. (13 teams participated)

Seremban Preliminary- 15 April at SMK Puteri

2006-04-23T21:04:00.000+08:00

Students from 12 schools, 16 U-15 and 20 U-18 teams,
totalling 144 students participated.

The top ten results were as follows:
Under 18
SMK Sungai Pelek, High Voltage (19, +2499)
SMK Sungai Pelek, The Phantoms (16, +1993)
Kolej Tunku Kurshiah, TKC (A) (14, +1493)
SMK King George V, Word Crackers (13, +824)
SMK Puteri, Vendetta (13, +573)
SMK Bandar Tasik Kesuma, Kesuma Sr. (12, -246)
SMK St. Paul, Vector 4 (11, +461)
SMK Tunku Ampuan Durah, The Chums (10, +185)
SMK Seri Ampangan, Seri Ampangans (10, -107)
SMK St. Paul, D Saints (10, -121)
* Top 5 teams out of 20 teams were invited for finals.
SMK St Paul, Vector 4 were invited for finals
( brave performance for meeting both teams from SMK Sungai Pelek)

Under 15
SMK King George V, Word Whizzards (18, +1629)
SMK King George V, Word Play (14, +957)
SMK Sungai Pelek, The Shooting Stars (14, +947)
SMK Tunku Ampuan Durah, Hikari (12, -50)
SMK St. Paul, Shooting Stars (12, -87)
SMK Puteri, Valedictorian (10, +257)
Kolej Tunku Kurshiah, TKC (A) (10, +158)
SMK Chan Wa, BeScore (10, -106)
Kolej Tunku Kurshiah, TKC (B) (9, +46)
SMK Seri Ampangan, Seri Ampangans (9, -564)
*Top 4 teams out of 16 teams were invited for finals

Watch out for teams from SMK Sungai Pelek!

7th ISSC Melaka, Johor Bahru & Penang finalist

2006-04-09T16:46:00.000+08:00

Finalist for Melaka, Johor Bahru and Penang.

Melaka
1. SMK St. Francis; U-15 (1 team), U-18 (1 team)
2. SMK Gajah Berang; U-15 (1 team)
3. SMK Perempuan Methodist; U-18 (1 team)
4. SMK Methodist (ACS); U-18 (1 team)
5. SM Sains Muzaffar Shah U-18 (1 team)

Johor Bahru
1. Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar; U-15 (1 team), U-18 (2 teams)
2. SMK Convent; U-18 (1 team)
3. SMK Sultan Ismail; U-15 (1 team)

Penang
1. SMJK Chung Ling; U-15 (1 team)
2. SM Tinggi Bukit Mertajam; U-18 (1 team)
3. SM Perempuan Cina; U-18 (1 team)
4. SMK Hamid Khan; U-18 (1 team)

Scrabble Workshop- 8 May at SMK Puteri, Seremban

2006-04-09T16:26:00.001+08:00

A total of 90 students and 15 teachers attended.

Hands on for the players.

Enjoying the game.

oh yea, Mary Yap reporting again.

The Malaysian Mensa Scrabble Challenge prizes (10 June)

2006-04-09T16:11:00.000+08:00

Masters
1st Prize: Challenge trophy sponsored by Royal Selangor, RM 150, Trophy, Certificate.
2nd Prize: RM 100, trophy, certificate.
3rd Prize: RM 75, trophy, certificate.
Special prizes
Best Mensan Player: Trophy, certificate.
Highest Game Score: prize, , Certificate.
Highest Bingo: prize, Certificate.

Non-Masters (intermediate)
1st Prize: Challenge trophy, RM 100, Trophy, Certificate.
2nd Prize: Trophy, RM 75, Certificate.
3rd Prize: Trophy, RM 50, Certificate.
4th-8th Prize: Consolation prizes, certificate.
Special prizes
Best Mensan Player: Trophy, Certificate.
Highest Game Score: Trophy, Certificate.
Highest Bingo: Trophy, Certificate.

Non-Masters (novice)
1st Prize: Prizes, Certificate.
2nd Prize: Prizes, Certificate.
3rd Prize: Prizes, Certificate.
Special prizes
Best Mensan Player: Prize, Certificate.
Highest Game Score: Prize, Certificate.
HIghest Bingo: Prize, Certificate.

