Tournament Calendar

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Colour and annotation key: tournaments updated recently are highlighted ; tournaments with the wespa annotation are rated by wespa (also see the full WESPA Calendar); and tournaments with the blue background and marked with the non-ABSP annotation are not ABSP-rated, but are major world championship level events. The dates for tournaments may be marked as provisional prior to confirmation of the event to allow players to save the date. Events that are taking place outside the United Kingdom are also indicated with flags.

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This calendar contains only recent and future events - the previous events calendar lists all the tournaments from the past few years.

DateEventRdsContactTelephone/website
Sunday the eighth of February 2026Nottingham Nomads Winter Double (Sunday)8roundsJared Robinson0 7 9 8 4 0 2 3 3 0 6
Sunday the twenty second to Wednesday the twenty fifth of February 2026Nethy Bridge23roundsAmy Byrne0 7 4 1 5 6 1 9 0 7 9
Saturday the twenty eighth of February 2026Scottish Individual League and Knockout (SILK) 2026 (registration) Simon Gillam0 1 3 1 3 3 9 2 6 1 4
Saturday the twenty eighth of February to Sunday the first of March 2026Afterword Scrabble TournamentUpdated on Monday the second of February 2026 wespa rated Ireland14roundsEoin Jackson+ 3 5 3 ( 0 ) 8 3 1 8 1 1 6 9 4
Saturday the twenty eighth of February to Sunday the first of March 2026Grand Slam 2026 wespa rated16roundsWayne Kelly0 7 7 7 3 0 2 7 2 7 4
Saturday the twenty eighth of February to Sunday the first of March 2026Grand Slam 2026 side event wespa rated16roundsWayne Kelly0 7 7 7 3 0 2 7 2 7 4
Sunday the eighth of March 2026Aberdeen7roundsNeil Scott0 1 2 2 4 6 3 9 2 9 1
Saturday the fourteenth of March 2026Romford Liberty7roundsFazile Zahir0 7 5 5 3 5 0 9 5 5 0
Saturday the twenty first of March 2026Manuden7roundsJames Burley0 7 8 2 5 1 5 3 8 4 2
Saturday the twenty first and Sunday the twenty second of March 2026Cork wespa rated Ireland15roundsChris Broderick+ 3 5 3 ( 0 ) 8 6 8 3 7 5 1 6 5
Sunday the twenty second of March 2026Elsenham7roundsJames Burley0 7 8 2 5 1 5 3 8 4 2
Saturday the twenty eighth of March 2026WarringtonUpdated on Thursday the fifth of February 20267roundsWayne Kelly0 7 7 7 3 0 2 7 2 7 4
Sunday the twenty ninth of March 2026RuncornUpdated on Thursday the fifth of February 20267roundsJames Burley0 7 8 2 5 1 5 3 8 4 2
Friday the third and Saturday the fourth of April 2026Easter Matchplay: Warm Up wespa rated10roundsWayne Kelly0 7 7 7 3 0 2 7 2 7 4
Saturday the fourth to Monday the sixth of April 2026Easter Matchplay: Main Event wespa rated23roundsWayne Kelly0 7 7 7 3 0 2 7 2 7 4
Saturday the eleventh of April 2026CumbernauldUpdated on Friday the sixth of February 20267roundsGrant Wallace0 7 3 6 8 3 0 5 8 8 1
Saturday the eighteenth and Sunday the nineteenth of April 2026Broadstairs TV and Film Star Special15roundsNicky Huitson0 7 8 8 7 9 9 6 3 9 6
Thursday the thirtieth of April 2026MGI International Scrabble Classics - Early Bird wespa rated7roundsLukeman Owolabi+ 3 5 3 8 7 4 0 0 7 2 9 7
Friday the first to Monday the fourth of May 2026MGI International Scrabble Classics - Main Event wespa rated32roundsLukeman Owolabi+ 3 5 3 8 7 4 0 0 7 2 9 7
Sunday the tenth of May 2026YorkUpdated on Wednesday the twenty eighth of January 20267roundsJames Burley0 7 8 2 5 1 5 3 8 4 2
Saturday the twenty third of May 2026Durham7roundsJames Burley0 7 8 2 5 1 5 3 8 4 2
Sunday the twenty fourth of May 2026Durham7roundsJames Burley0 7 8 2 5 1 5 3 8 4 2
