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* NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas - [[2023 Scrabble Players Championship (SPC)]]
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* July 29, 2024: [https://www.wamc.org/show/the-best-of-our-knowledge/2024-07-29/competitive-scrabble-and-the-penguin-and-the-egg WAMC Northeast Public Radio] interviews players and organizers at the Albany (NY) July 4th tournament.
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** July 22, 2023: [https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1997929/scrabble-champion-naspa-josh-sokol-montreal Radio Canada] interviews [[Joshua Sokol]] on winning the championship.
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* 2024 Scrabble Players Championship
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** July 20, 2023: [https://www.iheartradio.ca/cjad/audio/montrealer-wins-top-prize-at-scrabble-tournament-in-las-vegas-1.20002841?mode=Article CJAD] interviews [[Josh Sokol]].
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** August 3, 2024: [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/letter-perfect-conversation-2024-north-american-scrabble-aqpoc/ LinkedIn Games] newsletter editor Paolo Pasco interviews [[Mack Meller]] about his SPC win.
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** July 19, 2023: [https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-scrabble-champion-picks-up-10-000-prize-at-las-vegas-tournament-1.6488372 CTV News] interviews [[Joshua Sokol]] on winning the championship.
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** July 25, 2024: [https://wsbt.com/news/local/scrabble-players-championship-results-king-word-game-vocabulary-strategy-skill-titles-century-center-south-bend-indiana WSBT] covers the playoffs.
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** July 19, 2023: [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/montrealer-wins-10-000-top-prize-in-scrabble-championship-301881633.html?tc=eml_cleartime NASPA] announces the winners of the Scrabble Players Championship.
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** July 25, 2024: [https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/local/2024/07/23/scrabble-ultimate-premier-league-set-to-close-busy-south-bend-july/74499019007/ 93.1FM WIBC] announces the winners.
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** July 14, 2023: [https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/07/14/scrabble-champion-tournament NPR] interviews defending champion [[Michael Fagen]] on the eve of the event.
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** July 25, 2024: Local media celebrate Pakistan's [[Waseem Khatri]], who placed 2nd in the Collins division.
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* July 13, 2023: [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/450-scrabble-experts-in-las-vegas-for-north-american--world-championships-301875861.html?tc=eml_cleartime NASPA] issues a press release on the eve of the [[2023 NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas |NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas]].
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*** [https://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/826433-Waseem-bags-2nd-position-in-North-American-Scrabble-Championship Dunya News]  
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** July 13, 2023: [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/450-scrabble-experts-las-vegas-143700431.html Yahoo! Finance]
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*** [https://www.app.com.pk/sports/waseem-bags-2nd-position-in-north-american-scrabble-cship Associated Press of Pakistan]
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** July 13, 2023: [https://www.news-journal.com/450-scrabble-experts-in-las-vegas-for-north-american-world-championships/article_1007c526-b712-5a1a-acca-3eaf182191fe.html Longview News-Journal]
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*** [https://ptv.com.pk/ptvWorld/engNewsDetail/61836 PTV Network]
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* April 13, 2023: [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/240-scrabble-experts-heading-to-las-vegas-for-world-championship-301796339.html?tc=eml_cleartime NASPA] issues a press release about the upcoming [[2023 NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas |NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas]].
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*** [https://www.urdupoint.com/en/sports/waseem-bags-2nd-position-in-north-american-sc-1846935.html Urdu Point]
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** April 13, 2023: [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/240-scrabble-experts-heading-las-143700493.html Yahoo! Finance]
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** July 24, 2024: [[Media:2024_Winners_Press_Release.pdf|NASPA]] announces the winners.
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** April 13, 2023: [https://www.investorsobserver.com/news/qm-pr/7014365759494196 Investors Observer]
