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The '''RHB-The Straits Times Spelling Championship''', informally known as the '''Big Spell''', is a [[spelling bee]] held annually in [[Singapore]], organized by [[The Straits Times]] and [[RHB Bank]]. It was first held in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Four zonal champions emerge in Big Spell battle|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/four-zonal-champions-emerge-in-big-spell-battle|accessdate=5 November 2016|publisher=The Straits Times|date=April 16, 2016}}</ref>
The '''RHB-The Straits Times Spelling Championship''', informally known as the '''Big Spell''', is a [[spelling bee]] held annually in [[Singapore]] open to Primary 4, 5 and 6 students. It is organized by [[The Straits Times]] and [[RHB Bank]], in partnership with the [[Ministry of Education (Singapore)|Ministry of Education]]. In different years, it has also been supported by various organisations, companies, and institutions such as the National Library Board, HP, and ITE College Central.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 March 2014|title=The Big Spell 2014: Record turnout for competition's preliminary round|work=[[The Straits Times]]|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/the-big-spell-2014-record-turnout-for-competitions-preliminary-round|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> Its highest turnout was of approximately 1800 students in 2016's preliminary round<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ang|first=Yiying|date=26 March 2016|title=Biggest Big Spell round starts as around 1,800 pupils test their skills at Suntec|work=[[The Straits Times]]|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/biggest-big-spell-round-starts-as-around-1800-pupils-test-their-skills-at-suntec|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref>. It was first held in 2012<ref>{{cite news|title=Four zonal champions emerge in Big Spell battle|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/four-zonal-champions-emerge-in-big-spell-battle|accessdate=5 November 2016|publisher=The Straits Times|date=April 16, 2016}}</ref> and last held in 2017.


==Championships==
==2013 Championship==
The 2013 competition was held from March 9, 2013 to April 27, 2013 at the Raffles City Convention Centre. Footage of the championship was broadcast by ''[[The Straits Times]]''{{`s}} RazorTV. Ashvin Sivakumar of Anglo-Chinese School (Primary), [[Singapore]] won the competition and received the $5,000 grand prize. An estimated 1,400 children participated.


=== Big Spell 2013 ===
===Organisers and sponsors===
The 2013 competition was held from March 9, 2013 to April 27, 2013 at the Raffles City Convention Centre. Round one of the Big Spell was held on March 9, 2013. An estimated 1,400 children from 120 schools in Singapore were registered for the first round of the Big Spell. The contestants took a vocabulary test, in which their answers were to be written on answer scripts.<ref>{{cite news|date=March 9, 2013|title=Biggest turn out for first round of The Big Spell|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/biggest-turn-out-first-round-the-big-spell-20130309}}</ref> The duration of the test was an hour, and participants were given fifty words to complete.<ref name="SPH 1">{{cite web|date=January 23, 2013|title=Award-winning Big Spell returns for the second year|url=http://www.sph.com.sg/article.display.php?id=13080|publisher=[[Singapore Press Holdings]]|accessdate=June 7, 2013}}</ref> Out of the 1,400 children, some eighty of them were short listed for the zonal round, where the final thirty would be selected through the results.<ref name="ST 1">{{cite news|last=Ang|first=Yiying|date=April 27, 2013|title=Ashvin Sivakumar, 12, from Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) is Big Spell Champion|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/ashvin-sivakumar-12-anglo-chinese-school-primary-big-spell-champion-20}}</ref> The Grand Finals of the Big Spell commenced on April 27, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Speeches|url=http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/speeches/2013/04/27/speech-by-mr-hawazi-daipi-at-the-grand-finals-of-the-rhb-the-straits-times-national-spelling-championship-2013.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531100305/http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/speeches/2013/04/27/speech-by-mr-hawazi-daipi-at-the-grand-finals-of-the-rhb-the-straits-times-national-spelling-championship-2013.php|archive-date=May 31, 2013|publisher=Ministry of Education, Singapore|accessdate=June 7, 2013}}</ref> There were thirty finalists in total. In all, ten rounds were played that day. Ashvin Sivakumar of Anglo-Chinese School (Primary), the eventual winner, was described as a "standout at the microphone", with his looming height and inquisitiveness.<ref name="ST 1" /> As the victor, Sivakumar received $5,000 in cash and a school trophy.<ref name="NDTV 1">{{cite news|date=April 28, 2013|title=Indian-origin boy wins Singapore's spelling championship|newspaper=NDTV|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/indian-origin-boy-wins-singapore-s-spelling-championship-359958}}</ref> The runners-up, Kua Le Yi and Loi So Xian, were awarded $3,000 and $1,000 respectively.<ref name="ST 1" /> Footage of the elimination rounds and Grand Finals were broadcast on RazorTV.<ref name="Official 1">{{cite web|title=National Spelling Championship|url=http://creative.asiaone.com/2013/IA/RHB_IA130101/index.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130141654/http://creative.asiaone.com/2013/IA/RHB_IA130101/index.php|archive-date=January 30, 2013|publisher=National Spelling Championship|accessdate=June 7, 2013}}</ref>
As with the inaugural edition, the Big Spell 2013 was organised by ''[[The Straits Times]]'' and [[RHB Bank]]. The competition was supported by Singapore's Ministry of Education and the National Library Board.<ref name="SPH 1"/>


