
DALLAS
OPEN
March 13–15, 2009
Organized by Chris Cree
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Do the DO 4 Fun!
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$3,000 guaranteed first-place prize money!
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All participants will receive a commemorative set of
SmoothTiles: the official tiles of the 2009 Dallas Open.
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Location:
Crowne Plaza Dallas Park Central,
7800 Alpha Road,
Dallas, TX, 75240
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Transportation from Dallas area airports: Visit Super Shuttle or call
(817)329-2000 or (800)BLUEVAN
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Live coverage begins Friday March 13, 2009.
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Tournament:
- Officially sanctioned and rated by the National SCRABBLE® Association
- One open division, Modified Swiss format
- 19 rounds (7 Friday, 7 Saturday, 5 Sunday; starting at 9 A.M. each day)
- Main Prize Fund (first place guaranteed, rest may change due to last-minute cancellations):
1st place: $3,000
2nd place: $1,000
3rd place: $800 (and of course, an Uncle Wiggily game)
4th place: $600
5th place: $500
6th place: $400
- Class prizes. For (approximately equal-sized) groups of players rated below 1750:
1st place, Group A: $350
1st place, Group B: $300
1st place, Group C: $250
1st place, Group D: $200
1st place, Group E: $150
High word in each of six classes: $25
- High “DO” word prize: $100
- Prize for each of two highest ratings upsets by rated players: SamBoard
- Directed by Bryan Pepper; assisted by Mary Rhoades, John Chew III, and Sherrie Saint John.
All Board 1 games annotated by Dee Segrest and Kate Watson.
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Lodging:
You can book rooms at our special event rate of $95/night (valid until February 10th, 2009) in one of three ways.
- Call the hotel directly at 972-233-7600 extension 2, reference group code “DST”.
- Call Crowne Plaza Reservations Worldwide at 1-800-227-6963, refer to Crowne Plaza Suites Dallas Park Central at 7800 Alpha Road, and again use the group booking code “DST”.
- Go to the hotel web site, click on “Reservations”, enter arrival and departure information, click on “Corporate/Group”, enter “DST” and click “Check Availability”.
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Registration:
- Entry fee: $100
- Entries limited to the first 175 entrants (must be a current NSA member)
- Current list of entrants
- Entry fee must be received by Monday, March 9, 2009
- Discounted $25 entry fee for students 18 years and under
- Please register online whether
you pay online using PayPal, Visa or MasterCard, or offline by mailing a check or money order;
and check the Player Information page
before you leave for the tournament.
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Schedule:
- Friday: 7 games starting at 9:00 A.M., lunch after the fourth game.
- Saturday: 7 games starting at 9:00 A.M., lunch after the fourth game.
- Sunday: 5 games starting at 9:00 A.M., fourth game at 12:15, fifth game at 1:30, prize ceremony at 2:30
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Rules:
- The Dallas Open is a NSA/NASPA-sanctioned event, played according to official tournament rules.
- Players must bring all required game equipment, set it up as necessary at the beginning of each session, not move it during a session, and play at assigned tables. Players with special needs may ask to be assigned the same table for the duration of the tournament. Players assigned to Table 1 must comply with the requirements of live game annotation, or forfeit their game with a -200 point spread penalty.
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