One of the best Scrabble players to emerge from Africa, Oluwatimilehin Doko has confirmed his participation in the fifth edition of the Emmanuel Egbele Annual Scrabble Tournament (EEAST).
Fresh from hitting gold at the just concluded National Sports Festival in the colours of Team Ogun, Doko, the continental champion said on Tuesday, that he is ready to take to the board for the two-day scrabble session with the biggest heavyweights in the business.
The Organizers of Emmanuel Egbele Annual Scrabble Championship have set aside over five million naira as prize money pool, with seven hundred thousand naira as the main attraction in the Masters event of the competition.
Three categories: Masters tagged Elites, the Opens called the Challengers and the Veterans named the Sages will be competed for at the two-day, 18 games per category tournament.
To compete in the Masters category, a player must have at least 1300 ratings points, while the Challengers are players with 0 to 1299 ratings points and the Veterans event has no cut off mark.
The 2025 Emmanuel Egbele Annual Scrabble Tournament (EEAST) is scheduled to hold at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos on the 5th and 6th of July.
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