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National Scrabble team departs for Barbados

Jul 31, 2008 Sports

A formidable Guyana Scrabble team departed yesterday morning to contest the Caribbean Championships which will be held from August 1-3 in Bridgetown, Barbados.

The team which will be headed by national champion and Guyana’s lone representative at the 2007 World Scrabble Championships Frederick Collins also includes former champion Ulric Harris, Colin Chichester, William Woolford, Orlando Michael, Leon Belony, Moen Gafoor and the lone female Abigail McDonald.

Speaking with McDonald recently, she said that this year’s team is a lot stronger than the last one and reckoned that Guyana will definitely provide a stern test for all the opposing teams including the defending champions Trinidad and Tobago.

“I think that the entire team is far more experienced that the last one and as results over the last few months have shown, no one player has consistently dominated the tournaments and that is testimony to the level of competitiveness among the top players.”
Kaieteur Sport takes a look at the team:

LEON BELONY
Senior Clerk- Bank of Guyana
1st time representing Guyana
6th place 2007 National Championships
Playing scrabble competitively 3yrs.

COLIN CHICHESTER
Manager- Supreme Court of Judicature
5th time representing Guyana
Runner-up at National Championships 2004
5th place 2007 National Championships.

FREDERICK COLLINS
Company Secretary- Courts Guyana Ltd
5th time representing Guyana
National Champion 2005, 2006. 2007
Attended World Scrabble Championships 2007.

MOEN GAFOOR
Entrepreneur
2nd time representing Guyana
7th place 2007 National Championships
Playing scrabble competitively 4yrs.

ULRIC HARRIS
Retired Headmaster
6th time representing Guyana
National Champion 2002, 2004
Runner-up National Championships 1997, 1999

ABIGAIL MACDONALD
Entrepreneur
1st time representing Guyana
4th place 2007 National Championships
Playing Scrabble competitively 4 ½ years.

WILLIAM ORLANDO MICHAEL
Entrepreneur
5th time representing Guyana
Runner-up 2003 National Championships.
Most Valuable.Player Guyana vs Trinidad Challenge Tournament

WILLIAM WOOLFORD
Commissioner- Guyana Geology and Mines
3rd Time representing Guyana
Runner-up 2006 National Championships
3rd place 2007 National Championships

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