The event
Every two years, Australia and New Zealand compete in the Trans-Tasman event.
In 2020, the competition will be held in Australia, and the format when it is in Australia is now such that there will be 16 Aussies and 10 Kiwis, playing a Round Robin over 25 rounds.
Selection process
This is an invitational event where players are selected by the Council of Australian Scrabble Players
Association.
Qualification criteria
The qualification criteria are:
- You must be a financial member of ASPA for the entire qualifying period.
- You must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident. Temporary visa holders are not eligible.
- The method of ranking candidates is by the three peak statistic (the Q statistic) described below.
The three peaks Q statistic
The primary criterion for ranking candidates is the Q statistic calculated like this:
- The qualification period is May 1 2019 to April 30 2020 inclusive.
- Subperiods are May to Aug 2019, Sep 2019 to Dec 2020 and Jan 2020 to Apr 2020.
- A multiday tournament which spans two periods will be treated for peak
and game count as occurring on the first day.
- The qualifying statistic is Q = (P1 + P2 + 2 x P3)/4 , which is a weighted average of peak ratings in
three subperiods.
- If you play no games rated by ASPA in a period, your peak in that period is equal to the rating
before that period minus 200.
This applies to one period only.
- You must have played at least 60 games rated by ASPA in the qualifying period before the last peak.
The secondary criterion is number of rated games within the qualification period.
If two players have the same Q statistic,
the one with the greater number of rated games in the qualification period is ranked higher.
The contenders
The table below shows the notional team as at
12.03.2020 plus 20 more who are almost in.
More details revealed as you move your mouse over the table.
David Eldar (VIC) (currently rated 2124) Peak 1 = 2110−200
Jakob Teitelbaum (ACT) (currently rated 1897) Peak 1 = 1836−200
Recently processed:
08.02.2020 WORDS SUMMER (NSW) New peak for Joanne Craig
12.02.2020 Bethania Wed (QLD)
22.02.2020 MATCHPLAY QUALIFIER (NSW) New peak for John Holgate, Rod Talbot
23.02.2020 Feb 4-4-4 (SA)
23.02.2020 Generations 2020 (VIC)
23.02.2020 Zephyr Fundraiser (QLD)
28.02.2020 matchplay rd 1 (VIC) New peak for Trevor Halsall
29.02.2020 Sat Sess 2020B (VIC) New peak for David Eldar, Peter Kougi, Trevor Halsall, Mythili Rudra
01.03.2020 Empire Bay Mini (1) (NSW)
05.03.2020 PERTH8 (WA)
08.03.2020 SA Championship (SA) New peak for Trevor Halsall, Simon Walton, Carmel Dodd, Trevor Tao
Next to be processed:
14.03.2020 Bomaderry (NSW),
14.03.2020 Kingston (2 days) (TAS),
14.03.2020 Saturday Sessions 2020C (VIC),
15.03.2020 Joy Deans Memorial (WA),
21.03.2020 Lake Macquarie (NSW),
22.03.2020 Fishability Fundraiser (QLD),
27.03.2020 Matchplay B (VIC),
28.03.2020 Pub Tourney (SA),
28.03.2020 Ruth Fewings Memorial (VIC),
05.04.2020 SA April (SA)