Internationally Rated SOWPODS Tournaments

No	Name of Tournament	Location	Players	Rounds	Date
1	2nd World Championships	New York, USA	64	18	31/08/1993
2	3rd World Championships	London, UK	64	18	31/10/1995
3	1st Trans-Tasman Challenge	Sydney, Australia	24	23	25/11/1996
4	Philippines Premiere	Manila, Philippines	38	18	31/05/1997
5	4th World Championships	Washington DC, USA	80	21	27/11/1997
6	Pan African Championships	Cape Town, South Africa	44	24	13/04/1998
7	Asia Pacific Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	58	18	20/09/1998
8	2nd Trans-Tasman Challenge	Auckland, New Zealand	24	24	23/11/1998
9	Gulf Championships *	Bahrain	40	14	21/05/1999
10	Channel NewsAsia World Masters	Singapore	98	23	27/06/1999
11	Geelong Masters	Geelong, Australia	44	6	31/10/1999
12	Melbourne Cup Masters	Melbourne, Australia	72	8	02/11/1999
13	5th World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	98	24	06/11/1999
14	Pan African Championships	Accra, Ghana	50	24	23/04/2000
15	Singapore Open	Singapore	28	16	13/05/2000
16	Gulf Championships	Bahrain	40	14	26/05/2000
17	Bertam World Masters	Penang, Malaysia	64	27	28/05/2000
18	Italy 2000	Venice & Florence	5	15	04/06/2000
19	15th Brand's King's Cup	Bangkok, Thailand	38	28	04/07/2000
20	Rivoli Gulf Open	Bahrain	28	12	10/11/2000
21	3rd Trans-Tasman Challenge	Melbourne, Australia	24	24	26/11/2000
22	Singapore Open	Singapore	30	16	06/05/2001
23	Gulf Championships	Bahrain	40	14	17/05/2001
24	16th Brand's King's Cup	Bangkok, Thailand	45	26	01/07/2001
25	Sri Lanka Club Open	Bahrain	48	6	12/10/2001
26	6th World Championships	Las Vegas, USA	88	24	16/12/2001
27	Gulf Championships	Bahrain	40	14	17/05/2002
28	Bahrain - Saudi Challenge	Bahrain	20	7	14/06/2002
29	17th Brand's King's Cup	Bangkok, Thailand	67	26	07/07/2002
30	Sri Lanka Club Open	Bahrain	48	7	18/10/2002
31	Pan African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	58	24	20/10/2002
32	4th Trans-Tasman Challenge	Wellington, New Zealand	24	24	18/11/2002
33	Causeway Scrabble Challenge	Malacca, Malaysia	20	20	22/12/2002
34	1st Mumbai International Open	Mumbai, India	32	14	12/01/2003
35	13th Gulf Championships	Bahrain	40	14	06/06/2003
36	1st Eastern, Central & Southern African Champs	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	34	18	08/06/2003
37	Thailand Traditional Challenge	Bangkok, Thailand	20	10	25/06/2003
38	18th Brand's King's Cup	Bangkok, Thailand	64	27	29/06/2003
39	Rhein Tournament	Oberwesel, Germany	16	16	30/06/2003
40	International Tournament	Colombo, Sri Lanka	34	15	03/08/2003
41	WSC Pre-tournament	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	56	16	17/10/2003
42	De la Salle WSC Early Bird	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	28	9	18/10/2003
43	7th World Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	90	24	23/10/2003
44	2nd Causeway Scrabble Challenge	Johur Bahru, Malaysia	20	20	14/12/2003
45	Parsippany Pre-New Year	Parsippany, NY, USA	5	21	28/12/2003
46	6th Sri Lanka Club International	Bahrain	28	10	09/01/2004
47	Amsterdam Tournament	Amsterdam, Holland	8	14	25/01/2004
48	2nd Mumbai International	Mumbai, India	32	16	01/02/2004
49	14th Batelco Gulf Tournament	Bahrain	40	14	04/06/2004
50	19th Brand's King's Cup	Bangkok, Thailand	82	27	27/06/2004
51	6th African Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	56	24	03/10/2004