== List of winners ==
===Elimination rounds===
{| class="wikitable"
The elimination rounds were broadcast by RazorTV.<ref name="Official 1"/> Round one of the Big Spell was held on March 9, 2013. An estimated 1,400 children from 120 schools in Singapore were registered for the first round of the Big Spell. The contestants took a vocabulary test, in which their answers were to be written on answer scripts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/biggest-turn-out-first-round-the-big-spell-20130309 |newspaper=[[The Straits Times]] |title=Biggest turn out for first round of The Big Spell |date=March 9, 2013 }}</ref> The duration of the test was an hour, and participants were given fifty words to complete.<ref name="SPH 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sph.com.sg/article.display.php?id=13080 |title=Award-winning Big Spell returns for the second year |date=January 23, 2013 |publisher=[[Singapore Press Holdings]] |accessdate=June 7, 2013 }}</ref> Out of the 1,400 children, some eighty of them were short listed for the zonal round, where the final thirty would be selected through the results.<ref name="ST 1"/>
|+

!Year
===Finals===
!Winner
The Grand Finals of the Big Spell commenced on April 27, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/speeches/2013/04/27/speech-by-mr-hawazi-daipi-at-the-grand-finals-of-the-rhb-the-straits-times-national-spelling-championship-2013.php |title=Speeches |publisher=Ministry of Education, Singapore |accessdate=June 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531100305/http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/speeches/2013/04/27/speech-by-mr-hawazi-daipi-at-the-grand-finals-of-the-rhb-the-straits-times-national-spelling-championship-2013.php |archive-date=May 31, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> There were thirty finalists in total. In all, ten rounds were played that day. Ashvin Sivakumar of Anglo-Chinese School (Primary), the eventual winner, was described as a "standout at the microphone", with his looming height and inquisitiveness.<ref name="ST 1">{{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/ashvin-sivakumar-12-anglo-chinese-school-primary-big-spell-champion-20 |first=Yiying |last=Ang |newspaper=[[The Straits Times]] |date=April 27, 2013 |title=Ashvin Sivakumar, 12, from Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) is Big Spell Champion}}</ref> Footage of the Grand Finals were shown by RazorTV.<ref name="Official 1">{{cite web |url=http://creative.asiaone.com/2013/IA/RHB_IA130101/index.php |title=National Spelling Championship |publisher=National Spelling Championship |accessdate=June 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130141654/http://creative.asiaone.com/2013/IA/RHB_IA130101/index.php |archive-date=January 30, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
!Winning word

!School
===Winner and runner-up===
|-
Ashvin Sivakumar spelt ''pulchritudinous'' correctly in the final round of the day, and promptly finished first.<ref name="NDTV 1"/> As the victor, Sivakumar received $5,000 in cash and a school trophy.<ref name="NDTV 1">{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/indian-origin-boy-wins-singapore-s-spelling-championship-359958 |title=Indian-origin boy wins Singapore's spelling championship |newspaper=NDTV |date=April 28, 2013 }}</ref> The runners-up, Kua Le Yi and Loi So Xian, were awarded $3,000 and $1,000 respectively.<ref name="ST 1"/>
|2012
|Jordan Foo Bao Luo<ref>{{Cite news|date=28 April 2012|title=ACS' (Primary) Jordan Foo is national Champion Speller|work=[[AsiaOne]]|url=http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120428-342662.html|access-date=30 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711121312/http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120428-342662.html|archive-date=11 July 2012}}</ref>
|Jodhpurs
|[[Anglo-Chinese School|Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)]]
|-
|2013
|Ashvin Sivakumar<ref name="ST 1" />
|Pulchritudinous
|[[Anglo-Chinese School|Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)]]
|-
|2014
|Nicole Lim<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ang|first=Yiying|date=26 April 2014|title=The Big Spell 2014: SCGS pupil spells 'glockenspiel' to become the first girl to win RHB-ST spelling contest|work=[[The Straits Times]]|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/the-big-spell-2014-scgs-pupil-spells-glockenspiel-to-become-the-first-girl-to-win-rhb-st|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref>
|Glockenspiel
|[[Singapore Chinese Girls' School|Singapore Chinese Girls' School (Primary)]]
|-
|2015
|Justinian Guan<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lee|first=Laremy|date=25 April 2015|title=Rosyth School pupil wins RHB-The Straits Times National Spelling Championship 2015|work=[[The Straits Times]]|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/rosyth-school-pupil-wins-rhb-the-straits-times-national-spelling-championship#|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref>
|Zeitgeist
|Rosyth School
|-
|2016
|Sophi Tan Xuan<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ang|first=Yiying|date=30 April 2016|title=Nine-year-old Sophi from RGPS emerges youngest champ in Big Spell's five-year history|work=[[The Straits Times]]|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/nine-year-old-sophi-from-rgps-emerges-youngest-champ-in-big-spells-five-year|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref>
|Intelligentsia
|Raffles Girls' Primary School
|-
|2017
|Eashaa Pillai<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ang|first=Yiying|date=24 April 2017|title=Nine-year-old crowned winner of Big Spell 2017, takes home top prize of $5,000|work=[[The Straits Times]]|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/big-spell-final-kicks-off-18-finalists-competing-for-5000-prize|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref>
|Braggadocio
|Raffles Girls' Primary School
|}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:35, 30 October 2021

