Japan Scrabble Players Association (JASPA) and Hong Kong Scrabble Players Association (HKSPA) are pleased to announce the sixth East Asian Scrabble Championship (EASC).
The organisers intent to apply WESPA rating for the event. It is a team challenge event between Japan and Hong Kong. Both sides will form teams of four to compete on 5 April 2025 in Kyoto City.
Format: 8 games in total. Each players will play the players from the opponent team twice. The latest version of the WESPA Rules and Collins Scrabble Words apply to this tournament.
Challenge penalty: 5 points per word in an unsuccessful challenge.
Entry fee: There is no entry fee for the tournament.
Qualifying
Hong Kong players
To qualify for Team Hong Kong for the EASC 2025, one must be an HKSPA member and have Hong Kong representation status under the Hong Kong Player Statuses Regulation.
Players interested to represent Hong Kong in the EASC 2025 should express their interest by clicking the "Join" button on or before 17 January 2025 (23:59 Hong Kong Time) via the link below:
https://events.hkscrabble.org/tms/app/details?tou=2025_EASC
We will organise a Qualifier to select the Hong Kong representatives. Only players who fulfil the eligibility to qualify for Team Hong Kong and are interested in representing Hong Kong in the EASC are eligible for the Qualifier. The details of the Qualifier are as follow:
Date: 19 Jan 2025 (Sun)
Time: 09:30 – 17:30
Venue: 6/F, Spark City Cheung Sha Wan, 124-126 Castle Peak Road, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
Format: 7 Games – Game 1 random draw, Games 2-6 Australian Swiss draw, Game 7 King-of-the-Hill. Top 4 finishers in the Qualifier will be representing Hong Kong in the EASC2025.
Dictionary: CSW24
Challenge: 5 points per word
Time Control: 25 minutes per player per game
Japan players
Players representing Japan wishing to play in the event may contact JASPA to obtain further information about the qualification mechanism in Japan.
Queries
All queries could be directed to the HKSPA at info@hkscrabble.org or JASPA at jaspa@gyosei.holy.jp.