The Malaysian Mensa Scrabble Challenge 2006

2006-04-03T12:57:00.000+08:00

Organised by the Malaysian Mensa Society.
Date: 10th June 2005 (Saturday)
Venue: Avenue Food Mall, 10th Floor, Berjaya Times Square
Tournament Director: Mrs. Yap
Closing date for entries: 1st June 2006

Programme:
Masters Category (8 games)
5 points per challenge penalty
8.30 am: Registration
9-10 am: Round 1
10-11 am: Round 2
10.40-11 am: Tea break
11-12 am: Round 3
12am-1pm: Round 4
1-2pm: Lunch (Not provided)
1.15-1.55 pm: Mensa IQ Test (36 multiple choice questions)
2-3 pm: Round 5
3-4 pm: Round 6 (Tea break at 4 pm)
4-5 pm: Round 7
5-6 pm: Round 8
6 pm: Prize presentation

Non-Masters Category (6 games)
Free challenge
8.30 am: Registration
9-10 am: Round 1
10-11 am: Round 2
10.40-11 am: Tea break
11-12 am: Round 3
12 am-1 pm: Round 4
1-2 pm: Lunch (Not provided)
1.15-1.55: Mensa IQ Test (36 multiple choice questions)
2-3 pm: Round 5
3-4 pm: Round 6 (Tea break at 4 pm)
5-5.40 pm: Mensa IQ Test (36 multiple choice questions)
6 pm: Prize presentation

Entrance fees:
Masters (ratings above 1300)
Mensans : RM 35.00
Non-Mensans: RM 40.00

Non-masters
(intermediate-ratings 1000-1300)
Mensans: RM 10.00
Non-Mensans: RM 15.00
(novice-ratings below 1000)
Mensans: RM 10.00
Non-Mensans: RM 15.00

Entry forms may be downloaded from http://www.malaysianmensa.org or contact sklyap@yahoo.com.sg

Again, reported by Mary Yap.

Scrabble Workshop- 31st March at St Michael's Institution

2006-04-03T11:58:00.000+08:00

A total of 116 students from 9 schools attended the workshop.

The students listening attentively

A closer look

Reported by Mary Yap

Ipoh Preliminary-1st April at SMK Perempuan Methodist

2006-04-03T11:29:00.000+08:00

A total of 10 schools participated. There were 12 U-15 teams and 16 U-18 teams. Altogether, 112 students attended.

The top ten results are as follows:
Under 18
SMK Perempuan Methodist, Carpe Scrabblum (16, +2013)
SMJK San Min, Quickhand (16, +1587)
SMK Anderson, The Jegks (14, +927)
SMK Tarcisian Convent, Viva, Viva, Vinci (13, +777)
SMJK Sam Tet, King (12, +11)
SMJK Ave Maria Convent, AMC Players (11, +329)
SMK Idris Shah, The Intellectuals (10, +380)
SMK Perempuan Methodist, Masterminds (10, +215)
SMK Perempuan Methodist, Sugar & Spice (10, +188)
SMK Anderson, Firebolt (9, -455)
*Top 3 teams out of 16 teams were invited for finals

Under 15
SMJK San Min, Board Tactician (20, +3456)
SMJK Ave Maria Convent, AMC (13, +1092)
SMK Anderson, Malicious Tigers (13, +1006)
SMK Tarcisian Convent, Unicorn (13, +99)
SMK Perempuan Perak, PGS A (11, +633)
SMK Perempuan Methodist, Red Hot Cili Padi (10, +207)
SMK Convent, United (10, -413)
SMK Perempuan Perak, PGS B (8, -955)
Malay College Kuala Kangsar, Reality (7, -613)
SMK Idris Shah, The Fantastic 4 (7, -1121)
*Top 3 teams out of 12 teams were invited for finals

The Under-18 category

The briefing before game 1

The Under-15 category

Reported by Mary Yap. Oh yea, i also did the Muar prelims report.

The original inter-school scrabble competition

2006-04-03T00:23:00.000+08:00

The first inter-school Scrabble Championship was held on 25th & 26th September 1999 at Subang Parade, Subang Jaya. It was then known as MALAYSIAN NATIONAL JUNIOR SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP 1999.
On 2nd & 3rd June 2001, The 2nd MALAYSIAN NATIONAL JUNIOR SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP was held, again at Subang Parade, Subang Jaya.
In 2003, Mattel Southeast Asia Pte Ltd launched the 'SCRABBLE TO SCHOOLS' Programme.
I guess, Scrabble started to become popular amongst schools, then.

I started doing inter-school from 2004- 5th Inter-school Scrabble Championship 2004 till now.
Students assume that any inter-school Scrabble competition is my event. Please take note that my event is under the kind sponsorship of Mattel Southeast Asia Pte Ltd (the copyright owner of Scrabble). In all my events, you will always see the buntings -

Sorry to hear that some district level Scrabble competition are not run the way it should be.
To differentiate my events, Original Scrabble sets and clocks are provided. I do not allow any word references during competition. Using Official Scrabble Words (International edition) dictionary/word check. Similar format with national/international play.
For inter-school team, there are 4 students to a team. Normally, 5 games are played during preliminary. Games are always held on a Saturday so as not to interfere with school hours.
Format of games usually used- random pairing first game and no repeat subsequent games.
Results are based on highest points accumulated and deciding factor is the cummulative spread.

