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The 5th Edition of the Governor Douye Diri National Scrabble Tournament holds in August.  You can recall that the Press Secretary to the Governor and Chairman of the Bayelsa State Scrabble Association, Daniel Alabra has tirelessly worked to ensure the 5th Edition holds as promised by the state governor.    Over 250 players all over the country are usually expected to participate for over N10,000,000 prize bands with a grand prize of N1,000,000 and a giant trophy 🏆  Players like Enoch Nwali (the defending champion), George Ezinore (Current National Champ), Timi Doko (Current African Champ) are all warming up for the event

June Edition of the Ekowe Scrabble Club Monthly Scrabble Retreat Ekowe Scrabble Club kickstarts her maiden edition of the monthly retreat with the aim to building education using scrabble as a tool. Her  First Edition was played on the 28 June 2025.    The event became an avenue for young youths of the community to prepare better for the July Edition slated for 26 Saturday 2025. All hands are on deck. More photos from the first edition 

 SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP IN HONOUR OF LATE CASHIER BRUCE OLOTU  The Bayelsa State Scrabble Association in conjunction with the  Yenagoa Scrabble Club and the Peremabiri Scrabble Club present this Scrabble Championship in Honour of Late Cashier Bruce Olotu as part of his burial arrangements for his pioneering role in bringing Scrabble to Peremabiri which has in turn contributed to the development of Scrabble in Bayelsa State and Nigeria.  Rivers State Based players are eligible to player in Category A Date: Sunday 2nd March, 2025 Venue: Golden Tulip Hotel and Resort, through Government House, Onopa Gate, Yenagoa. Registration closes at 11:59pm on Friday 28th February, 2025 Provisional Electronic Pairings will be out before 11:59 pm on Saturday 1st March 2025 Arrival 11:30 am Round 1 starts 12:00noon No. of Rounds: 8 6 non-repeat (lagged pairing) 2 King of the Hill

 Some of the Tournaments in Yenagoa. Fidel Olotu Birthday    Redemption Ministries Scrabble Competition   

Pope’s Game Fest (PGF 2.0) Pope’s Game Festival in conjunction with Groft Accessories presents Pope’s game fest scrabble competition  OPENS CATEGORY CLOSE Date: 15 December 2024 Venue: Doncont Hotels football pitch, Baybridge Road, Kpansia, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Prizes  1st : N30,000, Gold medal, One free customized Jersey 2nd, N10,000 , Silver Medal 3rd, Free Power Bank Registration 3000 Naira only  Registration closes Friday 13 December 2024 at 11:49 pm Penalty for late registration 500  Round 1 Pairings will be out at 12pm on Saturday 14 December 2024  Arrival 10am 🕙  Round 1 starts 11am 🕚  No. Of rounds 8 5 non repeat  3 king of the hills  All players should come with the following; 1. Pro scrabble board  2. ⁠A set of pro tiles 3. ⁠2 racks  4. ⁠timer  T.D  Naomi Thankgod Timbiri

The 13th All African Games 2023 was hosted in Accra Ghane from March 18th to 22nd.The competition was rescheduled to 2024 due to one or two. Albeit, in the competition, the Nigerian females soared in flying colors as they mopped 2 golds🥇🥇 for their country. Though, this time, the undefeated Nigerian male scrabble players did not win a medal which was unusual but they were honored by their ladies with golden hands. Below are Team Nigeria players  Males: 1. Wellington Jighere  2. Etim Nsikak 3. Okiemute Tega Females:  1.  Adekansi Adebisi 2. Mayuku Tuoyo 3. Ola Joy Seun congratulates Bisi Bisi|Joy|Tuoyo

In the history of scrabble, there are only two individuals who have won the World Championship more than once. It is noted that scrabble is a mind game which needs a lot of commitment, focus, and hard work if one must be outstanding. Nigel Richards and David Eldar are the only scrabble players to have lifted the world trophy more than once.  David Eldar analysing his finals after the 5 games with Harshan Lamabadusuriya of England.  Check out how his games went in the tournament here  

The 2023 World Scrabble Championship just concluded in an intriguing way that put a better smile on the face of the player that lost in the 2023 North American Scrabble Championship to a Delta of Nigerian player. Now the WSC outcome tells a different story.  Congratulations to David Eldar who lost to Wellington Jighere in the US National, but now the winner of the World Championship 🏆

 The World Scrabble Championship has ended yesterday and the excitement is still fresh. Leaving your work to be involved in the game is something cumbersome to many people. Well, you can basically sit back relax and take your time to watch some of the most exciting games.  Here are some intriguing annotations I have extracted from the event page:  Enjoy! 1. Opeyemi Oloro vs Terry Kang round 1    2. Wellington Jighere vs Russell Honeybun round 15   3. Thacha vs Wellington round 17 4. Andrew Fisher vs Will Anderson round 18 5. Thacha vs David Eldar round 20  

 The World English Language Scrabble Players Association (WESPA) kickstarted the World Scrabble Championship in Las Vega, Nevada this Saturday 22nd which will end Wednesday 26th comprise of 31 countries.  Team Nigeria has over 10 players in the WSC top 50 players after round 8