Sri Lanka Scrabble Festival from August 22 to 31

The Sri Lanka Scrabble League (SLSL) is the sole authority for Scrabble in Sri Lanka, based at the Women's International Club - Colombo 7 (WIC).

It is a non-profit making organisation and a full member of the World English-language Scrabble Players' Association (WESPA). SLSL was incorporated in 1989 and is celebrating its 25th silver jubilee this year. In celebration of this milestone, SLSL is hosting the Colombo Scrabble Festival 2014 from 22nd to 31st August 2014. The Colombo Scrabble Festival will be held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), Colombo 7. It is the first time in the history of Sri Lankan scrabble that such an event is scheduled to take place.

The festival commences with the 6th Sri Lanka International Open Scrabble Championship from 22nd to 24th August.

The current world champion, Nigel Richards, has confirmed his participation and the championship is expected to attract at least 70 internationally rated scrabble players, out of which at least 15 players will be from Sri Lanka.

The current Sri Lankan champion Lakshan Wanniarachchi is also expected to take part.