Scrabble Kenya

Braeburn High Combined Score, 1022.

2013-03-19T00:14:00.000-07:00

Mackton Wafula 518 - 504 Stanley Njoroge.

High Scoring Game

2012-11-18T00:19:00.001-08:00

On 9th November 2012 at New Visa Place, Mara Road, Upper Hill we witnessed a high scoring game between Dr. Abba Hyadara and Francis Wachira. Abba Scored 634 against Wachira 415 for a total combined score of 1049.

Move by move: Abba: GU +6; Wachira: SWATHING +67; Abba: BOTANISE +149; Wachira: PACT +27; Abba: EXAM +54; Wachira: OUTRAVES +67; Abba: PLANTINg +68; Wachira: KA +31; Abba: GASOLIER +72; Wachira: ELEGY +24; Abba: ROBOTISE +72; Wachira: WODGE +36; Abba: IF +28; Wachira: EH +38; Abba: REHEAT +29; Wachira: DOM +13; Abba: LEI +12; Wachira: DZO +13; Abba: RECODINg +62; Wachira: SEQUiNS +72; Abba: FOIL +45; Wachira: JUD +27; Abba: ADRY +27 (& an addition of VU for +10 from Wachira's rack).

Final scores: Abba 634 vs Wachira 415.

Africa Scrabble Championship 2012

2012-11-18T00:10:00.002-08:00

The ninth Africa Scrabble Championship is set to kick off next week starting on 21st to 25th November. The event will be held in Fairmount Hotel Livingstone Zambia.

Defending Champions Nigeria will face stiff challenge from power houses Kenya, South Africa, Uganda and the Hosts [Zambia].

Kenya's team of fourteen will jet out of the country on Monday in two batches. All players are expected to be at the venue latest Tuesday morning before the registration and opening ceremony on Wednesday.

Gitonga Nderitu is expected to lead seasoned World championship campaigners Manase Otieno, Willy Mwangi, Patrick Litunya and Allan Oyende as Kenya seeks to dethrone Nigeria.

Nicholas Mbugua fresh from a top ten finish in the Godwill Akpabio Classics is ready for another go at the Nigerians.
Joseph Chavutia, Stanley Njoroge, David Kangethe, Charles Kariuki are the other heavy weights in the team
Tobias Outi [Inter University Champion] and Martins Mutahi are the youthful players to watch. Cecilia Ruto will be back to defend her best female player title.

Scrabble Kenya thanks the sports ministry for funding the team.

BARCLAYS BANK NATIONAL SCRABBLE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

2012-08-02T01:15:00.001-07:00

BANKABLE WORDS ANYONE?

This weekend Kenya's to word smiths converge at Barclays Bank Sports Club in Ruaraka Nairobi the national championship. The event is part of a series of qualifiers to select team Kenya to African Scrabble Championship to be held in Livingstone Zambia in November. Current national Champion Gitonga Nderitu of Muranga will face strong challenge from Allan Oyende of Visa club Nairobi and his world championship team mate Litunya of Machakos.

All eyes will be on Home boy favourite Isaiah Maloba as he pits his wits against the best in East Africa. The event is sponsored by Barclays Bank. Scrabble kenya will use the event to prepare players intending to contest for slots in team kenya to World youth Scrabble championship in UK. This will see Riabai and Nkoroi high school fielding teams. Competing for top honors in two divisions will be teams from VISA club, Mt. Kenya region, Nakuru, Migori, Homabay, Machakos, Busia, Kisumu. Universities[UoN, KU, Moi, JKUAT, Strathmore and Egerton] will also field teams.

When the last tile has been played and the tile bag lies collapsed in a wrinkled heap on the table after game 18 on sunday, the top 3 players in both divisions will get trophies and cash prizes as division 1 players battle for 10 slots slots in team Kenya.

Scrabble Kenya would like to invite all Scrabble Players of different age groups and mastery to a national event on the weekend of 4th to 5th August, 2012 in Nairobi. The venue will be BARCLAYS SPORTS CLUB RUARAKA: next to KCA University. The field will be split into two divisions [division 1 players rated >1400, all new players and players rated <1400 span="span"> 18 games will be played. The event is a qualifier to ASC later in the year. Please contact the people below to register for the tournament.

Please contact the people below to register for the tournament.
Fixture secretary: Engineer Peter Muraguri email: muraguri.peter@hotmail.com
Registration Div. A KES 1,000 Div. B KES.500 students KES 250 & High school students KES 100 can be done via MPESA to Muema Muumbi on 0725 791 021 by 3rd August,, 2012 to enable ample time for coordination and avoid late registration penalties after 8.30 am on 4th. Players to carry boards and writing material
Score cards will be provided.