52	Oman Open International	Muscat, Oman	22	15	12/11/2004
53	5th Trans-Tasman Challenge	Brisbane, Australia	24	24	26/11/2004
54a	3rd Causeway Challenge	Johur Bahru, Malaysia	30	29	19/12/2004
54b	3rd Causeway Challenge Open	Johur Bahru, Malaysia	29	20	19/12/2004
55	1st iGate International	Bangalore, India	62	24	16/01/2005
56	Butter Cup	Stockholm, Sweden	14	8	26/02/2005
57	2nd Eastern, Central & Southern African Champs	Nairobi, Kenya	40	24	27/03/2005
58	Bahrain - Saudi Challenge	Bahrain	18	7	15/04/2005
59	15th Gulf Championships	Bahrain	40	14	03/06/2005
60	20th Brand's Kings Cup	Bangkok, Thailand	77	27	26/06/2005
61	World Championships Qualifier	Bedford, TX, USA	12	17	03/07/2005
62	Canadian WSC Qualifier	Toronto, Canada	7	15	24/07/2005
63	Canadian WSC Fundraiser	Toronto, Canada	6	12	25/09/2005
64	British Team Tournament *	Chester, England	16	12	30/10/2005
65	Pre-WSC Challenge	Bahrain	18	7	05/11/2005
66	8th World Championships	London, England	102	24	05/11/2005
67a	4th Causeway Challenge	Johur Bahru, Malaysia	32	24	18/12/2005
67b	4th Causeway Challenge Open	Johur Bahru, Malaysia	45	19	18/12/2005
68	2nd iGate International	Bangalore, India	56	24	15/01/2006
69	Bahrain-Saudi Challenge	Bahrain	18	7	31/03/2006
70	16th Gulf Championships	Bahrain	36	14	09/06/2006
71	ICT Penang Open	Penang, Malaysia	46	20	25/06/2006
72	21st Brand's Kings Cup	Bangkok, Thailand	86	27	02/07/2006
73	Saxon (Germany)	Saxon, Germany	8	14	13/07/2006
74	7th Pan African Championships	Abuja, Nigeria	30	24	24/09/2006
75	Beverly Hills Cup	Stockholm, Sweden	9	9	30/09/2006
76	6th Trans-Tasman Challenge	Auckland, New Zealand	24	24	06/11/2006
77	Alpha Tournament - WYSC	Wollongong, Australia	68	8	28/11/2006
78	Beta Tournament - WYSC	Wollongong, Australia	58	9&11	29/11/2006
79	1st World Youth Championships	Wollongong, Australia	50	20	02/12/2006
80	Home International (GB & Ireland)	Abergavenny, Wales	16	12	03/12/2006
81	5th Causeway Challenge	Johur Bahru, Malaysia	96	25&20	10/12/2006
82	3rd iGate International	Bangalore, India	64	24	14/01/2007
83	17th Gulf Championships	Bahrain	33	15	24/06/2007
84	22nd Brand's Kings Cup	Bangkok, Thailand	82	27	24/06/2007
85	Canadian WSC Qualifier	Toronto, Canada	7	15	08/07/2007
86	Gulf Air Pre-WSC Tournament	Manama, Bahrain	14	8	07/09/2007
87	Canadian WSC Warmup	Toronto, Canada	6	20	09/09/2007
88	9th World Championships	Mumbai, India	104	24	11/11/2007
89a	6th Causeway Challenge	Johur Bahru, Malaysia	30	25	02/12/2007
89b	6th Causeway Challenge Open	Johur Bahru, Malaysia	78	22	02/12/2007
90	Four Nations Tournament	Dublin, Ireland	16	12	02/12/2007
91	2nd World Youth Championships	Johur Bahru, Malaysia	54	22	06/12/2007
92	British Open	Coventry, England	40	38	11/01/2008
93	4th iGate International	Bangalore, India	59	24	14/01/2008
94	Bahrain-Saudi Challenge	Bahrain	14	7	04/04/2008
95	East & Central African Scrabble Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	39	24	06/04/2008
96	Malta Open Tournament	Bugibba, Malta	56	18	04/05/2008
97	ABSP Spring Matchplay	Daventry, England	20	25	05/05/2008
98	18th Gulf Championships	Bahrain	28	15	08/06/2008
99	Texas SOWPODS Challenge	Dallas, TX, USA	12	14	15/06/2008
100	ICT Penang Open	Penang, Malaysia	50	20	22/06/2008
101	23rd Brands Kings Cup	Bangkok, Thailand	88	27	29/06/2008
102	English Open	Coventry, England	28	19	10/08/2008