How to Register for the 2007 WSC

Each country is allocated a number of places based on its past performance at World Championships. Each country's national association establishes rules for qualifying for those places, typically based on national tournament ratings or performance at qualifying tournaments. Qualified players and alternates should follow the instructions below to register with the organisers of the 2007 WSC.

Player Registration

Qualified players and alternates should use the online registration form to register with the organisers of the 2007 WSC and to submit biographical details for publicity purposes. The form requires a password; please contact your national association representative or contact John Chew (jjchew@math.utoronto.ca) to obtain it. A list of players who have registered will be updated regularly until the championship begins.

National Allocation

The provisional allocation of places based on the 2007 WSC is as follows. If a national association has posted its qualification system online, it should be linked below; if not, please send its URL to the webmaster.

Australia (5)	Ireland (1)	Pakistan (2)	Tanzania (1)
Bahrain (2)	Israel (2)	Philippines (3)	Thailand (5)
Cameroon (1)	Japan (2)	Poland (1)	Trinidad (1)
Canada (7)	Kenya (4)	Qatar (1)	U.A.E. (1)
England (10)	Kuwait (1)	Romania (1)	Uganda (1)
France (1)	Malaysia (2)	Saudi Arabia (1)	U.S.A. (15)
Germany (1)	Malta (3)	Scotland (2)	Wales (2)
Ghana (3)	Netherlands (1)	Singapore (3)	Zambia (1)
Guyana (1)	New Zealand (5)	South Africa (2)
India (4)	Nigeria (3)	Sri Lanka (3)
Indonesia (1)	Oman (2)	Sweden (1)

Notes

• Adam Logan qualifies automatically as defending World Champion, and is not included in Canada's quota of seven players.
• David Eldar likewise qualifies automatically as reigning World Youth Scrabble Champion, and is not included in Australia's quota of five players.
• There are therefore a total of 111 places currently allocated.
• A full review of the current qualifying system is underway, so it is likely that the system used to select the candidates above may be revised for subsequent World Championships.
• Barbados and Gambia have recognized National Associations, have not competed in the past, but may do so this year.
• N. Ireland does not yet have a recognized National Association, although it did compete in 1993 and 1997 under a different allocation system.
• Cameroon (1), Gibraltar (1), Israel (2) and Kurdistan-Iraq (1) have competed in the past, but will not do so this year.
• At present, countries wishing to participate for the first time must form a recognized National Association and hold a qualifying tournament involving at least six participants.
• Should any country be unable to take up its allocation, please be considerate and decide and inform us before 31 July 2007. There will be a reserve on standby from India to ensure even numbers. There are a number of extra countries, not shown above, who have enquired about competing for the first time. If your country has not already done so, please confirm the name and contact details of its official country contact for further communication as soon as possible.
• We reserve the right to contact countries to establish that they fulfil the criteria for sending a team to the Championships.

Dropouts and Alternates

If one of the players already named drops out before registration on Wednesday 7 November, then they should, if possible, be replaced by a representative from their own country.

If registered players do not turn up at registration then they will not be replaced other than if the numbers are odd when the official alternate will stand in.

If players drop out having begun the tournament, they will be replaced by the official alternate.