Four additional teams have secured spots in the finals of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation Inter Club Championship, set to take place in Abeokuta, Ogun State, South West Nigeria.
The University of Lagos Scrabble Club, Ikorodu Scrabble Club, Pyramid Scrabble Club, and Surulere Scrabble Club, all from Lagos State, earned their places in the finals during the South West Zonal Playoff. Under the leadership of Enoch Nwali, current African Scrabble Champion, the University of Lagos Scrabble Club dominated group A, defeating Ibadan Scrabble Club and BSP Scrabble Club. Ibadan Scrabble Club finished second in group A, with BSP Scrabble Club coming in third.
Pyramid Scrabble Club, led by Dipo Akanbi, a former NSF Green Jacket holder, advanced to the final phase of the championship with wins over Surulere Scrabble Club and Egbin Scrabble Club in group B. Ikorodu Scrabble Club secured three wins in group C, outperforming Lekki Scrabble Club and the newly-formed Alausa Scrabble Club. Surulere Scrabble Club qualified for the finals as winners of the second chance Play-Off, defeating Ibadan Scrabble Club and Lekki Scrabble Club.
Kaduna Central Scrabble Club was the first team to secure their place in the finals after defeating South Side Scrabble Club to claim the Northwest slot. Apex Scrabble Club of Abuja, led by Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) Technical Director John Curtis, also qualified for the finals from the North Central Zonal Play-Off.
Jos Scrabble Club and Anambra Scrabble Club have also secured their places in the finals, with the South South Zone yet to decide its Play-Off.
Teams through to the finals include Jos Scrabble Club, Apex Scrabble Club, Anambra Scrabble Club, Abeokuta Scrabble Club: the host city club, Kaduna Central Scrabble Club, Surulere Scrabble Club, Ikorodu Scrabble Club, Pyramid Scrabble Club, and the University of Lagos Scrabble Club.
Twenty-eight clubs from thirteen states and the Nigeria Police participated in the race to reach the finals of the NSF Inter Club Championship. The Inter Club Championship is part of the NSF Scrabble Festival, which also includes the Asaph Zadok National Championship, the Annual General Meeting (AGM), and the Awards and Gala Night.
Delta State is the defending champion of the Asaph Zadok National Championship, with Eta Paul Karo currently holding the NSF Green Jacket.
Edited from reports by Maxwell Kumoye, head, NSF Media and Publicity
Nigeria Scrabble Federation earlier this week on Sunday 8th and Monday 9th of May 2022 conducted trial tournaments to select a formidable team for the 2022 West Africa Scrabble Championships (WASC) (more…)
S/N | Name | National Ratings (as at 18/10/2021) | National Ranking (as at 18/10/2021) | Justification |
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1 | Emmanuel Umujose | 1704 | 1 | Satisfies basic criteria for selection (i.e. National Rating) |
2 | Eta Karo | 1695 | 2 | |
3 | Godwin Victor | 1677 | 3 | |
4 | Anthony Odok | 1662 | 4 | |
5 | Rex Ogbakpa | 1658 | 6 | |
6 | Wellington Jighere | 1653 | 7 | |
7 | Dennis Ikekeregor | 1652 | 8 | |
8 | Oshevire Avwenagha | 1648 | 9 | |
9 | Olatunde Oduwole | 1613 | 13 | |
10 | Ezinore George | 1610 | 14 | |
11 | Emmanuel Ofidi | 1606 | 15 | |
12 | Doko Oluwatimilehin | 1593 | 19 | |
13 | Enoch Nwali | 1587 | 20 | |
14 | Prince Omosefe | 1586 | 21 | |
15 | Pius Alhassan | 1583 | 22 | |
16 | Nsikak Etim | 1519 | 46 | WILDCARD: Double Gold Medalist at Edo 2020 Ntnl. Sports Festival. |
17 | Tuoyo Mayuku | 1432 | 99 | WILDCARD: Highest Rated Female Player. |
18 | Jimoh Abdulmumin | 1507 | 51 | WILDCARD: Highest Rated Youth Player. |
19 | Igali Precious | 1552 | 34 | WILDCARD: Possesses potential to excel in "on-line" Scrabbling. |
20 | Opeyemi Oloro | 1520 | 44 | WILDCARD: Possesses potential to excel in "on-line" Scrabbling. |
The above-listed names have been selected to participate in a qualifier for the selection of players to represent Nigeria at the "Scrabble Gladiators" WESPA Virtual Scrabble World Championship scheduled to hold from the 20th November to 5th December 2021 via the Woogles online Scrabble platform.
The aforementioned are expected to affirm participation on or before the end of Monday, October 25th, 2021 to the Technical Director - NSF either by GSM (08036257270), WhatsApp, SMS, or Email (jnrprof@yahoo.com), else slots would be reallotted to other players on standby.
For the purpose of this Qualifier, scheduled to take place on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st of October, 2021, respectively - basic requirements needed by Invited players for effective participation shall include:
Other necessary information/instructions would be communicated to invited players on confirmation of participation.
The Scrabble Gladiators WESPA Virtual Scrabble World Championship has been scheduled to hold from the 20th November to 5th December 2021 via the Woogles online Scrabble platform. In respect of the above, the following are criteria for the selection of players to be invited to participate in a qualifier from whence 7 players would be selected (as allotted) to represent Nigeria at the inaugural tournament.
You can also download a PDF copy of this document by clicking here.
The Rating cut-off date for the selection of invitees is 18th October 2021.
Note: Players that have been inactive on the Nigerian Scrabble Circuit in the last 6 months shall not be eligible for selection, irrespective of ratings as indicated on the National Rating List.
Basic requirements by players for effective participation shall include:
A total of 20 games shall be played over 2 days for the purpose of this qualifier.
15 minutes will be allocated to each player per game/round.
The WESPA Virtual Scrabble Tournament Rules shall be used for the purpose of the qualifier (see Tournament link: - https://bit.ly/3BmUJsV).
Please note: Further necessary information would be communicated to all (and subsequently,
Invitees and successful qualifiers) as they develop.
John Curtis
Technical Director – NSF