For information on Kenyan Scrabble subscribe by sending an email to: The National Chairman through victor@ikawa.info or SG through nyangaunn@centralbank.go.ke

Stima - Madaraka National Tournament 2nd-3rd June 2012

2012-05-18T04:52:00.000-07:00

Scrabble Kenya would like to invite all Scrabble Players of different age groups and mastery to a national event on the weekend of 2^nd to 3^rd June, 2012 in Nairobi. The venue will be the Stima Club – Ruaraka. The field will be split into two divisions [Division 1: players rated >1400, Division2: all new players and players rated <1400]. Division 1 players will register with Ksh. 1,000, Division 2 with Ksh. 500 and students Ksh. 250. TSH will be in use and 18 games will be played.

The event can be followed live on www.topoption.co.uk.

The event is a qualifier to ASC in Zambia later in the year.

Please contact the people below to register for the tournament.

Fixture secretary: Engineer Peter Muraguri email: muraguri.peter@hotmail.com.

Allan Oyende on 0720-828-873 by 1^st June 2012 to enable ample time for coordination and avoid late registration penalties after 8.30 am on 2^nd. Players should carry boards and writing material. Score cards will be provided.

For information on Kenyan Scrabble subscribe by sending an email to: The National Chairman through victor@ikawa.info or SG through nyangaunn@centralbank.go.ke

Yours faithfully,

GEORGE NYAKUNDI

SECRETARY GENERAL

SCRABBLE is a registered Trademark of J.W. Spear & Sons PLG, Enfield Middx

Chairman: Victor Ikawa Vice Chairman: Metric Mukhalasie, Secretary General: George Nyakundi,

Assistant Secretary General: Muema Muumbi, Publicity Officer: Gitonga Nderitu, Members: Millie Kikechi, Mackton Wafula, Sam Mwiti

Mt. KENYA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP - QUALIFYING ROUND FOR PANASA SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

2012-04-24T13:28:00.002-07:00

Scrabble Kenya would like to invite all Scrabble Players of different age groups and mastery to a national event on the weekend of 5^th to 6^th May, 2012 in Nyeri. The venue will be Makutiland Hotel.

The hotel is located in Ruring'u surbub on the Nyeri - Nairobi highway. Coming from Nairobi direction it is on your right at about 100 meters from Triton petrol station and next to a timber yard. If you travel by public means from Nairobi direction tell them to drop you at "meeting point"and the hotel is directly opposite and identifiable by its makuti features. If you are in Nyeri town public transport is available outside Gospel outreach church next to dedan kimathi kamukunji grounds and the police lines. You will tell them to drop you at "meeting point"and the entrance to the hotel is just a few meters from the stage.

The field will be split into two divisions [Division 1: players rated >1400, Division2: all new players and players rated <1400]. 18 games will be played. The event is a qualifier to ASC later in the year. TSH pairing system will be used.

Please contact the people below to register for the tournament.

Fixture secretary: Engineer Peter Muraguri email: muraguri.peter@hotmail.com

Registration [Division 1: KES 1,000.00 Division 2: KES 500 students KES 250] via MPESA to Mwangi Kihuni [Nyeri Scrabble Club ] on 0723345244 by 4^th May, 2012 to enable ample time for coordination and avoid late registration penalties after 8.30 am on 5^th. Players to carry boards and writing material. Score cards will be provided.

For information on Kenyan Scrabble subscribe by sending an email to: The National Chairman through victor@ikawa.info or SG through nyangaunn@centralbank.go.ke

Yours faithfully,

GEORGE NYAKUNDI

SECRETARY GENERAL

QUALIFYING ROUND FOR PANASA SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

2012-04-16T23:06:00.000-07:00

Scrabble Kenya would like to invite all Scrabble Players of different age groups and mastery to a national event on the weekend of 21^st to 22^nd April, 2012 in Thika. The venue will be NANAZI PARADISE RESORT. This will be an open tournament, 18 games will be played. The event is a qualifier to ASC later in the year.

TSH use will be unveiled in this event.

Please contact the people below to register for the tournament.

Fixture secretary: Engineer Peter Muraguri email: muraguri.peter@hotmail.com

Registration 500.00 and students KES 250 via MPESA to Victor Ikawa [Chairman Scrabble Kenya ] on 0717226698 or by 20^th April, 2012 to enable ample time for coordination and avoid late registration penalties after 8.30 am on 21^st . Players to carry boards and writing material. Score cards will be provided.