Friday the twenty ninth of May to Monday the first of June 2026Causeway ChallengeUpdated on Wednesday the twenty eighth of January 2026 Not rated by ABSP Thailand36roundsMichael Tangwebsite
Saturday the sixth of June 2026Manuden Weekend - Saturday7roundsJames Burley0 7 8 2 5 1 5 3 8 4 2
Sunday the seventh of June 2026Manuden Weekend - Sunday7roundsJames Burley0 7 8 2 5 1 5 3 8 4 2
Friday the twelvth of June 2026German Open Early Bird wespa rated Germany5roundsPeggy Fehily+ 4 9 1 5 7 7 1 3 0 3 4 5 3
Saturday the thirteenth and Sunday the fourteenth of June 2026German Open Main Event wespa rated Germany15roundsPeggy Fehily+ 4 9 1 5 7 7 1 3 0 3 4 5 3
Saturday the twenty seventh of June 2026Prestwick/AyrUpdated on Wednesday the twenty eighth of January 20267roundsYvonne Holland0 7 8 6 6 2 8 8 2 4 6
Saturday the twenty seventh of June 2026Warrington7roundsWayne Kelly0 7 7 7 3 0 2 7 2 7 4
Friday the fourteenth of August 2026Continental Scrabble Championship Early BirdUpdated on Monday the second of February 2026 wespa rated Ireland4roundsJennie Frizelle+ 3 5 3 ( 0 ) 8 7 6 8 6 8 4 1 0
Saturday the fifteenth and Sunday the sixteenth of August 2026Continental Scrabble Championship Main EventUpdated on Monday the second of February 2026 wespa rated Ireland15roundsJennie Frizelle+ 3 5 3 ( 0 ) 8 7 6 8 6 8 4 1 0
Saturday the twelvth of September 2026LeicesterUpdated on Monday the second of February 20267roundsJames Burley0 7 8 2 5 1 5 3 8 4 2
Saturday the twenty sixth of September 2026Warrington7roundsWayne Kelly0 7 7 7 3 0 2 7 2 7 4
Saturday the third of October 2026Manuden Weekend - Saturday7roundsJames Burley0 7 8 2 5 1 5 3 8 4 2
Sunday the fourth of October 2026Manuden Weekend - Sunday7roundsJames Burley0 7 8 2 5 1 5 3 8 4 2
Saturday the tenth of October 2026CumbernauldUpdated on Friday the sixth of February 20267roundsGrant Wallace0 7 3 6 8 3 0 5 8 8 1
Saturday the seventeenth of October 2026CardiffUpdated on Thursday the fifth of February 20267roundsJames Burley0 7 8 2 5 1 5 3 8 4 2
Sunday the eighteenth of October 2026CardiffUpdated on Thursday the fifth of February 20267roundsJames Burley0 7 8 2 5 1 5 3 8 4 2
2027
Saturday the thirtieth and Sunday the thirty first of January 2027Northern Ireland Championship wespa rated15roundsStewart Holden0 7 9 7 1 6 3 4 0 9 8
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--Stewart (31st December, 23:00)
DateEventRdsContactTelephone/website
2026
Saturday the third to Monday the fifth of January 2026UK Open Main Event wespa rated24roundsJames Burley0 7 8 2 5 1 5 3 8 4 2
Tuesday the sixth to Thursday the eighth of January 2026UK Open Midweek Triple wespa rated22roundsJames Burley0 7 8 2 5 1 5 3 8 4 2
Friday the ninth and Saturday the tenth of January 2026UK Open Final Fling wespa rated15roundsJames Burley0 7 8 2 5 1 5 3 8 4 2
Friday the twenty third to Sunday the twenty fifth of January 2026Isle of Wight20roundsIOW Tours0 1 9 8 3 4 0 5 1 1 6
Saturday the twenty fourth and Sunday the twenty fifth of January 2026Northern Ireland Championship wespa rated15roundsStewart Holden0 7 9 7 1 6 3 4 0 9 8
Saturday the seventh of February 2026Nottingham Nomads Winter Double (Saturday)8roundsGreg Kelly0 7 9 1 0 0 4 8 1 6 2
Sunday the eighth of February 2026Nottingham Nomads Winter Double (Sunday)8roundsGreg Kelly0 7 9 1 0 0 4 8 1 6 2
Sunday the twenty second to Wednesday the twenty fifth of February 2026Nethy BridgeUpdated on Friday the nineteenth of December 202523roundsAmy Byrne0 7 4 1 5 6 1 9 0 7 9
Saturday the twenty eighth of February 2026Scottish Individual League and Knockout (SILK) 2026 (registration)Updated on Sunday the twenty first of December 2025 Simon Gillam0 1 3 1 3 3 9 2 6 1 4