The RHB-The Straits Times Spelling Championship, informally known as the Big Spell, is a spelling bee held annually in Singapore open to Primary 4, 5 and 6 students. It is organized by The Straits Times and RHB Bank, in partnership with the Ministry of Education. In different years, it has also been supported by various organisations, companies, and institutions such as the National Library Board, HP, and ITE College Central.[1] Its highest turnout was of approximately 1800 students in 2016's preliminary round[2]. It was first held in 2012[3] and last held in 2017.

Championships

Big Spell 2013

The 2013 competition was held from March 9, 2013 to April 27, 2013 at the Raffles City Convention Centre. Round one of the Big Spell was held on March 9, 2013. An estimated 1,400 children from 120 schools in Singapore were registered for the first round of the Big Spell. The contestants took a vocabulary test, in which their answers were to be written on answer scripts.[4] The duration of the test was an hour, and participants were given fifty words to complete.[5] Out of the 1,400 children, some eighty of them were short listed for the zonal round, where the final thirty would be selected through the results.[6] The Grand Finals of the Big Spell commenced on April 27, 2013.[7] There were thirty finalists in total. In all, ten rounds were played that day. Ashvin Sivakumar of Anglo-Chinese School (Primary), the eventual winner, was described as a "standout at the microphone", with his looming height and inquisitiveness.[6] As the victor, Sivakumar received $5,000 in cash and a school trophy.[8] The runners-up, Kua Le Yi and Loi So Xian, were awarded $3,000 and $1,000 respectively.[6] Footage of the elimination rounds and Grand Finals were broadcast on RazorTV.[9]

List of winners

Year Winner Winning word School
2012 Jordan Foo Bao Luo[10] Jodhpurs Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)
2013 Ashvin Sivakumar[6] Pulchritudinous Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)
2014 Nicole Lim[11] Glockenspiel Singapore Chinese Girls' School (Primary)
2015 Justinian Guan[12] Zeitgeist Rosyth School
2016 Sophi Tan Xuan[13] Intelligentsia Raffles Girls' Primary School
2017 Eashaa Pillai[14] Braggadocio Raffles Girls' Primary School

References

  1. ^ "The Big Spell 2014: Record turnout for competition's preliminary round". The Straits Times. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. ^ Ang, Yiying (26 March 2016). "Biggest Big Spell round starts as around 1,800 pupils test their skills at Suntec". The Straits Times. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Four zonal champions emerge in Big Spell battle". The Straits Times. April 16, 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Biggest turn out for first round of The Big Spell". The Straits Times. March 9, 2013.
  5. ^ "Award-winning Big Spell returns for the second year". Singapore Press Holdings. January 23, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d Ang, Yiying (April 27, 2013). "Ashvin Sivakumar, 12, from Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) is Big Spell Champion". The Straits Times.
  7. ^ "Speeches". Ministry of Education, Singapore. Archived from the original on May 31, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  8. ^ "Indian-origin boy wins Singapore's spelling championship". NDTV. April 28, 2013.
  9. ^ "National Spelling Championship". National Spelling Championship. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  10. ^ "ACS' (Primary) Jordan Foo is national Champion Speller". AsiaOne. 28 April 2012. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  11. ^ Ang, Yiying (26 April 2014). "The Big Spell 2014: SCGS pupil spells 'glockenspiel' to become the first girl to win RHB-ST spelling contest". The Straits Times. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  12. ^ Lee, Laremy (25 April 2015). "Rosyth School pupil wins RHB-The Straits Times National Spelling Championship 2015". The Straits Times. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  13. ^ Ang, Yiying (30 April 2016). "Nine-year-old Sophi from RGPS emerges youngest champ in Big Spell's five-year history". The Straits Times. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  14. ^ Ang, Yiying (24 April 2017). "Nine-year-old crowned winner of Big Spell 2017, takes home top prize of $5,000". The Straits Times. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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