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This page has been replaced. It was part of our introduction to [[SOWPODS|Collins (SOWPODS) in North America]], which remains active.
rated in the <a href="http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/SOWPODS_rating_system">NASPA SOWPODS</a> system,
 
and is part of our introduction to
 
[[SOWPODS|Collins (SOWPODS) in North America]].
 
 
 
==Collins (SOWPODS) in North America: Tournaments==
 
 
 
While there have been occasional tournaments played to the international lexicon in the US since the 1990s (the &rsquo;93 Worlds in New York, for example: the Worlds have always been SOWPODS), and occasional others such as Wisconsin Dells, Toronto, and Texas, it has been in 2010 that the number of CSW tournaments has really started to increase. This is in large part due to NASPA&rsquo;s decision to allow CSW to be rated, which has given the impetus to several organizers to add CSW
 
divisions, or create new tournaments to meet demand.
 
 
 
It remains to be seen how much these numbers will continue to
 
increase, and whether we have reached a tipping point toward a
 
viable CSW scene, but the possibility of being able to play CSW
 
exclusively, particularly on the west coast of the US, if one would like to, is becoming much more workable. Although, perhaps right now, it would be reasonable to say that this is still more the case for either the less prolific tournament player, or one with a large travel budget.
 
 
 
Also of note is that there is an increasing number of prominent
 
international tournaments with quite substantial sponsorship and prizes, several of which are well into the $1000s, and some over $10,000. The Causeway tournament in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, in December 2011, will have a top prize of $50,000, and a prize fund of $180,000. These and other upcoming tournaments are listed on <a
 
href="http://members.ozemail.com.au/~rjackman/upcoming.html">Bob Jackman&rsquo;s SOWPODS site</a>, and at the <a href="http://www.wespa.org">WESPA</a> site.
 
 
 
Since the NASPA SOWPODS rating system went into effect, as of
 
September 2010, the following tournaments in North America are
 
either CSW, or have a CSW division. Some earlier tournaments were played in 2009.
 
 
 
Events are listed below in their usual order in the calendar year. Some events will only include a Collins division if a quorum of four players registers in time. Also, non-NASPA sanctioned CSW events (e.g., <a href="http://www.wordgameplayers.org">WGPO</a>) are not listed.
 
 
 
Please note that this page is manually edited, based on the official page of [[tournament results]] and the
 
[{{SERVER}}/tourneys/calendar.html calendar of future events].
 
Another good source for tournament information is [http://www.cross-tables.com cross-tables].
 
 
 
For information on directing a CSW tournament, or adding a CSW division to a tournament, see the page on [[Directing SOWPODS tournaments]].
 
 
 
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!Event
 
!2009
 
!2010
 
!2011
 
!2012
 
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|Austin, TX
 
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|Jan 22, 6&nbsp;games
 
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|Boston, MA
 
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|Feb 5&ndash;6, 12&nbsp;games
 
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|Las Vegas, NV
 
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|Feb 17&ndash;20, 28&nbsp;games
 
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|Phoenix, AZ
 
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|Feb 13&ndash;15, 20&nbsp;games
 
|Feb 19&ndash;21, 20&nbsp;games
 
|&nbsp;
 
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|Eastern Championship, Charlotte, NC
 
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|Feb 19&ndash;21, 20&nbsp;games
 
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|Austin, TX
 
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|Feb 26
 
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|Bethesda, MD
 
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|Mar 19&ndash;20, 14&nbsp;games
 
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|Austin, TX
 
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|Mar 26
 
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|West Coast World Championship Word list Challenge (WCWCWC), Ashland, OR
 
|&nbsp;
 
|Mar 27&ndash;28, 16&nbsp;games
 
|Mar 25&ndash;27, 20&nbsp;games
 
|&nbsp;
 
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|Boston Area Tournament 2011 Late Bird, Westford, MA
 
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|Apr 10, 6&nbsp;games
 
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|Austin, TX
 
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|Apr 30
 
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|Portsmouth, NH
 
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|May 14&ndash;15, 12&nbsp;games
 
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|Tucson, AZ
 
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|May 21, 8&nbsp;games
 
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|Kelowna, BC
 
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|May 21&ndash;23, 20&nbsp;games
 
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|Montreal, QC
 
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|May 28&ndash;29, 14&nbsp;games
 
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|Arden Cup, Chicagoland, IL
 
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|May 28&ndash;30, 20&nbsp;games
 
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|Where the ZO meets the ZA, Portland, OR
 
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|May 29, 6&nbsp;games
 
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|Lucky Lab, Portland, OR
 
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|May 30, 8&nbsp;games
 
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|Scrabble Tournament at the Peak, Hancock, MA
 
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|Jun 18&ndash;19, 16&nbsp;games
 
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|16th Annual Nor’easter Main Event, Albany, NY
 
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|Jul 1&ndash;4, 6+21&nbsp;games
 
|&nbsp;
 
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|Rubber City Collins Instant Classic, Akron, OH
 
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|Jul 10&ndash;11, 15&nbsp;games
 
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|US World Championships Qualifying Tournament, Akron, OH
 
|&nbsp;
 
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|Jul 15&ndash;17, 20&nbsp;games
 
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|Toronto, ON
 
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|Jul 16, 7&nbsp;games
 
|Jul, details TBA
 
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|World Players Championship
 
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|Aug 13&ndash;16, 32&nbsp;games, Dallas,&nbsp;TX
 
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|Portland, OR
 
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|Sep 11, 7&nbsp;games
 
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|Leah Katz/Mike Wise Memorial, Toronto, ON
 
|Sep 11&ndash;13, 8+12&nbsp;games
 
|Sep 24&ndash;26, 8+13&nbsp;games
 
|Sep 22&ndash;25, 26&nbsp;games
 
|details TBA
 
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|Wisconsin Dells, WI
 
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|Oct 1&ndash;3, 15&nbsp;games
 
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|Victoria, BC
 
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|Oct 2&ndash;3, 14&nbsp;games
 
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|Portland, OR
 
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|Oct 17, 7&nbsp;games
 
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|Austin, TX
 
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|Oct 22&ndash;23
 
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|Toronto vs. Montreal, Kingston, ON
 
|(Jan 16&ndash;17, 2010, 12&nbsp;games)
 
|Oct 30&ndash;31, 12&nbsp;games
 
|Oct?, TBA
 
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|Sacramento, CA
 
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|Nov 6&ndash;7, 20&nbsp;games
 
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|Emerald City Scrabble, Seattle, WA
 
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|Nov 12&ndash;14, 20&nbsp;games
 
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|Delaware Scrabble Festivus, Newark, DE
 
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|Dec 23&ndash;25, 20&nbsp;games
 
|&nbsp;
 
|}
 
 
 
Please direct comments about this page to its author, [[Nick Ball]].
 

Latest revision as of 16:37, 16 April 2017

This page has been replaced. It was part of our introduction to Collins (SOWPODS) in North America, which remains active.