Students, do contact me if help needed or further information required.

Muar Preliminary-25 March at SMJK Pei Hwa

2006-04-02T21:19:00.000+08:00

Just how big was the Inter-school Scrabble Championship held on March 25? Originally, only 15 schools were invited for the Muar Preliminaries but the host school enthusiastically invited more to attend, swelling the number of schools to 30.

A total of 232 players played 4 rounds instead of 5 due to logistical constraints.

The top ten results are as follows:
Under-18
SMK Tinggi Muar, Word Wizard (16, +4254)
SMK (P) Sultan Abu Bakar, Alert (14, +676)
SMK Tengku Mahkota, Dynamic (12, +736)
SMK St. Andrew, Funtastic 4 (11, +541)
SMK Tun Mamat, The Wintage (11, +418)
SMJK Pei Hwa, Golden Oscar (10, +641)
SMK Parit Bunga, Special Force (10, +177)
SMK Pekan Baru Muar, Word Machine (10, +135)
SM Sains Muar, Samura II (9, +325)
SM Sains Muar, Samura I (9, -279)
*Top 4 teams out of 30 teams were invited for finals

Under-15
SMJK Pei Hwa, Capital Edge (13, +1565)
SMK Dato Sri Amar DiRaja, Smart Team (12, +664)
SMK St. Andrew, The Lucky Four (11, +45)
SMK Tengku Mahkota, Charisma (10, +540)
SMK Tun Mamat, Super Strikers (10, +280)
SM Tinggi Muar, Word Wizard Jr. (10, +168)
SMK Pekan Baru Muar, The Defender (10, +142)
SMK Convent Muar, Hope (9, +395)
SMK Jalan Junid, Famous 4 (9, -123)
SMK Ledang, Led Zepplin (8, +392)
*Top 4 teams out of 28 teams were invited for finals

The Under-18 division

The Under-15 division

BTS Scrabble Corner

2006-03-10T15:23:00.000+08:00

BTS Scrabble Corner is still open to all. Come 18th March 2006, I will be conducting a workshop for tournament organisers. Too many request from college students and secondary students alike. Workshop starts from 2pm onwards.

Schools can use the corner for their school's team selection. Understand that some schools are fighting for halls to host events. Please give me a tinkle if you are having your school events at the scrabble corner.

We are in the process of forming 'Berjaya Scrabble Club' for regular kakis there. Do drop by to give ideas or even be part of the committee on 18th March 2006 at 2pm on 10th floor, Avenue , Berjaya Times Square, KL. Appreciate your ideas and manpower to initiate this group. Scrabblers are all welcome

7th ISSC Preliminary Venues

2006-03-10T15:05:00.000+08:00

25th March SMJK Pei Hwa, 84400 Sungai Mati, Muar
1st April SMK Perempuan Methodist, Jalan Kampar, 30250 Ipoh
15th April SMK Puteri, Jalan Labu Lama, 70200 Seremban
22nd April SMK Seafield, Jln USJ 2/5, 47600 UEP Subang jaya
29th April SMK Air Putih, Jalan Air Putih, 25300 Kuantan
6th May SMK Convent Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur.

Coming school's workshop:
31st March SMK St Michael, Jln Dato SP Seenivasagam, 30000 Ipoh
8th April SMK Puteri, Jln Labu Lama, 70200 Seremban

Invitation letters has been sent out. Please fax replies by due date given.

Finalists from Malacca and Johore Bahru will be notified by early April.

Penang Scrabble Club will be hosting their school's state level on 1st April. Winners for each category will be invited to KL for finals.

Activities for 2006 (ii)

2006-03-10T14:39:00.000+08:00

Scrabble workshop at Multimedia University, Malacca.

Jointly organised by: ICS Multimedia University
& MIC Women Section, Malacca

Kudos to organisers for introducing Scrabble to young Indian students. More 'Ganesh'es in the making?

Waiting for game to start

Total of 121 students aged from 10 to 14 years old attended the workshop on 4th March 1006

Activities for 2006

2006-03-09T22:46:00.000+08:00

Scrabble workshop at SMK Tun Haji Abdul Malek, Cheng, Malacca

90 secondary school students attended the workshop on 11th February 2006. Good effort by organisers (SMKTHAM English Panel & SAFE Program -Cluster 7) to introduce Scrabble to students.

