Abeokuta, Ogun State bubbles as 2nd South-west Closed Scrabble Championship begin

Posted : 13 August 2023

Abeokuta, the rocky capital city of Ogun State, the venue of the 2nd SouthWest Closed Scrabble Championship has come alive once again today Aug.12.

The 2nd SouthWest Closed Scrabble Championship is an initiative directed at unearthing and harnessing players from the region for national and international championships.

Intending participants who reside in any of the six states of Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Lagos, Ogun and Ekiti have the opportunity of competing against some of the top players from the zone.

Strategically, students from tertiary institutions have the advantage of facing off with players like African and EEAST champion Enoch Nwali who just returned from the ongoing World English Language Scrabble Players Association Championship (WESPAC) in the United States of America.

12 round of games is expected to be played in the Opens, Intermediate and Masters categories with minmum ratings pegged at 1100, 1101-1399 and 1400 respectively.

Emmanuel Egbele who is the SouthWest Zonal representative of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) described the second edition of the tournament as timely as it would help players recalibrate for the forthcoming President's Cup and the Dr Winifred Awosika African Youth Scrabble Championship (AYSC) holding in the same month and the National Sports Festival.

"This particular edition provides a great opportunity for participants to meet players who must have returned from the WESPAC and get some direct experience from them which is another gambit needed by these players to prepare for AYSC and the President's Cup"

"Another reason this second edition is critical to participants is the fact that it's holding in Abeokuta, Ogun state who are the host of 2024 National Sports Festival."

``We are proud of what the South-West Closed Scrabble Tournament has achieved after the first editon in Ibadan, Oyo state. It has given some filip to the huge number of new entrants in the sport. Remember," he recalled, " the tournament provided the platform which gave Adeyemi Adeosun his first title in scrabble"

A cash prize of 250,000 naira has been guaranteed among other fantastic prizes at the one-day tournament.

"For this year's edition," he said, "plans are at an advanced stage, however we need the support of all stakeholders in the region towards a successful event.

``I am therefore soliciting our financial support. This is our Event and we must support it.

``We also have corporate sponsorship opportunities for businesses to be branded on our publicity materials where you would have special mentions and acknowledgment.

``We will also approach us individually for support. Please kindly support us despite the times notwithstanding the situation in the country.

``We want to deliver a stellar event and our collective effort is required in this regard. Also, we expect to have as many eligible players to participate."

Abeokuta, Ogun State bubbles as 2nd South-west Closed Scrabble Championship begin

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