Effective September 1st, NASPA returns to normal operations, subject to any restrictions imposed or recommended in governmental guidance, laws, or regulations.
Until that date, groups of fully vaccinated players can participate in sanctioned tournaments and club sessions.
Directors may impose stricter rules about the need for vaccination, the use of masks and face coverings, hand washing, etc. Click here for more details.
Clubs have begun to meet for live play over the past few weeks.
Charlottesville (VA) NASPA Club #543 met for the first time in over a year on July 8th.
Congratulations to the following NASPA players who have won tournaments over the past few weeks!
Joplin (MO) – June 12 to 13
Class A – 1st – Joey Krafchick – 10-1 +1290
Class A – 2nd – Sid Murali – 9-2 +669
Class B – 1st – Kay Adam – 7-4 +197
Class B – 2nd – Nick Purifoy – 6-5 +44
Allentown (PA) – June 12
Div 1 – Glenn Filzer – 5-1 +162
Div 2 – Marty Fialkow – 5-1 +603
Allentown (PA) players met at the home of Sally Reeser (top right)
The tournament directed by Judy Cole (center)
Philadelphia (PA) – June 13
Div 1 – Judy Cole – 5-2 +44
Div 2 – Marie Filandro – 6-1 +409
Connie Creed held a 7-game tournament for 12 players.
In her apartment with a panoramic view of Philadelphia.
Teaneck (NJ) – July 7
Jon Kent – 6-1 +498
Fran Shaw – 5-2 +141
Jay Levin – 4-3 +249
Jay Levin (far right) hosted the Teaneck tournament directed by Jon Kent (far left). The players were not new to the Scrabble scene – between them, over 20,000 rated tournament games have been played!
Allentown (PA) – July 10
Div 1 – Cheryl Allen-Munley – 5-1 +288
Div 2 – Greg Fox – 5-1 +187
Div 3 – Jeri Diamante – 5-1 +338
Players returned to Allentown (PA) in July for another tournament.
This time with 20 players instead of 12!
How to Interpret the Results
Results appear in the W-L +/- S format, where W is the number of wins, L is the number of losses, and +/- S is the net margin of victory for all games. A tie counts as a 0.5 win. A player with a higher spread places ahead of players with the same number of wins.