Opening ceremony by Pengetua, Tn Hj Sa'adon bin Baharom

listening to facilitator

Hands on

7th ISSC State level updates

2006-02-19T20:50:00.000+08:00

Will fax/send letters to school starting Monday 20th February. Team event maintained with 4 students to a team. No change in team member order for all games e.g, If you are named Player 1, you are to stick to that No. throughout the games.
Chose a team leader and remember to name your team. The two categories
- Under 18 (born after 1st Jan 1989) For upper secondary students in forms 4 & 5
- Under 15 (born after 1st Jan 1991) For lower secondary students in forms 1, 2 & 3
Lower age group can play in higher category but higher age cannot play in lower category.

Words references are not allowed. Start memorising the 2 & 3 letter words now.
Scrabble sets and clocks will be provided.

Events will start with registration at 8.ooam followed by briefings at 8.30am. 5 games will be played for state level. Expected to end at 5.30pm after announcement of results and presentation of certificates.

Look out for new postings once host school is confirmed.

7th ISSC State level

2006-02-14T01:05:00.000+08:00

Conducted Scrabble workshop at SMK Tun Haji Abdul Malek, Cheng , Malacca last Saturday, 11th Feb. Turnout was fantastic! Almost 100 students cramped in the school hall. They were there to learn the game. Realised that Scrabble is not only for town folks. All students should be given the chance to play the game.
Definitely have to go to Malacca to check out new schools for finals.

Decided on these dates for preliminary rounds.
11th March Malacca (Host school to be confirmed)
25th March Muar (Host- SMJK Pei Hwa, Sg Mati)
1st April Penang (If no host, will not do in Penang)
15th April Seremban (Host-SMK Puteri)
8th April Workshop at SMK Puteri
22nd April Selangor (Host school to be confirmed)
29th April Kuantan (Host school to be confirmed)
6th May Kuala Lumpur (Host school to be confirmed)

Students, if you think your school can host the state level event, do contact me. If not, I will go to other states who is willing to host event. Students will benefit as they will learn hands on, how to run competition. All we need is the school hall (to sit 100-120 students, 50-60 tables/desks and 120 chairs ). I will do all the correspondence to spare teachers the trouble of contacting /inviting students to participate.

So far, Berjaya Times Square graciously agreed to sponsor the venue again. Markins Corporation (Julie's Biscuits) is sponsoring snacks as door gifts. Borders Bookstore is generous to sponsor cash vouchers as prizes. 3 other companies has yet to confirm their sponsorship.

Anybody wants to sponsor some goodies? Please feel free to do so. All for students!

Do contact me at sklyap@yahoo.com.sg for further info.

7th ISSC 2006

2006-01-20T16:46:00.000+08:00

Looks like we are still gonna play 11 games for the Team event on 27th and 28th May. Good players ( state level) whose team do not qualify for finals, will be invited to take part in the individual event. All finalists in team event will definitely qualify to join Individual event in August. Good for Scrabble 'kakis' . Gonna have ample time to prepare for Individual inter-school challenge on 19th & 20th August.

Cannot reveal what is in store just as yet untill everything has been finalised. So far, this is what I can tell.
And yes, schools interested to host state level competition please contact me. Limited slot available. Will definitely give new schools a chance to host event.

Starting Under 12 inter-school competition this year. Event will be after UPSR exams.
Schools Scrabble Club can contact me if assistance needed.

Will update blog when more 'goodies' come in.

Coming school events for 2006

2005-12-31T23:09:00.000+08:00

The much awaited Inter-School Scrabble Championship will be back. This time around, Team matches (six games) will be played on the first day, 27th May.
This year, I am introducing the Individual Inter-School Scrabble Championship title on the 2nd day, 28th May.
The U-15 and U-18 category will still be maintained for School competition.
Preliminary rounds (Team event) will start in March and finals will be on 27th and 28th May 2006.
Schools interested to host state level competition ( Muar-Johor, Kuantan-Pahang, Seremban-N. Sembilan, Petaling Jaya-Selangor, Bukit Mertajam-Butterworth) please contact me.
Attractive prizes to be won.

u-18 results

2005-12-12T20:57:00.000+08:00

under-18 champion, Gan Yi En

position-player-total points-total spread

1. Gan Yi En, 10, +1209
2. Leroy Ong, 8, +690
3. Tan Jun Horng, 8, 442
4. Ooi Er Hern, 7, +445
5. Albert Khor Yee Shin, 7, -211
6. Foo Fang Hai, 6, +370
7. Soo wai Tseung, 6, +268
8. Tan Jia Yuan, 6, +44
9. Geoffrey Yeow, 6, -94
10. Theodore Raj, 6, -119
11. Valerene Liaw Li Sim, 5, +529
12. Warren Chan Wen Loong, 5, +182
13. Chong Mei-Fern, 5, -73
14. Wan Salmah, 5, -91
15. Yong Sze Huey, 5, -223
16. Charles Lai Chuen Fai, 4, -130
17. Stanley Oh Chan Ten, 4, -199
18. Louis Hew, 3, -555
19. Ham Kok Yew, 2, -743
20. Jackie Tan Yen, 2, -1741

