The 6 th UK OPEN Warm up Event Quality Hotel, Birmingham Rd, Allesley, Coventry CV5 9BA Thursday 3rd – Sunday 6th January 2013 THE TOURNAMENT IS INTERNATIONALLY RATED

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We are pleased to present the 6th UK Open, Warm Up Event, a 4 day tournament with a prize fund of over £5,000. There will be an OPEN division which anyone can enter. This will be a 38 game swiss-paired division with a maximum of 3 repeats except last 3 rounds KOTH. The prize fund will be up to £2500 including a first prize of £1200 (subject to minimum of 50 entries in this division). There will be substantial rating prizes+ an additional £200 prize for best performance above rating Operating alongside this will be up to 3 divisions of 20 players each who will play all of the other players in that division in a double round robin, Players with a rating up to a maximum of 159 can enter these divisions. The prize fund for each division will be about £800 including a first prize of £300 in each division. There will be trophies for 1 st 2nd and 3 rd places in all divisions. Players will be allocated to divisions STRICTLY by the latest ratings available. All games ABSP rated, Open Division will be 5 point penalty per word challenged , round-robins will be free , both using Collins Tournament and Club Word List. Timers will be set to 25 minutes per person. Players without ABSP rating will be placed at organisers discretion

This hotel is situated near the Junction of A45/A4114- Allesley village. There are 80 rooms within the hotel. Once these have been sold, all further entrants will need to find their own accommodation. The Quality hotel is a modern hotel with free ample parking; all rooms have an en-suite bathroom, hairdryer, trouser press, and tea and coffee facilities. The cost includes: accommodation in a twin or double room, dinner on Thursday through to Saturday, breakfast on Friday through to Sunday, tea and coffee during breaks, plus ratings levy, and prize fund. Sandwiches and bar snacks can be purchased at lunchtimes. A Vegetarian option is always available. Other diets can be catered for if ordered with booking. ENTRIES ARE LIMITED TO 110 (EARLY BOOKING IS ADVISED) Prices are per person Room type ABSP member Non member Non-player 1 person in a twin/double room 245 255 N/a 2 people in a twin/double room 230 240 200 Non resident 165 175 N/a Bed and breakfast (per person) can be provided on Weds.2 January for £45 (1 person in room), or £40 (2 people in room) The non residential price includes dinner on 3 evenings, tea and coffee during breaks, and all Scrabble. There are numerous other hotels, guest houses, Travelodges etc in the area if you are not able to get into the Quality Hotel. (the Coventry Hill Hotel is less than 100 yds away)

A non-transferable deposit of £100 per person is required with the booking. This may be refunded less a £50 administration charge if cancellation takes place before 30 November. After that date refunds less the administration charge will be subject to the room being re-let. The balance is due before 30 November 2012 (post dated cheques acceptable). If you have not had a reply from me within 4 weeks of sending your deposit, please ring me. The organisers reserve the right to refuse entries, to change the playing conditions and prize fund, or to cancel the tournament if we have insufficient bookings by 31 October. Free parking is available at the hotel. The nearest railway station is at Coventry about 4 miles away. A National Express coach service also serves Coventry. Birmingham airport is reasonably close. Directions will be issued with the confirmation of the booking if required. Please send the booking form below to Swindon Scrabble Club, 17,East Avenue, Chester Moor, Chester Le Street, Co.Durham, DH2 3RU with a cheque for £100 payable to SWINDON SCRABBLE CLUB. Also send an sae, or provide email address for confirmation of entry. Any queries please contact Len Moir on 07858 439390.

This form may be photocopied if required or further copies are available from above address or the ABSP website. ______REMEMBER TO ENCLOSE YOUR CHEQUE FOR THE DEPOSIT AND AN SAE OR PROVIDE EMAIL ADDRESS Person making booking Uk Open Warm Up 2013 Email Accommodation and playing details (please enter all names and details including your own) TYPE Tick if Names of all Person(s) Open (O) B&B Enter “NP” ABSP Can you bring required Or Wed/ for non-players Membership a timer? Round Sunday Number* Y/N Robin (RR) Evening Division Specify Non-resident Single Double Twin

PLEASE INDICATE ANY SPECIAL NEEDS such as diets, ON THE REVERSE of this tear-off portion ABSP Membership: Membership for 2012is £15 (subject to change at the AGM). If you would like to join, or to receive further information please write to the membership secretary, Anne Ramsay, 8 Glen Clova Place, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY2 6UL SCRABBLE® and associated trademarks and trade dress are owned by, and used under license from Mattel, Inc. SCRABBLE is a registered trademark of J.W. Spear & Sons Limited, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. © 2012 Mattel, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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THUR 11:00 – 11:45 Registration FRI 7:30 Breakfast 11:45 Introduction 8:30 Game 10 9:30 Game 11 12:00 Game 1 10:30 Game 12 C/T 13:00 Game 2 11:40 Game 13 14:00 Game 3 12:45 Lunch 15:00 Game 4 C/T 13:30 Game 14 16:10 Game 5 14:30 Game 15 17:10 Game 6 15:30 Game 16 C/T 18:10 Game 7 16:40 Game 17 19:30 Dinner 17:40 Game 18 21:00 Game 8 19:00 Dinner 22:00 Game 9 20:30 Game 19 21:30 Game 20

SAT 7:30 Breakfast SUN 7:30 Breakfast 8:30 Game 21 8:30 Game 32 9:30 Game 22 9:30 Game 33 10:30 Game 23 C/T 10:30 Game 34 C/T 11:40 Game 24 11:40 Game 35 12:45 Lunch 12:45 Lunch 13:30 Game 25 13:30 Game 36 14:30 Game 26 14:30 Game 37 15:30 Game 27 C/T 15:30 Game 38 16:40 Game 28 17:40 Game 29 17.00 Prizegiving 19:00 Dinner 20:30 Game 30 21:30 Game 31