For information on Kenyan Scrabble subscribe by sending an email to: The National Chairman through victor@ikawa.info or SG through nyangaunn@centralbank.go.ke

Oyende implodes, Maloba explodes as Gitonga reigns in Nanazi

2012-03-05T08:25:00.002-08:00

Scrabble kenya held its sixth & final qualifier for ECASA championships at The Nanazi hotel Thika. The hotel management provided trophies for winners, prize money and meals for players during the two day event. Gitonga Nderitu totally dominated the field in division 1 wrapping the championship with two rounds to go fending off stiff challenge from Stanley Njoroge and perennial WSC campaigner Litunya. The Nanazi defending champion fred Magu meekly surrendered His title. National champion Oyende had a tournament to forget as he wilted under pressure, his 163 score move of KERATOID couldn't save him. Gitonga had the highest game score of 606.á

In division 2 Isaiah Maloba of Barclays bank won his first event in his carrier. He started the final day a game adrift of day one pace setter and winner of Abba invitational Muema Muumbi. He reeled in the leader and saw off the challenge from top rated Mwiti [first player to be relegated from premier division 1], Metir and Gachomo Maina. With a three way tie on 13 wins he won the title on superior spred. With 35 Bonuses he was declared the bingo merchant.

Top three finishers received trophies in each division with cash prizes awarded up to position 5 in both divisions. The event had the highest attendance of the year of 60 players.

At the end of the event a Giant trophy was unveiled to be contested in a single open division event on 21-22/4/12. See the results here.

6th QUALIFYING ROUND FOR ECASA SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

2012-02-27T06:38:00.000-08:00

Scrabble Kenya would like to invite all Scrabble Players of different age groups and mastery to a national event on the weekend of 3rd to 4^th March, 2012 in Thika. The venue will be NANAZI PARADISE RESORT. The field will be split into two divisions [Division 1: players rated >1400, Division2: all new players and players rated <1400]. 18 games will be played. The event is a qualifier to ECASA in Easter and ASC later in the year.

Please contact the people below to register for the tournament.

Fixture secretary: Engineer Peter Muraguri email: muraguri.peter@hotmail.com

Registration [Division 1: KES 1,000.00 Division 2: KES 500 students KES 250] via MPESA to Muema Muumbi [Deputy Secretary Scrabble Kenya ] on 0725791021 by 2^nd March, 2012 to enable ample time for coordination and avoid late registration penalties after 8.30 am on 3^rd. Players to carry boards and writing material. Score cards will be provided.

For information on Kenyan Scrabble subscribe by sending an email to: The National Chairman through victor@ikawa.info or SG through nyangaunn@centralbank.go.ke

Abba Invitational Masters

2012-02-17T09:41:00.001-08:00

This weekend (18th - 19th Feb 2012) we have a masters event at Kenyatta University for master scrabblers on invitation at the student centre complex.The list of players includes all champions in any National Scrabble event. The event is sponsored by Dr. Abba Hydara from the Gambia who has featured prominently in Kenyan events. Runing co-currently with this is students (KUSA) scrabble mastery event that will feature students from variuos varsities in Kenya.
The public is welcome to watch this wordsmiths battle it out for the top prizes. Games start at 8.30 am on 18th. THE CHAMPIONS ARE AT IT AGAIN!

5th QUALIFYING ROUND FOR ECASA SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

2012-01-19T05:29:00.001-08:00

Scrabble Kenya would like to invite all Scrabble Players of different age groups and mastery to a national event on the weekend of 4^th to 5^th February, 2012 in Migori. The venue will be GILLY HOTEL. The field will be split into two divisions [division 1 players rated >1400, all new players and players rated <1400 division2]. 18 games will be played. The event is a qualifier to ECASA in Easter and ASC later in the year.

Please contact the people below to register for the tournament.

Fixture secretary: Engineer Peter Muraguri email: muraguri.peter@hotmail.com

Registration [League1 1,000.00 League2 KES.500 students KES 250] via MPESA to Victor Ikawa [Chairman Scrabble Kenya ] on 0717226698 or Julius Odongo on 0722690109 by 3^rd February, 2012 to enable ample time for coordination and avoid late registration penalties after 8.30 am on 4^th. Players to carry your boards and writing material. Score cards will be provided.

For information on Kenyan Scrabble subscribe by sending an email to: The National Chairman through victor@ikawa.info or SG through nyangaunn@centralbank.go.ke

2012-01-02T05:03:00.000-08:00

4th QUALIFYING ROUND FOR ECASA SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP (Update)

Scrabble Kenya would like to invite all Kenyans and Scrabble Players of different age groups and mastery to a National event on the weekend of 14^th to 15^th January, 2012 in Nairobi. The venue will be the Stima Club at Ruaraka (Next to KCA University). 18 games will be played where the initiation of the new division systems (Div1 and Div2) will start.

Please contact the people below to register for the tournament.

Fixture secretary: Engineer Peter Muraguri email: muraguri.peter@hotmail.com

Registration [seniors KES.500 students KES 250] via MPESA can be done to Muema Muumbi [Assistant Sec. Gen.] on 0725791021 by 13^th January, 2012 to enable ample time for coordination and avoid late registration penalties after 8.30 am on the 14^th of Ksh. 200.