u15 results for bts scrabble tournament

2005-12-12T20:42:00.000+08:00

under-15, all ready to start the game

position - player - total points - total spread

1. William Kang , 11 , +1137
2. Tan Boon Aik , 8 , +250
3. Sarah Sim , 7.5 , +459
4. Loh Vern Sern , 7 , +727
5. Tan Yoke Perng , 7 , +464
6. Julian Tay , 7 , +428
7. Wendy Lee , 7 , +250
8. Low Jia Wei, 7 , +209
9. Nigel Loh , 7 , +194
10. Tan Jien Lee , 6.5 , +253
11. Mary Yap , 6 , +576
12. Alex Hong , 6 , +277
13. Chin Hon Yew , 6 , +156
14. Anne Yap , 6 , +129
15. Cedric Stewart Lewis , 6 , +52
16. Prabhisimran Singh , 6 , +34
17. Eunice Tan , 6 , -6
18. Bryan Lai , 5.5 , +95
19. Kennard Lai Xun Onn , 5 , +121
20. Wesley Wong , 5 , +84
21. Victor Ching , 5 , +41
22. Edward Vinodh , 5 , -45
23. Choong Khai Ling , 5 , -67
24. Leon Lim , 5 , -154
25. Lloyd Lim , 5 , -930
26. Valerie Lee , 4.5 , -7
27. Raymondo Chew , 4 , +99
28. Chua Zie Chen , 4 , -36
29. Ian Tay , 4 , -42
30. Siew Peng Mun , 4 , -351
31. Siew Woon Teng , 4 , -654
32. Siew Woon Kwan , 4 , -666
33. Wan Masriah , 4 , -856
34. Haw Tatt Yhew , 3 , -483
35. Nurhidayah Rosli , 2 , -1145
36. Mohd Khairi , 1 , -593

open results

2005-12-12T20:35:00.000+08:00

the open category, concentrating hard on the game.

position - player - total points - total spread

1. Martin Teo , 10 , +1082
2. Kenny Loh , 8 , +899
3. Kuhan Sitamb. , 8 , +615
4. Yang Mohsin , 6.5 , +555
5. Rainier Ng , 6 , +631
6. Lee Pao Hsien , 6 , +198
7. John Chin , 6 , -194
8. Loh Sah Hoon , 5.5 , -130
9. Jon Lim , 5 , +140
10. Chua Zie Yang , 5 , -865
11. Fairuz Yusof , 4 , -6
12. Mior Zaharuddin , 4 , -188
13. Somsak Tan , 3 , -255
14. Maizatul , 3 , -1804
15. Nor Azli , 1 , -156

masters results

2005-12-12T20:25:00.000+08:00

the champion from the masters category, Aaron Chong.

position - player - total points - total spread
1. Aaron Chong , 11 , +1068
2. Pui Cheng Wui , 8 , +691
3. Henry Yeo , 8 , +290
4. Chim Wai Main , 8 , +272
5. Tan Jin Chor , 7 , +548
6. Seshi R , 7 , -506
7. Joceylin Lor , 6 , +39
8. Tengku Asri , 6 , -292
9. Mohd Ali , 5 , -164
10. Yeap Gim Sai , 5 , -220
11. Warren Lau , 4 , -677
12. Michael Wong , 3 , -1049

BTS Scrabble Tournament Update

2005-12-03T22:23:00.000+08:00

the tournament site.note the bamboo thingy on the right side of the picture.you'll get to find the place!!

The Scrabble rules posted is mainly for students and Open category. This is a guide to Scrabblers especially beginners.

In Masters category, there is a 5 points penalty per word callenge.
For drawing too many tiles, if player discovers it, place newly drawn tiles face down on the table and invite opponent to remove excess (N) tile/s .
If it is your opponent who discovers, you must display your tiles while they choose the excess(N+1) tile/s to be removed.

BTS Scrabble Tournament 10th & 11th Dec

2005-12-02T22:53:00.000+08:00

Venue: 10th Avenue Food Mall (10th floor) Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur
Registration starts at 8.30am followed by briefings and introduction.
Game 1 starts at 9.30am.

Masters playing 7 games first day and 6 games second day.
5 points penalty per word challenge

Open, U-18 and U-15 playing 6 games first day and 5 games second day.
Scrabble sets and clocks will be provided.
Players will be paired at random for game 1 and subsequently, KOH format.

myscrabble rules

2005-11-27T02:12:00.000+08:00

MY SCRABBLE

GAME RULES

All decisions of the Tournament Director (TD) on disputes or clarification of rules are final.

