January 7, 2014
Bangalore, India: 7th Jan, 2014
iGATE Corporation (NASDAQ:IGTE), the first integrated Technology and Operations Company providing Business Outcomes- business based solutions, today announced the 10th edition of the International Scrabble Tournament hosted by the company in association with the Karnataka State Scrabble Association.
To be held at iGATE's Bangalore campus from Jan 9th and Jan 12th 2014, this tournament will witness more than 40 international players from over 17 countries vying for the top spot and total prize money of INR 9 lakhs.
The highlight of the tournament will be the scrabble world champion Nigel Richards participating in a word duel with over 100 scrabble players from different countries.
Finals of the inter-corporate and inter-collegiate versions of the Scrabble tournament will be held on Jan 12th alongside the international tournament.
As a curtain raiser to the decennial event, India's scrabble champion, and World number nine - Sherwin Rodrigues will play against 10 players simultaneously, on Jan 8th at the iGATE Bangalore campus.
Scrabble is a mind-sport, which promotes logical thinking and analytical abilities. The game was developed during the 1930s depression in the United States of America and is now the world's most popular board game. This popular family game is a
great relaxant for stressed out people and has over the years evolved into a highly competitive mind sport event played all over the world. Details of the competition can be had from www.indianscrabble.com
iGATE Corporation is the first integrated technology and operations (iTOPS) company providing full-spectrum consulting, technology and business process outsourcing, and product and engineering solutions on a Business Outcomes-based model. Armed with over three decades of IT Services experience and powered by the iTOPS platform, iGATE's multi-location global organization has a talent pool of over 28,000 employees and consistently delivers effective solutions to over 300 clients including Fortune 1000 companies spanning verticals such as: banking and financial services; insurance and healthcare; life sciences; manufacturing, retail, distribution and logistics; media, entertainment, leisure and travel; communication, energy and utilities; public sector; and independent software vendors. Please visit www.igate.comfor more information.
iGATE Corporation is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol "IGTE."
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