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** July 23, 2024: [https://www.abc57.com/news/century-center-hosts-day-one-of-the-scrabble-player-championship ABC 57] covers the championship on Tuesday afternoon.
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* March 26, 2023: [https://www.sasktoday.ca/central/yorkton-this-week/the-meeple-guild-board-gaming-to-benefit-literacy-6736303 SaskToday.ca] interviews [[John Chew]] about the Scrabble for Literacy fundraiser held on March 9.
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** July 23, 2024: [https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/local/2024/07/23/scrabble-ultimate-premier-league-set-to-close-busy-south-bend-july/74499019007/ South Bend Tribune] covers the championship.
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* '''Canadian Scrabble Classic''' - Kingston (ON) - February 16 to 20, 2023
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** July 21, 2024: [https://www.wndu.com/2024/07/21/2024-scrabble-players-championship-taking-place-century-center/ WNDU] covers Day 2 of the championship.
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** February 18, 2023: [https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2631592 CTV News Ottawa] - TV interview with [[Jason Hazzard]], [[Shan Abbasi]], [[Josh Greenway]], and [[Heidi Robertson]] at the tournament.
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* May 15, 2024: Brad Phillips recounts his first visit to [[Club Roster|New York (NY) NASPA Club #56]] in the [https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/05/15/scrabble-anonymous Paris Review].
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** February 18, 2023: [https://globalnews.ca/news/9497158/scrabble-dodgeball-tournaments-hosted-in-kingston-ont/ Global News] - TV interview with [[Josh Greenway]] and [[Heidi Robertson]] at the tournament
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* April 19, 2024: [https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-63/clip/16057270 CBC Radio One] talked with [[John Chew]] about Canadian English lexicography in a wide-ranging interview that touched on NASPA and the validity of the word QAJAQ.
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** February 8, 2023: [https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/CORU2471559287?selected=CORU6756502536&fbclid=IwAR2KMroWZFYJR8h__ifqN9soWjGEZmu4Hq6CNb_zGqVIGMbiBjZPsJkrBh8 Megaphone.fm] - Radio interview with [[Josh Greenway]] before the tournament
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* April 12, 2024: [https://www.womansworld.com/posts/entertainment/scrabble-tips Woman's World] asks [[2023 SPC]] champion [[Joshua Sokol]] for game tips
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** February 8, 2023: [https://globalnews.ca/video/9470450/2023-canadian-scrabble-classic-coming-to-kingston/ Global News] - TV interview with [[Josh Greenway]] before the tournament
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* April 11, 2024: [https://scrippsnews.com/ Scripps News] interviewed [[John Chew]] live about Scrabble Everywhere
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** February 1, 2023: [https://www.kingstonist.com/news/national-tournament-to-bring-scrabble-enthusiasts-to-kingston/ Kingstonist]
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* April 9, 2024: [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/300-scrabble-experts-heading-to-south-bend-in-for-annual-championship-302112293.html NASPA] issues a press release on the eve of National Scrabble Day.
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* '''Winchester (VA)''' Scrabble Tournament - February 11, 2023
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* March 17, 2024: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/03/17/scrabble-club-dc-washington-new-words/ Washington Post] reporter Joe Heim visits NASPA Club #171 in Washington, DC.
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** February 6, 2023: [https://www.nvdaily.com/nvdaily/scrabble-enthusiasts-from-near-and-far-to-gather-in-stephens-city/article_9d9f0a8f-8d3a-54ba-b10c-3a5a4c00b36f.html Northern Virginia Daily]
 
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** February 3, 2023: [https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/scrabble-enthusiasts-from-near-and-far-to-gather-in-stephens-city/article_b3f58b0d-ed62-5632-9ab4-ece3d611b84e.html Winchester Star]
 
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* February 13, 2023: The documentary [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyFJTEOHdi4 Thailand's Unlikely Scrabble Rebels] profiles 3 youth players from Thailand - including '''Napat Vatjaranurathorn''' who placed 5th in the Collins division at the [[2022 Scrabble Players Championship]].
 
  
 
== Previous Years ==
 
== Previous Years ==
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* [[2023 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2022 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2022 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2021 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2021 Press Archive]]

Latest revision as of 21:28, 18 August 2024

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