Scrabble in Hong Kong
National Association
In July 2015, Hong Kong Student Scrabble Players Association (HKSSPA) announced that it has been accepted as a member association of World English-Language Scrabble Players Association (WESPA), becoming Hong Kong's national association for Scrabble.{{cite web | title=Official announcement by HKSSPA | website= Facebook| url=https://www.facebook.com/hksspa/photos/a.855783811123153.1073741828.834817489886452/1002697683098431/?type=1&theater | accessdate=2015-07-22}}
In November 2015, HKSSPA changed its name to Hong Kong Scrabble Players Association (HKSPA).{{cite web | title=Official announcement by HKSPA | website= Facebook| url=https://www.facebook.com/hkscrabble/photos/a.855783811123153.1073741828.834817489886452/1067173813317484/?type=3&theater | accessdate=2015-07-22}}
Competitions
=Inter-School Scrabble Championship=
In Hong Kong, Mattel and Broadlearning organize the Inter-School Scrabble Championship for primary schools and secondary schools' students every year starting from 2003. However, the championship was not held in 2011 and 2014.{{cite web | title=Official website of the Inter-School Scrabble Championship | url=http://scrabble.broadlearning.net/2013/|publisher=Scrabble.broadlearning.net | accessdate=2015-03-11}}
In 2015, Hong Kong Student Scrabble Players Association (HKSSPA) organises the Inter-School Scrabble Championship 2015, including Primary and Secondary Category.{{cite web| title=Official website of the Inter-School Scrabble Championship 2015| url=http://www.hksspa.org/events/1st/inter-school-2015| publisher=hksspa.org| accessdate=2015-04-18| archive-date=2015-07-08| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708053753/http://www.hksspa.org/events/1st/inter-school-2015/| url-status=dead}}
HKSPA continues to organise the Inter-School Scrabble Championship in 2016 with 4 categories, namely Primary (Novice), Secondary (Novice), Primary (Open) and Secondary (Open).{{cite web | title=Official website of the Inter-School Scrabble Championship 2016 | date=12 December 2015| url=http://hkscrabble.org/inter-school-2016/|publisher=hkscrabble.org| accessdate=2016-02-21}}
In 2017, HKSPA cooperated with the Headstart Group to organise the Secondary Category of the Championship, which was called "Headstart Cup" Hong Kong Inter-Secondary School Scrabble Championship. HKSPA continued to organise the Primary Category of the Championship.{{cite web | title=Official website of the Inter-School Scrabble Championship 2017 | date=2 December 2016 | url=http://hkscrabble.org/inter-school-2017/ |publisher=hkscrabble.org| accessdate=2017-07-26}}
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|Year |Senior Secondary Champion |Junior Secondary Champion |Primary Champion |
| 2024
| colspan="2"|SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School |W F Joseph Lee Primary School |
| 2023
| colspan="2"|SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School |W F Joseph Lee Primary School |
| 2022
| colspan="3"|HKSPA did not organise the Championship due to the pandemic |
| 2021
| colspan="3"|HKSPA did not organise the Championship due to the pandemic |
| 2020
| colspan="3"|HKSPA did not organise the Championship due to the pandemic |
| 2019
| colspan="2"|Methodist College |Lok Wah Catholic Primary School |
| 2018
| colspan="2"|CCC Mong Man Wai College |Ho Lap Primary School (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen) |
| 2017
| colspan="2"|Methodist College |Lok Wah Catholic Primary School |
| 2016
| colspan="2"|Methodist College |S.K.H. St. Michael's Primary School |
| 2015
| colspan="2"|CCC Mong Man Wai College |S.K.H. St. Michael's Primary School |
| 2014
| colspan="3"|Mattel and Broadlearning did not organise the Championship |
| 2013
| colspan="2"|Ho Lap College (Sponsored by the Sik Sik Yuen) |S.K.H. St. Michael's Primary School |
| 2012
| colspan="2"|Ho Lap College (Sponsored by the Sik Sik Yuen) |S.K.H. St. Michael's Primary School |
| 2011
| colspan="3"|Mattel and Broadlearning did not organise the Championship |
| 2010
|St. Mark's School | Ho Lap College (Sponsored by the Sik Sik Yuen) |S.K.H. St. Michael's Primary School |
| 2009
|Nil | Ho Lap College (Sponsored by the Sik Sik Yuen) |S.K.H. St. Michael's Primary School |
| 2008
| Ho Lap College (Sponsored by the Sik Sik Yuen) |St. Mark's School |Ng Wah Catholic Primary School |
| 2007
| Ho Lap College (Sponsored by the Sik Sik Yuen) | Ho Lap College (Sponsored by the Sik Sik Yuen) |S.K.H. St. Michael's Primary School |
