Revision as of 19:19, 7 November 2021

The 2021 WESPA Championship will take place online on Woogles from November 20 to December 5, 2021.

The championship will take place over 3 weekends:

• Group stages - Over two weekends (November 20-21 and November 27-28)
• Final stage - On December 4-5

Games will be 15 minutes / 1 minute overtime per player. The lexicon will be CSW19 with a 5 point per move penalty.

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2021 WESPA Championship Qualification System

WESPA has allotted 7 seats to Canada and 12 seats to the United States.

WESPA initially allotted 5 seats to Canada and 8 seats to the United States.

Additional seats were allocated when other countries did not fill their quotas.

The Canadian Committee and International Committee US Subcommittee have established the following criteria.

Eligibility

All Canadian team members must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

All United States team members must be US citizens or permanent residents in the US.

All participants must be NASPA members in good standing.

To be eligible, a player must not have been suspended for more than twelve months for any NASPA Code of Conduct violation.

Qualification Period

Qualification is based on ratings from October 20, 2019 to October 31, 2021. See the Peak Rating section for further details on qualification.

Peak Rating

Players will qualify based on the peak NASPA rating (PR) achieved during the Qualification Period (QP) in the CSW lexicon. A player’s PR is defined as his or her highest rating that is achieved at the end of a rated tournament played.

If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:

1. Each player's second highest PR eligible rating.
2. If still tied, the total number of games played during the qualifying period.
3. If still tied, rating achieved after any fully rated tournament in the QP.
4. If still tied, the drawing of lots.

Current Standings

Below is a list of players who have expressed interest in registering for the 2021 WESPA Championship.

Qualifiers are listed in bold.

Canada

• Tony Leah (1973)
• Jason Ubeika (1776)
• Mohammad Sulaiman (1635)

US

• Will Anderson (2163)
• Dave Wiegand (2137)
• Austin Shin (2127)
• Alec Sjoholm (2092)
• Jesse Day (2077)
• Jason Keller (2064)
• Matthew O'Connor (2040)
• Ben Schoenbrun (2028)
• Brian Bowman (1907)
• Robert Linn (1792)
• Randy Hersom (1784)

Alternates and Unclaimed Spots

The qualifying period is now over, and as of November 2, 2021, there are unclaimed spots available for the Canadian Team. These spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis to players who meet the criteria for participation.

There are no spots currently available for the US Team. Spots may become available if someone drops out or WESPA allocates additional seats to the US. If so, those spots will go first to these players who registered during the qualifying period and then to other players on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Brian Bowman (1907)
• Robert Linn (1792)
• Randy Hersom (1784)

Disputes

In the event that a dispute about these rules should arise, it will be resolved by one of the following bodies as indicated:

• Canadian Committee - Matters concerning qualification of Canadian players
• International Committee US Subcommittee - Matters concerning qualification of US players
• International Committee - Any other matters related to the qualification process

As always, rulings concerning disputes may be appealed to the Advisory Board, which will (time permitting) hear them at its next scheduled monthly meeting.

Registration

Players interested in playing in the 2021 WESPA Championship should contact NASPA Info.

Interested players must register by 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, October 31, 2021, to give the committees time to finalize the rosters and notify WESPA of the team members.

If selected, players are responsible for paying the tournament entry fee.