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The '''2012 National SCRABBLE Championship''' will take place on August 11-15, 2012 at the Royal Pacific Resort in Orlando, FL. Further details will be posted here as they become available.
 
The '''2012 National SCRABBLE Championship''' will take place on August 11-15, 2012 at the Royal Pacific Resort in Orlando, FL. Further details will be posted here as they become available.
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== Registration ==
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This page will be updated when online registration is
 +
available for this event.
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== Check-In ==
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To play in the first round on Saturday morning, you must check in between 10:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. on Friday at the NSC check-in desks in the lobby outside the playing area. You may ask a friend to check in for you by proxy, if you cannot check in in person. If possible, please email us at nsc@scrabbleplayers.org to warn us in advance of proxy arrangements. If you check in by proxy, but do not show up to play, then neither you nor your proxy will be permitted to check in by proxy at future events. If you do not check in before the desks close at 10:00 P.M., you may join the championship in progress as soon as it is convenient for the pairings staff to add you back in; this may not take place before Sunday morning. No refund will be issued to latecomers.
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When you check in, you will be given an announcement sheet. This is to reduce the number of announcements that have to be made on Saturday morning, so that the event can get underway quickly. You are responsible for reading the announcements and schedule!
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== Schedule ==
 +
 +
Here is an overview of events at the championship that
 +
have been booked so far.
 +
For full details, please consult the
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[[2012 NSC Schedule]] as the event draws nearer.
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; Friday, August 10, 2012
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: Registration, [[2012 NSC Early Bird|Staff/Director Early Bird Tournament]], Staff Committee Meeting, Staff/Committee Dinner
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; Saturday, August 11, 2012
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: Rounds 1–7, [[Advisory Board]] Dinner Meeting, [[2012 NSC Trivia Contest|Trivia Contest]]
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; Sunday, August 12, 2012
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: Rounds 8–14, [[2012 NSC Director Meeting|Director Meeting]], Director Reception
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; Monday, August 13, 2012
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: Rounds 15–21, Town Hall meeting
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; Tuesday, August 14, 2012
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: Rounds 22–28
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; Wednesday, August 15, 2012
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: Rounds 29–31, Prize Ceremony
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== Donors ==
 +
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If you are interested in donating prizes to events
 +
at the championship, please email us at
 +
nsc@scrabbleplayers.org.
 +
 +
== Sponsors ==
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For information about sponsorship opportunities at
 +
the championship, please contact [[Chris Cree]].
 +
 +
== Prizes ==
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This section will be updated when the initial event
 +
budget is prepared.
 +
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For full details, see the [[2012 National SCRABBLE Championship prizes|prize table]] when it is published.
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== Format ==
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== Format ==
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The NSC will be paired using [[tsh]] along the lines of past events.
 +
In each round, the top contenders are paired with each other, and everyone else is paired Swiss.
 +
These two groups, contenders and noncontenders, are paired with minimal repeats. For example,
 +
if there is no way to pair the contenders without at least one repeat, then they will be paired
 +
with one repeat.
 +
 +
The maximum number of contenders is 12 in Rounds 1-28, 8 in Round 29, 4 in Round 30 and 2 in Round 31.
 +
The contenders are further divided into a subgroup of leaders and non-leaders, if this can be done without
 +
increasing the number of required repeats while maintaining at least four players among the leaders.
 +
Leaders are paired by repeatedly having the top unpaired player play the lowest-ranked player that can
 +
catch up to them.  Non-leaders are paired Swiss.
 +
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For further information about this pairing system, please refer to the section on ''Chew pairings'' in the
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[http://tsh.poslfit.com/doc/pairing.html#chew tsh documentation].
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[[tsh]] configuration files for each division will be found at this website:
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[http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2011/nsc/build/tsh/1/config.tsh Division 1],
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[http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2011/nsc/build/tsh/2/config.tsh Division 2],
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[http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2011/nsc/build/tsh/3/config.tsh Division 3] and
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[http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2011/nsc/build/tsh/4/config.tsh Division 4].
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== Staff ==
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; Organizer
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: [[Chris Cree]]
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; Director
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: TBA
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; Master of Ceremonies
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: [[Alan Stern]] (unconfirmed)
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; Activity Director
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: [[Robin Gates]]
 +
; Division leaders
 +
: [[John Robertson]], [[Dallas Johnson]] and [[Dan Stock]] will be working at the NSC, but we have not yet determined the number of divisions or who will be assigned to which.
 +
; Division assistants
 +
: Division 1: TBA
 +
: Division 2: TBA
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: Division 3: TBA
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: Division 4: TBA
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; Webmaster
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: [[John Chew]]
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; Data Entry
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: Reese Daniel
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: Chris Wiegand (unconfirmed)
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: Tim Crotty (unconfirmed)
 +
; Internet reporter
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: [[Sherrie Saint John]]
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; Annotators
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: Kate Watson
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: Dee Segrest
 +
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== Volunteers ==
 +
 +
We need a large number of volunteers, especially on
 +
registration day, and traditionally rely on the
 +
generosity of players and their travel companions.
 +
If you are available to help for any number of hours
 +
during the event, please contact us at
 +
nsc@scrabbleplayers.org.
 +
 +
== Further Information ==
 +
 +
This page will be updated as the event draws nearer.
 +
If you have urgent questions about the event, please
 +
email us at nsc@scrabbleplayers.org.