The event is one of the qualifiers to the East, Central and South African scrabble championship next year.

For information on Kenyan Scrabble subscribe by sending an email to: The National Chairman through victor@ikawa.info

2011-12-03T15:10:00.001-08:00

QUALIFYING ROUND FOR ECASA SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Scrabble Kenya [KESPA] would like to invite all Scrabble Players of different age groups and mastery to a national event on the weekend of 10^th to 12^th December, 2011 in Nakuru. The venue will be Hotel JAMS next to the stadium. Scrabble Kenya will hold its Annual General Meeting during the event. 24 games will be played as part of the Jamhuri day celebrations.

Please contact the people below to register for the tournament.

Fixture secretary: Engineer Peter Muraguri email: muraguri.peter@hotmail.com

Registration [seniors KES.500 students KES 250] via MPESA can be done to Dave Mbugua’s [Nakuru scrabble club treasurer] on 0721607766 by 9^th December, 2011 to enable ample time for coordination and avoid late registration penalties after 8.30 am on 10^th.

The event is one of the qualifiers to the East, Central and South African scrabble championship next year.

For information on Kenyan Scrabble subscribe by sending an email to: The National Chairman through victor@ikawa.info

QUALIFYING ROUND FOR ECASA SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

2011-11-02T08:42:00.000-07:00

Scrabble Kenya [KESPA] would like to invite all Scrabble Players of different age groups and mastery to a national event on the weekend of 5^th and 6^th November, 2011 in Nairobi. The venue will be University of Nairobi Main Campus. Scrabble Kenya will use the event to prepare Teams participating in the East African Inter University games in December to maintain Kenya’s top rank in this event

Please contact the people below to register for the tournament.

Fixture secretary: Engineer Peter Muraguri email: muraguri.peter@hotmail.com

Registration [seniors KES.500 students KES 250] via MPESA can be done on Dr. Muumbi’s number 0725791021 by 4^th November, 2011 to enable ample time for coordination and avoid late registration penalties after 8.30 am on 5^th.

The event is one of the qualifiers to the East, Central and South African scrabble championship next year.

For information on Kenyan Scrabble subscribe by sending an email to: The National Chairman through victor@ikawa.info

2011-09-19T11:58:00.001-07:00

Murang'a National Tournament - 1st ECASA National Qualifier.

1st ECASA National Qualifier Oct. 8th - 9th 2011.

Venue: National Library Hall, Murang'a.
Murang'a is about 100 km from Nairobi, 60 km from Nyeri and 70 km from Embu. There are direct matatus from OTC Nairobi. We also encourage scrabblers to carpool.

Registration: Ksh. 500/- per participant and Ksh. 250/- for students, payable on or before Friday 7th Oct. 2011 to Joseph Karinga through Mpesa : 0722631855.
Registration will close at 10pm.
Late registration (On Saturday Oct. 8th 2011 8.30am): Ksh. 700/- per participant.

Starting time: 9.00 am Sat. Oct. 8th 2011 (This is the actual time that the games will start). Clocks will be started then.
The draw will be out by 8.00 am. WESPA rules are very clear on how to deal with lateness.

Rules: Current WESPA rules will apply.
Registering for the tournament amounts to endorsement and adherance to WESPA regulations.

Equipment: Scrabble boards and tracking sheets will NOT be provided. Contestant score cards and score sheets will be provided

Meals: Quality meals will be available at the venue we have contracted the best caterers in town and have negotiated very good rates. Kindly make orders in advance.

1. Beef stew
(Kienyeji/ugali/chips, pilau/rice, njahi, vegetables,salad)
Ksh. 140/-
2. Mixed grill (Only available at hotel)
(Steak,eggs,kienyeji/ugali/chips,rice,vegetables,salad)
Ksh. 150/-
3. 1/4 Chicken
(Kienyeji/ugali/chips,salad)
Ksh. 300/-

All the above meals will come with a banana.

Accommodation
Murang'a is a very secure town with a lot of accommodation lodges.

Mahesh lodges (Normal) - Ksh. 600/- per night
Uhuru lodge (Normal) - Ksh. 500/- per night
Sawa lodge (Normal) - Ksh. 600/- per night
Court yard hotel (executive) - Ksh. 900/- per night
Murang'a Mukawa (executive) - Ksh. 900/- per night

Prizes:
No. 1 - Ksh. 8,000/- Minimum + Trophy + Mt. Kenya Shield*
No. 2 - Ksh. 6,000/- Minimum + Trophy.
No. 3 - Ksh. 4,000/- Minimum + Trophy.

High word - Ksh. 200.00
Highest total score - Ksh. 300.00
Highest individual score- Ksh. 200.00
Highest Number of bonuses - Ksh. 300.00.

* Terms and conditions apply.