
DALLAS
OPEN
March 16–18, 2012
Organized by Chris Cree
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For a Little Slice of Heaven, Play the DO 7!
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$3000 guaranteed first-place prize money!
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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 16, 2012.
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Tournament:
Details TBD. Approximations below subject to change.
- Officially sanctioned and rated by the North American SCRABBLE® Players Association
- One open division, Modified Swiss format
- 20 rounds (8 Friday, 7 Saturday, 5 Sunday; starting at 9 A.M. each day)
- Main Prize Fund (first place $3000 guaranteed, rest is based on estimated attendance as of March 15):
1st place: $3000
2nd place: $800
3rd place: $600 (and of course, an Uncle Wiggily game)
4th place: $500
5th place: $400
6th place: one year NASPA membership extension
7th place: one year NASPA membership extension
8th place: Super SCRABBLE
9th place: Long List (2nd printing)
- Class prizes. For (approximately equal-sized, ranges below are based on 2011) groups of players rated below 1750:
1st place, Group A (approx. 1600-1749): $350
1st place, Group B (approx. 1425-1599): $300
1st place, Group C (approx. 1276-1424): $250
1st place, Group D (approx. 1100-1275): $200
1st place, Group E (approx. < 1100): $150
- Other prizes:
High turn in each of six classes: $25
High “DO” word prize: $100
High Long Word Prize: Long List (2nd printing)
Highest Ratings Upset Win by rated player: Super SCRABBLE
Second Highest Ratings Upset Win by rated player: one year NASPA membership extension
High NASPA Word (two prizes given): one-year NASPA membership extension
- Directed by Bryan Pepper.
All Board 1 games will be annotated by Dee Segrest and Kate Watson.
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Lodging:
You can book rooms at our special event rate of $99/night (guaranteed until Date TBD, 2012) in one of three ways.
- Call the hotel directly at 972-233-7600 option 2, reference the Dallas Open group code: “CI8” (that's letter-C letter-I number-8).
- 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 above.
- Or go to the hotel website, http://www.cpdallas.com, click on “Reservations”, enter arrival and departure information, click on “Corporate/Group”, enter the group code mentioned above and click “Check Availability”.
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Registration:
Details TBD. Approximations below subject to change.
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Schedule:
Note: Schedule is preliminary and subject to change as event nears
Friday |
09:00 A.M. – 01:00 P.M. |
Rounds 1–4 |
01:00 P.M. – 02:00 P.M. |
Lunch (not provided) |
02:00 P.M. – 06:00 P.M. |
Rounds 5–8 |
06:00 P.M. – midnight |
After Hours Play |
Saturday |
09:00 A.M. – 01:00 P.M. |
Rounds 9–12 |
01:00 P.M. – 02:00 P.M. |
Lunch (not provided) |
02:00 P.M. – 05:00 P.M. |
Rounds 13–15 |
05:00 P.M. – 06:00 P.M. |
Town Hall Meeting |
06:00 P.M. – midnight |
After Hours Play |
Sunday |
09:00 A.M. – noon |
Rounds 16–18 |
12:15 P.M. – 01:15 P.M. |
Round 19 |
01:30 P.M. – 02:30 P.M. |
Round 20 |
02:30 P.M. – 03:00 P.M. |
Prize Ceremony |
- All NASPA directors in attendance are welcome to a free drink after play Friday night in the hotel bar.
- All NASPA committee members and their chairs in attendance are invited to a Chinese buffet dinner Saturday evening after the Town Hall. The purpose of this meeting will be to get an update on all committee activities.
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Rules:
- The Dallas Open is a NASPA-sanctioned event,
played according to official tournament rules.
The NASPA Code of Conduct is in effect.
- 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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