STARTING THE GAME

1.1 It is the responsibility of both players to determine that there are 100 correct tiles before commencing play. If an incorrect number or incorrect distribution is discovered later, the game has to go on till the end.
1.2 Drawing tiles: for each game, player with the letter closest to the start of the alphabet goes first. A blank is considered to come before an "A". Player who is to go second returns the tiles to the bag.
1.3 When the first player has taken seven tiles out of the bag, the time clock may be started.
TIME
2.1 The time allotted is 25 minutes each player. 1 hour for each game. Overtime penalty: 10 points will be deducted for each minute or part thereof if player exceeded the allotted 25 minutes. A digital clock (timer) is overtime if -0.01 is shown.
2.2 If a player is not there on time, the Tournament Director starts that person's clock running until the player arrives.
SCORING
3.1 Each player must keep score by writing down both players' scores for their moves and both players' cumulative scores, before making his/her next move.If player continues to not record scores and totals, player is to complete the required record of scores with his/her clock running. This may occur during or at the end of the game.
3.2 An error in the score for a move or cumulative score may be corrected at any time until the result sheet/s has been signed by both players.
3.3 Players must neutralise the clock while resolving a discrepancy.
DRAWING TILES
4.1 Hold the tile bag at eye level so that no tiles in the bag can be seen. Remove tiles in full view of your opponent.
4.2 Draw tiles one by one. All drawn tiles must be placed face down on the table before putting on your rack.
4.3 (Drawing too many tiles) If you discover that you have too many tiles, you must place all the newly drawn tiles face down on the table and invite your opponent to remove the excess tile(s).
If it is your opponent who discovers that you have too many tiles, you must display your rack while they choose the excess tile(s) to be removed.
In each case, both players must see the tile(s) before they are returned to the bag.
4.4 (Drawing too few tiles) If you have too few tiles, you must draw the rest from whatever tiles are in the bag at that stage, even if your opponent has drawn tiles already.
MAKING YOUR MOVE

