The inaugural edition of the Wellington Scrabble Classics is here and the winner stands a chance of carting away the sum of Two hundred thousand Naira.
Wellington Jighere is the current WESPA World Scrabble Champion and in his bid to give back to the community together with his sponsors which include sportlineng.com, have organised a Scrabble Classics.
The Wellington Scrabble Classics will be played across three categories; The Masters (Rated 1400 and above); Opens (Rated 1399 and below) and Youth (Under 17).
The WESPA Rules Version 3, with 10 point penalty for an unsuccessful challenge will be used at the rated tournament. The duration is 20 minutes per player per game and a total of 15 games will be played.
The registration fee for Masters is N6, 000; Opens is N5, 000; and the Youth is N2, 000. To register kindly pay the said amount into this Access Bank account 0050704286; Wellington Jighere. After payment, contact 08037339135 for confirmation.
The tournament will start on the 8th and will end on 10th of September 2017. Friday, 8th September is for the arrival of the players, by 9 am on Saturday 9th of September games 1-10 will be played and on Sunday by 8 am games 11-15 will be played.
The venue is Option57 Hall and Suites, Abisogun Avenue (by Afolabi Bus stop along LASU Road), Akesan, Lagos.
There would be an opportunity for the audience to win recharge cards. Watch this space for updates. You could be one of our 10 lucky winners.
