Scrabble Australia
World Scrabble Championship 2011
Selecting Australia's WSC team for 2011
According to WESPA's formula, Australia's success in the 2009 WSC entitles it to one more place and so a team of seven Australians is to be selected to play in the 2011 World Scrabble Championship at the Hilton Hotel in Warsaw, Poland over four days (plus one day final playoff) from October 12 to 16, 2011.Qualifying period The qualifying period is the twelve month span from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011.
Eligibility: You must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident on 30 June 2011, and be a financial member of ASPA on 30 June 2011.
Selection by major titles
A maximum of four eligible players are selected by tournament success, namely(1) The winner of the 2010 Australian Masters.
Peter Kougi
(2) The winner of 
The highest placed eligible
Australian in the 2011 Australian Championship.
Chris May
(3) Any eligible Australian who finishes in the top two of the
Premier Division of the 2010 Causeway Scrabble Challenge
none
Players who qualify this way must also play 90 games recognised by ASPA during the qualifying period.
If any of these berths is unfilled for any reason, the place is taken by another player selected via ratings.
Players who qualify via ratings
All remaining eligible places will be determined by ratings as follows- The method of ranking candidates is by the three peak statistic (the Q statistic) described below.
- Players may appeal to CASPA for a special dispensation in exceptional circumstances.
- In the event of any unforeseen issue the decision of CASPA is final.
The three peaks Q statistic
The primary criterion for ranking candidates is the Q statistic calculated like this:
- Subperiods are July to Oct 2010, Nov 2010 to Feb 2011 and Mar 2011 to June 2011.
- You must play at least 90 games recognised by ASPA in the qualification period.
- For the game count, ASPA will recognise up to 30 games played in international or overseas
competition, provided they are played to the same dictionary as used in Australia.
- You must play 60 games rated by ASPA before recording a peak in the third subperiod.
- A multiday tournament which spans two subperiods will be treated for peak and game count as occurring on the first day.
- The qualifying statistic is Q = (P1 + P2 + 2 x P3)/4 , which is a weighted average of peak ratings in the three subperiods.
- If you play no games rated by ASPA in a subperiod, your peak in that subperiod is
equal to the last rating minus 200.
Only one subperiod may be missed in this manner.
(The former obligation to play in the last subperiod has been removed
and the requirement to play at least 12 games in a subperiod before recording a peak
has also been removed).
If two players have the same Q statistic, the one with the greater number of games in the qualification period is ranked higher.
Etiquette for acceptance
Once the selection process is finished, it is incumbent on team members to accept their places within a reasonable amount of time. With regard to competitions where international travel has to be organised, plus allowing for time for more focussed study, it would be preferable for team members to accept their places by at least three months prior to the event. Any issues that may prevent a member from playing in the event should be discussed with CASPA as soon as reasonably possible after they arise. Such discussion may include negotiating with the reserve team members as to their ability to replace the team member.Joanne Craig will play for New Zealand.
Overseas games:
David Eldar has played
72 games overseas
(30 counted)
Andrew Fisher has played
45 games overseas
(30 counted)
Naween Fernando has played
45 games overseas
(30 counted)
Chris May has played
99 games overseas
(30 counted)
Peter Kougi has played
45 games overseas
(30 counted)
Trevor Halsall has played
45 games overseas
(30 counted)
Joanne Craig has played
69 games overseas
(30 counted)
Julian McKail has played
27 games overseas
Alastair Richards has played
200 games overseas
(30 counted)
Richard Jeremy has played
24 games overseas
Bob Jackman has played
69 games overseas
(30 counted)
Michael McKenna has played
111 games overseas
(30 counted)
Esther Perrins has played
24 games overseas