SPC Satellite Event

To celebrate and promote multi-day tournaments, the Championship Committee established the Scrabble Players Championship (SPC) Satellite Event program.

To qualify for the Satellite Event program, an event must meet the following criteria:

• Take place over multiple days
• Contain a minimum of 14 rounds
• Have at least 50 players across all divisions in the specific event
• Be fully rated
• Occur before the close of registration for the SPC
  • The Championship Committee reserves the right to terminate the program early if registrations for the SPC approach the attendance cap, if any. Spaces will be reserved for any later events already designated as Satellite Events.

If a tournament has multiple events (Early Bird, Main Event, Late Bird, etc.), each event must qualify separately. For example, the total number of players in all events cannot be used to meet the 50-player requirement.

The Championship Committee will award a complimentary SPC registration to one player for every 50 players participating in an SPC Satellite Event. The SPC Satellite Event director can decide how to award the SPC registration - e.g., as a prize to a top player or as a raffle prize for all players or among division winners.

• The SPC registration must be awarded to a player in the event.
• The director cannot retain the SPC registration for personal use unless the director is also playing in the event and thereby qualifies for the prize.

Directors should register their interest in designating events as Satellite Events when requesting sanctioning of the tournament.

• If a qualifying event is already sanctioned, directors should email the Championship Committee at nsc@scrabbleplayers.org to add the event to the program.
• The Tournament Listing will designate the event as an SPC Satellite Event.

Winners of an SPC Satellite Event will receive a complimentary Main Event registration to the SPC and will be recognized there.

• The prize covers registration for the Main Event only. Winners are responsible for other costs, such as travel, lodging, commuter fees, Early Bird, etc.
• If a winner has already registered and paid for the SPC, the winner will be given the option to:
  • Receive a credit on their NASPA account
  • Receive a refund
• If a winner cannot attend the SPC, the winner will receive a credit on their NASPA account.

After the SPC Satellite Event, the director must promptly provide the name and contact information of the winner(s) to the Championship Committee at nsc@scrabbleplayers.org.

If you have questions about the SPC Satellite Program, you can email the Championship Committee at nsc@scrabbleplayers.org.

2025 SPC Satellite Events

Tournament	Date	Winner(s)
Albany (NY)	July 4, 2024 to July 7, 2024	Annette Obrestad and Anthony Ikolo

2024 SPC Satellite Events

Tournament	Date	Winner(s)
Lake George (NY)	Oct 13 to 15, 2023	Deen Hergott and Niel Gan
Asheville (NC)	Nov 4 to 5, 2023	Raina Scura and Peggy Altazan
Gananoque (ON)	Nov 18, 2023 to Nov 19, 2023	Mad Palazzo
Albany (NY)	Dec 28, 2023 to Jan 1, 2024	Jonathan Lindh and Tim Weiss
Atlantic City (NJ)	Feb 3, 2024 to Feb 5, 2024	Judy Cole
Belleville (ON)	Mar 2, 2024 to Mar 3, 2024	George Macaulay
Poughkeepsie (NY)	Mar 15, 2024 to Mar 17, 2024	Michael Fleck
Wilmington (DE)	Apr 19, 2024 to Apr 21, 2024	Judy Horn
Niagara Falls (ON)	May 18, 2024 to May 20, 2024	Lindsey Dimmick and Joshua Sokol

2023 SPC Satellite Events

Tournament	Date	Winner(s)
Lake George (NY)	Oct 14 to 16, 2022	Daniel Blake and Hannah Lieberman
Albany (NY)	Dec 30, 2022 to Jan 2, 2023	Heather Drumm
Atlantic City (NJ)	Feb 4, 2023 to Feb 6, 2023	Judy Cole
Kingston (ON)	Feb 17, 2023 to Feb 20, 2023	Max Panitch
Poughkeepsie (NY)	Mar 25, 2023 to Mar 26, 2023	Ejike Osondu
Atlanta (GA)	Apr 29, 2023 to Apr 30, 2023	Samuel Chetty
Montreal (QC)	May 5, 2023 to May 7, 2023	Sheila Prakash
Niagara Falls (ON)	May 20, 2023 to May 22, 2023	Marcela Kadanka

2022 SPC Satellite Events

Tournament	Date	Winner(s)
Lake George (NY)	Oct 15 to 17, 2021	Marty Gold
New Orleans (LA)	Jan 15 to 17, 2022	Michael Baker
Atlantic City (NJ)	Feb 5 to 7, 2022	Beth Mix
Kingston (ON)	Mar 15 to 17, 2022	Agnes Kramer
Montreal (QC)	May 28 to 29, 2022	Sylvia Polson
Albany (NY)	Jul 1 to 4, 2022	Vera Bigall