$3000 guaranteed first-place prize money!

Transportation from Dallas area airports: Visit Super Shuttle or call (817)329-2000 or (800)BLUEVAN

Live coverage begins Friday March 16, 2012.

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.

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”.

Registration:

Details TBD. Approximations below subject to change.

• Entry fee: $120
• Commuter fee: $30
• Must be a current NASPA member
• Current list of entrants
• Entry fee must be received by Monday, March 12, 2012
• Discounted $25 entry fee for students 18 years and under
• Please register online, mail us your payment as instructed to Chris Cree, and check the Player Information page before you leave for the tournament.

Schedule:

Note: Schedule is preliminary and subject to change as event nears

• 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.

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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Event History:

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011