Sunday, February 1, 2009

NST ASTAR Scrabble Challenge International_29.01.09

The NST ASTAR Scrabble Challenge International (ACSI) was held at Auditorium Complex Perdanasiswa, University Malaya. It was a two days team event organized by the Academic and Intellectual Committee of the First Residental College, UM on 29th and 30th January 2009.
Participants of ASCI
ASCI Participants
22 teams of two players aged between 16 and 24 years, took part in this International Tournament, playing 7 rounds of Scrabble. Ramaraj took part with his friend Khoo Beng Way, calling themself 'Team Transition".
Bytes Vs Transition
Team Transition ended up third, winning a prize money of RM 1,500, trophy and certificates. The competition was won by the Thai pair of Chaiwat and Thacha of Team Unknown, followed by another Malaysian pair Martin Teo and Leroy Ong of Team CrackJaw.
Rama’s result of six wins out of seven matches was even with the top two Thai players and Singaporean Toh Wei Bin.
Champions team Unknown
First Runners Up Team CrackJaw
Second Runners Up Team Transition
Top Three Winners

Congratulations to the Organising Committee who had organised the tournament very smoothly and professionally with the help of MSA representatives, Ganesh (Tournament Director) and Roy Nik Zuraik (Coordinator).
Participants with their certificates

Final results for the tournament as listed below:
No. Teams IndividualNames Wins Spread
1 Unknown -Thacha Koowirat/Chaiwat Wuthinitikirnkit 12 1175
2 CrackJaw - Martin Teo Way Hock/Leroy Ong 10 1094
3 Transition - Khoo Beng Way/Ramaraj S 9 1609
4 Dark Horses - Toh Wei Bin/Ian Tay 9 1544
5 Spec - Chin Hon Yew/Brian Lim Daqing 9 1309
6 Qinetiq - Cedric Stewart Lewis/Chua Zie Chen 9 1274
7 Seladang - Benjamin Ong Jia Ming/Ho Sui-Jon 9 751
8 Cadenza - Alwi b. Abdul Razak/Kelly Chung Kee Lee 9 501
9 Fellers - Olagunju Olalekan/Onajite Ezekiel 8 1193
10 Jerks 0408 - Mohd Khairi/Amirul Amin 7 358
11 Akwa Ibom - Ibia Uyoemem/Ubong Matthew 7 348
12 Arashi - Nur Ain/Nuradila 7 -909
13 Infinity - Lim Chong Teck/Mohd Anwar Bin Azmi 6 -617
14 Excellence - Oh Jin Heng/Wong Yoke Mei 6 -715
15 Daimio - Sherniera Iman/Anis 6 -815
16 KC - Muhammad Ruzaini/Hazelynn Anak Rimbar 6 -829
17 H2Y - Hoe Qiao Yu/Hoe Kern Yan 5 -657
18 Eclipse - Nor Shahilla Abd Aziz/Norhidayu Sahimin 5 -914
19 Oogway - Mohd Khudri /Nur Zaimah Bt Jamil 5 -1064
20 Bytes - Nor Sara Izzatti/Tabliegh Mohammed 5 -1592
21 Sweet Sis - Siti Zawiyah/Fatin Dahliah Jamaludin 4 -728
22 Dreamz - Thanusya S/Ganeshwaran S 1 -2316

For more info, please refer to ASCI website: http://kk1.um.edu.my/asci/

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