The World English-Language Scrabble Players Association and Scrabble Federation of Sri Lanka will organise the World Youth Scrabble Championship 2024 ("WYSC 2024") from 6-8 September in Citrus Waskaduwa, Sri Lanka.
Hong Kong has ten spots for quota players. To be eligible, you must be an HKSPA individual member aged under 18 and have Hong Kong representation status under the Hong Kong Player Statuses Regulation. You could represent Hong Kong in the WYSC 2024 if you meet these criteria.
HKSPA has previously invited eligible players to express interest. Since the Association received sufficient interest from players, the Association will organise a Qualifier to select the ten quota players. All quota players will be selected through the Qualifier.
Details
Date: 22 June 2024 (Saturday)
Time: 08:45 - 17:15
Venue: Methodist College
Eligibility: The WYSC is only open to players born on or after 1 January 2007. To join the Qualifier, players must also:
- meet the criteria in the Hong Kong Player Statuses Regulation
- be an active HKSPA individual member on the day of the Qualifier
- ask for the school teacher’s permission to join this qualifier, as school absence approval is needed if you qualify (you are not required to seek permission at this stage if you are going to promote to a secondary school in September 2024).
Format: The Qualifier will be HKSPA-rated. 7 games, Australian Swiss Draw (sometimes lagged), last game King-of-the-Hill (KOTH). 25 minutes per player, 5 points unsubstantiated challenge penalty, latest version of WESPA rules and CSW dictionary applicable.
Players from the same school can face each other. There are no prizes for this Qualifier.
Verification Policy: All participants must bring their HKID card (passport or birth certificate showing that Right of Abode/Permanent Residence is established if they do not have an HKID card) to the venue for verification. Players who can only show a photo or copy of the HKID card (passport or birth certificate showing that Right of Abode/Permanent Residence is established if they do not have an HKID card) have to pay an administrative fee of HK$50. Registered participants would not be allowed to play if no identification documents were shown before the event.
If you think you are a Hong Kong player or have Hong Kong representation status under the Hong Kong Player Statuses Regulation but do not have any of the above documents to prove your claim, please contact us at info@hkscrabble.org stating your justifications and proof.
How to enroll: All players, whether they have expressed interest previously or not, are required to sign up to play in the Qualifier. Please click here to enroll via the HKSPA Tournament Enrollment System on or before 17 June 2024. The list of enrolled participants is available here.
Acknowledgement: The Association would like to express our gratitude to Methodist College for providing the venue for this Qualifier.
Arrangement after Qualifier
There will be ten quota players in the WYSC for Hong Kong.
The Association will prepare a list (hereinafter “Ranking List”) of players ordered by the rankings of the Qualifier. Players with a higher ranking on the Ranking List have priority over the lower-ranked players to join the Hong Kong Youth Scrabble Team 2024 for the WYSC.
Players will be required to confirm their interest in joining the WYSC after the Qualifier. HKSPA will announce the qualified players' information after the confirmation deadline.
Players not qualified will be placed on the waiting list. Should any qualified players drop out from the tournament, those on the waiting list will replace the qualified player.
Players not qualified may also join the WYSC by paying the entry fee on their own. The entry fee for WYSC (non-quota player) is USD 100.
Contact
Please contact us at info@hkscrabble.org should you have any enquiries.