Revision as of 11:01, 22 August 2011

The 2012 National SCRABBLE Championship will take place on August 11-15, 2012 at the Royal Pacific Resort in Orlando, FL. Further details will be posted here as they become available.

Registration

This page will be updated when online registration is available for this event.

Check-In

To play in the first round on Saturday morning, you must check in between 10:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. on Friday at the NSC check-in desks in the lobby outside the playing area. You may ask a friend to check in for you by proxy, if you cannot check in in person. If possible, please email us at nsc@scrabbleplayers.org to warn us in advance of proxy arrangements. If you check in by proxy, but do not show up to play, then neither you nor your proxy will be permitted to check in by proxy at future events. If you do not check in before the desks close at 10:00 P.M., you may join the championship in progress as soon as it is convenient for the pairings staff to add you back in; this may not take place before Sunday morning. No refund will be issued to latecomers.

When you check in, you will be given an announcement sheet. This is to reduce the number of announcements that have to be made on Saturday morning, so that the event can get underway quickly. You are responsible for reading the announcements and schedule!

Schedule

Here is an overview of events at the championship that have been booked so far. For full details, please consult the 2012 NSC Schedule as the event draws nearer.

Friday, August 10, 2012
Registration, Staff/Director Early Bird Tournament, Staff Committee Meeting, Staff/Committee Dinner
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Rounds 1–7, Advisory Board Dinner Meeting, Trivia Contest
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Rounds 8–14, Director Meeting, Director Reception
Monday, August 13, 2012
Rounds 15–21, Town Hall meeting
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Rounds 22–28
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Rounds 29–31, Prize Ceremony

Donors

If you are interested in donating prizes to events at the championship, please email us at nsc@scrabbleplayers.org.

Sponsors

For information about sponsorship opportunities at the championship, please contact Chris Cree.

Prizes

This section will be updated when the initial event budget is prepared.

For full details, see the prize table when it is published.

Format

Format

The NSC will be paired using tsh along the lines of past events. In each round, the top contenders are paired with each other, and everyone else is paired Swiss. These two groups, contenders and noncontenders, are paired with minimal repeats. For example, if there is no way to pair the contenders without at least one repeat, then they will be paired with one repeat.

The maximum number of contenders is 12 in Rounds 1-28, 8 in Round 29, 4 in Round 30 and 2 in Round 31. The contenders are further divided into a subgroup of leaders and non-leaders, if this can be done without increasing the number of required repeats while maintaining at least four players among the leaders. Leaders are paired by repeatedly having the top unpaired player play the lowest-ranked player that can catch up to them. Non-leaders are paired Swiss.

For further information about this pairing system, please refer to the section on Chew pairings in the tsh documentation. tsh configuration files for each division will be found at this website: Division 1, Division 2, Division 3 and Division 4.

Staff

Organizer
Chris Cree
Director
TBA
Master of Ceremonies
Alan Stern (unconfirmed)
Activity Director
Robin Gates
Division leaders
John Robertson, Dallas Johnson and Dan Stock will be working at the NSC, but we have not yet determined the number of divisions or who will be assigned to which.
Division assistants
Division 1: TBA
Division 2: TBA
Division 3: TBA
Division 4: TBA
Webmaster
John Chew
Data Entry
Reese Daniel
Chris Wiegand (unconfirmed)
Tim Crotty (unconfirmed)
Internet reporter
Sherrie Saint John
Annotators
Kate Watson
Dee Segrest

Volunteers

We need a large number of volunteers, especially on registration day, and traditionally rely on the generosity of players and their travel companions. If you are available to help for any number of hours during the event, please contact us at nsc@scrabbleplayers.org.

Further Information

This page will be updated as the event draws nearer. If you have urgent questions about the event, please email us at nsc@scrabbleplayers.org.

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