5.1 You must, in this order:
a. place the tiles on the board.
b. announce the score for the move.
c. press the time clock.
d. write down the score for the move.
e. Opponent should challenge or announce 'hold' within 20 sec of the clock being pressed. Opponent cannot challenge once he has written down the move score
f. draw replacement tiles.
Your turn is over when you have pressed the clock. Your turn is also over if after placing your word on the board and announcing the score for the move you start drawing tiles from the bag, regardless of whether the clock has been pressed or not.
5.2 No allowance can be made for mistakes due to poorly aligned tiles discovered after a move has been accepted, as signaled by the opponent writing down the score for the move.
5.3 In your turn only, you may:
· straighten letters on the board
· ask your opponent to confirm the cumulative score.
CHANGING TILES
6.1 You may change tiles as many times as you wish during a game, as long as there are at least seven tiles in the bag.
6.2 Tiles can only be changed during your move.
6.3 To change tiles you must
a. check that there are at least seven tiles in the bag.
b. announce that you are changing tiles.
c. state how many tiles you are changing.
d. place the stated number of tiles face down on the table.
e. press the time clock.
f. record the change on the score sheet.
g. transfer the required number from the bag to your rack.
h. return the unwanted tiles to the bag.
PASSING
7. You may pass (i.e. miss a turn without changing tiles) during a game. A pass scores zero.
CHALLENGING
8.1 You may challenge a word or words, word placement, or the legality of an exchange.
8.2 To challenge a word or words
a. wait until your opponent has finished their turn. b. warn your opponent not to draw tiles if you are considering a challenge/call 'hold' to stop opponent from drawing tiles. c say challenge. d neutralize the clock. e refrain from writing down the score for the move (refer Rule 5.1) f write down the word(s) and table number on a challenge slip and show your opponent that it has been written accurately. g hold up the challenge slip or call “challenge” or take the slip for adjudication.
8.3 If you are challenging word placement or the legality of an exchange, call the TD.
8.4 When a word is challenged both players must cover their tiles until the challenge slip is returned.
8.5 If your opponent has drawn tiles before you have written down the score for their move, you may still challenge. In this case if the move is adjudicated as invalid, you should treat the tiles drawn as excess tiles, and remove them as in Rule 4.3, and your opponent then puts the tiles they had played back on their rack.
8.6 Once the clock has been neutralized, the challenge may be neither conceded nor retracted.
8.7 When the challenge slip is returned, both players must see it. Either player may query the decision and ask that the slip be returned for re-adjudication. You must not leave your table to argue the case.
8.8 If the word is disallowed, the player takes back the tiles played and misses their turn.
8.9 If the move is allowed, play continues with no penalty to the challenger.
8.10 You may challenge only once in a turn, but that challenge may include one or more words, as you wish. Words challenged together receive a single decision: if all words challenged are acceptable, the move is allowed; if at least one word challenged is not acceptable, the move is disallowed.
8.11 If any word on the challenge slip does not correspond to words made on the board for that turn, the challenge slip may be resubmitted with the correctly recorded words.
ENDING THE GAME
9.1 If you have used all your tiles in an accepted move and the bag is empty, the value of the tiles on your opponent’s rack is doubled and added to your total score. Neutralise the time clock on completion of the final move.
9.2 The game ends automatically if six successive scores of zero occur, obtained from passes, successful challenges or tile exchanges. The value of the tiles on each person’s rack is subtracted from their total score.
9.3a If the end of time for play is announced, you may complete your move only if you have started to put tiles on the board by the end of the announcement. If your rack is not full and there are tiles in the bag, you must replenish your rack as usual. Then the value of tiles on each person’s rack is subtracted from their total score.
9.3b If you go over time, you will be penalised 10 points per minute or part thereof. This penalty is deducted from your total score but not added to your opponent’s score. A digital clock is not in overtime until –0:01 is shown.
9.4. If a tile is discovered outside the bag (e.g. on the floor, under the board) at any time during the game and before the result sheet/s have been signed, the procedure is as follows:
Both players see the tile, and it is placed in the bag.
Any tiles which players had removed from their racks, thinking play was over, are replaced on the racks. Then proceed in this way:
a. If both players have 7 tiles on their racks, play resumes.
b. If only one player has fewer than 7 tiles on the rack, that player then draws from the bag and play resumes.
c. If both players have fewer than 7 tiles on their racks, players determine (while the time clocks are neutralised) which one should have drawn replacement tiles earliest; that player then draws from the bag and play resumes. However,
d. If after the appropriate player has drawn from the bag, only one player now has tiles on the rack, the game is over and the result is recalculated as necessary.
9.5 The onus is on both players to verify that the bag is empty. If tiles are discovered in the bag (which players had thought to be empty) before the results sheet has been signed, the procedure is as follows:
a. If one player has seen the tile/s, it is shown to the other player.
b. Any unplayed tiles which players have removed from their racks, thinking play was over, are replaced on the racks.
c. Players determine (while time clocks are neutralised) who should have drawn replacement tiles first. This player then adds the tile/s to their rack.
d. If both players still have tiles, play resumes. If only one player now has tiles on their rack, the game is over and the result is recalculated.
9.6 The game is finished when both players have signed the result slip to show that they have agreed on the final total scores. Before this, the tiles may not be moved. No changes can be made if unused tiles are discovered after the result slip have been signed by both players.
9.7 After the result slip have been signed, you should check that both players’ names have been written clearly. The winner must submit the result slip to the official scorers promptly. The loser must arrange the tiles in a 10x10 square.

MY SCRABBLE

PLAYERS’ RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1 No dictionaries, word lists, or similar may be consulted by players during the game. The official reference for adjudication at tournaments is as approved .
2 Personalised score sheets are allowed. However, all papers brought to the table, including separate tile-tracking sheets, may be examined by the opponent before the game.
3 The onus is on each player to be familiar with the rules and to know when adjudication is required. If players are unsure of the rule which applies to a particular situation, they should consult the TD immediately for clarification. A player who suspects that an opponent has violated a rule should consult the TD immediately. The TD will attempt to determine if a deliberate act to violate the rules has occurred, or if it was a mistake. The TD may impose an appropriate ruling or suitable penalty.
4 Players must be courteous, and not distract opponents or other players in any way. Players must avoid unduly obstructing opponents' view of the board. Observers may watch discreetly, subject to acceptance of the players. They may not distract, interfere with, or influence other players. Clocks may be neutralised while observers are dispersed. The TD may declare a game forfeit. This may occur when a player has abandoned a game, committed a flagrant breach of rules, or arrived too late to play the game

myscrabble identity

2005-11-19T12:15:00.000+08:00

Not many scrabblers know about this blog yet because it is new. It will be published in the coming scrabble columnof the Star.
All events posted here are organised or conducted by me. Look out for more news re: 2006 Inter-school Scrabble Competition.

Why MYSCRABBLE?
1) MY short for Malaysian
2) MY - belongs to me (scrabblers)
3) Girls's (daughter) name Mary Yap
4) Mrs Yap - my initials

So, whichever you prefer, pick one that you like.

Scrabble Corner at Berjaya Times Square 12th Nov.

