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EEAST organisers aim to produce champions for WESPAC in Las Vegas

Posted : 29 May 2023
Organisers of one of the most prestigious scrabble tournaments in Nigeria, the Emmanuel Egbele Annual Scrabble Tournament (EEAST) are hoping that the third edition will produce a champion worthy of winning the World English Speaking Language Scrabble Championship (WESPAC) come July in Las Vegas USA.

The optimism was expressed in Lagos at a media parley for the 2023 edition tagged "The Trilogy". 

It would be recalled that the 2022 overall champion, Enoch Nwali went ahead to win the African Championship in Zambia. 

Tournament initiator Emmanuel Egbele said he hopes the scenario at the 2nd edition where winner Enoch Nwali went ahead to win the African Championship in Zambia would play out at the World championships. 

Egbele who is the South-West coordinator on the board of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) said his team has further built more steps in taking the Trilogy edition to a new height. 

As part of the innovations, this edition would be a paperless "Green" event to protect the ozone layer while a pre-tournament event named "The Early Birds" will hold a day before the event proper while a "TGIF"  will also be organised for players' relaxation.

Interestingly, a new veterans category has been introduced to accommodate older players who desire to feature in the tournament.  

Over 100 players will compete in the Opens, Intermediate and Master categories. 

Meanwhile, defending champion Nwali said he hopes to win the title again.

He affirmed that his hunger to make it a record back-to-back win has not waned even after wearing a new toga as the African champion. 

He commended the organisers for the timing which has given him and other players a strategic opportunity at preparing for the WESPAC holding in Las Vegas, USA in July.

In the same vein, Opens champion, Emmanuel Enyi, who has since moved up to the intermediate category said the tournament gave him a platform to win his first title as a player.

The tournament is slated to hold from June 2-3 at the Eko Hotel, Lagos.

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