Association of British Scrabble Players
- Association of British Scrabble Players
The Association of British Scrabble Players oversees competitive Scrabble in the UK. It was formed in 1987 by agreement with J W Spear & Sons, the game's trademark owner, who were subsequently bought out by Mattel in 1993. It currently has around 800 members. [ [http://www.wespa.org/assoc/ wespa.org] ]
The ABSP controls a rating system containing the names of over 2,000 people who have played in Scrabble tournaments around the country. The Association also maintains a calendar of these events, handles publicity for them and many other Scrabble-related events and actively pursues sponsorship and the development of tournament Scrabble in the UK.
The honorary president of the Association is former Member of Parliament Gyles Brandreth, who founded the first British National Scrabble Championship in 1971 and has taken a keen interest in the game ever since. Former ABSP Chairman Allan Simmons is a prolific Scrabble author and the ABSP website was formerly maintained by "Countdown" series champion Stewart Holden, who now holds the post of publicity officer for the association.
The current ABSP chairman is Terry Kirk.
Winners of the national championship
External links
* [http://www.absp.org.uk/ Official website]
* [http://www.absp.org.uk/ratings/ratings.html ABSP ratings]
* [http://www.absp.org.uk/calendar/calendar.html ABSP calendar]
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