3rd Emmanuel Egbele annual scrabble tournament holds in June

By Oluwaseun Nubi

The third Emmanuel Egbele Annual Scrabble Tournament (EEAST) is scheduled to hold in June.
The initiator, Emmanuel Egbele, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos.

He said the championship would serve as preparatory ground for players representing the country at the World English Language Speaking Scrabble Players Association Championship (WESPAC) scheduled for July.
“We are thrilled that the EEAST is getting to the third level which we named the ‘Trilogy.’
“The Trilogy is the third installment of the Emmanuel Egbele Annual Scrabble Tournament (EEAST) and is expected to incorporate a lot of activities during the tournament.
“What we should expect is a high tempo tournament similar to what was witnessed last year and more.
“Being a top rated event on the National Sports Festival (NSF) calendar, we expect top players to jostle for prizes and ultimately for the trophy and to be adorned in our red jacket,” he said
According to Egbele, EEAST is a celebration of scrabble in Nigeria.
“The encouraging and positive reviews from the ‘Sophomore’ edition show that we are moving in an ascending direction,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that top players including continental, national and regional champions as well as other strong players across categories will clash with one another at the two-day tournament from June 2 to 3.
EEAST has become a veritable arena for exciting competition among the players.
“Last year at the ‘Sophomore’ edition attained a new prestige as a specially crafted Green Jacket was created and presented to the overall winner Enoch Nwali at a well-attended Gala Night at the Eko Hotel.
Nwali would go ahead to claim the 14th African Scrabble Championship (ASC) title.

(NAN)