Saturday the twenty eighth of February to Sunday the first of March 2026Grand Slam 2026Updated on Friday the nineteenth of December 202516roundsWayne Kelly0 7 7 7 3 0 2 7 2 7 4
Saturday the twenty eighth of February to Sunday the first of March 2026Grand Slam 2026 side eventUpdated on Friday the nineteenth of December 202516roundsWayne Kelly0 7 7 7 3 0 2 7 2 7 4
Sunday the eighth of March 2026Aberdeen7roundsNeil Scott0 1 2 2 4 6 3 9 2 9 1
Saturday the twenty eighth of March 2026WarringtonUpdated on Saturday the twenty seventh of December 20257roundsWayne Kelly0 7 7 7 3 0 2 7 2 7 4
Friday the third and Saturday the fourth of April 2026Easter Matchplay: Warm UpUpdated on Saturday the twenty seventh of December 2025 wespa rated10roundsWayne Kelly0 7 7 7 3 0 2 7 2 7 4
Saturday the fourth to Monday the sixth of April 2026Easter Matchplay: Main EventUpdated on Saturday the twenty seventh of December 2025 wespa rated23roundsWayne Kelly0 7 7 7 3 0 2 7 2 7 4
Saturday the eighteenth and Sunday the nineteenth of April 2026Broadstairs TV and Film Star Special15roundsNicky Huitson0 7 8 8 7 9 9 6 3 9 6
Thursday the thirtieth of April 2026MGI International Scrabble Classics - Early BirdUpdated on Saturday the twenty seventh of December 2025 wespa rated7roundsLukeman Owolabi+ 3 5 3 8 7 4 0 0 7 2 9 7
Friday the first to Monday the fourth of May 2026MGI International Scrabble Classics - Main EventUpdated on Saturday the twenty seventh of December 2025 wespa rated32roundsLukeman Owolabi+ 3 5 3 8 7 4 0 0 7 2 9 7
Friday the twelvth of June 2026German Open Early BirdUpdated on Thursday the eighteenth of December 2025 wespa rated Germany5roundsPeggy Fehily+ 4 9 1 5 7 7 1 3 0 3 4 5 3
Saturday the thirteenth and Sunday the fourteenth of June 2026German Open Main EventUpdated on Thursday the eighteenth of December 2025 wespa rated Germany15roundsPeggy Fehily+ 4 9 1 5 7 7 1 3 0 3 4 5 3
Saturday the twenty seventh of June 2026WarringtonUpdated on Saturday the twenty seventh of December 20257roundsWayne Kelly0 7 7 7 3 0 2 7 2 7 4
Saturday the twenty sixth of September 2026WarringtonUpdated on Saturday the twenty seventh of December 20257roundsWayne Kelly0 7 7 7 3 0 2 7 2 7 4

This calendar is maintained by the webmaster, Stewart Brodie. Please direct all queries/corrections to him. The above list contains those events approved for ratings purposes by the Tournament Coordinator, plus other significant Scrabble events. Please email us with any omissions or errors.

Further details are given, in a standard format, for most one-day tournaments; click on the event to see more. Weekend tournaments usually have too much information to give in a standard format; click on the event to download the entry form if it is available. Prospective entrants are requested to get in touch with the organiser if they would like any further information. For some matches the number of rounds is a 'best of' figure, for example the BEST Quarter-Finals are 'best of 15 games'. This is shown by ~15 in the Rounds column.

Unless specified otherwise, the details for the tournaments assume the following:

  • Positions are determined on wins and then spread (winning margins)
  • If you are a new player, you will usually be placed in the lowest division for your first event. If you would like to play in a higher group please speak to the organiser in advance.
  • Entries are at the sole discretion of the Tournament Organiser
  • You must always include a SAE with a postal entry for application
  • Please arrive on time