Labor
Day Weekend 2008
Red Lion Hotel -
EARLY
BIRD:
9:00 AM Friday August 29
7 rounds Round-Robin & 1 King-of-the-Hill
Entry fee:
$10
Groups of 8 players by
rating
MAIN
EVENT:
11 AM Saturday August 30: 8 rounds with lunch
included
9 AM Sunday August
31: 8 rounds with lunch included
8:30 AM Monday September 1: 4 rounds followed by award presentation
Fees: Expert: Above 1749 -- $85
Competitive: 1450 - 1749 --
$80
Intermediate: 1050 - 1449 & Recreational: Unrated - 1049 -- $75
Players
within 100 points of the next higher division may play up. Directors may
adjust division boundaries for balance. We'll award cash prizes to at
least 25% of the players in each division.
Contestants in the main
event will be fined $1 for incorrect tally slips. The money will go to a
randomly-selected player who was not fined.
LATE BIRD:
2 PM - 6 PM
Monday Sept 1 - 4 rounds
- groups of 16 players -
Entry fee: $10
First round
Modified Swiss followed by 3 King-of-the-Hill rounds without rematches
Prizes in each
division: 1st place - $30 2nd place -
$15 3rd & 4th place - $5
The Fine Print:
The ratings as shown on
Cross-tables.com on August 28 will determine placement in a division.
However, we will use your rating as of August 1 instead if you contact the
director by August 27, 2008 with your request. Please check in 30 minutes
before your first event, and 15 minutes before subsequent events. Players
may buy drinks and snacks from the hotel during check-in and breaks.
PLEASE GET YOUR ENTRY IN BY 9 PM, AUGUST 26, 2008. Entries and withdrawals afterwards incur a $20 late fee plus costs. No entries after 11 AM, August 28, 2008. No refunds for an event once it begins. Rated players must be current National SCRABBLE® Association members. Players can pay $20 dues directly to the NSA before the tournament. Dues collected at the tournament are $25. New players may wait until their 2nd tournament before joining the NSA. We strongly advise new players to play in a local SCRABBLE® club before competing in a tournament.
The
Red Lion Hotel -
For the fourth year, we contracted for our Labor Day Weekend tournament with
this hotel. It is conveniently located adjacent to the MAX line's
Convention Center stop. The Red Lion is offering an exceptionally good
rate for overnight accommodations and will reimburse overnight guests for their
MAX fares when they use the light rail for transportation from
We're offered a special rate of $75 per night plus tax, single or double occupancy. The hotel will charge $10 per night for roll-aways, which are available for King rooms only. To qualify for these special rates, players must reserve their rooms by Saturday, July 26, 2008, mentioning "PORTLAND SCRABBLE®". Players can reserve their rooms at 800-343-1822. The Red Lion's local number is 503-235-2100.
Parking in
the hotel's lot is available to overnight guests at $8 per day. There is
no dedicated airport shuttle, but we recommend using
Contact: Ruth Hamilton - ruthhamilton@q.com
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