Lagos International Scrabble Classics kicks off

Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium will come alive on Friday January 24, as the Lagos International Scrabble Classics kicks off.

All the top players from United States, England, Scotland, Ghana, Ethiopia and Kenya will be in action today in the masters//international category for the star prize of  One point two million Naira.

According to the organisers, nine of the 28 games will be concluded on the first day while 19 games will be played at the weekend.

The players will compete in three categories – masters/international, Intermediate and opens in their bid to be part of the N4.8m prize money.

All the participants concluded their accreditation on Thursday with all the matches kicking off today.

Winners in the intermediate and opens categories will get N.5m and N1m respectively, while the top 10 players will get cash reward.

According to the Chairman, Lagos State Scrabble Association, Dayo Alao, the tournament would also help the local players as they are expected to compete with their foreign counterparts