| 2006
| colspan="2"|Ho Lap College (Sponsored by the Sik Sik Yuen) |Pui Ching Primary School |
| 2005
| colspan="2"|Ho Lap College (Sponsored by the Sik Sik Yuen) |Pui Ching Primary School |
| 2004
| colspan="2"|Ho Lap College (Sponsored by the Sik Sik Yuen) |S.K.H. St. Michael's Primary School |
Winners by number of times
Secondary Category: Ho Lap College (Sponsored by the Sik Sik Yuen) (10), St. Mark's School (2), Methodist College (3), CCC Mong Man Wai College (2), SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School (2)
Primary Category: S.K.H. St. Michael's Primary School (8), Pui Ching Primary School (2), Lok Wah Catholic Primary School (2), W F Joseph Lee Primary School (2), Ng Wah Catholic Primary School (1), Ho Lap Primary School (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen) (1)
=World Youth Scrabble Championship Hong Kong Qualifier=
Hong Kong sent its first-ever Hong Kong Youth Scrabble Team to the World Youth Scrabble Championship 2015 in Perth, Australia.{{cite web | title=Website of HKSPA | date=29 November 2015| url=http://hkscrabble.org/about/|publisher=hksspa.org| accessdate=2016-02-21}} A qualifier is held every year to select the Hong Kong Team members.{{cite web | title=Website of the WYSC HK Qualifier | date=10 January 2016| url=http://hkscrabble.org/world-youth-scrabble-championship-2016-hong-kong-qualifier/|publisher=hksspa.org| accessdate=2016-02-21}}
=Invitational Scrabble Competitions=
Some schools, which are active in the field of Scrabble, also organize invitational Scrabble competitions every year. The 1st notable invitational Scrabble competition was held in 2005, by Shun Tak Fraternal Association Leung Kau Kui College.{{Citation needed|date=May 2015}} Notable invitational Scrabble competitions include St. Michael's Invitational Scrabble Championship, Ho Lap College Invitational Scrabble Championship, CCC Mong Man Wai College Inter-School Scrabble Tournament, and Shun Tak Fraternal Association Leung Kau Kui College Inter-School Invitational Scrabble Tournament.
Some schools also organize district-based Scrabble competition. HKMA K S Lo College organizes the K S Lo Inter-school Scrabble Championship for Tin Shui Wai primary schools starting from 2012. SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School organized the Invitational Scrabble Competition for Shatin secondary schools in 2014 and 2015.{{cite web | title=One of the posters of the 1st Invitational Scrabble Competition organised by SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School | url=https://www.facebook.com/skhtstscrabble/photos/a.217683121647044.53427.172407919507898/666324926782859/?type=1&theater | publisher=Facebook.com | accessdate=2015-04-18}}{{cite web | title=Poster of the 2nd Invitational Scrabble Competition organised by SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School | url=https://www.facebook.com/skhtstscrabble/photos/a.217683121647044.53427.172407919507898/842996125782404/?type=1&theater | publisher=Facebook.com | accessdate=2015-05-09}}
St. Michael's Invitational Scrabble Championship, Ho Lap College Invitational Scrabble Championship and CCC Mong Man Wai College Inter-School Scrabble Tournament share similar rules in the tournament, with individuals as the basis of the tournament.{{Citation needed|date=May 2015}}
''Scrabble'' clubs and teams
=School-based ''Scrabble'' clubs and teams=
Notable school-based Scrabble clubs and teams include the SKHTST Scrabble Team,{{cite web | title=Facebook page of SKHTST Scrabble Team | website= Facebook| url=https://www.facebook.com/skhtstscrabble?fref=ts | accessdate=2015-03-11}} SKH St. Michael's Primary School Scrabble Club,{{cite web | title=Official website of SKH St. Michael's Primary School Scrabble Club | url=http://www2.skhsms.edu.hk/webinfo/scrabble/ |publisher=Skhsms.edu.hk| accessdate=2015-03-11}} South Tuen Mun Government Secondary School Scrabble Team{{cite web | title=Facebook page of STM Scrabble Team | url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/STM-Scrabble-Team/252633371519158?fref=ts|publisher=Facebook.com | accessdate=2015-03-11}} and HKMA K S Lo College Scrabble Team.{{cite web | title=Facebook page of HKMA K S Lo College Scrabble Team | url=http://www.facebook.com/ksloScrabble |publisher=Facebook.com| accessdate=2015-03-11}}
References
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External links
- [http://www2.skhsms.edu.hk/webinfo/scrabble/press/scan029a.jpg Skhsms.edu.hk]
- [https://hkscrabble.org/ https://hkscrabble.org]