Kamta Ramnarine rules the roost as GASP qualifiers conclude

Jun 10, 2013 Sports

Kamta Ramnarine of the Enterprise Scrabble Club (ESC) scored 3 points with a positive spread of 626 to finish at the top of the heap when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) staged the qualifier among the lower rated seeds, for participation in the impending national championships, at the Malteenoes Sports Complex yesterday morning.
Michael Benjamin dropped one of his games to Dwain Alberts but secured victories over Wazeer Dilipchand and his brother, Wazim, both of ESC to secure 2 points and a positive spread of 587 to finish second, while Romario Gonsalves also chalked up two points but with a lower spread of 163 to seal off the podium spots.
Those three players were among 6 others that have qualified to play in the National Scrabble Championships, slated for June 29-July 1 next at the Bank of Guyana Sports Club, Avenue of the Republic, Georgetown.
The other qualifiers are Chetnauth Persaud, Mitra Persaud, Mohanram Ramnarine, Dwain Alberts and lone female, Karen Bobb Semple.
They will join those that had already qualified, by dint of their top rankings, to compete in the impending championships.
Those that have earn automatic qualifications by dint of top rankings are defending champion, Abigail McDonald, Leon Belony, James Krakowsky, Moen Gafoor, Frederick Collins, Colin Chichester, Orlando Michael, Yvonne Murray, Ruby Cummings, Wayne Cave, Devraj Deonarine, Maurice Munro, Julian Skeete, Anand Mohabir and Robert Williams.
The winner of this year’s Nationals 2013 will represent Guyana at the World Scrabble Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, December 3rd – 8th next.
Courts (Guyana) Ltd is the exclusive sponsors of this year’s tournament and has already handed over a cheque of more than $250,000 to the President of GASP, Leon Belony.

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