On 20 November 2016, HKSPA organised the November Scrabble Challenge in the City University of Hong Kong. 30 players participated in the tournament and they are divided into 4 divisions according to their HKSPA ratings.
Group photo of the November Scrabble Challenge
Round-robin format was adopted for 7 rounds. As there were only 6 players in Division D, after 5 rounds of round-robin games, the last 2 rounds of Division D adopted Chew Pairing.
Carson Ip, the former Marketing Officer of HKSPA, playing a friendly match with Boris Chung
Calvin Ma, who is a member of the Hong Kong Youth Scrabble Team 2015 and 2016, triumphed in Division A of the November Scrabble Challenge. He won all the games in Division A with a total spread of +452.
Prize winners of Division A
Douglas Tsang is the winner of Division B. He is going to participate in the Causeway Scrabble Challenge in Malaysia at the end of this month. He won 5 games and got a tie out of 7 games, including some wins over former Hong Kong Youth Scrabble Team players, Brian Po, Boris Chung and Wynter Hau.
Prize winners of Division B
Thomson Law Long Yin from Methodist School and Lau Wai Keung from CCC Mong Man Wai College finished 1st in Division C and D respectively.
Below is the complete winner list:
| Winner | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division A | Calvin MA | Euclid HUI | Paul CHRISTENSEN |
| Division B | Douglas TSANG | Brian PO | Boris CHUNG |
| Division C | Thomson LAW Long Yin | NGAN Fu Ting | Julian WONG Tsz Yu |
| Division D | LAU Wai Keung | HEUNG Tsz Fung | HO Cheuk Yiu |
You can find the event coverage of the November Scrabble Challenge here: http://hkspa.byethost7.com/tournaments/20161120novchallenge/