2005-11-17T20:19:00.000+08:00

BTS Scrabble corner site - cool isn't it?

Saturday, 12th Nov 2005 was our second Scrabble corner at 10th Avenue Food Mall (10th floor), Berjaya Times Square, Jalan imbi, Kuala lumpur.

First to arrive was Celia and Dad, followed by 8 year old Zane (aka Kira or Gila Tomato )and Mum. Adamant not to play at first, little Zane finally end up keeping scores for "young Granny" Liciene! Infact, he ended playing the last word for Luciene.

It is nice seeing the 3 generations playing/learning the game together. With the nice and cosy environment, really feels good to see everyone enjoying their game.

I hope more Masters could join the weekly meet and mingle with other 'newbies'. We're gonna have a big happy scrabble family.

Douglas (visitor from Cape Town) was hoping to see a big crowd just like what they used to have back in Cape Town. He said they have their Scrabble haunt everyday!
Maybe we can have one Ladies week, one Senior's week, junior's, etc. etc.

For all those who had been requesting for weekly corner, you got it! Thanks to Berjaya Times Square Management Team. From this Saturday (19th Nov. 2005) onwards, The BTS Scrabble Corner is on every week! For those looking for 'kaki', there you go. Please bring own Scrabble set. I have limited sets with me.

Workshop for beginners will still be only once a month. For 3rd Dec meet, I will bring some clocks for those who want to practise for tournament on 10th Dec.
From next year onwards, plan to have workshop for higher level. Need help and co-operation from the Masters.
Loking forward to meet more new 'converts'. Happy Scrabbling!

Berjaya Times Square Scrabble Tournament

2005-11-11T23:28:00.000+08:00

The BTS Scrabble Tournament will be held on 10th & 11th Dec at where else if not Berjaya Times Square! So far we have Debenhams sponsoring Cash vouchers for winners. More sponsors to come.
There will be four categories:
Masters, Open (ratings below 1200 points), Under 18 and Under 15.
Being the end of year school holidays and also after Malaysian's major public exams, more students especially from Malacca and Johor are expected to come.
Entry fees are RM10 for U-15, U-18 & Open category( 11 games). RM20 for Masters( 13 games)
Probably this will be the last time we are playing in these categories. Might categorised players under ratings instead. As in the past events, clearly shows that age is not a factor! A nine and half year old (William Kang) is the champ for U-15 and 13 year old (Ong Suann) champ for U-18!
Hope to see more new and promising players in the future.

Berjaya Times Square Scrabble Corner

2005-11-07T22:15:00.000+08:00

Berjaya Times Square has been very supportive with Scrabble events. Drop by this Saturday, 12th Nov on the 10th floor Food Court for some friendly meets. Beginner's workshop will start at 2pm.
Coming up - BTS Scrabble Tournament 10th & 11th Dec 2005

2nd SPEC Open 2005

2005-11-07T21:30:00.000+08:00

2nd SPEC Open 2005 organised by SMK Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar (English College), Johor Bahru.
8 Schools (total of 34 teams) in Johor Bahru took part. They played 8 games ( over two days) on 24th & 25th October 2005.

Host School sent the most number of teams.

One of the best ways to keep students occupied after school exams.

Scrabble Players of English College

Not surprised they won first top three prizes!
Look out for the youngest player - practise hard and you might be our future Masters!

Board game prizes sponsored by Mattel Southeast Asia Pte Ltd

Malaysian Open 2005

2005-11-07T19:16:00.000+08:00

The Malaysian Nationals Open was held on Sept. 1oth & 11th at Berjaya Times Square Jalan Imbi, Kuala Lumpur.

32 players played U-15,

16 players played U-18,

12 played in Open category &

22 played in Masters category.

At the end of the day, Ganesh Asirvatham and Yeo Kien Hung emerged winners. Our two Masters will be representing Malaysia in the coming World Scrabble Championship at Marriott Regent's Park Hotel in London, England, on November 16th - 20th. 2005. All the best to our two Masters. May their achievement be a motivation and inspiration to all Malaysian Scrabblers!

6th ISSC 2005 pictorials

2005-11-06T23:28:00.000+08:00

(Minda Pelajar,NST 7-13 June 2005)

the 6th ISSC
U-15 winners
1st place - selangor's smk sultan abdul samad,
2nd place - malacca's st. francis institution, and
3rd place - johor's maktab sultan abu bakar

1st place under-18 malacca's st. francis institution.

(StarTwo, Friday 3 June 2005)

results of the 6th ISSC

Penang preliminary round, held at han chiang high school on 2nd april.

Well done SFI, Malacca

another write up on Scrabble

2005-10-30T00:45:00.000+08:00

Sorry, I don't do translation.