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2011 National Championship

About the Event

The finals of the 2011 National Championship will be held on Sunday, November 6 at Hallam Conference Centre, 44 Hallam Street, London, W1W 6JJ.

Players competed in seven regional events throughout the country to qualify for a semi-final event, which was held in Leeds on 10-11 September. Gary Oliver, 39, from Southampton and Wayne Kelly, 37 from Warrington emerged as the top two players at that event, and they go forward to play for the title of National Scrabble Champion 2011. Neither player has reached the Final before, so a new Champion is assured.

We would love you to attend the Final and view our Theatre presentationof the games. Doors open at 10:00 A.M. and entry is free. The players play in a separate room, with their moves being placed on a large board in the Theatre as they are played. There will be an expert on hand to explain and comment on the moves to the audience as they occur. Audience members are free to make their own comments and ask any questions they like, as the action unfolds. Refreshments are available for purchase throughout the event.



If you are unable to attend the event you may still view it live,online, each of the Final games will be posted to this web site ininteractive form, move by move.

To find out more about competitive Scrabble in the U.K.,please visit the ABSP website.

If you have any further queries about the event please contact theOrganiser, Philip Nelkon on 01628 500283, philip.nelkon@mattel.com.Press should contact the Press Officer on 01628 500111.

Tournament Results


Gary Oliver


Wayne Kelly

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Schedule

COUNCIL CHAMBER

10:30 A.M.

Game 1 – NSC

11:30 A.M.

Game 2 – NSC

12:30 P.M.

Lunch Break

1:30 P.M.

Game 3 – NSC

2:30 P.M.

Game 4* – NSC

3:30 P.M.

Game 5* – NSC

4:30 P.M.

Prize presentation*

 

* NSC Games 4 and 5 will be played only if necessary: the final is the best of five games. The presentation will take place once the tournament has been completed.


Past Champions

Year

Champion

Year

Champion

Year

Champion

1971

Stephen Haskell

1984

Mike Willis

1997

Andrew Cook

1972

Olive Behan

1985

Esther Byers

1998

Mark Nyman

1973

Anne Bradford

1986

Viraf Mehta

1999

Evan Simpson

1974

Richard Sharp

1987

Nigel Ingham

2000

Brett Smitheram

1975

Olive Behan (2nd title)

1988

Margaret Rogers

2001

Mark Nyman (2nd title)

1976

Alan Richter

1989

Russell Byers (2nd title)

2002

Mark Nyman (3rd title)

1977

Mike Goldman

1990

Philip Nelkon (3rd title)

2003

Harshan Lamabadusuriya

1978

Philip Nelkon

1991

Phil Appleby

2004

Mark Nyman (4th title)

1979

Christine Jones

1992

Philip Nelkon (4th title)

2005

Wale Fashina

1980

Joyce Cansfield

1993

Allan Saldanha

2006

Jake Jacobs

1981

Philip Nelkon (2nd title)

1994

Mike Willis (2nd title)

2007

Paul Allan

1982

Russell Byers

1995

(not contested)

2008

Allan Simmons

1983

Colin Gumbrel

1996

Andrew Fisher

2009

Craig Beevers

2010

Mikki Nicholson



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