Latest update September 20th, 2026 10:40 AM
McDonald sharpens skill in preparation for World Scrabble C/ships -wins Eid-ul-Adha tournament
With just a few months left before she departs Guyana to compete in the World Scrabble Championships scheduled for December 3 – 8 in Prague, Czech Republic, National Scrabble Champion, Abigail McDonald retained her form and amassed 5 points and a positive spread of 849 to cart off the spoils when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) staged the Eid-ul Adha Open Scrabble Tournament in the pavilion of the Malteenoes Sports Club, Sunday afternoon last.
James Krakowsky returned after a short hiatus and also scored 5 points but a lower positive spread of 33 to seal off the second place slot. His battle against Leon Belony was keenly contested with Krakowsky edging home by just one point.
Nevertheless, Belony went on to seal off the podium positions with 4 wins and a positive spread 257 spread.
Notwithstanding, her eventual overall victory, McDonald suffered a little setback when she lost to Orlando Michael in the last game of the day by a close spread of 24. Otherwise, she defeated Ovid Williams (215), Belony (94), Wayne Cave (260), Krakowsky (238) and Kamta Ramnarine (66).
Krakowsky’s other wins came at the expense of Grace Hercules (10), Ovid Williams (94), Orlando Michael (44) and Cave (56) while Belony rebounded from the losses to McDonald and Krakowsky to defeat Ramnarine (192), Cave (29), Hercules (125) and Williams (257).
Meanwhile, Executives of GASP continue to pay homage to the past affiliates with a memorial tournament in honour of RO Michael slated for this Sunday at the Malteenoes Sports Club. A mean player with a repertoire of unconventional words, RO, as he was familiarly called, died at the Woodlands hospital after a brief period of illness one year ago.
The RO Memorial will now comprise a regular part of the GASP itinerary.
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