Qualification for 2007 World Youth Scrabble Championship

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WORLD YOUTH SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP 2007

The second World Youth Scrabble Championship (WYSC) organised by the World English-language Scrabble Players' Association (WESPA) has been announced for 4th to 6th December 2007 and will be held in the Zon Regency Hotel in Johor Bahru shortly after the 2007 Causeway Challenge. SA will be selecting the eight players to represent Singapore and reserves as necessary. The WYSC Qualifying Period (QP) for representative selection will end on 31 October 2007. Games in rated tournaments held within this QP will count towards the eligibility and selection of the Singapore representatives.

Eligibility Criteria
A person will be eligible for consideration to represent Singapore in WYSC 2007 only if he/she:

is an SA member and Singapore citizen/PR from the end of the qualifying period to the date of WYSC
is 17 years old of age or less as of 31 December 2007.
has played during 2007 the required amount of rated games, which is at least 16 games in rated tourneys. Byes will not be used in calculation of ratings. Byes awarded to a player will count towards the 16 games. Byes conceded by a player will not count towards the 16 games. Cases not mentioned will be referred to the SA Committee, whose decision will be final
has an SA rating of at least 1500 at the end of the qualifying period.

Selection Criteria
The eight spots will be given to eight highest-ranked players at the end of the WYSC qualifying period based on SA ratings who fulfil all the eligibility criteria above.

An exception is if the winner of Singapore National Championship (to be held in July) is eligible for WYSC. In which case, the Singapore National Champion 2007 will be given one of the eight spots, and the remaining spots will go to the next highest ranked eligible players (excluding the national champion) at the end of the WYSC qualifying period.

Reserves will also be selected, as possible replacements for any of the Singapore representatives in the event that any of the representatives are not able to play in the WYSC. Reserves will be the next-highest-rated player(s) who are eligible as determined by the same eligibility criteria above.

If any of the WYSC spots is vacant because the player declines or becomes ineligible, the spot will be offered to the reserves in rating order.

For any queries on the selection for WYSC 2007, please email your question to president at toucanet.com or send a text message to the President at 97874640. In the event of a dispute during the selection process, SA Committee will be the arbiter, and their decision is final.

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