Federaţia Română de Scrabble
Fédération Roumaine de Scrabble
Romanian Scrabble Federation

1st Romanian Open Scrabble Tournament
Bucharest – Hotel INTERNATIONAL**** – October 12-14, 2012

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A major CSW scrabble tournament is a must in the continental part of Europe.
Germany started this tradition at Mannheim 2011. In 2012, we are moving East !

The Romanian Scrabble Federation is honoured to organise the
1st Romanian Open Scrabble Tournament – ROST
in Bucharest, from 12th to 14th of October, 2012.

Bucharest is the capital city, and the cultural, commercial and financial centre of Romania. Hotel INTERNATIONAL Bucharest **** is conveniently located in the heart of the commercial area, close to all major tourist and historical attractions. It also offers facilities to people with disabilities.

Prize fund: minimum 1000 EUR, depending on entrants and sponsors.

Tournament format (subject to change): An open division plus allocated divisions depending on WESPA/ABSP/other national ratings and entrants; 22 games will be played over 3 days. The tournament will follow WESPA rules v2, using the CSW12 lexicon and self-adjudication. 5-point penalty per unsuccessfully challenged word. Rounds 1–3: Initial Fontes round-robin. Rounds 4-21: Fontes Swiss. Round 22: KotH. The repeats start depends on the number of players.

Friday – October 12 Saturday – October 13 Sunday – October 14
09:00 - 11:00 Games 7 & 8 09:00 - 11:00 Games 16 & 17
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee break 11:00 - 11:15 Coffee break
12:00 - 13:30 Registration 11:15 - 13:15 Games 9 & 10 11:15 - 13:15 Games 18 & 19
13:45 - 14:00 Opening words 13:15 - 14:30 Lunch 13:15 - 14:30 Lunch
14:00 - 17:00 Games 1 – 3 14:30 - 16:30 Games 11 & 12 14:30 - 17:30 Games 20 – 22
17:00 - 17:15 Coffee break 16:30 - 16:45 Coffee break 17:45 - 18:00 Presentations
17:15 - 20:15 Games 4 – 6 16:45 - 19:45 Games 13 – 15
20:15 - 21:30 Dinner 19:45 - 21:00 Dinner

Registration & refreshments : Hotel International residents, EUR 80 ; non-residents, EUR 100.
We need tiles, boards and digital clocks, so please deduct EUR 5 from the registration fee if you provide them.

Accomodation B&B (11-14.10.2012): single room, EUR 59/night ; double room, EUR 39/night/person. Meals: lunch, EUR 15; dinner, EUR 15
Outside the contest period, prices are still subject to negotiation.

In order to register, receive further details, get help with airport transfers, tourist programs, special needs, etc., please contact the organisers:

Dan-Laurenţiu SANDU :

+40 723 571 340

dls@scrabblero.ro

Cătălin-Eugen CABA :

+40 744 575 264

catalin_caba@yahoo.com

Ştefan PALL :

+40 745 006 660

pall_stefan@yahoo.fr


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